TCM health therapy is a brilliant and gorgeous treasure in the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine, and it is also a dazzling pearl in the treasure house of health preservation. Below is a brief discussion of traditional Chinese medicine health care papers that I compiled for your reference.

Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health Preservation Part 1: "A Brief Discussion on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health Preservation"

Abstract: Looking at ancient and modern times, Chinese medicine health preservation therapy has a long history, and it is a brilliant and gorgeous treasure in the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine. It is another dazzling pearl in the treasure house of health science. The article talks in detail about the concept, significance and function of traditional Chinese medicine for health care, and focuses on traditional Chinese medicine and dietary therapy, traditional Chinese medicine and medicated wine, traditional Chinese medicine and ointments, etc. Summarizes the importance of health care.

Keywords: Chinese medicine and dietary therapy; ointment; medicinal wine; Chinese medicine and health care

1 The significance and role of Chinese medicine in health care

It plays a role in increasing human life span To put it simply, the positive effect is beneficial to physical and mental health, longevity and longevity; it is beneficial to cultivating sentiments and cultivating body and mind. Generally speaking, it is beneficial to group health and social harmony. Moreover, its meaning varies from person to person: for healthy people, let them take precautions; for sub-healthy people, let them take precautions; for sick people, let them cure their illnesses; for those with incurable diseases, let them Sickness prolongs life. Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation will undoubtedly promote the health of our nation and delay aging [1].

2 Introduction to the medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine

The medicinal properties of traditional Chinese medicine refer to the four properties of cold, hot, warm and cool. In fact, Chinese medicine also has flat properties, which means that the properties of Chinese medicine can be divided into five properties: cold, cool, flat, warm, and hot. The properties of traditional Chinese medicine are mainly summarized based on the therapeutic effect of the medicine on the human body, and relatively speaking based on the cold and hot properties of the disease [2, 3]. The effects of different properties of traditional Chinese medicine: (1) Traditional Chinese medicine with cold and cooling properties has the functions of clearing heat, purging fire, detoxifying, cooling blood, nourishing yin or tonifying yin, etc., and is mainly used for diseases with heat syndrome or hyperactivity. (2) Warm traditional Chinese medicine, which has the functions of dispersing cold, warming the body, removing dampness, promoting qi, and tonifying yang, etc., and is mainly used for symptoms of cold syndrome or hypofunction. (3) Chinese medicines with mild properties, mostly tonics, are used for people with weak constitutions who cannot adapt to cold or warm Chinese medicines [2].

3. Keep in good health, start from the feet

Adding medicines when soaking your feet can play a auxiliary role: Salt soak: add two tablespoons of salt to warm water. Salt has anti-inflammatory, sterilizing, and antibacterial properties. It has the effect of relieving bowel movements and purging fire. When you are tired from hiking and your feet are swollen, it is good to soak your feet with salt. Ginger soak: Add a few pieces of flattened old ginger to warm water. Ginger has the effects of dispersing cold, dehumidifying, and activating blood circulation, and is effective in treating colds. Wine soaking: Adding a bottle of rice wine or other alcoholic drinks to warm water can promote blood circulation. Lemon soak: Add two slices of lemon to warm water to refresh your body and prevent colds. Vinegar soak: Add 3 tablespoons of white vinegar to warm water to neutralize the acid in the body and moisturize the skin. Mugwort soak: Add an appropriate amount of mugwort leaves or mugwort ant to warm water. Mugwort has the effect of activating blood circulation for dysmenorrhea, treating dysmenorrhea and cold sensitivity, and is economical and effective.

3.1 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Diet Therapy

3.1.1 The Four Masters of Detoxification--fungus, mung bean, honey, and pig blood

These are the most effective and cheapest Detoxifying foods. Fungus grows in a shady and humid environment. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of nourishing qi and activating blood, cooling and nourishing blood, and can eliminate heat toxins in the blood. In addition, fungus and pig blood have a strong intestinal smoothing effect, and regular consumption can take most of the toxins in the intestines out of the body. Mung beans are sweet in taste and cold in nature, and have the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, relieving heat and quenching thirst. Honey is cool in nature when eaten raw and can clear away heat, while warm in nature when cooked, it can replenish qi. It tastes sweet and soft and has the functions of moisturizing the intestines, detoxifying, and relieving pain. Indian folk regard honey as "a good medicine that makes people happy and maintains youth" [4].

　3.1.2 Detoxification trick - daily vegetables

Among the vegetables we often eat, there are also some who are good at detoxification. For example, tomatoes are sweet and slightly cold, which can clear away heat and detoxify, produce body fluids and quench thirst. Cooling and activating blood circulation; Winter melon is sweet and slightly cold, and has obvious effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, diuresis and swelling, resolving phlegm and quenching thirst; Luffa is sweet and cold in nature, has the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, detoxifying and activating blood circulation; cucumber and bamboo shoots can clear away heat and diuresis; celery can clear away heat, diuresis and cool down. Serum liver heat has the effect of lowering blood pressure; carrots can combine with heavy metal mercury and excrete it from the body; garlic can reduce the concentration of lead in the body; mushrooms can clean the blood; sweet potatoes, taro, potatoes, etc. have the effect of cleaning the intestines.

3.2 Tea in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tea has a sweet and bitter taste, a slightly cold nature, and can relieve a variety of toxins. Tea contains a rich active substance called tea polyphenols, which has a detoxifying effect [5]. As a natural antioxidant, tea polyphenols can scavenge reactive oxygen free radicals; it can precipitate or reduce heavy metal ions and serve as an antidote for alkaloid poisoning. In addition, tea polyphenols can improve the body's antioxidant capacity, reduce blood lipids, relieve blood hypercoagulability, enhance cell elasticity, prevent thrombosis, and alleviate or delay the occurrence of atherosclerosis and hypertension.

3.3 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Medicinal Wine

3.3.1 Functions of Medicinal Wine

Nowadays, the regulation of traditional Chinese medicine is increasingly on the agenda, and people increasingly regard their own health care as a Mainstream, don’t care about anything else. Medicinal wine has also become an indispensable mainstream in life. It is increasingly important to drink a small amount and insist on drinking it every day to improve body quality and adjust physical and mental health. The human body is an extremely complex organism, mainly including the internal organs, qi, blood, meridians, etc.

The compatibility of medicinal wine strictly follows the traditional theories of Buddhism and traditional Chinese medicine. It has five parts: warming, tonic, harmonious, clearing and lowering. It regulates the internal functions of the human body in two directions, bringing the body to a natural balance state and playing a therapeutic and therapeutic role. Cordyceps sinensis (Cordyceps sinensis) is a rare and valuable medicinal material with dual health care functions. It has functions such as regulating the immune system, liver function, heart function, increasing cell energy, direct anti-tumor effects, and anti-fatigue [5, 6].

Ginseng has the effects of invigorating vitality, rejuvenating the pulse and strengthening the circulation, nourishing the spleen, replenishing the lungs, promoting fluid production, and calming the nerves. It can comprehensively enhance the body's immune function and improve the blood circulation of organs. Rhodiola rosea grows on sunny slopes covered with snow all year round in the alpine regions of Qinghai-Tibet. It can clear away heat and detoxify, treat sore throat and lung pain, regulate qi, treat sore throat and lung pain; it has the effects of nourishing the kidneys, nourishing the heart, calming the mind, regulating menstruation, activating blood circulation, and improving eyesight. Accelerating the recovery of cerebral infarction lesions, it also has significant effects on relieving headaches, relieving fatigue, and enhancing memory.

3.3.2 Health wine

Health wine has a history of thousands of years and is an important part of Chinese medical science. Almost without exception, Chinese medical writings from past dynasties contain records of medicinal wines used to treat diseases and keep fit. Today, with the advancement of science and technology, based on the traditional process of soaking traditional Chinese medicine in wine, modern methods such as extraction, leaching and bioengineering are used to extract the active ingredients in Chinese medicine to make high-content functional medicinal wine. As people's awareness of health care increases and some medicines become edible health products, the new term health wine begins to become popular.

The combination of wine and medicine has produced a brand-new wine-health wine[6]. The main feature of health wine is that medicinal materials are added during the brewing process. It is mainly for health and fitness. It has the function of health and fitness. Its use of medicine pays attention to compatibility. According to its functions, it can be divided into nourishing qi, nourishing blood, nourishing yin, nourishing yang and qi. Blood double supplement and other types.

3.4 Chinese medicine and ointment

3.4.1 What is the significance of ointment

Ointment is also called ointment, commonly known as "nourishing ointment", which has the functions of nourishing and treating It has the effect of preventing and preventing diseases. It is one of the eight dosage forms in traditional Chinese medicine: pills, powders, ointments, pills, wine, dew, soups and tablets. It is a relatively thick semi-liquid product made by boiling traditional Chinese medicine pieces for many times, filtering the juice to remove residue, heating and concentrating, and then adding certain auxiliary materials, such as rock sugar or honey, donkey-hide gelatin or other glues, etc. Or semi-solid preparations, which can nourish and strengthen the body, slow down aging, and cure diseases and correct deviations.

Only by using good medicines and preparing good prescriptions can we prepare good ointments to cure diseases and maintain health [7].

Generally speaking, donkey-hide gelatin, ginseng, and deer antler are the three top-quality ointment medicines, and they are most highly praised by traditional Chinese medicine for skin care. According to incomplete statistics, there are as many as 3,200 kinds of donkey-hide gelatin-related traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, and their functionality is evident. Donkey-hide gelatin is sweet in taste and mild in nature. It enters the lung, liver, and kidney meridians. It is not only a good product for nourishing yin and nourishing blood, but also can maintain the thickness of the ointment. It is an essential medicine for absorbing ointment. Therefore, the authenticity and authenticity of donkey hide gelatin are also very important for making ointment. "Compendium of Materia Medica" clearly records, "Donkey-hide gelatin comes from Dong'e, so it is named donkey-hide gelatin." Its authenticity is evident. The groundwater in Dong'e County, Shandong Province is an essential raw material for making donkey-hide gelatin, and it is also why the donkey-hide gelatin produced in Dong'e is the most unique and authentic.

3.4.2 Different taboos for using the ointment

Dietary taboos: When taking the ointment as a tonic, it is advisable to avoid cold, greasy, spicy, difficult to digest, and highly irritating foods to avoid obstruction. The digestive function of the spleen and stomach affects the absorption of the ointment. If a cold, fever, cough, vomiting, diarrhea or other acute illness occurs while taking the ointment, you should suspend taking it and treat the acute illness first. Traditional Chinese medicine ointments are the essence of traditional Chinese medicine and are increasingly favored by the public because of their precise curative effect, convenience in taking, and strong pertinence. Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine ointments have become a trend among the elderly, and they are also beginning to emerge among young people. I believe that in the near future, the traditional Chinese medicine culture of ointments will be accepted by more people.

4 Conclusion

Now, as the economy develops and living standards improve, people pay more and more attention to various methods of prolonging life. With the rapid development of economy and society, people are increasingly feeling heavy pressure, and more and more people are in sub-health. As a result, traditional Chinese medicine health preservation with thousands of years of historical and cultural heritage began to play a role, and the ointment as an effective health preservation method has received more attention and praise from the people. All in all, people should be scientific and rational in the process of health care, and know that "the best doctor is yourself", and a good and healthy lifestyle is more important than any supplement [7].

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Preservation Paper Part 2: "Determination of Antioxidant Capacity of Water Extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Prescriptions"

Abstract: The test uses rhodamine B as a chromogenic agent for determination The antioxidant capacity of four traditional Chinese medicinal water extracts, including red dates, angelica root, skullcap, and schisandra chinensis, which are commonly used in ancient health prescriptions, was studied. The results showed that these traditional Chinese medicine water extracts had a strong scavenging effect on ?OH in a dose-effect relationship, among which red dates had the strongest scavenging ability. Based on this, the antioxidant capacity of the water extracts was evaluated in the following order: jujube gt; angelica gt; skullcap gt; schisandra chinensis.

Keywords: Traditional Chinese medicine health prescription; water extract; ?OH; antioxidant capacity

In ancient China, people attached great importance to health preservation, and many health-preserving Chinese medicine prescriptions appeared. These prescriptions can regulate the body's state, improve health, and delay aging. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the most important conditions for human health and longevity are strong innate endowments and adequate acquired nutrition. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of tomorrow, the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and the nutrients needed for life activities of the body are all supplied by the spleen and stomach [1].

Because of this, traditional Chinese medicines that protect the spleen and nourish the stomach are mostly used in many health-preserving prescriptions. This study used spectrophotometry to determine the hydroxyl radical scavenging ability of water extracts of four common traditional Chinese medicines that protect the spleen and nourish the stomach. Based on this, its antioxidant capacity is evaluated, which is easy to operate and fast to measure.

1 Materials and methods

1.1 Instruments and reagents

Instrument: TU-1800PC UV-visible spectrophotometer (Beijing Puji Company); PXS- Type 270 precision ion meter (Shanghai Precision Instrument Company); HH-1 constant temperature water bath (Shanghai Bilang Instrument Company).

Reagents: H2O2 (analytical grade); Rhodamine B (analytical grade); FeSO4?7H2O (analytical grade); Potassium hydrogen phthalate (analytical grade); Hydrochloric acid (analytical grade); deionized water.

Samples: red dates, angelica root, skullcap, and schisandra chinensis were purchased from a traditional Chinese medicine store.

1.2 Test method

The antioxidant capacity of the sample was measured using ?OH produced by the H2O2 and FeSO2?7H2O system as the detection object, by detecting the concentration of the capture agent rhodamine B at 554 nm. Absorbance was evaluated. Due to the strong oxidizing ability of ?OH, the absorbance of the rhodamine B standard solution can be quickly reduced to A0. Experiments have proven that the degree of reduction has a quantitative relationship with the content of ?OH. Therefore, the degree of reduction of ?OH can be achieved through this degree of reduction. Determination. The water extracts of traditional Chinese medicine can effectively remove the ?OH produced by the system. Adding these water extracts to the rhodamine B system will reduce the absorbance of the system solution. The absorbance is AS, and the absorbance of the rhodamine B standard solution is A, then The clearance rate D is calculated according to the following formula:

D=(AS-A0)/(A-A0)?100[2]

It can be evaluated from the calculation result of the clearance rate its antioxidant capacity.

1.3 Determination of the amount of OH generated

Accurately pipette 7.00 mL of rhodamine B standard solution (2?10-4 mol/L) and potassium hydrogen phthalate-HCl Dispense 10.0 mL (pH 2.5) of the solution into two 50 mL volumetric flasks. Add 5.0 mL of FeSO4 standard solution (5?10-3 mol/L) and 5.0 mL of H2O2 standard solution (2?10) to one of the volumetric flasks. -2 mol/L), without adding it to another volumetric flask, dilute the volume to 50 mL with deionized water, let it stand for 5 minutes until the reaction is sufficient, and measure the absorbance A0 and A of the two solutions at 554 nm, indirectly. Determine ?OH in the system.

1.4 Determination of samples

1.4.1 Extraction of samples Take several samples of 4 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines. After drying and grinding, weigh 1.00 g accurately into 4 Erlenmeyer flasks. , add 100 mL of deionized water to each, boil over low heat for 40 minutes, filter while hot, transfer the filtrate to a 250 mL volumetric flask, rinse the filter residue with hot water 3 times, combine with the filtrate, wait for the solution to cool and then deionize Water stabilizes the volume[3].

1.4.2 Sample determination: Dilute the extracted sample solution appropriately for determination: red dates (0.10 g/L), angelica root (0.20 g/L), skullcap (0.40 g/L), Schisandra chinensis ( 0.40 g/L). Add 0.20, 0.50, 1.00, and 2.00 mL of diluted sample solutions to the system for measuring ?OH production, and measure the absorbance at 554 nm.

2 Results and Analysis

2.1 Determination of the Optimum Detection Wavelength

Measure the UV of Rhodamine B solution and Rhodamine B-Fe2 -2H2O2 system solution respectively Visible absorption spectra, it was found that the maximum absorption wavelength of both spectra appeared at 554 nm, and the absorbance in the spectrum of the Rhodamine B-Fe2 -2H2O2 system was smaller than that of the Rhodamine B solution system, indicating that Fe2 and H2O2 The ?OH produced by the reaction undergoes an oxidation reaction with rhodamine B, resulting in a decrease in absorbance. Therefore, ?OH can be measured at 554 nm.

2.2 Selection of acidity

Use the prepared buffer solution to adjust the pH of the rhodamine B-Fe2 -2H2O2 system to 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0 respectively.

The ?A of the system was measured under different pH environments. The results showed that the ?A value was the largest at pH=2.5. It was determined that the test would be best conducted under pH 2.5 conditions.

2.3 Selection of FeSO4 Adding Amount

Add 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 mL of FeSO4 standard solution (5?10-3 mol/L), as the volume increases, the ?A value of the system also increases, but when the volume of FeSO4 is added to 5.0 mL, the ?A value tends to be stable. Therefore, the optimal dosage of FeSO4 solution in this experiment is 5.0 mL.

2.4 Selection of the amount of H2O2 added

Under the best other conditions, the impact of the added amount of H2O2 on the test results was examined. The test showed that when the added amount of H2O2 reached 5.00 mL, continue When the added volume is further increased, the ?A value of the system remains basically unchanged, so the optimal added amount of H2O2 solution used in the test is 5.00 mL.

2.5 Selection of the amount of Rhodamine B added

Add different volumes of Rhodamine B solution under the above optimal conditions, and measure the blank reference solution and the ?Absorbance of OH reaction system. The results show that the ?A value increases with the increase in the dosage of Rhodamine B. However, when the dosage of Rhodamine B exceeds 7.00 mL, the absorbance of the blank reference solution is too large and exceeds the normal reading range, affecting the detection results. Therefore, Rodan was chosen. The optimal dosage of Ming B is 7.00 mL.

　2.6 Reagent addition order test

Since the existence time of ?OH is very short, the order in which various reagents are added in the test has a great impact on the measurement results, so the addition of reagents must be considered order. In this method, Rhodamine B is used as a color developer to measure the ?OH produced by the system. It must be ensured during the test that ?OH can fully react with the color developer Rhodamine B, so the color developer Rhodamine It is obvious that B should be added before ?OH is generated, so H2O2 is added in the last step of the test to generate hydroxyl radicals.

　2.7 Determination of detection time

Measure the absorbance of the system under the optimal conditions selected above, read the value every 1 minute, and observe the changes in the measurement results with time. . The test results show that within 1 to 5 minutes, the absorbance of the system decreases rapidly. Within the range of 5 to 10 minutes, the absorbance basically does not change, that is, the reaction is complete, so the optimal reaction time is 5 minutes.

2.8 Measurement results

The scavenging ability of 4 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine water extracts commonly found in ancient health-preserving prescriptions against ?OH was measured under the optimal test conditions determined by the experiment. The results are shown in Table 1. It can be seen from Table 1 that the water extracts of red dates, angelica, skullcap, and schisandra have a dose-effect relationship on ?OH scavenging and have strong antioxidant capabilities. Among them, the scavenging ability of red dates extract is the strongest, and angelica, angelica, Scutellaria baicalensis followed, and Schisandra chinensis was the weakest, based on which its antioxidant capacity was evaluated.

3 Conclusion

This test uses Fenton reaction to produce ?OH, which reacts with the chromogen rhodamine B to reduce the absorbance.

Four kinds of traditional Chinese medicine water extracts commonly found in health-preserving prescriptions can remove ?OH produced by the system, thereby weakening the degree of decrease in absorbance of the system. The degree of decrease is related to the antioxidant capacity of the sample. The test results show that the four kinds of traditional Chinese medicine water extracts have strong scavenging effects on ?OH, and the scavenging rates of all sample extracts increase with the increase of their concentrations, showing a certain dose-effect relationship, and have good anti- Oxidation ability, among which red dates have the strongest antioxidant ability. This experiment selected 4 common traditional Chinese medicines that are commonly used in ancient health-preserving prescriptions, and obtained the order of antioxidant capacity of their extracts, which is helpful to explain the health-preserving mechanism of the health-preserving prescriptions. This test method evaluates the antioxidant capacity of samples. It is simple to operate and fast to measure. It is of great practical significance for finding and screening natural antioxidant resources.

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Paper Three on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health Care: "A Brief Discussion on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Health Care and Market Prospects"

China's theory and practice of traditional Chinese medicine, dietary therapy and health care have a history of 500 years, and have contributed to the prosperity of the Chinese nation and the people. made an indelible contribution to health. It has spread overseas for a long time and is a blessing to people all over the world. It is also a precious heritage of all mankind.

The traditional health care methods in my country include traditional Chinese medicine health care methods. Traditional Chinese medicine and food health care methods are suitable for all elderly people, including those with normal physiques and those with diseased physiques. Among the elderly with disease constitution, different traditional Chinese medicine health care methods can be adopted according to different constitutions. First of all, it is necessary to distinguish whether the syndrome is deficiency syndrome or a mixture of deficiency syndrome and excess syndrome. Mixed deficiency syndrome and syndrome means that the elderly have both deficiency syndrome disease and syndrome syndrome. Elderly people with a deficient constitution should use tonic Chinese medicine, and those with a positive constitution should use purgative traditional Chinese medicine. Elderly people with a mixed constitution of deficiency and excess should use the method of tonic and purgative medicine according to the specific situation. Only by flexibly applying traditional Chinese medicine, food and health care methods according to the physical condition of the elderly can we achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Scientific research has discovered some functional ingredients (or functional factors) in foods that can play a health-care role in the human body, such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, soaps, functional oils and dietary fiber, etc. The "Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China" revised in 1995 established the legal status of health food in the country for the first time. The definition of health food in my country in the "Health Food Management Measures" promulgated by the Ministry of Health in accordance with this regulation is: Health food refers to foods that have specific functions, that is, they are suitable for consumption by specific groups of people and have the function of regulating the body. Foods for the purpose of treating diseases?. Health food is a special type of food with special functions that can regulate the physiological functions of the human body, enhance health, and prevent diseases. It is suitable for the elderly and frail, recovering from illness, and sub-healthy people with specific needs.

Regularly taking some tonic Chinese medicines, nutritional medicines or health products can achieve the purpose of "treating diseases and strengthening the body without diseases". Traditional Chinese medicine and diet therapy is a new demand for food functions as people's economy and living standards improve, and after the problem of food and clothing is solved. Countries have adopted "food health care" to replace "drug health care", advocating "eat for health". Therefore, the research and development of health food have been promoted, and commodities and emerging industries have been formed. Since my country's reform and opening up, the health food industry has sprung up across the country and developed rapidly. Most of it is composed of traditional Chinese medicines that are used both as medicine and food as the main raw materials. Its many varieties and large market have attracted the attention of all walks of life.

With the development of science and the increasing demand of people, in addition to vitamins and minerals which are commonly used raw materials for health food, traditional Chinese medicine and botanical medicine occupy an extremely important position in health food. More than 70% of the health foods currently produced in my country are based on traditional Chinese medicine raw materials. The Chinese nation has thousands of years of cultural traditions in which medicine and food share the same origin, as well as in dietary therapy and nourishment. There are a large number of records of the use of traditional Chinese medicine or food for health care in medical works and folk "recipes" and "tea recipes" of the past dynasties, such as The "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" written two thousand years ago contains 365 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, of which 120 are top-grade medicines. They are mainly used to nourish life, respond to the sky, are non-toxic, and do not harm people if taken for a long time. Most of them have the effect of nourishing and strengthening. Another example is the "Meng Liang Lu Tea Shop" of the Song Dynasty, which records many health drinks, such as Shuipi Drink, which is composed of amomum villosum, apple, bird plum, grass root, lentil, and kudzu root. It is a good drink for strengthening the spleen and relieving summer heat. The Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China has issued three batches of 87 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines that are both medicinal and edible and can be used to make health foods. In 2002, the "Notice to Further Standardize the Management of Health Food Raw Materials" was issued, announcing 91 items that are both medicines and foods, 114 traditional Chinese medicines that can be used in health foods, and 61 traditional Chinese medicines that are banned in health foods.

In addition to the widespread use of traditional Chinese medicines for health care in my country, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries, in recent years, traditional Chinese medicines and botanicals have also been widely used in health foods, cosmetics and food in European and related countries. Among the additives, the most commonly used ones include ginkgo leaf, ginseng, garlic, forsythia, green tea, echinacea, aloe vera, bilberry, etc. With the popularization of the "human return to nature" trend and the transformation of the medical model in the 21st century, the development of health foods using natural products such as traditional Chinese medicine and plants will develop rapidly.

Traditional Chinese medicine health care has broad development prospects and huge market potential. Whether internationally or domestically, the development of the health food industry has a broad market and good prospects. With the development of the national economy and the improvement of people's income and living standards, the consumption ability of health food will continue to increase; the acceleration of the pace of life and the impact of environmental pollution on health have also increased people's awareness of health investment. Health has become people's never-satisfied pursuit; in the past, the development of medicine focused on patients suffering from various diseases, but now attention has begun to be paid to sub-healthy populations, especially with the changes in age structure and the increase in sub-healthy populations, the need for health care The demand for food is increasing. A global survey by the WTO shows that 5% of people are truly healthy, 20% are suffering from diseases, and 75% are sub-healthy people. Health food is suitable for the needs of this large group of people; the change of medical model advocates defense and health care. The combination of rehabilitation and drug treatment will change the focus on disease treatment from treatment to prevention, which will also greatly promote the development of the health food industry; the upsurge of "returning to nature" will promote the production of natural raw materials such as traditional Chinese medicine and botanical medicine. Health food products have become increasingly popular; the state has also taken measures to support and encourage the development of health food policies.

Nowadays, there are more than 700 million people in China who are in a sub-healthy state, accounting for 60-70% of the country’s total population. Chinese middle-aged people are a group with a high risk of sub-health. Health food is suitable for the needs of this large group of people. At present, the per capita consumption of health food in China is only one-seventeenth of that of the neighboring countries and one-eleventh of the original level. With my country's booming economy and huge market potential, health food will surely bring huge business opportunities. Many people of insight have pointed out that health food will become a golden industry in the 21st century. Countries around the world are paying more and more attention to it and are vying to invest in the research, development, production and trade of health food.

While my country’s health care product market is accelerating the development of the modern science and technology industry of traditional Chinese medicine, it must also pay attention to the development of health-preserving foods with traditional Chinese medicine as the main raw material. Give full play to the advantages of Guizhou's traditional Chinese medicine resources, be market-oriented, rely on high and new technologies, continue to innovate, focus on cultivating famous brand products, improve scale efficiency and competitiveness, develop health foods with Guizhou characteristics, and explore international and domestic markets to promote the province's The construction of modern traditional Chinese medicine industrial system and economic development.