Traditional Chinese medicine is known as "medicine and food are of the same origin", which indicates that medicine and diet belong to the same origin. In fact, the appearance of diet is much earlier than medicine, because in order to survive and reproduce, human beings must ingest food to maintain the needs of body metabolism. After long-term life practice, people gradually understand which foods are beneficial and can be eaten; What is harmful and not suitable for eating. By paying attention to diet, some diseases have been cured, and gradually formed medicinal diet therapy.

Medicinal diet is the product of the combination of China's traditional medical knowledge and cooking experience. It is a diet with dietotherapy function, which takes medicine and food as raw materials and is processed by cooking. It "combines medicine with food", which not only takes medicine as food, but also endows food with medicine; It not only has nutritional value, but also can prevent and treat diseases, strengthen the body and prolong life. Therefore, medicated diet is a special diet with both medicinal efficacy and delicious food. It can make consumers enjoy delicious food, nourish their bodies and treat diseases during enjoyment.

In order to achieve health, we should not only pay attention to the adjustment of daily living habits, but also adjust diet to achieve the purpose of health preservation. China's life experience for thousands of years has gone through Shennong Herbal Classic, Dietetic Herbal Medicine and even Compendium of Materia Medica, etc., and food and medicine have been integrated into one, and the culture of "medicine and food are homologous" has evolved. In the development of China medicine, prevention is the first priority, and the way of prevention lies in. Its taboo, and Chinese medicine attaches great importance to "syndrome differentiation medicine", so we should know the physique before choosing the appropriate Chinese medicine for food supplement, so as not to choose too much deviation and lose its meaning.

how to know the constitution can be roughly understood from the life performance, which can be generally divided into three types: (1) constitution with cold-heat syndrome: constitution with heat syndrome will have symptoms such as nervousness, excitement, hyperactivity, inflammation, congestion, etc. In daily life, people are more thirsty, like cold drinks, have less urine and show Huang Chi color, constipation, etc., and their spirits are easily excited; The constitution of cold syndrome is flaccidity, atrophy, decline, weakness, anemia and other symptoms. In daily life, the mouth is not thirsty and likes hot drinks, and the urine output is mostly light in color, and the female physiological cycle is slow, which makes her mentally weak. (2) Constitution with deficiency syndrome: People with positive constitution are full of qi, strong in speech, full of physical strength, sweating and prone to constipation; However, people with deficiency syndrome are weak, physically weak and have spontaneous sweating when speaking, and their stomachs are prone to diarrhea and their faces are pale. (3) Dryness-dampness syndrome constitution: people with dryness constitution are short of water, prone to thirst, dry cough and constipation, while women have less menstruation; People with wet constitution have too much water in their bodies and are prone to symptoms such as high blood pressure, edema, abdominal sound, excessive phlegm or diarrhea.

after understanding the constitution, we must know the nature of the medicine (food) before we can prove the medicine (food). According to the cold and heat of the constitution, the medicine (food) is also divided into (1) reinforcing nature: the tonic medicine (food) can enhance people's resistance and increase their vitality, which is suitable for people with weak constitution, but it is easy to cause constipation and sweat for those with positive constitution. Diarrhea drugs (food) can help to expel the virus from the body, and can improve constipation, congestion, inflammation and other symptoms of people with excess constitution, while people with weak constitution may suffer from diarrhea due to excessive consumption, making them weaker and reducing their resistance to the virus. (2) Warm and cool nature: warm medicine (food) can make the body generate heat energy, increase vitality, and improve its declining, atrophic and anemic body functions. If people with warm constitution eat it, they will be overexcited or hyperactive, resulting in insomnia, redness, congestion and constipation; The cool medicine (food) can make the mind have a calming effect, the body has a cooling and anti-inflammatory effect, and can improve the hyperactive function, inflammation, excitability and congestion, and eliminate symptoms such as insomnia, swelling and inflammation. If people with cold constitution eat too much, the symptoms of cold syndrome and anemia will be more serious. Among the daily edible fruits and vegetables, warm foods such as leek, onion, garlic, pepper, ginger, pepper and other spicy seasonings, pumpkin, kohlrabi, litchi, guava, papaya, etc., and cool foods such as celery, spinach, cabbage, water spinach, tomato, radish, towel gourd, bitter gourd, cucumber, kelp, watermelon, etc., you can usually choose suitable fruits and vegetables to eat in moderation, but you still need to eat them.

1-1 vegetables

1-1-1 rhizomes

(1) Potatoes, also known as potato, are the tubers of Solanaceae, which are native to Chile and Peru in South America and have been widely planted all over the world. They are mainly harvested in summer and autumn, and can be used as staple food or vegetables. Potatoes are sweet in taste, and have the functions of invigorating qi and spleen, diminishing inflammation and detoxifying. They are suitable for treating duodenal ulcer, chronic stomachache, habitual constipation and skin eczema. It can be used to treat gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, chronic stomachache, habitual constipation, nausea and skin eczema. Potato is rich in starch, protein, phosphorus, iron, inorganic salts, vitamins and other nutrients. When eating potatoes, you should pay attention to the fact that potatoes contain solanine, which is very small at ordinary times. Once germinated, the content of solanine in bud eyes, roots and places that turn green and fester will increase sharply. This is a toxic alkaloid, which will cause human poisoning if accidentally eaten, so germinated or festered potatoes are inedible.

(2) Sweet potato

Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato, is the root of sweet potato in convolvulaceae. The origin of sweet potato is America. In the Ming Dynasty, it was discovered in Luzon (now the Philippines) by an overseas Chinese named Chen Zhenlong in Changle County, Fujian Province. Sweet potato was delicious and delicious, and its yield was extremely high. It was a good food crop and was transplanted back to China. Sweet potato has the functions of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the mind and eliminating sores and swelling, and can be used for the treatment of dysentery, damp-heat, jaundice, nocturnal emission, stranguria, blood deficiency, menstrual disorder, diarrhea due to wine accumulation and infantile malnutrition. In the folk, sweet potatoes are often used to treat eczema, poisonous insect bites, night blindness and other diseases. Sweet potato is rich in sugar, protein, inorganic salts, fat, vitamins A, C, carotene and other nutrients. There are many varieties of sweet potato, which can be generally divided into edible rhizome and edible stem and leaf. It should be noted that sweet potato will produce acid in the stomach, so patients with gastric ulcer and hyperacidity should not eat it. After eating sweet potato, people with allergies may cause skin flushing, rash, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, severe fever and even coma, so people with allergies should pay attention. The sweet potato with black spots can make people toxic, and its toxicity is caused by black spot virus, which is not easy to be destroyed by steaming, boiling and baking at high temperature. After eating raw and cooked sweet potato with black spots by mistake, the poisoning symptoms are: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., and in severe cases, the body temperature rises and even dies.

(3) Garlic

Garlic, also known as cucurbit garlic, cucurbit garlic and soybean garlic, is the bulb of garlic in Liliaceae. Garlic is mild and pungent in taste, and has the effects of lowering the qi, dispelling the grain, dispelling wind, breaking cold, detoxifying and dispersing carbuncle. It can be used to treat diseases such as diarrhea, vomiting blood and edema. The allicin contained in it has bactericidal effect and anticancer effect, while allicin can stimulate gastric juice secretion, stimulate appetite and help digestion. Garlic oil can reduce blood lipid, which is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Garlic contains protein, lipid, sugar, vitamin B, vitamin C and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. When eating garlic, you should pay attention to the whole body fever, people who can't sleep well at night (especially women with obvious menopausal disorders, people who have lost a lot of blood after major surgery) and people who have eyes, mouth, teeth, throat and tongue fever should not eat. People with gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer or chronic gastritis had better not eat it, because garlic can stimulate gastric mucosa and increase gastric acid. After eating, if you feel fever and thirst in your stomach, it means that you have taken too much, so you should reduce your dosage or not eat at all.

1-1-2 leafy vegetables

(1) Chinese cabbage

Chinese cabbage, also known as green vegetables, long-stemmed vegetables, chicken hair and oil cabbage, is the young stem and leaf of cruciferous herbs. Chinese cabbage is sweet and mild in taste, and has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving annoyance, inducing diuresis and detoxicating, and can be used to treat constipation, peptic ulcer bleeding and other diseases. The minerals contained in it can promote the development of bones, accelerate the metabolism of human body and enhance the hematopoietic function of the body. Carotene, nicotinic acid and other nutrients are also important substances for maintaining life activities, while a large amount of crude fiber can promote intestinal wall peristalsis, help digestion and keep defecation unobstructed. Besides rich minerals, carotene and nicotinic acid, it is also rich in vitamins, sugar, protein and fat. Because Chinese cabbage is slightly cold, people with weak spleen and stomach and thin stools should not eat more or eat cold food, while frying and boiling for too long to avoid losing nutrition.

(2) Cabbage

Cabbage, also known as cabbage, cabbage, or glass dish in Taiwanese, is the stem and leaf of cruciferous cabbage. Originated in the Mediterranean coast, it was introduced to China around 14th century, and was planted in this province when the Dutch occupied it. It is one of the world vegetables. The main stem of cabbage is thick and short, about 1 leaves long on the outer leaves, and the heart leaves begin to grow from the inside out, and they are wrapped around each other to form a leaf ball, and the tighter the cold leaf ball is, the more oblate it becomes. Cabbage is sweet in taste, has the functions of benefiting spleen and stomach, relieving pain, and can be used to treat diseases such as epigastric pain, drowsiness, and acute abdominal pain. It is rich in vitamins, sugar and other ingredients, among which vitamin A is the most, and contains a small amount of K1, U, chlorine, iodine and other ingredients, especially K1 and U are anti-ulcer factors. Therefore, frequent consumption of cabbage can relieve minor ulcers or duodenal ulcers and is suitable for long-term consumption of any physique. In addition, some chemicals containing sulfide are special components of cruciferous vegetables, which have anti-cancer effects, among which cabbage, carrot and cauliflower are the most famous, and they are called the three musketeers of anti-cancer

1-2 Fruits

(1) Guava

Guava, also known as blue-plucked and plucked seeds, is native to tropical America and cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Taiwan Province was planted as early as 2 years ago, and all of them were planted in the future. Since 1915, excellent varieties have been introduced from Hawaii and Asia for trial planting, and some excellent varieties have been selected from seedlings. The cultivated varieties are pear, Thailand, 2th century, crystal and pearl. Pear-shaped pearls are plump and hard to soften, with a sugar content of 1~12 degrees, crisp pulp, good flavor and excellent quality. It is the fruit of Psidium guajava L., a plant of Psidium guajava L. in Myrtaceae. It is sweet and astringent in taste, and has astringent, antidiarrheal, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic effects. The leaves and fruits of Psidium guajava L. can be used as adjuvant therapeutic food for acute and chronic enteritis, dysentery, dyspepsia in children and diabetic patients. And fresh leaves can be used externally to treat traumatic sprain, traumatic bleeding, or chronic carbuncle. Guava is rich in vitamins, sugar, amino acids and other ingredients. However, it should be noted that habitual constipation, postpartum constipation and constipation due to physical weakness after illness should not be taken.

(2) Loquat

Loquat was called "no summer fan" in ancient times, also known as "virtual orange", which was named because its leaves looked like a pipa. It is a mature fruit of loquat in Rosaceae. Loquat is sweet, cool and slightly sour, and has the effects of relieving cough, eliminating phlegm, moistening lung, promoting fluid production, regulating stomach and lowering adverse flow. It can be used for bronchitis, hoarseness, thirst, dry throat, retching and eating less. Loquat is rich in sugar, vitamins B, C, fat, protein, sodium, potassium, iron and phosphorus. However, it should be noted that people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea should not take it. Loquat nucleolus contains highly toxic hydrocyanic acid, which will make people poisoned by eating it by mistake.

1-3 dried fruits

(1) chestnuts

chestnuts are also called big chestnuts, chestnuts, hairy chestnuts and ginseng fruits. It is the kernel of chestnut, a plant of FAGACEAE. Chestnut is sweet in taste, has the functions of tonifying kidney, strengthening bones and muscles and promoting blood circulation, and can be used to treat diseases such as diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, diarrhea and bloody stool. It is rich in protein, fat, starch, carbohydrates and vitamins. Both fresh and dried chestnuts are for food. Can be eaten raw, fried, cooked, or used as ingredients for dishes, soups, soups, rice porridge, cakes, etc., or fried and ground into chestnut powder for cakes, which is also good for cooking. However, it should be noted that overeating is easy to cause indigestion, and those with spleen deficiency and dampness are not suitable for eating.

(2) groundnut

Peanut is also known as longevity fruit, Chaenomeles, groundnut and chitose. It is the seed of Arachis hypogaea. Peanut is sweet in taste, and has the functions of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, nourishing and regulating qi, clearing throat, etc. It can be used for diseases such as dry cough, nausea, beriberi, etc. Most of the fat contained in peanut coat is unsaturated fatty acid, which has the functions of lowering cholesterol and making skin moist and delicate, and contains lecithin and cephalin, which are important substances needed by nervous system and can make people smart and not forget. There are more substances such as vitamins B1 and B2 in peanut coat. Peanut is rich in protein, fat, riboflavin, lecithin, vitamins and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. However, it should be noted that aflatoxin is easily produced in wet and moldy peanuts, which can cause liver cancer. Peanut contains more protein and fat, so you can't eat too much at a time, especially for people with fever, gastrointestinal weakness and loose stool and diarrhea.

1-4 Meat

1-4-1 Poultry

(1) Chicken

Chicken is also called candle night. Chicken is the meat of pheasant, which is one of the most eaten meats by the general public. There are many kinds of chickens in Taiwan Province, which are generally divided into broiler, imitation chicken, native chicken, etc. Chicken is sweet and has tonic properties. Chicken is rich in protein, vitamins and other ingredients, and it is a kind of meat with high protein and low fat. Vitamin B12 contained in vitamins can maintain the health of nervous system and eliminate irritability. Chickens with black flesh and blood are commonly known as black-bone chickens, which have strong therapeutic functions.

(2) Duck meat

Ducks are called "Ducks" in ancient books, and duck meat is the meat of domestic ducks belonging to the family Anatidae. Duck meat is sweet and cold in nature, and has the functions of nourishing the body, invigorating qi, nourishing the mind, and regulating the stomach. Duck meat is commonly used in folk to nourish yin and tonify deficiency, induce diuresis and reduce swelling, which is especially beneficial for those with low fever, weakness, lack of food, dry stool and edema. The nutritional components of duck meat include protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, iron, vitamins B1, B2, sugar and so on. However, because duck meat is cold, patients with epigastric pain, diarrhea, lumbago, menstrual pain and other symptoms caused by cold should not eat duck meat, and those with yang deficiency and spleen weakness and unclear exogenous diseases should also avoid eating duck meat.

1-4-2 Livestock

(1) Pig pork is the meat of the pig family, which is sweet and salty, and has the effects of moistening the stomach, promoting the production of body fluid, tonifying the kidney, and clearing away heat and toxic substances. Pork is rich in nutrition, high in calories, protein, rich in fat, and also contains various vitamins and trace elements, so it has the functions of growing muscles, moistening the skin and making hair. Pork is an important raw material of Chinese food. It can make hundreds of different styles of dishes and is a favorite food for the general public. However, pork contains fat and cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and the elderly and infirm should not eat more.

(2) Cattle

Beef is the meat of cattle or buffalo belonging to the family Bovidae. It is warm and nutritious, and its protein content is twice as high as that of pork. It has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen, nourishing the stomach, strengthening tendons and bones. Beef is low in fat, its fat content is 5 times lower than that of pork, and it is low in cholesterol, rich in amino acids, and rich in vitamins and trace elements. Because of its remarkable physical fitness effect, it is beneficial to hypertension and coronary heart disease.