神秘的五行 － 五行与食物养生学 (English Translation)
Ancients correlate the five elements or wu xing with the four seasons or si ji, five flavors or wu wei, five smells or wu chou; constructing a traditional diet remedy to prolong life. Food is further classified as below:
Edible plants parts correlates to wu xing as follow:
The human body has different dietary needs as the season changes, therefore the intake of food should reflect its adjustment. Spring and its vitality correlates to wood, the intake of sweet food should increase and that of sour food decreased. A wood plant, wheat and fire poultry, sheep should be eaten as growth is promoted by cohabitation of wood and fire. Summer and its humidity correlates to fire, the intake of pungent food should increase and that of sweet food decreased. Water plant, garlic should be eaten as cold water can dispense heat stroke. Wood poultry, chicken should be taken as its flesh can replenish energy. Summer-autumn correlates to earth. Water plant, millet and earth poultry, cow should be eaten to strengthen the stomach and spleen against humidity. Autumn and its dryness correlates to metal, the intake of sour food should increase and that of pungent food decreased. Sour based wheat and dog should be eaten to balance out metal qi. Winter correlates to water, the intake of bitter food should increase and that of salty food decreased. Heat accumulated in the previous seasons should be dissipated while heat should also be gained against the frigidity, thus fire plant, bean and water poultry, pig should be ingested.
酸入肝，辛入肺，苦入心，甘入脾，咸入肾。Over consumption of salty food leads to strong kidney or water qi and weak heart or fire qi, causing craziness, vomiting of blood. Over consumption of pungent food leads to strong lung or metal qi and weak liver or wood qi, causing depression and blindness. Over consumption of sweet food leads to strong spleen or earth qi, weak lidney or water qi, causing floatiness, painful waist and back. Over consumption of bitter food leads to strong heart or fire qi, weak lung or metal qi, causing hypnosis and coughing. Over consumption of sour food leads to strong liver or wood qi and weak spleen or earth qi, causing indigestion and deafness. All of the requirements are verified by the inter-reacting correlation between the characteristics of wu zang, wu wei and wu xing. Therefore, liver disease should abstain from spicy food, heart disease from salty food, spleen disease from bitter food, kidney from sweet food. Earth food items such as glutinuous rice, beef are suitable for lung patients. Fire food items such as wheat, lamb are suitable for heart patients. Metal or water food items such as broad beans, pork are suitable for kidney patients. Wood and metal food items such as millet, dog meat are suitable for liver patients. Liver or wood, heart or fire, kidney or water are enhanced by their respective correlated food while spleen or earth and lung or metal is enhanced by their generative element's correlated food.
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Edible plants parts correlates to wu xing as follow:
The human body has different dietary needs as the season changes, therefore the intake of food should reflect its adjustment. Spring and its vitality correlates to wood, the intake of sweet food should increase and that of sour food decreased. A wood plant, wheat and fire poultry, sheep should be eaten as growth is promoted by cohabitation of wood and fire. Summer and its humidity correlates to fire, the intake of pungent food should increase and that of sweet food decreased. Water plant, garlic should be eaten as cold water can dispense heat stroke. Wood poultry, chicken should be taken as its flesh can replenish energy. Summer-autumn correlates to earth. Water plant, millet and earth poultry, cow should be eaten to strengthen the stomach and spleen against humidity. Autumn and its dryness correlates to metal, the intake of sour food should increase and that of pungent food decreased. Sour based wheat and dog should be eaten to balance out metal qi. Winter correlates to water, the intake of bitter food should increase and that of salty food decreased. Heat accumulated in the previous seasons should be dissipated while heat should also be gained against the frigidity, thus fire plant, bean and water poultry, pig should be ingested.
酸入肝，辛入肺，苦入心，甘入脾，咸入肾。Over consumption of salty food leads to strong kidney or water qi and weak heart or fire qi, causing craziness, vomiting of blood. Over consumption of pungent food leads to strong lung or metal qi and weak liver or wood qi, causing depression and blindness. Over consumption of sweet food leads to strong spleen or earth qi, weak lidney or water qi, causing floatiness, painful waist and back. Over consumption of bitter food leads to strong heart or fire qi, weak lung or metal qi, causing hypnosis and coughing. Over consumption of sour food leads to strong liver or wood qi and weak spleen or earth qi, causing indigestion and deafness. All of the requirements are verified by the inter-reacting correlation between the characteristics of wu zang, wu wei and wu xing. Therefore, liver disease should abstain from spicy food, heart disease from salty food, spleen disease from bitter food, kidney from sweet food. Earth food items such as glutinuous rice, beef are suitable for lung patients. Fire food items such as wheat, lamb are suitable for heart patients. Metal or water food items such as broad beans, pork are suitable for kidney patients. Wood and metal food items such as millet, dog meat are suitable for liver patients. Liver or wood, heart or fire, kidney or water are enhanced by their respective correlated food while spleen or earth and lung or metal is enhanced by their generative element's correlated food.
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The Five-Elements Wellness Plan: A Chinese System for Perfect Health by Barbara Temelie
Product Description
In traditional Chinese medicine, oranges are known to weaken your immune system, bananas cause fatigue, and yogurt doesn't help weight loss. The ancient Five Element Diet (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) describes the foods and preparation methods best suited to each element, the parts of your body most affected, and the healing forces unleashed with each dish. Your eating habits will change simply because you know more about the effects of foods on long life, love, sexual capacity, and prosperity.
From the Back Cover
Improve your health, relieve ailments, and control your weight with the therapeutic Five-Elements Plan. It's a modern adaption of the 3,000-year-old traditional Chinese diet and medical principles that will enable you to choose wholesome foods and preparation methods based on the needs of your own body. This system doesn't require great cooking skills or exotic ingredients, and you won't have to count calories and nutrition values. You'll even be able to select meals at restaurants following these guidelines. Whether you want to prevent colds or enhance vitality, are unhappy with your weight or have trouble concentrating, eat healthfully and with gusto using the Five-Elements Plan.
In traditional Chinese medicine, oranges are known to weaken your immune system, bananas cause fatigue, and yogurt doesn't help weight loss. The ancient Five Element Diet (wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) describes the foods and preparation methods best suited to each element, the parts of your body most affected, and the healing forces unleashed with each dish. Your eating habits will change simply because you know more about the effects of foods on long life, love, sexual capacity, and prosperity.
From the Back Cover
Improve your health, relieve ailments, and control your weight with the therapeutic Five-Elements Plan. It's a modern adaption of the 3,000-year-old traditional Chinese diet and medical principles that will enable you to choose wholesome foods and preparation methods based on the needs of your own body. This system doesn't require great cooking skills or exotic ingredients, and you won't have to count calories and nutrition values. You'll even be able to select meals at restaurants following these guidelines. Whether you want to prevent colds or enhance vitality, are unhappy with your weight or have trouble concentrating, eat healthfully and with gusto using the Five-Elements Plan.
A Spoonful of Ginger : Irresistible Health-Giving Recipes from Asian Kitchens
by Nina Simonds
by Nina SimondsAmazon.com Review
From Publishers Weekly
Diverging from what she believes is the Western tendency to regard food as the "enemy," Asian food authority Simonds (Classic Chinese Cuisine; Asian Noodles) has compiled a cookbook espousing the Asian holistic philosophy of food as a "nurturing, benevolent friend that maintains and restores health." Simonds describes the Chinese holistic approach to food and eating as one that is in sync with the seasons, matched to individual body type and specific developmental periods (infancy through mature adulthood). She also explains how the key concepts of yin and yang are applied to achieve dietary balance and harmony. Divided into soups, seafoods, poultry, meats, vegetables and "neutralizers" (rice, breads and noodles), each of the 200 recipes contains purported therapeutic properties based on traditional Chinese medicine: Spicy Garlic Lobster is recommended for impotence and improving appetite, and Red-Cooked Lamb with Sweet Potatoes will help with general weakness and anemia. Engaging anecdotes and sidebars spoon-feed nuggets of Chinese holistic wisdom (for example, ginger is believed to rid the body of toxins, and duck dishes are prescribed to alleviate dizziness from hypertension). The last three chapters are devoted specifically to "food as medicine," including immune system-fortifiers tofu and soybeans, therapeutic sweet soups (Steamed Asian Pears with Honey and Almonds, for sore throats) and constitutional tonics (Lotus Root Cooler, for detoxifying the liver). Prescribing recipes for wellness in easily palatable prose, Simonds offers a well-researched and practical guide to holistic cooking (and eating) with sensuous, Eastern flair.
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