TCM can benefit your health

What Is TCM
- TCM clinical practice is a healthcare practice that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness using Chinese herbal medicine.
- Its practice is guided by the unique TCM theory of Yin and Yang, Five elements, qi blood and body fluids.

Wellness in TCM
o Maintenance of Yin and Yang
o Maintenance of adequacy
o Maintenance of fluidity
o Proper diet

Principles of Chinese medicine



Heat/yang/阳 - Cold/Yin/阴


COLD
VEGETABLES: Asparagus Bean Sprouts Califlower Celery Chinese Cabbage Chrysanthemum flower
                         Cucumber Dandelion leaf Eggplant Seaweed Snow peas Turnip Water chestnuts
                         White mushroom White peony root
GRAINS: Wheat germ
MEAT: Clam Crab Octopus
SPICES Salt White pepper.
MISC: Soy sauce Sugar cane Tofu
FRUITS: Banana Blueberry Cantaloupe Cranberry Grapefruit Kiwi Lemon Mango Mulberry
               Persimmon Plum Pineapple Rhubarb Tangerine Tomato Watermelon


COOL
VEGETABLES: Alfalfa sprouts Artichoke Bamboo shoots Bitter Gourd Button mushroom
                          Broccoli Cabbage Carrot Lettuce Corn Lotus root Mushrooms Potato
                           Romaine Snow Pea Soybean Sprouts Spinach Swiss chard Tomato
MEAT Duck egg Duck Eggs Fresh water snail. Frog Pork Rabbit
SPICES Cilantro leaf Marjoram Mint Peppermint Tamarind
FRUITS: Apple Avocado Black currant Cherries Fig Lemon Oranges Pear Prunes Strawberries Tangerine GRAINS Barley Buckwheat Millet Wheat Mung bean Soybean
MISC Beer Cheese Green tea Milk Miso soup Oolong Tea Peppermint Sesame oil Yogurt


WARM
VEGETABLES Bell pepper Chive Cooked Tomato Fennel Green bean Green Pepper
                         Kale Kohlrabi Leek Mustard green Onion Oyster mushroom. Parsley Parsnip
                         Pumpkin Scallions Squash Sweet potato Watercress
SWEETENERS Brown sugar Malt sugar Molasses
MISC Black tea Coffee Goats milk Wine Vinegar
MEAT Anchovy Beef Chicken Eel Fresh water fish Ham Lobster Mussels Pig tripe Sheep & goat
           Sheep's milk Shrimp Turkey Venison
SEEDS Black bean Chestnut Lotus seed Pine nut Walnut
SPICES Anise Basil Bay leaf Caraway Carob Clove Coriander Cumin Fennel Fresh ginger
             Jasmine Nutmeg Oregano Rosemary Sage Spearmint Thyme
FRUITS Blackberry Coconut Dates Grapes Hawthorn Kumquat Longan Nectarines
              Pomegranates Raspberry
GRAINS Oats Safflower Glutinous rice


HOT
VEGETABLES Garlic Green onion Raw onions Red pepper
MEAT Deep-fried or grilled meat. Dog. Grass fish. Sparrow meat. Turtle
SPICES Black pepper Cayenne pepper Chili pepper Horseradish/wasabi Mustard
MISC Chocolate Cocoa


Types of deficiency


1. Qi deficiency
Symptoms: a) general lethargy b) Tiredness c) Easy fatigue,


Useful Herbs:
a) Ginseng  b) 黄芪 Astragalus  c) 灵芝 Lingzhi 
d) 白术 Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae  e) 甘草 Licorice


2. Blood deficiency
Symptoms: a) Pallor b) Giddiness c) Peripheral numbness


Useful Herbs:
a) 当归Angelica b) 熟地Rehmannia c) 何首乌 Radix Polygoni Multiflori
d) 龙眼肉longan meat  e) Red Dates


3. Yin deficiency
Symptoms: a) Flushing, malar flushing b) Palpitation c) Insomnia d) Thirst e) Constipation


Useful Herbs:
a) 麦冬Barley Sprout b) 沙参 Glehnia littoralis c) Lycium barbarum


4. Yang Deficiency
Symptoms: a) Cold extremities b) Tiredness c) Spontaneous prespiration.

Useful Herbs:
a) 鹿茸Deer Anthler b) 巴戢天 Radix Morindae Officinalis c) 淫羊霍 Epimedium
d) 杜仲Cortex Eucommiae


Tonifying herbs
Immunoregulatory function (Immunoregulatory = of or relating to the regulation of the immune system)


o Increase total white counts. Eg ginseng, danggui
o Increase ratio of T helper cells eg lingzhi, ginseng, wolfberry fruits
o Anti inflammatory, eg ginseng, licorice, cordyceps



Wolfberry Juemingzi TeaWolfberries help to improve vision and prevent eye disorders.


2g wolfberry (gouqizi)
5g foetid cassia seeds (juemingzi)
2g chrysanthemum (juhua)


Method
- Place all ingredients in a big mug or bowl
- Pour in 250ml of hot water. Steep for 15mins.
- Drink tea fresh or within the day to get the most out of the medicinal properties.
If storage is necessary, place in the refrigerator after cooling. Heat up the tea before consumption.



Sichuan lovage Root Tea with Chinese Angelica

Sichuan lovage root promotes blood circulation and keeps pain at bay.
(serves two)


5g Sichuan lovage root (chuanxiong)
10g Chinese angelica (danggui)


Method
- Place the herbs in a filter bag. Immerse it in 800ml of boiling water for 20mins.
- Let the tea cool before serving.



Lean Meat Soup with Radix Notoginseng
Notoginseng root helps boost blood circulation and lower cholesterol and triglycerides.
(serves two)
15g sliced Radix notoginseng root (sanqi)
20g red dates or honey dates
15g dried longan
300g lean pork or chicken
Salt to taste


Method
- Remove the seeds in the red dates
- Wash the dried ingredients.
- Blanch the lean meat in boiling water for two to three mins.
- Place the lean meat, notoginseng root, dates and longan in a pot.
- Pour in water to about 3cm above the level of the ingredients.
- Bring water to a boil, then turn to low heat and cook for 45mins.
- Add salt to taste.


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