1000 Examples of Medicinal Properties and Beauty Methods of Vegetables and Fruits

Author: Chen Ruying, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Beauty methods can generally be divided into three categories. The first is Western medicine's physical beauty, such as plastic surgery, orthopedics, and fat removal. The second is cosmetic beauty, with the basic tool being makeup. The third is Traditional Chinese Medicine's "nourishing the body from within to beautify the outside," which is characterized by regulating the body's physiological functions through methods like dietary intake, bathing, and topical applications to nourish the complexion and prevent related diseases. Vegetable and fruit beauty falls under the category of TCM beauty. In TCM, many foods are medicinal in themselves, each with unique properties, and can produce distinctive regulatory and therapeutic effects when used selectively. For example, apples have the functions of clearing heat and generating fluids, and can enhance beauty and whiten the skin when blended with coriander and celery juice for consumption. Another example is loofah, which has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. When decocted with lotus flowers, ginger, red dates, etc., and taken internally, it can treat freckles. Freckles can also be treated by rubbing eggplant on the affected area, and so on. Clearly, this method produces a lasting natural beauty that cannot be achieved through makeup or other means. A person's beauty or lack thereof mainly depends on their vitality, mental state, and the quality and radiance of their skin, rather than their physical appearance. Why are children always beautiful? Because they have abundant inner vitality, and their skin and appearance naturally appear delicate and radiant. Why are elderly people with white hair still beautiful? Because they are internally healthy, and this beauty manifests externally like that of a child. This is the unique function of "nourishing the body from within to beautify the outside." This book embodies the principles of TCM's "nourishing the body from within to beautify the outside" and primarily uses easily accessible vegetables and fruits as raw materials for beauty. It consists of two main parts. The first is knowledge about the medicinal properties of vegetables and fruits, such as their main active ingredients, therapeutic functions, and usage scope. With this knowledge, readers can create their own health-preserving diets tailored to specific situations. The second part includes various beauty (treatment) formulas based on vegetables and fruits, organized according to TCM principles. Readers can select and prepare beauty-preserving remedies directly based on their symptoms. This book is suitable for general family use and can also serve as a reference for medical (beauty) professionals.