Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers, and Medicinal Cuisine with Proven Recipes

Author: Yan Zexiang
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Publishing Date: 2003-10-01
Features: The concept of "food as medicine" is a widely accepted principle in traditional Chinese medicine. Using fruits, vegetables, and flowers as therapeutic foods and remedies is an economical and highly convenient method of health preservation. Many common and chronic diseases can indeed be effectively treated and prevented through dietary therapy. To enhance its interest and readability, selected poems and classical allusions have been included for sharing, hoping that readers will enjoy both consumption and aesthetic pleasure. This book systematically introduces 72 varieties of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, along with their therapeutic dishes and medicinal recipes, totaling over 1,600 examples. Each variety is divided into five sections: introduction, nutritional composition, medicinal functions, therapeutic dishes, and medicinal recipes. It combines knowledge, science, interest, and practicality, with comprehensive and reliable information, making it highly readable and practical. It is suitable for use and reference by housewives, chefs in hotels and restaurants, rural healthcare workers, health food scientists, and students and teachers in relevant fields at colleges and universities.