1、Medicated Diet(药膳)Some recipes 4 1 History 2 The characteristics 3 catalogue What is medicated diet What is medicated diet Chinese medicated diet is not a simple combination of food and Chinese drugs,but a special highly finished diet made from Chinese drugs,food and condiments under the theoretical
2、 guidance of diet preparation based on differentiation of symptoms and signs of traditional Chinese medicine.It has not only the efficiency of medicine but also the delicacy of food,and can be used to prevent and cure diseases,build up ones health and prolong ones life.Chinese medicated diet has beg
3、un to go abroad.Medicated cans,health-care drinks and medicated wine made from traditional Chinese medicine have been sold at the international market.Chinese medicated diet will make contributions to the health of the people all over the world.第 6 页 February March April May The ancient legend“Shenn
4、ong Tastes a Hundred Grasses“(神农尝百草)shows that early in remote antiquity the Chinese nation began to explore the function of food Royal doctors were divided into four kinds.One of them was dietetic doctors who were in charge of the emperors health care and health preservation,preparing medicated die
5、ts for him.And several medicated diet prescriptions has been recorded.After a long-term practice,the theory of medicated diet appeared,resulting the rapid development of the medicated diet.Due to lots of monograph with both theory and practice,medicated diet became a independent discipline.Jue 2The
6、germination period(3000BC 400 BC)3The development period(400 BC200 AD)4The formation period(200ADnow)1.The ignorant period(5000 years ago)History The characteristics 1 Laying Stress on the Whole and Selecting Medicated Diet on the Basis of Differential Diagnosis(注重整体，辩证施食)2.Suitable for both Prevent
7、ion and Treatment,and Outstanding in Effect.(防治兼宜，效果显著)3.Good in Taste and Convenient for Taking(良药 可口，服食方便)1 2 3 Some recipes Lotus-seed tea（莲子茶）Ingredients:30 lotus seeds and a little salt Directions:Decoct the seeds in water and add a little salt.Drink each night before sleep.Effects:It strengthe
8、ns the heart and relaxes the nerves.1 For a good sleep Walnut and sesame pills（核桃芝麻丸）Ingredients:50g of walnut kernels,30g of sesame,and 80g of mulberry leaves Directions:Grind the ingredients into pills.Each pill should weight three grams.Take three pills twice a day.Effects:The pills will cure ins
9、omnia and improve memory.Banana-oatmeal porridge（香蕉燕麦粥）Ingredients:Five banana,skim milk,300g of oatmeal,and 100g of raisins Directions:Stew the ingredients.Eat each morning.Effects:It moistens the skin and reduces wrinkles.2For beauty Tremella-cherry（银耳樱桃羹）Ingredients:50g of tremellas,30g of cherri
10、es,sweet-scented osmanthus and crystal sugar.Directions:Stew the crystal sugar until it melts,add the tremellas and stew for 10 minutes.Add the cherries and osmanthus and continue to stew until boiling.Effects:It nourishes the blood,and whiten and softens the skin.Tea of cassia and roots of figworts
11、（桂皮玄参茶）Ingredients:6g of cassia,roots of figworts and tea Directions:Mix 6g of cassia,roots of figworts and tea.Simmer,serve once a day.Effects:It cleans the liver and brighten the eyes.Women who frequently use a computer should drink this often,to care for their eyes 3 For better health candied gin
12、ger,jujube and longan(蜜饯姜枣龙眼)Ingredients：250g of longan,250g of jujube,250g of honey and an appropriate amount of ginger juice Directions:Put longan arils and jujubes in a pot and add just the right amount of water to heat them over a strong fire to boiling point,then change to a gentle fire until c
13、ontent is 70%done;add ginger juice and mix them thoroughly;on heating until the content is well done.Take it out from the pot and let it cool.Then,put it in a bottle and seal the bottle.Take it three times a day,eating 6 to 8 longan arils and 6 to 8 jujube each time.Effects:Invigorating the functions of the spleen and stomach,and replenishing the heart and blood.THANK YOU
