The key points of folk dietary therapy

In the long course of life practice, the Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in health preservation and summarized it in a concise and vivid way, thus forming a very rich and profound set of health preservation proverbs. These proverbs are short and neat in sentence structure, harmonious and catchy in rhyme, easy to understand in language, and rich and profound in content. Generally, there are only a dozen or so words, at least a few, and at most no more than twenty. They are catchy and easy to understand and remember, yet they contain extremely essential content. They originated from the long-term life practices of millions of people and were affirmed and passed down after being tested by millions of practices. They are the crystallization of the public's health preservation experience and the textbooks for the word-of-mouth transmission of health preservation experience among the people. Food therapy is better than medicine. Ginseng has nine tonics, while rice has ten. Food therapy is better than medicine. Food and medicine share the same origin. Food is the king of medicines. A good doctor can treat serious illness with food. Everyone in the world talks about the long years, but they don't realize that the long years are right before their eyes. I have to follow the simple Dharma of Qiu and only eat porridge to the immortals. If you don't want to suffer from insomnia, cook porridge with white lotus. When the heart blood and qi are insufficient, longan is stewed into rice porridge. Radish and small ginseng, eating them regularly can make you energetic. Eating radishes, scallions and ginger regularly doesn't require a doctor's prescription. Eating radishes and drinking tea regularly will prevent you from getting medicine from a doctor. Eating radishes, drinking hot tea, the doctor changed his profession to holding a rake. On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the doctor held his hand. Every family eats radishes. Where does the disease come from? Radishes have anti-cancer properties, bring good fortune and eliminate disasters. Radish greens are free of charge. They are better at stopping diarrhea and dysentery than coptis chinensis. Radishes, dried ginger and pears are effective and inexpensive for treating coughs. There's no need to ask about eating more celery; it can easily lower blood pressure. Cucumbers are fresh, crisp and sweet. Eating them regularly can beautify one's complexion. Eating the ten-month eggplant starved the doctor to death. Eating more rice cooked with purple eggplants can help recover from jaundice and hepatitis faster. Eating more tomatoes is nutritious, making you look young and less prone to diseases. Carrots and small ginseng, when eaten regularly, can boost energy. Carrots, with their extraordinary powers, have remarkable effects in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. This is a poem about eating porridge written by Lu You, a great literary figure of the Song Dynasty. The roots and leaves of leeks can disperse blood stasis and promote blood circulation. Salt and vinegar are good for preventing toxins and reducing inflammation, while Chinese chives can nourish the kidneys and warm the knees and waist. Qinglong Baihu Decoction, good health for Throat diseases. It is said that olives are the "green dragon" for treating throat diseases and radishes are the "white tiger". Lotus leaves are used to wrap rice, which are fragrant and can relieve heat. Fresh lotus roots stop bleeding while cooked ones replenish blood. A woman goes without lotus roots for three days, while a man goes without ginger for three days. Mutton can replenish qi and blood and is most suitable for lung deficiency. Garlic is a treasure. Eating it often is good for your health. One fragrance can drive away a hundred odors, and one garlic can kill a hundred bacteria. Just three cloves of garlic can cure dysentery by half. Garlic is not valuable and can prevent meningitis. Garlic is a treasure and has a good anti-cancer effect. If you don't eat ginger for a day, your health won't be good. Ginger stimulates the appetite, garlic detoxifies, and eating radishes regularly strengthens the muscles and bones. A bowl of ginger and sugar soup in winter can dispel wind and cold as well as a magic remedy. Ginger in winter fears no wind or frost. Eat ginger in winter and garlic in summer, and you won't need a doctor's prescription. Having a slice of ginger in the morning is better than having ginseng and deer antler soup. If your nose is blocked, eat some scallions. A bowl of mung bean soup in summer is as effective as a magic cure for detoxification and cooling off. Mung bean sprouts usually help relieve constipation and increase milk production. Red beans benefit the internal organs, detoxify and nourish the body. A piece of melon on a hot day is as good as grasping medicine. Eating some jujubes every day will make you strong and healthy. Eating three jujubes a day keeps you from looking old for life. Red Date and Yinchen Decoction, a good single prescription for liver diseases. Boil 200 grams of red dates and 90 grams of Artemisia capillaris together. Eat the dates and drink the soup. Red dates and celery roots can lower cholesterol. Red Date and Astragalus Decoction, an effective recipe for tonifying blood and nourishing qi. Jujubes mixed with white sugar can be a great help for sleep. Walnut is a treasure in the mountains, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the brain. Eating walnuts regularly can moisturize the skin and blacken the hair. Having a cup of light salt soup in the morning is better than having a doctor wash your intestines. Drinking salt water in the morning is like ginseng soup, and drinking it in the evening is like arsenic. The five grains nourish, the five fruits assist, the five livestock benefit, and the five vegetables fill.