Introduction Medicinal cuisine originates from China’s traditional dietary and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) therapeutic culture. It is a delicious food made by strictly following medicinal cuisine recipes, combining Chinese herbs with certain food items that have medicinal value, and using unique Chinese cooking techniques to create dishes with specific colors, aromas, flavors, and forms. (In … Read more
Dietary therapy is quite important in the treatment of diabetes. Diabetes is an endocrine metabolic disease characterized by disorder of sugar metabolism, with an unclear etiology. Its main features include high blood sugar and the presence of sugar in urine,clinically presenting as polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, fatigue, and weight loss, collectively referred to as the “three … Read more
In the face of illness, people often misplace priorities, treating “data” and “diagnosis” as causes rather than results, which is a fundamental barrier to recovery.Technology brings convenience but can also become a shackle; the distinction lies in the wisdom of individuals. How should we trace back to the roots of understanding diseases?Please follow our public … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) divides the year into five seasons: spring, summer, late summer, autumn, and winter. Late summer refers to the period between the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. TCM believes that late summer is associated with the element of dampness and the organ of the spleen. Health maintenance during this … Read more
1. What is Phlegm-Dampness Phlegm-Dampness refers to pathological products caused by dysfunction of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys, leading to abnormal water metabolism in the body, characterized by both phlegm and dampness. The so-called phlegm is a pathological product formed by the accumulation and condensation of body fluids, which is thick and sticky in texture. … Read more
Ancient wisdom states: “A thousand colds can be easily dispelled, but dampness is hard to eliminate.” Indeed, dampness in the body is difficult to eradicate completely. Dampness acts like a thief, infiltrating everywhere without a trace. When dampness affects the hair, it becomes greasy; when it affects the skin, it leads to eczema; on the … Read more
Astragalus (Huang Qi) is a commonly used Qi-tonifying herb, often referred to as one of the top ten health-promoting herbs in traditional Chinese medicine! In the drama “The Legend of the Female Doctor Ming Fei”, the prescription given by Lady Yu after her miscarriage included Astragalus! In real life, some people habitually brew a cup … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the spleen and stomach are the “foundation of postnatal life,” and there is a saying that “injury to the spleen and stomach leads to the emergence of a hundred diseases.” The famous physician of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Jingyue, also proposed the view that “health preservation should prioritize the … Read more
The spleen and stomach belong to the Earth element in the Five Elements theory and are located in the middle jiao (upper abdomen), sharing the important responsibility of transforming food into qi and blood. Therefore, the spleen and stomach are both considered the “source of qi and blood production.” Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) expert shares health knowledge Click below to follow for free ↓↓↓ The phlegm-damp constitution is characterized by an excess of dampness and turbidity, primarily manifested as obesity, a soft and full abdomen, oily skin, a dull yellow complexion, prone to acne, excessive sweating that feels sticky, chest tightness, abundant phlegm, easy … Read more