Complete Compendium of Materia Medica and Family Medicinal Diet in Light Illustrations

As people's awareness of health care continues to increase, Chinese herbal medicine is recognized by more and more people for its natural and safe properties. "Compendium of Materia Medica", a masterpiece of traditional Chinese medicine, has also received widespread attention. This book selects the combination of classic ingredients and medicinal materials from the "Compendium of Materia Medica". Under the guidance of Chinese medicine practitioners and nutritionists, it cooks a delicious health-preserving medicinal diet that can not only cure diseases and strengthen the body, but also is delicious, so that people can maintain health, cure diseases, enjoy delicious food, and eat healthily through eating. The medicated diet recipes in the book are simple and easy to learn, and we strive to enable people who do not understand traditional Chinese medicine to make meals for the whole family. The book is divided into nine chapters. Chapter 1 provides a detailed explanation of medicinal materials, food ingredients, basic knowledge of medicated diet and nutrients necessary for the human body, allowing readers to understand how to make medicated diet safer and more effective. Chapters 2-3 show you different applicable medicinal diets based on the changes in the four seasons and people's different physiques, so that everyone can nourish themselves according to the four seasons and adjust according to their physiques. Chapters 4-7 introduce readers to considerate symptomatic medicinal diets based on different illnesses, so that people with different needs can find delicious food and health-preserving recipes that suit them. Chapters 8-9 focus on the health-preserving medicated diets suitable for special groups such as infants, teenagers, pregnant women, menopausal people, the elderly, office workers, etc., So that each member of the family can find the medicated diets suitable for themselves.