[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
[Prescriptions from the Great Peace Imperial Grace Pharmacopoeia] [Porridge Composition] Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata 3-5 g, Dried Zingiberis Rhizoma 1-3 g, 30-60 g of Oryza sativa L. (rice), two stalks of Allii Fistulosi Bulbus, a small amount of Saccharum Granorum. [Efficacy and Indications] Warm the middle-jiao, tonify yang, dispel cold, and helps with occasional … Read more
[Porridge Recipes] [Porridge Composition] 2-3 grams of Cinnamomi Cortex, 30-60 grams of Oryza sativa (polished round-grained rice), appropriate amount of brown sugar. [Indications and Effects] Tonifies yang qi, warms the Spleen and stomach, disperses cold and helps with occasional pain. Applicable for insufficient Kidney yang, aversion to cold, cold limbs, impotence, frequent and clear urination, … Read more
Health Preservation through Food Appraisal [Porridge Composition] 2-4 grams of Piper longum L., 1-3 grams of Piper nigrum L., 2 liang (100 grams) of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Warming the middle-jiao, dispersing cold, and relieving pain. Applicable for vomiting due to stomach cold, poor appetite, epigastric and abdominal pain, borborygmus and diarrhea. [Decoction Method] … Read more
[Shou Shi Qing Bian] [Ingredients of the Porridge] 10-15 grams of Foeniculum vulgare (common fennel), 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Indications and Effects] Promotes the circulation of qi to helps with occasional pain, strengthens the Spleen and stimulates appetite. It is applicable for inguinal hernia, abdominal distension and flatulence, scrotal swelling and deviation, cold-induced vomiting, … Read more
[Qian Jin Yue Ling] The author of this book is Tang Dynasty’s Sun Simiao . [Ingredients of the Porridge Prescription] 10-15 grams of Radix Saposhnikoviae, two stalks of Scallion, 30-60 grams of Coiced Rice. [Indications and Effects] Dispels wind and helps with occasional the exterior, disperses cold and helps with occasional pain. Applicable for wind-cold … Read more
Yǎnglǎo Fèngqīn Shū (A Book on Supporting and Caring for the Elderly) [Porridge Composition] 5-10 grams of Schizonepetae Herba (Jing Jie), 3-5 grams of Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bo He), 5-10 grams of Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dan Dou Chi), 30-60 grams of Oryzae Sativae Semen (Jing Mi). [Indications and Actions] Induce diaphoresis to release the exterior, … Read more
Shi Jian Ben Cao The author of this book, Fei Boxiong, styled himself Jinqing, was a native of Wujin in the Qing Dynasty. He was highly skilled in medicine, “renowned throughout the north and south of Jiangnan, having saved many lives, though most of his works were destroyed in wars.” Fei’s residence was by the … Read more
[Shou Shi Qing Bian] The author of this book, Guangcheng, styled Shengzhou, was a native of Wumen (present-day Suzhou) in the Qing Dynasty. He studied medicine under Li Zhongzi, a renowned physician of his time. Later, he “visited numerous famous doctors extensively, traveled to the capital, consulted with eminent masters, and served as an imperial … Read more
[Puji Fang (Universal Relief Prescriptions)] This book was compiled by Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou, along with Professor Teng Shuo and Chief Secretary Liu Chun during the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Su was the fifth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Initially conferred the title of Prince of Wu, he … Read more
