Compendium of Materia Medica, a Quick Reference Book on Traditional Chinese Medicine Soups and Health Preservation

The Chinese nation has a tradition of "integrating medicine into food" since ancient times. It has become a consensus that "medicine and food have the same origin". Traditional Chinese medicine has always believed that food therapy is better than "medicine treatment". Especially in terms of health preservation, Chinese medicinal materials are often used in combination with food. Medicinal diet is different from ordinary prescriptions. It has mild medicinal properties and is more suitable for the physical conditions of various people. Moreover, medicated diet has the delicious taste of food, which makes it easier for people to accept and insist on taking it. Therefore, medicinal diet has been widely circulated among the people for thousands of years, and its functions of prolonging life, maintaining health and preventing disease have been widely recognized. The book lists effective medicinal diets, such as nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and strengthening yang, relieving the surface and clearing away heat, dissipating blood stasis, digesting food and guiding stagnation, relieving asthma, soothing the mind and nourishing the brain, and regulating qi. It is convenient for readers to choose the medicinal diets they need more accurately and quickly, drink delicious food, and maintain a healthy body!