Family Common Illness Cooking Recipes

Author: Zhang Hang
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Food therapy, as the name implies, refers to dietary plans made from food or edible medicinal ingredients, combined with seasonings, through various cooking methods. These dishes are not only highly nutritious but also help prevent and treat diseases, as well as promote health and fitness. According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, food therapy and medicinal diets are ideal for reinforcing the body's essence and strengthening its foundation. This is because the foods and medicinal ingredients used in food therapy are often tonics, appearing as food but acting as medicine. They harness the properties of medicinal ingredients while leveraging the flavors of food, working together in synergy to achieve the dual effects of food complementing medicine and medicine enhancing food. In disease prevention and treatment, they are as effective as pure medicinal treatments. Precisely for this reason, we have compiled this "New Series of Health Preservation and Food Therapy" to fully utilize China's rich culinary culture and cooking methods, serving readers and empowering the general public to take charge of their health, thereby reducing the financial burden of medical expenses for patients as much as possible.
Browsing through ancient literature, the content related to traditional Chinese medicine food therapy and medicinal diets is vast and profound, with countless treasures to draw upon. When selecting and compiling this series, we strived to refine the essence, discard the dross, and simplify the complex, based on a thorough collection of historical and modern medicinal diet resources. Guided by the principles of scientific rigor, practicality, and feasibility—"three-in-one"—we categorized, summarized, refined, and elevated the materials, resulting in six sub-books: Female Beauty and Health Recipes, Male Strength and Wellness Recipes, Senior Health and Longevity Recipes, Children's Nutrition and Health Recipes, Common Health Preservation and Food Therapy Recipes, and Home Common Illness Management Recipes. Each sub-book is written in simple and accessible language, systematically introducing the preparation methods of food therapy and medicinal diets for various conditions. Each recipe is detailed in four aspects: "Ingredients," "Effects," "Preparation," and "Usage," concise yet comprehensive, to ensure readers can "understand, learn, and apply" them.
Although food therapy and medicinal diets are diverse and highly effective, not every recipe is suitable for everyone. This is because individual constitutions vary, and clinical manifestations differ. Therefore, when selecting and applying food therapy, one should follow the principles of traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and choose recipes based on one's specific condition.
Cook with love, prepare dishes with care. This book is part of the "Health Preservation and Food Therapy Series." It draws from the essence of modern and ancient food therapy and medicinal diets, integrating health, wellness, and disease treatment into one. It provides detailed introductions to dozens of nutritious and delicious dishes suitable for common health preservation and food therapy. With concise text and exquisite color illustrations, it explains the ingredient ratios, preparation methods, final product characteristics, nutritional content, pharmacological effects, and operational tips for each dish. These dishes use easily accessible ingredients, are scientifically balanced, meticulously designed, and highly nutritious. They serve as a scientific guide to dietary therapy that combines food supplementation and food therapy.