Health Tonics

In the 21st century we are in the era of science and technology which are developing at an amazing speed. A healthy body is becoming ever more important to everyone. So people have begun to show interest in taking food and medicine as tonics.

Sun Simiao, a leading Tang Dynasty doctor, once said, "Food has the function of eliminating evil influences and soothing the vital organs, cultivating one's mind and building up one's strength." He pointed out that taking natural foods or medicines can strengthen muscles and bones, and help a person keep fit. Delicious foods full of nutrition and tonic effects are also topics of interest. This book includes a list of medicated diets following traditional cooking skills using vegetables, fruits, pork and fish, together with popular herbs. The resulting dishes have the function of notifying primordial Qi and building up the body.

Taking "eat for health and eat for beauty" as its guideline, this book offers a series of tonic recipes. Both food and medicine supplement each other to build up health for both old and young, and especially the function of beauty treatment for women.

This book is published in bilingual format. Foreign friends who are interested in Chinese cuisine may be confident that they too can become skilled chefs in the tradition of Chinese cuisine.