Chinese medicinal food

Chinese medicinal food

The Chinese medicinal food in China is a long tradition, there
are traces of its use before the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC).It continued to
develop over the dynasties, nutrition has become a real science. There is no
question of a simple combination of food and traditional medicine, but there is
talk of an authentic style of cooking that combines medicinal ingredients to
the food, while following the Chinese medicinal theory.

This kitchen has spread, especially in
southeast Asia. Regularly, conventions are held to inform those interested,
more and more, this alternative medicine, and promote this new medical science.

There is a wide variety of foods used to
be healthy; 600 were identified: cereals, fruit, vegetables, meat and seafood
Most of them are relatively unknown outside shunned Asian borders.. However all
are important and are involved in medicinal food. Several other ingredients are
added to give more flavor to the kitchen, such as wine, sugar, oil, vinegar,
honey or almonds, oranges, tangerines, peanuts.

Depending on the purpose, medicinal food
comes in four categories: health protection, prevention, healing and
therapeutic kitchen.

The kitchen for the health protection
serves to strengthen the nutritional qualities of food for good organic health.
A pumpkin soup and almonds can help lose weight, angelica soup and capers to
embellish, and ginseng to strengthen.

The kitchen of prevention ensures a good
body resistance. Soup of mung beans prevents sunstroke in summer. Lotus seeds,
lily, yam, chestnuts and pears can prevent drought fall and be vitamins to face
the cold of winter.

Healing kitchen is used during recovery
from serious diseases. Braised lamb or grilled lamb heart with angelic allow a
good recovery.

The kitchen therapeutic targets specific
pathologies. Potato fries with vinegar can reduce hypertension. Meanwhile, the
carp soup with Tuckahoe, enriches the blood and reduces edema.

For acupuncture, although the disposable
needles are quite common on the mainland, you can provide your own. The
disposable type, called Wujun Zhenjiu zhen (“acupuncture needles
sterilized”), usually costs 10-20 ¥ 100 needles and is found in all
pharmacies. Note that there should be little or no bleeding when the needle is
inserted and removed if the acupuncturist is sufficiently skilled.

While traditional Chinese medicine is
widespread in China,
regulation tends to be neglected and it is not uncommon for doctors prescribe
Chinese herbs harmful to health. Do some research and make sure you have some
local friends to help you see a Chinese doctor. Alternatively, Hong Kong or Taiwan,
practice is better controlled.

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