Food Therapy & Healing Recipes
Seasonal Eating in TCM
Warming vs. Cooling Foods
Spring Equinox ·Season Knowledge of Health Preservation During the Spring Equinox The Spring Equinox is the fourth of the twenty-four solar terms, occurring around March 20 each year. On this day, day and night are equal in both the northern and southern hemispheres. After this day, the sun continues to move northward from the equator, … Read more
Follow us for health science updates Spring EquinoxEnjoy the beautiful spring light together Today we welcome the Spring Equinox, the fourth of the twenty-four solar terms in China, and also the fourth solar term of spring. According to the old lunar calendar, the Spring Equinox is the midpoint of the spring season, hence the name … Read more
Taiji Luo Wan Xiang In traditional Chinese culture, diet has always been an important aspect of health preservation. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that human existence is closely related to the nutrition and energy from the external environment, and diet is the primary means of obtaining these nutrients and energy. The core of this concept … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a treasured heritage of the Chinese nation, developed over thousands of years of practice and transmission, possessing a unique theoretical system and rich clinical experience. In today’s world, which increasingly values health, TCM offers us a comprehensive and natural approach to health maintenance. 1 1. Basic Principles of TCM 1. … Read more
Introduction: The “Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing” provides a detailed description of dried ginger: “Dried ginger, pungent and warm in flavor, is used for chest fullness, cough, counterflow of qi, warming the middle, stopping bleeding, inducing sweating, expelling wind-dampness, treating intestinal masses and diarrhea; it is especially good when fresh, and long-term use eliminates odor, … Read more
“Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer, no need for a doctor to prescribe medicine.” This is a widely circulated saying, indicating that the method of using fresh ginger for health has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn period, the “Analects of Confucius – Xiangdang” mentioned the saying “Do not … Read more
“Eating radishes in winter and ginger in summer, no need for a doctor’s prescription.” This is a widely circulated saying, and the method of using fresh ginger for health has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn period, the “Analects of Confucius” mentioned that “ginger should not be omitted from meals,” recording … Read more
Rou Gui (Cinnamon), also known as Yu Gui, is one of the approximately 130 medicinal substances recorded in the Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas). Rou Gui is named for its aromatic similarity to the medicinal herb Gui Pi (Cinnamon Bark) and is one of the earliest spices used by humans, as well … Read more
肉桂 (Ròuguì) also known as 桂皮 (Guìpí), 官桂 (Guānguì), and 牡桂 (Mǔguì). This product is the dried bark of the Cinnamomum tree from the Lauraceae family, harvested in autumn and dried in the shade. It can be used both as medicine and food, commonly found as a spice in kitchens. 肉桂 (Ròuguì): Spicy, Sweet, and … Read more
China has a long-standing food therapy culture of “food and medicine share the same source” As early as in the “Huangdi Neijing” (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), the principle of treating diseases was proposed— “Use medicine to expel it, and food to follow it” Many foods are both food and medicine Food, like medicine, can prevent … Read more