DeDe [Mountain Home Cuisine for Purity and Nourishment] [Ingredients of the Porridge] 5-10 apricots, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Indications and Actions] Moistens the Lungs to helps with occasional asthma, generates body fluids to quench thirst. Applicable for Lung dryness with asthma, cough without phlegm, intense thirst, and poor appetite. … Read more
[Puji Fang (Universal Relief Prescriptions)] [Porridge Composition] Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus 10-15 g (30-60 g if fresh), two stalks of Bulbus Allii Fistulosi, 2-3 liang of white wheat flour, or 1-2 liang of non-glutinous rice. [Indications and Effects] helps with occasional chest oppression and helps with occasional pain, promotes the circulation of qi and stops dysentery. … Read more
[Duoneng Bishi] [Porridge Composition] 10 to 15 grams of Prunus persica (L.) Batsch seed (Tao Ren), 30 to 60 grams of Oryza sativa L. (Jing Mi). [Indications and Effects] Promotes blood circulation to regulate menstruation, removes blood stasis to helps with occasional pain. Applicable for amenorrhea due to blood stasis in women, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal … Read more
[Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies] [Porridge Composition] One male green-headed duck, an appropriate amount of japonica rice, and three stalks of scallion whites. [Indications and Actions] Tonifies deficiency and fatigue, nourishes yin and blood, strengthens the Spleen and stomach, and reduces edema. Used for physical weakness, tidal fever due to Yin Deficiency, and all types … Read more
Zun Sheng Ba Lian [Porridge Composition] 30-50 grams of Vigna umbellata Ohwi et Ohashi (red adzuki bean), 2 liang of japonica rice, appropriate amount of white sugar. [Indications and Effects] Promotes diuresis and lactation. Applicable to edema, including acute and chronic nephritis, ascites due to Liver cirrhosis, edema from beriberi, difficult urination, and blocked lactation … Read more
[Sheng Ji Zong Lu (Complete Record of Holy Benevolence)] [Porridge Composition] 30-60 grams of fresh Plantaginis Herba leaves, one stalk of scallion, 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Inducing diuresis, clearing heat, improving eyesight, and eliminating phlegm. Suitable for urinary obstruction, painful and difficult urination with dribbling, hematuria, edema, diarrhea due to enteritis, … Read more
[Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies] The author of this book, Ge Hong (284–364), styled himself Zhichuan and adopted the pseudonym Baopuzi. He hailed from Jurong, Jiangsu Province. A theoretician of Daoism, physician, and alchemist during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Ge served in roles such as advisor and military staff officer. Ge was erudite and versatile, … Read more
[Porridge Recipes] [Porridge Composition] 80-100 grams of fresh white gourd with skin, or 10-15 grams of dried winter melon seeds and 30 grams of fresh ones, and an appropriate amount of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Promotes diuresis, reduces edema, clears heat and toxins, helps with occasional restlessness and thirst. Applicable for edema with abdominal … Read more
[Puji Benshi Fang (Recipes from Benshi’s Medical Experience)] The author of this book is Xu Shuwei, styled Zhike, from Zhenzhou (present-day Yizheng, Jiangsu), a medical expert in the Song Dynasty. He once served as a member of the Jixian Academy, so people also called him Scholar Xu. Xu “would supports the sick regardless of their … Read more
[General Knowledge of Food Therapy for wellness] The author of this book, Shen Zhonggui, is a renowned veteran TCM practitioner at Guang’anmen Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in Beijing. With extensive clinical experience, he compiled Common Knowledge of Food Therapy, which was published in 1937. The “Immortal Porridge” recipe is included … Read more
