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Foods for Supporting Yang

1. Fruits

1. Lychee (Li Zhi), sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature, enters the heart, spleen, and liver meridians; the flesh has the effects of tonifying the spleen and liver, regulating qi and nourishing blood, warming the middle and alleviating pain, and calming the heart and mind; the seed has the effects of regulating qi, dispersing masses, and alleviating pain; it can stop hiccups and diarrhea, making it a great dietary therapy for stubborn hiccups and nocturnal diarrhea, while also nourishing the brain and enhancing physical strength, promoting appetite.

2. Longan flesh (Long Yan Rou), tonifies the heart and spleen, nourishes blood and calms the mind. Used for qi and blood deficiency, palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, and blood deficiency with sallow complexion.

3. Jujube (Da Zao), sweet and warm in nature, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, has the functions of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, and moderating the effects of other herbs; modern pharmacology has found that jujubes contain rich nutrients such as proteins, fats, carbohydrates, organic acids, vitamins A and C, various trace minerals, and amino acids.

4. Goji berries (Gou Qi Zi), used for liver and kidney yin deficiency.

This product is sweet, neutral, and moistening, tonifying the liver and kidneys, with a nourishing and strengthening effect, applicable for all symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency.

5. Papaya (Mu Guo), warm in nature, sour in taste, enters the liver and spleen meridians; the fruit is astringent, cooked or soaked in syrup for consumption, has effects of relieving intoxication, expelling phlegm, regulating qi, and stopping dysentery.

6. Lotus seeds (Lian Zi), sweet and astringent, neutral in nature, enters the spleen, kidney, and heart meridians. They have the effects of tonifying the spleen and stopping diarrhea, stopping vaginal discharge, benefiting the kidneys and astringing essence, nourishing the heart and calming the mind. Commonly used for spleen deficiency diarrhea, vaginal discharge, nocturnal emissions, palpitations, and insomnia.

7. Hawthorn (Shan Zha), sour and sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians. It promotes digestion, disperses blood stasis, and expels tapeworms. Used for food stagnation, abdominal distension, acid reflux, diarrhea, intestinal wind, low back pain, hernia, postpartum abdominal pain, and retained lochia, as well as for children with food stagnation. It promotes digestion and strengthens the stomach, regulates qi, and disperses blood stasis. Used for meat stagnation, stomach distension, diarrhea, abdominal pain, blood stasis with amenorrhea, postpartum stasis, stabbing pain in the abdomen, hernia pain, and hyperlipidemia.

8. Chestnuts (Li Zi), warm in nature, sweet and neutral in taste, enters the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians. They nourish the stomach and strengthen the spleen, tonify the kidneys and strengthen the tendons, invigorate blood and stop bleeding. Used for nausea, diarrhea, weakness in the lower back and legs, vomiting, nosebleeds, blood in stool, traumatic swelling and pain, and scrofula.

9. Peanuts (Hua Sheng), sweet and neutral, enters the lung and spleen meridians. They moisten the lungs and stop cough: used for chronic cough with lung deficiency or tuberculosis cough, and harmonize the stomach and strengthen the spleen: used for spleen deficiency with poor appetite, weight loss, fatigue, or childhood malnutrition.

10. Ginkgo nuts (Bai Guo), sweet, bitter, neutral, slightly toxic. Enters the lung and kidney meridians. Ginkgo can restrain lung qi, stabilize phlegm and asthma, stop vaginal discharge, stop diarrhea, detoxify, and reduce urination, mainly treating asthma with phlegm cough, white discharge, frequent urination, and enuresis.

11. Apricot kernels (Xing Ren), sour and sweet, warm in nature, enters the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians. They disperse lung qi and stop cough, descend qi and relieve asthma, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, kill parasites and detoxify: mainly treating cough, wheezing, chest fullness, throat obstruction and pain, dry constipation, and parasitic infections.

12. Walnut kernels (Hu Tao Ren), sweet and warm. Enters the kidney, lung, and large intestine meridians. They tonify the kidneys and assist yang: for kidney yang deficiency, lower back pain, and frequent urination. They tonify the lungs and restrain lung qi: for lung and kidney deficiency, cold asthma and cough, chronic cough, and wheezing. They moisten the intestines and relieve constipation; for dry constipation.

13. Water chestnuts (Qian Shi), sweet and astringent, neutral in nature. Enters the spleen and kidney meridians. They benefit the kidneys and astringe essence, tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, and eliminate dampness and stop discharge. Used for nocturnal emissions, frequent urination, spleen deficiency with chronic diarrhea, white discharge, and vaginal discharge.

14. Black plums (Wu Mei), sour and astringent, neutral in nature. Enters the liver, spleen, lung, and large intestine meridians. They restrain the lungs, astringe the intestines, generate fluids, and calm roundworms. Used for chronic cough with lung deficiency, chronic diarrhea, heat-induced thirst, and roundworm-induced vomiting and abdominal pain.

2. Vegetables

1. Chinese yam (Shan Yao), sweet, neutral, enters the spleen, lung, and kidney meridians. It tonifies the spleen, nourishes the stomach, generates fluids, benefits the lungs, and tonifies the kidneys while astringing essence. Used for spleen deficiency, chronic diarrhea, lung deficiency, kidney deficiency, vaginal discharge, and frequent urination.

2. Sweet potatoes (Hong Shu), contain unique flavonoids that promote smooth bowel movements, effectively inhibit breast cancer and colon cancer; they enhance digestive organ function, nourish the liver and kidneys, and can effectively treat hepatitis and jaundice.

3. Leeks (Jiu Cai) (1) Tonify the kidneys and warm yang: leeks are warm in nature, spicy in taste, but do not contain ingredients that enhance yang. (2) Benefit the liver and strengthen the stomach: leeks contain volatile oils and sulfur compounds that emit a unique spicy aroma, helping to regulate liver qi, enhance appetite, and improve digestive function. (3) Regulate qi and invigorate blood: the spicy aroma of leeks has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and promoting circulation, suitable for injuries, nausea, enteritis, vomiting blood, and chest pain. (4) Moisten the intestines and relieve constipation: leeks contain a large amount of vitamins and rough fiber, which can enhance gastrointestinal motility, treat constipation, and prevent colon cancer.

4. Cowpeas (Bian Dou), sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. They can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Contain proteins, fats, carbohydrates, phosphorus, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins B1, B2, niacin, pantothenic acid, and other components. Used for spleen deficiency with dampness, fatigue, poor appetite, or edema; women with spleen deficiency and vaginal discharge; summer dampness affecting the spleen and stomach, vomiting, and diarrhea.

5. Peas (Wan Dou), sweet and neutral, enters the spleen and stomach meridians, has the effects of benefiting qi, stopping diarrhea, regulating the defensive and nutritive qi, promoting urination, resolving abscesses, and detoxifying. They have certain dietary therapy effects on beriberi, abscesses, blocked milk flow, spleen and stomach discomfort, hiccups, abdominal distension, thirst, and diarrhea.

6. Sword beans (Dao Dou), sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. They have the effects of warming the middle, regulating qi, stopping nausea, and benefiting the kidneys, effectively treating post-illness and cold-induced nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, and lower back pain due to kidney deficiency. Additionally, for cold-induced nausea and vomiting, they should be eaten with ginger; for lower back pain due to kidney deficiency, they should be eaten with pig kidneys for significant effects.

7. Coriander (Xiang Cai), spicy, warm. Enters the lung and stomach meridians. It promotes sweating and relieves rashes, strengthens the stomach. Whole herb: for measles not breaking out, and colds without sweating; fruit: for indigestion and poor appetite.

8. Shiitake mushrooms (Xiang Gu) contain over 30 enzymes and 18 amino acids. Among the 8 essential amino acids required by the human body, shiitake mushrooms contain 7, making them a preferred food for correcting enzyme deficiencies and supplementing amino acids. Shiitake mushrooms are rich in vitamin D precursors but contain little vitamin C and lack vitamin A and its precursors. The polysaccharides in shiitake mushrooms can enhance the activity of helper T cells and improve the body’s humoral immune function. Extensive practice has proven that shiitake mushrooms have a wide range of cancer prevention and treatment applications and have been used in clinical treatment. Shiitake mushrooms also contain various vitamins and minerals, significantly promoting human metabolism and enhancing adaptability. They also have therapeutic effects on diabetes, tuberculosis, infectious hepatitis, and neuritis, and can be used for indigestion, constipation, and weight loss.

9. Chili peppers (La Jiao), spicy, hot in nature. They warm the middle and strengthen the stomach, disperse cold and dry dampness, and induce sweating. Contain spicy components, mainly capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin; also contain volatile oils, proteins, calcium, phosphorus, and rich vitamin C, carotene, and capsanthin. Used for spleen and stomach cold deficiency, poor appetite, cold sensation in the abdomen, watery diarrhea; cold dampness stagnation, poor appetite, fatigue, and body aches; colds with wind and cold, aversion to cold without sweating.

3. Condiments

1. Ginger (Sheng Jiang), ginger peel is spicy and cool, treating skin edema and promoting water metabolism; ginger juice is spicy and warm, strongly dispersing stomach cold, mainly used for vomiting; dried ginger is spicy and warm, warming the middle and dispelling cold, reviving yang and unblocking meridians, strongly warming the cold of the spleen; roasted ginger is warm, focusing on warming the blood; stewed ginger is bitter and warm, focusing on warming the cold of the intestines and stomach. Fresh ginger is spicy and dispersing, benefiting the spleen and stomach, good at warming the middle, stopping vomiting, eliminating dampness, and relieving fullness, with a strong effect on stopping vomiting.

2. Maltose (Yi Tang), sweet in taste, warm in nature. Enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. Used for moderating, tonifying deficiency, generating fluids, and moistening dryness. Treats fatigue damaging the spleen, abdominal pain, lung dryness cough, vomiting blood, thirst, sore throat, and constipation.

3. White sugar (Bai Sha Tang), sweet and neutral, enters the spleen and lung meridians. Has the effects of moistening the lungs and generating fluids, stopping cough, harmonizing the middle and benefiting the lungs, soothing liver qi, nourishing yin, flavoring, eliminating bad breath, healing wounds, detoxifying alcohol, and alleviating salt toxicity. Diabetic patients should avoid or limit white sugar. Diabetic patients should not consume sugar directly, and it is best to replace it with sweeteners like xylitol. White sugar can effectively heal wounds and lighten pigmentation, making it the best and cheapest product for acne scars.

4. Brown sugar (Hong Tang), sweet, warm, non-toxic. Enters the liver and spleen. Effects: moistens the heart and lungs, harmonizes the middle and assists the spleen, soothes liver qi, detoxifies alcohol, nourishes blood, and breaks blood stasis. Main indications: heat and distension in the abdomen, thirst, sore throat, lung heat cough, heat in the heart and lungs, and large and small intestine heat, alcohol toxicity.

5. Pepper (Hua Jiao), warms the middle, regulates qi, resolves phlegm, and detoxifies. Treats cold phlegm food stagnation, cold pain in the abdomen, nausea, vomiting clear water, diarrhea, and cold dysentery. Also detoxifies food poisoning.

6. Sichuan pepper (Hua Jiao), warms the middle, disperses cold, eliminates dampness, stops pain, kills parasites, and detoxifies fishy toxins. Treats food stagnation, cold pain in the abdomen, vomiting, belching, cough with qi counterflow, wind-cold damp bi syndrome, diarrhea, dysentery, hernia pain, toothache, and parasitic infections.

7. Cloves (Ding Xiang), bark: clears heat and dries dampness, stops cough and calms wheezing. Leaves: bitter and cold. Clears heat, detoxifies, stops cough, and treats diarrhea. Used for cough with phlegm, diarrhea, mumps, and hepatitis.

8. Fennel (Xiao Hui Xiang), spicy, warm. Enters the kidney, bladder, and stomach meridians. Opens the appetite, regulates qi, and disperses cold, assisting yang. Main indications: cold in the middle jiao, reduced appetite, nausea, vomiting, cold pain in the abdomen; hernia pain, testicular swelling and pain; stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension and pain.

9. Cinnamon (Gui Pi), spicy, warm, non-toxic. Enters the heart, liver, spleen, and kidney meridians. Warms the spleen and stomach, disperses wind-cold, and unblocks blood vessels. Treats cold in the abdomen with fullness, vomiting, and choking sensation, wind-damp bi pain, traumatic stasis, and blood dysentery with intestinal wind.

10. Honey (Feng Mi), sweet, neutral. Enters the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians. Tonifies the middle, moistens dryness, stops pain, and detoxifies. Used for spleen qi deficiency, abdominal cramping pain, chronic cough with lung deficiency, lung dryness cough, constipation, and detoxifying aconite toxicity.

4. Grains

1. Japonica rice (Jing Mi), sweet, neutral. Can benefit the spleen and stomach, eliminate thirst. Used for vomiting, diarrhea, or yin damage to the spleen and stomach caused by warm diseases, insufficient stomach qi, and thirst.

2. Glutinous rice (Nuomi), sweet, warm, enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians; has the effects of tonifying the middle and benefiting qi, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, and stopping spontaneous sweating. Suitable for symptoms caused by spleen and stomach cold deficiency such as nausea, reduced appetite, diarrhea, and qi deficiency leading to sweating, shortness of breath, and abdominal distension during pregnancy, as well as for those with tuberculosis, neurasthenia, and post-illness or postpartum.

3. Millet (Suan Mi), cool in nature, sweet and salty. Benefits qi, tonifies the spleen, harmonizes the stomach, and promotes sleep. [Suitable for] those with spleen and stomach deficiency, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or food stagnation and abdominal distension; suitable for insomnia or those with low-grade fever. Best consumed as porridge.

4. Black sesame (Hei Zhi Ma), sweet, neutral. Enters the liver, kidney, and large intestine meridians. Tonifies the liver and kidneys, benefits essence and blood, moistens the intestines and relieves dryness. Used for dizziness, tinnitus, early greying of hair, hair loss after illness, and constipation.

5. Coix seeds (Yi Yi Ren), sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. Main effects: dispel dampness, benefit the stomach and intestines, eliminate edema, moisten the skin, whiten and nourish, eliminate spots, and cool and clear heat. The seeds are not only excellent nutrition but also have diuretic and anti-cancer effects. Suitable for beriberi, edema, and early-stage tumors. The root is used as an anthelmintic.

6. Red beans (Chi Xiao Dou), neutral, sweet, and sour, edible seeds; used in medicine, have the effects of invigorating blood, nourishing blood, strengthening the spleen, and eliminating dampness, promoting urination, and reducing swelling.

Dietary Therapy Applications

Dietary therapy, as an important means and characteristic of disease treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, is extensively discussed in the “Huangdi Neijing,” reflecting the TCM philosophy of “food and medicine share the same source” and “food and medicine can be used together.”

For example, “When the liver is bitter and urgent, sweet foods should be consumed to alleviate it”; “When the heart is bitter and slow, sour foods should be consumed to gather it”; “When the spleen is bitter and damp, bitter foods should be consumed to dry it”; “When the lungs are bitter and qi is counterflowing, bitter foods should be consumed to drain it”; “When the kidneys are bitter and dry, spicy foods should be consumed to moisten it”; “When the liver desires to disperse, spicy foods should be consumed to disperse it, using spicy to supplement and sour to drain”; “When the heart desires to soften, salty foods should be consumed to soften it, using salty to supplement and sweet to drain”; “When the spleen desires to slow down, sweet foods should be consumed to slow it down, using bitter to drain and sweet to supplement”; “When the lungs desire to gather, sour foods should be consumed to gather it, using sour to supplement and spicy to drain”; “When the kidneys desire to strengthen, bitter foods should be consumed to strengthen it, using bitter to supplement and salty to drain” (“Su Wen: Discussion on the Timing of Zang Qi”).

Moreover, the “Five Recommendations”: For spleen diseases, it is advisable to eat rice, beef, jujubes, and sunflower seeds; for heart diseases, it is advisable to eat wheat, lamb, apricots, and garlic; for kidney diseases, it is advisable to eat soybeans, pork, chestnuts, and hemp; for liver diseases, it is advisable to eat sesame, dog meat, plums, and leeks; for lung diseases, it is advisable to eat yellow millet, chicken, peaches, and scallions (“Ling Shu: Five Tastes”). Not only that, the “Huangdi Neijing” also records the combination of drugs and food for treating diseases, which already has the meaning of “medicated diet,” making it one of the earliest dietary therapy formulas. For example, “Banxia Zhu Mi Tang (porridge)” details the requirements for water, firewood, and heat. “Su Wen: Discussion on the Abdomen” uses “Four Black Fish Bone Pills (Black Fish Bone, Zhu Ru, Quail Eggs)” to treat women’s blood deficiency, and uses abalone juice for administration.

Even for diseases treated with medication or acupuncture, dietary nutrition is also needed for support: “Medications expel it, food follows it”; “For major toxins treating diseases, six out of ten are expelled; for common toxins treating diseases, seven out of ten are expelled; for minor toxins treating diseases, eight out of ten are expelled; for non-toxic treatments, nine out of ten are expelled; grains, meat, fruits, and vegetables nourish completely” (“Su Wen: Discussion on the Five Constant Regulations”); “Adjusting food and medicine, treatment is in the lower recovery” (“Su Wen: Discussion on the Meridians”); “For treating various febrile diseases, cold water should be drunk before acupuncture” (“Su Wen: Acupuncture for Heat”). Alcohol, as the king of all medicines, is also recorded in the “Huangdi Neijing” for treating diseases. For example, “Drink a cup of fine wine, if unable to drink, pour it down, and it will be effective” (“Su Wen: Discussion on Miao Acupuncture”); “Moreover, drink fine wine, and dare to eat fine roasted meat; those who do not drink wine are self-restrained, and only need to pat three times” (“Ling Shu: Discussion on Meridians”). Alcohol is also an important solvent for preparing various medicinal wines.

For instance, “Su Wen: Discussion on the Abdomen” uses “Chicken Excrement Wine” to treat abdominal distension, “Su Wen: Key Points on Jade Tablets” uses “Lao Jiu” to treat deep facial discoloration, and “Ling Shu: Nine Needles” uses “Lao Yao”. It should be emphasized that the discussions on dietary therapy in the “Huangdi Neijing” not only refer to the relationship between diseases and dietary nutrition but also encompass the content of diseases and clinical treatment from the perspective of “food and medicine share the same source” and “food and medicine can be used together.”

Therefore, the “theory of dietary therapy” in traditional Chinese dietary nutrition is much richer than the content of clinical nutrition in modern nutrition.

1. Supporting Yang and Resolving Phlegm; (Ginger, Dried Ginger, Maltose, Apricot Kernels, Cinnamon Twigs, Cinnamon, Gui Xin, Poria, Licorice, Japonica Rice, Mulberry Bark, Red Beans, Brown Sugar, Tangerine Peel, White Sugar, Fermented Soybeans, Coix Seeds, Bamboo Leaves.)

2. Supporting Yang and Regulating Qi; (Huai Shan Yao, Black Sesame, White Sugar, Tangerine Peel, Japonica Rice, Pepper, Ginger, Sword Beans, White Cardamom, Bai Zhu, Sichuan Pepper, Sand Ginger, Scallions, Ginseng, Walnut Kernels, Cabbage Hearts, Walnut Kernels, Stone Flower, Rock Sugar, Lotus Powder, Gourd Seeds, Cinnamon, Chen Pi, Fennel.)

3. Supporting Yang and Regulating Blood; (Ginger, Angelica, Japonica Rice, South Jujubes, Goji Berries, Longan Flesh, Peanuts, Jujubes, Gui Meat, Huang Shi, Hawthorn, Brown Sugar, Wu Zhu Yu, Fresh Tangerine Leaves, Mugwort, Lychee, Lotus Seeds, Lotus Root, Ginseng, Bai Zhu, Gui Xin,

4. Supporting Yang and Expelling Dampness; (Fu Zi, Chuan Wu, Cinnamon Twigs, Ba Jitian, Wu Jia Pi, Ginger, Cinnamon, Gui Xin, Cardamom, Huang Shi, Poria, Mulberry Bark, Red Beans, Chili Peppers, Chestnuts, Sichuan Pepper, Japonica Rice, Sorghum Rice, Coix Seeds, Chuan Jiao, Grass Cardamom, Grass Fruit, Winter Bamboo Shoots, Shiitake Mushrooms, Winter Melon Seeds.)

5. Supporting Yang and Promoting Downward Movement; (Rou Cong Rong, Walnut Kernels, Japonica Rice, Sweet Potatoes, Ginger, Brown Sugar, Leeks, Scallions, Ginseng, Dried Ginger, Rhubarb,

6. Supporting Yang and Astringing; (Huang Shi, Jujubes, Japonica Rice, Leeks, Floating Wheat, Dang Shen, Shan Yao, Glutinous Rice, Apricot Kernels, Red Ginseng, Sugar Cane, Walnut Kernels, Honey, Ginkgo Nuts, Peanuts, Sweet Almonds, Schisandra, Brown Sugar, Sichuan Pepper, Nutmeg, Shan Zhu Yu, Bai Zhu, Qian Shi, Yi Yi Ren, Lian Xin, Poria, Lotus Rice, Papaya, Black Plums, Chuan Qiong, Licorice, Chen Pi, Chestnuts, Fresh Pomegranate Skin, Millet, Sword Beans, Shiitake Mushrooms, Walnut Meat, Yi Zhi Ren, White Broad Beans,

7. Supporting Yang and Warming the Interior (Dang Shen, Dried Ginger, Bai Zhu, Licorice, Brown Sugar, Maltose, Grass Fruit, Yellow Soybeans, Pepper, White Radish, Chen Pi, Scallions, Peas, Coriander, Cinnamon, Japonica Rice, Ginger, Glutinous Rice, White Sugar, Sichuan Pepper, Leeks, Jujubes, Angelica, Huang Shi, Bai Shao,

Dietary Restrictions

The “Huangdi Neijing” emphasizes the appropriateness of dietary nutrition, stating “food should be appropriate,” while also discussing dietary restrictions, forming a unique aspect of traditional Chinese dietary nutrition—”the theory of dietary restrictions.”

For example, the “Five Prohibitions”: “Liver disease prohibits spicy; heart disease prohibits salty; spleen disease prohibits sour; kidney disease prohibits sweet; lung disease prohibits bitter” (“Ling Shu: Five Tastes”); the “Five Cuts”: “If the disease is in the tendons, do not eat sour; if the disease is in the qi, do not eat spicy; if the disease is in the bones, do not eat salty; if the disease is in the blood, do not eat bitter; if the disease is in the flesh, do not eat sweet. If one craves and desires to eat, it should not be excessive, and one must self-regulate, called the Five Cuts” (“Ling Shu: Nine Needles”); additionally, “Su Wen: Discussion on the Five Qi” states: “Five flavors to avoid: Spicy disperses qi, qi disease should not consume too much spicy; salty disperses blood, blood disease should not consume too much salty; bitter disperses bones, bone disease should not consume too much bitter; sweet disperses flesh, flesh disease should not consume too much sweet; sour disperses tendons, tendon disease should not consume too much sour. This is called the Five Prohibitions, do not allow excessive consumption.” Emphasizing that dietary flavors should be restricted according to different diseases. “Su Wen: Discussion on the Abdomen” states: “In heat, do not consume sorghum, fragrant grass, or stone medicine.” “Su Wen: Discussion on Acupuncture” and “Su Wen: Discussion on Zang Qi” also have related discussions. The proposal of the “theory of dietary restrictions” reflects the two-sided understanding of dietary substances in traditional Chinese dietary nutrition, recognizing both the beneficial and detrimental aspects of various foods to the human body, thus further enriching and perfecting traditional Chinese dietary nutrition. This philosophical methodology of “dietary appropriateness and restrictions” differs from the “caloric view” in modern nutrition, reflecting the advancement and practicality of traditional Chinese dietary nutrition, and becoming one of its characteristics.

The discussions on dietary nutrition in the “Huangdi Neijing” are very rich. In addition to the above content, there are also discussions on dietary hygiene, dietary nutrition, and diseases.

For example, “Food and drink should not be excessively hot or cold. Cold and warm should be moderate, so that qi can hold, and thus not cause evil and deviation” (“Ling Shu: Master Transmission”); “Excessive eating harms the stomach and intestines” (“Su Wen: Discussion on Bi”); “Overeating leads to muscle and tendon relaxation, and excessive drinking leads to qi counterflow” (“Su Wen: Discussion on Life Qi”); “Sorghum changes lead to major issues” (“Su Wen: Discussion on Life Qi”); “The cold and heat of food and grains can harm the six fu organs” (“Su Wen: Discussion on Yin and Yang Correspondence”).

In summary, the “Huangdi Neijing” systematically discusses the theories, principles, and methods related to traditional dietary nutrition, thus laying the theoretical foundation for traditional dietary nutrition, having a significant impact on the history of world nutrition science, and making a major contribution to global nutritional science.

Systematically summarizing and researching its rich theories of dietary nutrition, and organizing and enhancing them using modern scientific theories and methods, is of great significance for inheriting and promoting traditional dietary nutrition with Chinese characteristics. (For more content, please follow the Meridian Techniques public account)

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