Dietetic Therapy Prescriptions The author of this book, Zan Yin, was from Chengdu during the Tang Dynasty. He once served as an official medical doctorate and was proficient in obstetrics and gynecology. His work Jing Xiao Chan Bao (Effective Treatises on Obstetrics and Gynecology), consisting of three volumes, is the earliest extant specialized book on … Read more
Discourses for the Aged [Ingredients of the Porridge Recipe] Appropriate amount of sea cucumber, 2 liang of japonica rice or glutinous rice. [Indications/Actions] Tonifies the Kidneys, nourishes essence, and replenishes blood. Indicated for deficiency of essence and blood, physical weakness, decreased sexual function, spermatorrhea, and frequent urination due to Kidney deficiency. [Boiling Method] First, soak … Read more
[Prescriptions from the Great Peace] [Ingredients of the Porridge] 30 grams of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 10 grams of Arecae Semen, one pig’s stomach, a small amount of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, and 2 liang (100 grams) of Oryza Sativa L. (Japonica Rice). [Indications and Actions] Tonifies the middle-jiao and replenishes qi, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes … Read more
