Medicated diets,a health regimen that integrates the medicinalproperties of herbs with the nutritional benefits of food,aredesigned to facilitate health maintenance and disease prevention,following the principles of T...Medicated diets,a health regimen that integrates the medicinalproperties of herbs with the nutritional benefits of food,aredesigned to facilitate health maintenance and disease prevention,following the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine in dietarypreparation.The concept of medicated diets is deeply rooted inhuman civilization.According to Zhou Li Tian Guan,as early asthe Zhou Dynasty(256 BC–11th century),royal physicians weredivided into four distinct specializations,with dietetic physiciansranked foremost.These physicians were responsible for managingthe dietary health of the emperor and empress,highlighting thecritical role of diet in health maintenance,which marks the formative stage of the medicated diet concept.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82274053 and 82325049)the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project of China Academy of Chinese MedicalSciences(CI2021A04001)the CACMS Innovation Fund(CI2023E002 and CI2023D001).
文摘Medicated diets,a health regimen that integrates the medicinalproperties of herbs with the nutritional benefits of food,aredesigned to facilitate health maintenance and disease prevention,following the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine in dietarypreparation.The concept of medicated diets is deeply rooted inhuman civilization.According to Zhou Li Tian Guan,as early asthe Zhou Dynasty(256 BC–11th century),royal physicians weredivided into four distinct specializations,with dietetic physiciansranked foremost.These physicians were responsible for managingthe dietary health of the emperor and empress,highlighting thecritical role of diet in health maintenance,which marks the formative stage of the medicated diet concept.