Chinese medicinal food

Chinese medicinal food

The Chinese medicinal food in China is a long tradition, thereare traces of its use before the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC).It continued todevelop over the dynasties, nutrition has become a real science. There is noquestion of a simple combination of food and traditional medicine, but there istalk of an authentic style of cooking that combines medicinal ingredients tothe food, while following the Chinese medicinal theory.

This kitchen has spread, especially insoutheast 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 tobe healthy; 600 were identified: cereals, fruit, vegetables, meat and seafoodMost of them are relatively unknown outside shunned Asian borders.. However allare important and are involved in medicinal food. Several other ingredients areadded to give more flavor to the kitchen, such as wine, sugar, oil, vinegar,honey or almonds, oranges, tangerines, peanuts.

Depending on the purpose, medicinal foodcomes in four categories: health protection, prevention, healing andtherapeutic kitchen.

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

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

Healing kitchen is used during recoveryfrom serious diseases. Braised lamb or grilled lamb heart with angelic allow agood recovery.

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

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

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

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