1 day Ago By Naiwen Hu
In a pinch, certain natural foods in our kitchen can offer immediate “first-aid” assistance. This article will introduce handy ways to use common foods such as green onions, ginger, and chives. These delicious recipes can help you eliminate colds, aches, stones, motion sickness, and other minor ailments.
Sun Simiao, an eminent traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner, once said: “A doctor should know the source of the disease, and once known, treat from daily diet first. If food therapy fails, then seek help from medicine.” This means food therapy should be the first-line treatment for a disease, and only when that is exhausted should we seek help from drugs.
TCM advocates, “Medicinal supplements are not as good as dietary supplements.” In ancient times, a traditional herbal remedy called scallion and fermented soybean soup was used to promote sweating and treat colds. The recipe involved boiling green onions and fermented soybeans into a soup or cooking them with rice to make a porridge.
Add scallions and ginger to soup or cook in a light porridge. It can quickly relieve nasal congestion, warm the body, and even ease muscle aches caused by colds. Scallion and Chicken Soup 2.
5 cups water 1 1⁄4 cups chicken thigh 1⁄4 cup chopped scallions A few ginger slices Salt to taste Chinese Chives Promote Blood Circulation TCM divides natural foods into three categories: cold, hot, and warm. Cold foods can cool the body, while hot foods have the opposite effect. This way, body temperature can be balanced by eating appropriate amounts of cold and hot foods.
While teaching in the United States, I met a man who felt dizzy and nauseous after visiting an amusement park. I recommended a TCM remedy: a decoction made with fresh ginger, Poria mushrooms, and Pinellia. He followed the prescription, boiled the herbs at home, and after drinking it, his symptoms improved.
Poria and Pinellia can be purchased at Chinese medicine shops. Ginger and Sweet Potato Soup for Menstrual Pain Simple TCM and dietary interventions can be handy for minor ailments. Before visiting a doctor for a cold or minor aches and pains, consider turning to your kitchen first.
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