Medical care, drugs and food are derived from the same roots in TCM. More than 1400 years ago, there was first “Diet Therapy” in Qianjin Yaofang (Valuable Prescriptions for Ready Reference), an a book written in Song Dynasty. Then, many literatures oics were published oer the other. “Food Therapy” is ud to prerve people''s health, while “Dietary Regimen” is ud to cure dias by diet or food prohibition.
The fun of food therapy, like the pharmacotherapy, is strengthening vital and elimihogenic factor. Food therapy is a subject bad oheory of TCM, bining with “Regimen”、“Treatment” and “Prevention”. So there are veral distinguishiures below.
Derivation from the Theory of TCM
“Food Therapy”, one of the parts of TCM system, is absolutely bad oheory of TCM; its guiding principle is TCM, too, such as the Whole Person, the theories of therapeutic principles bad on syndrome differentiation, the property and flavor of food, and patibility and inpatibility of food.
Medical care, drugs and food are derived from the same roots in TCM. More than 1400 years ago, there was first “Diet Therapy” in Qianjin Yaofang (Valuable Prescriptions for Ready Reference), an a book written in Song Dynasty. Then, many literatures oics were published oer the other. “Food Therapy” is ud to prerve people''s health, while “Dietary Regimen” is ud to cure dias by diet or food prohibition.
The fun of food therapy, like the pharmacotherapy, is strengthening vital and elimihogenic factor. Food therapy is a subject bad oheory of TCM, bining with “Regimen”、“Treatment” and “Prevention”. So there are veral distinguishiures below.