Jin Sui Jian

Kidney essence is the basic substance for human growth, development, reproduction and life maintenance. If kidney essence is sufficient, the bones will be strong, the teeth will be firm, the hair will be black, the energy will be abundant, the mind will be agile, and the hearing and eyes will be sharp. Chinese medicine believes … Read more

Stir-Fried Perilla Leaf and Water

Today, I want to introduce a good health food ingredient, Perilla leaf. It is called the pure Yang grass by the Chinese because it can enhance the body’s Yang. Perilla leaf is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It belongs to the spleen and lung meridians. It can dispel cold and relieve symptoms, relieve … Read more

Pepper Congee

Today’s recipe is pepper porridge. Although it is called porridge, it is actually a paste because there is no rice. Flour is also a staple food that can replenish qi and harmonize the five internal organs. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, pepper is hot and spicy. People living in cold and humid climates … Read more

Sweet Potato Congee

Today’s recipe is sweet potato porridge. Sweet potatoes are a very common ingredient in China. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, sweet potatoes can replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and the kidneys. Sweet potatoes are not only nutritious, but also promote intestinal peristalsis and relieve constipation. Sweet potatoes and Japonica rice are cooked into porridge, which … Read more

106 Dual-Purpose Foods and Herbs

The concept of “medicine and food sharing the same origin” is a fundamental idea in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It refers to certain substances that can be used both as food and as medicine to treat illnesses. TCM emphasizes “treating illness before it arises,” meaning that a skilled doctor focuses on prevention and uses daily diet as … Read more

Cornelian Cherry Congee

Today’s recipe is Cornelian cherry porridge, which is made from Cornelian cherry and Japonica rice. This porridge can nourish the liver and kidneys, and is suitable for liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, backache, frequent urination, and excessive sweating. It is especially beneficial for people with backache and tinnitus caused by kidney deficiency. Cornelian cherry is sour … Read more

Longan Congee

Today’s recipe is longan porridge, which comes from a health book from the Qing Dynasty. What are the effects of longan porridge? It can nourish the heart, calm the nerves, strengthen the spleen, and replenish blood. It is suitable for palpitations, panic, insomnia, forgetfulness, anemia, spleen deficiency diarrhea, edema, neurasthenia, spontaneous sweating and night sweats … Read more

Basic Congee White Porridge

The author of the medical book “On Cold Damage”, the famous doctor Zhang Zhongjing, when he treated patients for some diseases, would ask them to drink porridge after taking medicine to help the medicine and speed up recovery. This porridge is the simplest white porridge. Today’s recipe is the simplest and most basic white porridge, … Read more

Chive Congee

Chinese people have been eating porridge for thousands of years. In the famous Chinese medicine classic Treatise on Febrile Diseases, the author tells patients to eat porridge made of rice and water after taking Chinese medicine to help the medicine work and promote recovery. This shows the benefits of porridge to the body. Later, many … Read more

Mung Bean Porridge

In traditional Chinese food culture, porridge is not only a common item on the table of ordinary people, but also a good food therapy product that has been passed down for thousands of years. It can not only fill the stomach, but also nourish the body. Especially for those who are physically weak, recovering from … Read more

Five-ingredient Spleen-Benefiting Powder

Today’s food therapy recipe is Five-ingredient Spleen-benefiting powder , which comes from the Song Dynasty. It has a mild prescription and is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and sub-healthy people. It is also the breakfast recipe I always eat. Five-ingredient Spleen-benefiting powder  is composed of yam, lotus seeds, Poria cocos, coix seeds, and … Read more

Rice Soup with Egg

Hot rice soup with egg is called Zhuque soup, which is a traditional Chinese food therapy recipe. Two ingredients are used, one is the soup of cooking rice, and the other is eggs. Chinese people use glutinous rice to make porridge, and after it is cooked, a layer of film floats on it, which is called … Read more

Yam Cakes with Jujube Paste

In traditional Chinese medicine theory, the spleen and stomach are known as the “foundation of acquired nature”, which means the foundation for human survival and growth after birth. The spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation, and the stomach is responsible for reception. Together, they complete the digestion and absorption of food and provide the … Read more

Yam and Millet Congee

In the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine,the spleen and stomach are revered as the foundation of acquired nature.Their status is like the fertile soil in agricultural civilization.They are both the source of life energy and the hub of the body’s operation in traditional Chinese medicine theory. Spleen and stomach does not only refer to … Read more

YuLing Paste

Food supplements are also an important part of traditional Chinese medicine. Modern people live a fast-paced life, and it is common for qi and blood to be depleted. Today’s recipe is Yuling Paste, which is simple and complex, and is especially suitable for sub-health conditioning. Yuling Paste,called 玉灵膏 Also known as a ginseng substitute paste,  is … Read more

Traditional Orange Peel and Ginger Water

Anyone who has studied Traditional Chinese medicine knows that every food or herb has a nature and flavor, and also roughly understands how to regulate the health of the body with the ingredients on hand. Today’s orange peel boiled ginger water is a folk tradition in Guangdong and Guangxi, China, where people use it to relieve … Read more