​TCM diet therapy and health care methods

Health preservation is a very popular choice for middle-aged and elderly people. There are many ways to preserve health. When preserving health, you can do it according to your favorite way. The most common one is dietary health preservation method. This approach is very helpful for body adjustment and can achieve good health preservation effects. Therefore, it is a good choice. What are the Chinese medicine diet therapy and health care methods? The following is a detailed introduction.

Chinese medicine diet therapy and health care methods:

It is very important to maintain good health and prevent autumn dryness in September. People often experience dry mouth, dry lips, dry nose, dry throat, dry stools, and cracked skin during the clear and cool autumn days. You can take more foods containing vitamins or use Chinese medicine and diet therapy.

October is a very important month in autumn, indicating that autumn is coming to an end and winter is about to come. The organ corresponding to autumn is the lung, so at this time we must prevent dry evil air from invading the human body and consuming the lung's yin essence. The diet should nourish yin and moisten dryness. You should also drink more water to reduce the dryness caused by the solar terms.

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, “nourish yang in spring and summer, and nourish yin in autumn and winter.” In autumn, the body's yin energy must be maintained. When the weather turns cold, the body's yang energy is restrained and the yin essence is hidden inside. Therefore, the main focus should be on maintaining the Yin essence.

"Suwen. The Theory of Zang-Qi and Shilun" says: "The lung governs autumn and is astringent. Eat sour food to astringe it, use sour food to nourish it, and spicy food to purge it." It can be seen that sour taste can restrain the lung qi, while spiciness can disperse and drain the lungs. Autumn is a time for contraction rather than dispersion, so try to eat less spiciness such as onions and ginger, and eat more sour fruits and vegetables. In autumn, lung metal is in season. If the lung metal is too strong, it will suppress the liver wood. Therefore, "Jinkui Yaolue" also says "do not eat lungs in autumn". In autumn, dry air prevails and can easily damage body fluids, so the diet should be designed to nourish yin and moisten the lungs. It is said in the "Yinshi Zhengyao" that "the air is dry in autumn, so it is suitable to eat hemp to moisten the dryness, and avoid cold drinks." Some people even advocate eating raw rehmannia porridge in autumn to nourish yin and moisten dryness. In short, in the autumn season, you can eat soft foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, japonica rice, honey, loquat, pineapple, dairy products, etc. to benefit the stomach and produce saliva.

Raw earth porridge

[Recipe] 25 grams of raw Rehmannia root, 75 grams of rice, and a little white sugar.

[Preparation] Wash and chop fresh Rehmannia root, boil it with appropriate amount of water for about 30 minutes, drain the juice, boil it again, combine the two liquids and concentrate to 100 ml, set aside. Wash the rice and cook it into porridge, add the Rehmannia root juice while it is hot, stir well and add appropriate amount of sugar to taste when eating.

[Effects] Nourishes yin and benefits the stomach, cools blood and promotes the production of body fluids. This recipe can also be used as a diet for patients with tuberculosis and diabetes.

Chinese Yam, Lily and Jujube Porridge

[Recipe] 90 grams of yam, 40 grams of lily, 15 dates, 30 grams of coix seed and appropriate amount of rice.

[Preparation] Wash yam, lily, jujube, coix seed and rice and cook porridge. Take 2 times a day

[Effects] Yam has the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach; lily has the function of clearing away heat and moistening dryness; jujube and coix seed have the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach. The combination of these ingredients has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing the stomach.

Lean meat soup

[Ingredients] 250g (5 liang) lean meat, 10g (2 qian) raw and cooked coix seeds, 5g (1 qian) lotus seeds, 5g (1 qian) lily, 10g (2 qian) Huaisheng, 5g (1 qian) Polygonatum odoratum, 5g (1 qian) Cishi.

[Preparation] Put the lean meat into boiling water and cook for 5 minutes, then take out and wash. Wash all the ingredients for the soup. Bring an appropriate amount of water to a boil, add all the ingredients, and simmer for 3 hours. When the soup is ready, adjust the taste with salt.

[Effects] This soup is sweet and nourishing, and has mild cooling effects such as removing dampness, stimulating appetite, removing phlegm and strengthening the lungs. It is especially suitable for those who are weak and cannot be nourished. It is a timely soup in summer and autumn.

After understanding Chinese medicine diet therapy and health care methods, you can follow the above methods when choosing Chinese medicine diet therapy and health care. However, these methods should be used for a long time, and each method should be used in moderation and not excessively, otherwise it will cause a burden to yourself.