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
Characteristics: Slightly cold Flavor:Sweet Indications：Treatment of tendon spasm, no flexion and extension. Benefit the stomach and reduce edema. To invigorate the spleen and stomach, nourish the lungs and clear away heat, remove wind and dampness. Food Therapy: Coix seed with Red Bean Water References: Condensed Compendium of Materia Medica Where to buy coix seed
Characteristics: Neutral Flavor: Sweet, sour Indications: It can eliminate edema, discharge the pus and blood of the carbuncle, and achieve the effect of eliminating the carbuncle. It can also treat diarrhea caused by dysentery, Tongli urinates. It has the effect of strengthening muscles and bones, regulating the spleen and stomach, and can also lose weight. … Read more