Basic concepts of traditional Chinese medicine dietotherapy

1. Food properties: Chinese medicine believes that food has four properties: cold, hot and cold, as well as five flavors (sour, sweet, bitter, pungent and salty) and taste characteristics.

2. The principle of dietotherapy: Chinese dietotherapy emphasizes "different from person to person", and different dietotherapy schemes are formulated according to different factors such as physique, illness, season and region.

3. Dietotherapy methods: Chinese medicine dietotherapy methods include dietotherapy conditioning, health care, intervention treatment and other different levels.

4. Effect of dietotherapy: Chinese dietotherapy has a significant effect on regulating body function, promoting health, preventing diseases and assisting treatment.

5. Dietotherapy ingredients: Traditional Chinese medicine dietotherapy emphasizes natural, green and high-quality ingredients, including coarse grains, vegetables, fruits, meat, seafood and bean products.

6. Dietotherapy conditioning: Chinese medicine dietotherapy regulates food by matching different ingredients, condiments and cooking methods, thus achieving different dietotherapy purposes.