Zou p. traditional chinese medicine, food therapy, and hypertension control: a narrative review of chinese literature. am j chin med. 2016;44:1579–94. cas pubmed google scholar. Abstract. food therapy of traditional chinese medicine aims to maintain balanced nutrition through diet. medical diet therapy, however, is to achieve the balance of yin and yang through the combination of nutrition and medicine. either “food therapy” or “medical diet therapy” aims to keep health, prevent disease, remove illness and slow.
1. introduction. although the origin of tcm remains uncertain, some evidence points to more than 5000 years of history. indeed, some archaeological findings of acupuncture needles and traces of herbal treatments suggest 4000 to 8000 years of existence [1,2]. Yang: stomach. spleen. transforms and transports food into usable food essence. produces blood. opens to the mouth. controls the muscles. responsible for keep the blood in the vessels. emotion: worry (excessive thinking) reference to the spleen in the chinese system also includes the pancreas. Abstract. food therapy of traditional chinese medicine aims to maintain balanced nutrition through diet. medical diet therapy, however, is to achieve the balance of yin and yang through the. Nutrition has a central role in traditional chinese medicine, and apparently dietitians were considered the most important health care practitioners in ancient china. “recipes for food were.
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