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March 02, 2022
Beef (Niú ròu - 牛肉)
Beef is the culinary name for meat from cattle (Bos taurus).
In prehistoric times, humans hunted aurochs and later domesticated them. Since that time, numerous breeds of cattle have been bred specifically for the quality or quantity of their meat. Today, beef is the third most widely consumed meat in the world, after pork and poultry. As of 2018, the United States, Brazil, and China were the largest producers of beef.
Based on TCM, beef can be used to supplements qi and blood, supplements stomach and spleen, strengthens yang, strengthens sinews, muscles and bones.
The preparation methods of beef are boiled, steamed, fried/roasted, or in soup.
Beef contains protein, fat, vitamin B1 and B2, calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
Some indications that can be reduced by beef are:
* Qi and blood vacuity: lack of strength, weakness in knees and legs, spontaneous sweating, emaciation,
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February 18, 2022
Black Beans
Based on Traditional Herbal Medicine, black beans can be used for:
- tonifying the kidneys
- relieving low back and knee pain
- nourishing the skin and muscles
- clearing heat
- relieving toxicity
- nourishing blood
- clears the vision
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February 16, 2022
Pineapple (菠萝 – Bō luó)
The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries. The introduction of the pineapple to Europe in the 17th century made it a significant cultural icon of luxury. Since the 1820s, pineapple has been commercially grown in greenhouses and many tropical plantations.
Pineapples grow as a small shrub; the individual flowers of the unpollinated plant fuse to form a multiple fruit. The plant is normally propagated from the offset produced at the top of the fruit, or from a side shoot, and typically mature within a year.
Based on TCM, pineapple can be used to disperses summer heat, creates body fluids, thirst quenching, diuretic, and promotes digestion.
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February 02, 2022
Grape (Pú táo - 葡萄)
The Middle East is generally described as the homeland of grape and the cultivation of this plant began there 6,000–8,000 years ago. Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the discovery of alcoholic drinks such as wine. The earliest archeological evidence for a dominant position of wine-making in human culture dates from 8,000 years ago in Georgia.
Based on TCM, grape can be used to:
* Flesh: creates body fluids, and relieves thirst.
* Peel: transforms phlegm, down bears qi and disperses digestive obstructions.
Grape contains vitamin C, beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, and amaroids (bitters).
Some indications that can be reduced by grape are:
* Stomach yin vacuity: restlessness, thirst, following excessive alcohol consumption.
* Stomach qi upbearing counterflow: nausea, vomiting, stomach aches, diarrhea, and digestive obstruction.
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January 23, 2022
Malt
Malt is germinated cereal grain that has been dried in a process known as "malting". The grain is made to germinate by soaking in water and is then halted from germinating further by drying with hot air.
Malting grain develops the enzymes (α-amylase, β-amylase) required for modifying the grains' starches into various types of sugar, including monosaccharide glucose, disaccharide maltose, trisaccharide maltotriose, and higher sugars called maltodextrines.
Based on TCM, malt can be used to warms and supplements center burner, moistens the lung, cough-relieving, removes dryness, relieves cramps and acute pain conditions, creates body fluids, and detoxifies.
The preparation methods of malt are as syrup or powder, dissolve in water, as powder or decoction.
Malt contains maltose, vitamin B, and iron.
Some indications that can be reduced by malt are:
* Stomach and s
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