The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes

The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes
Author: Joseph P. Hou
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 848
Release: 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 078902201X

The Healing Power of Chinese Herbs and Medicinal Recipes is an easy-to-follow introduction to the history and fundamentals of traditional Chinese medicine. This useful guide clearly explains the basics of this unique medical system and describes in detail the therapeutic properties and use of 138 medicinal herbs and 101 herbal recipes. The book includes a bibliography, glossary, contact information for herbal dealers and Oriental medicine schools, and an indexed list of 300 commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs and 245 herbal recipes. This comprehensive reference will benefit healthcare practitioners with an interest in using Oriental medicine in addition to anyone who is interested in Chinese herbs or patients for which conventional medicine has offered no relief. To view an excerpt online, find the book on our QuickSearch catalog at www.HaworthPress.com.

The Chinese Medicine Cookbook

The Chinese Medicine Cookbook
Author: Stacey Isaacs
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2019-08-20
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1641524685

Food is the best medicine—Chinese food therapy is here. Your body is a temple—honor and heal it with nourishing foods. The Chinese Medicine Cookbook is your introduction to traditional Chinese food therapy—and how to prepare your daily meals to increase your health and happiness. This practical approach includes the basic information you need to personalize your diet through every season. Bring traditional Chinese medicine fundamentals of balance—yin and yang—to the flavors on your plate and the energies in your body. With easy-to-find ingredients and helpful tips, you'll master recipes like Roasted Carrot-Ginger Soup, Miso-Honey-Butter Roasted Chicken, Penne with Arugula Pesto, and more. Inside The Chinese Medicine Cookbook, you'll find: Master the basics—Learn the essential philosophies of traditional Chinese medicine from this easy-to-understand introduction. Eat with the seasons—Explore dishes specifically chosen to complement the seasons, with chapters for spring, summer, fall, and winter. 65+ delicious recipes—Enjoy a variety of nourishing foods and beverages for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack time, and dessert. The Chinese Medicine Cookbook will put joy on your table (and into your spirit) for every meal.

Chinese Herbs with Common Foods

Chinese Herbs with Common Foods
Author: Henry C. Lu
Publisher: Kodansha Amer Incorporated
Total Pages: 289
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9784770020741

This text provides explanations of the effects of Chinese herbal formulas, how to prepare them and how their properties can be enhanced through combinations with everyday foods.

Healing Herbal Soups

Healing Herbal Soups
Author: Rose Cheung
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-09-28
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1982176113

Soothe your soul and boost your immunity with these easy and delicious soup recipes that incorporate Traditional Chinese Medicine. Combining the trends of culinary medicine and seasonal eating and adding a dash of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Healing Herbal Soups is the first book of its kind to focus on boosting immunity and weathering the seasons, by a mother-daughter, Chinese-American duo. Rose and Genevieve have been making Chinese herbal soups in their kitchens all their lives. They made broths to help their bodies adapt to the seasons, and now, for the first time, they’re translating these traditional recipes—all of which have been vetted by Dr. Shiu Hon Chui, a preeminent TCM doctor, researcher, and professor—into English. Healing Herbal Soups provides a complete herbal encyclopedia and more than fifty tasty recipes—with full-color photographs—that mix herbs with meat and vegetables to create healing broths. These easy-to-follow recipes are here for you whenever you feel unwell, or if you’re just looking to add healthy soups to your weekly meal rotation. Armed with an introduction to TCM and special sections on tea, ginger, and ginseng, as well, at last, you can feel less dependent on Western concoctions of drugs and chemicals, and start using traditional Chinese herbs right in the comfort of your own home.

Recipes from the Herbalist's Kitchen

Recipes from the Herbalist's Kitchen
Author: Brittany Wood Nickerson
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2017-06-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1612126901

Author and herbalist Brittany Wood Nickerson understands that food is our most powerful medicine. In Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen she reveals how the kitchen can be a place of true awakening for the senses and spirit, as well as deep nourishment for the body. With in-depth profiles of favorite culinary herbs such as dill, sage, basil, and mint, Nickerson offers fascinating insights into the healing properties of each herb and then shares 110 original recipes for scrumptious snacks, entrées, drinks, and desserts that are specially designed to meet the body’s needs for comfort, nourishment, energy, and support through seasonal changes. Foreword INDIES Gold Award Winner IACP Cookbook Awards Finalist

The Healing Cuisine of China

The Healing Cuisine of China
Author: Zhuo Zhao
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Total Pages: 298
Release: 1998-11
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780892817788

Features more than 300 authentic Chinese recipes, ranging from simple preparations to cure specific ailments to traditional "longevity banquets". The authors explain the underlying theories behind traditional Chinese beliefs about health and reconcile these ancient beliefs with Western medical knowledge about bacteria, viruses, and other causes of disease. Includes a complete fitness program on the popular Chinese qi gong exercises. 14 b&w photos.

Chinese Healing Foods

Chinese Healing Foods
Author: Rosa Ross
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1998-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0671527991

Studies the healing power of food and includes sixty recipes for traditional Chinese dishes believed to heal a variety of illnesses.

Your Guide to Health with Foods & Herbs

Your Guide to Health with Foods & Herbs
Author: Zhang Yifang
Publisher: Shanghai Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-04-10
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781602201217

Choosing the foods and herbs that are right for you is essential to achieving and maintaining good health. Over thousands of years, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has accumulated knowledge about using foods and herbs therapeutically, providing a natural way to boost energy and immunity, extend longevity, enhance beauty, reduce toxins, regulate mood and treat other health conditions, externally and internally. This book will help you put the wisdom of TCM to use, guiding you with case studies, treatment details, recipes and illustrations. Inside you'll find practical and easy-to-understand information about: Assessing your body constitution The features of food according to TCM Customizing your selection of foods and herbs Using food to treat or prevent health problems Improving your appearance and mental outlook This book also features a handy chapter on nearly 90 functional foods and herbs. Arranged alphabetically, with quick facts and photos, this resource will help you plan your strategy for healthy living by using foods and plants specifically suited for your body, lifestyle and goals. Let TCM help you better understand your body and show you how to make the choices that are best for you!