{"id":8426,"date":"2012-09-16T18:42:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T22:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=8426"},"modified":"2012-09-17T00:13:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T04:13:35","slug":"tcm-food-therapy-tcm-food-therapy-for-dryness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=8426","title":{"rendered":"TCM Food Therapy – TCM Food Therapy For Dryness"},"content":{"rendered":"

[TCM Food Therapy<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n

TCM Food Therapy For Dryness<\/span><\/h1>\n

by Dr. Helen Hu<\/span><\/h2>\n

Skin Dryness and mucosa Dryness may cause many physical and emotional discomforts. \u00a0The Dryness can be from using air conditioning and \/ or frequently using rubbing alcohol on the skin. But, keep in mind, that Dryness can be one of the indicators or a symptom of an underlying internal health problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

If there is an underlying internal reason that causes Dryness, a simple external lotion cannot ensure an optimal treatment. Both Western medicine and TCM can offer treatment options for the underlying conditions that contribute to the Dryness.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, TCM food therapy is an option for naturally treating and preventing dryness and to ensure a beautiful skin that most medications are unable to promise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Factors Causing Dryness<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Seasonal: The autumn season has characteristics of Dryness especially with the start of the cool down of the temperatures and less humidity.\u00a0 It is suggested to not eat too much pungent food. Eat foods that will help the body to retain moisture and preserve energy.\u00a0 Such as sesame seeds, honey, sweet rice, fresh fruits, including pineapple and add more sour tasting food to conserve body energy.\u00a0 Digestion system problems can be prevalent in the autumn. It is the season to start to take some supplements and herbs to strengthen the body<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Foods: hot spices, jalape\u00f1o pepper, strong alcohol, garlic, onion, ginger and other hot spices.\u00a0 Certain meats: lamb and deer meat.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Age: peri-menopausal\u00a0and menopause and aging. Irregular menstrual cycle results from various disorders or drugs that disrupt any part of the complex hormonal regulation. It may manifest as excess body hair, headaches, hot flashes, skin dryness and vaginal dryness.<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Health conditions: endocrine disease and some autoimmune disease:<\/span><\/p>\n

Sj\u00f6gren’s syndrome is characterized by excessive dryness of the eyes, mouth, and other mucous membranes. Hypothyroidism, kidney failure<\/span><\/p>\n

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a rare, chronic disorder characterized by degenerative changes and scarring in the skin, joints, and internal organs and by blood vessel abnormalities \u00a0\u00a0Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eye) is dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Other conditions include: sunburn, allergies; chemical contact to skin, chronic dermatitis. Dermatitis (eczema) and psoriasis is inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, causing itching, blisters, redness, swelling, and often oozing, scabbing, and scaling.<\/span><\/p>\n

TCM believes that Dryness syndrome — no matter what is the causes — is classified by Western medicine as: inner dryness syndrome. It is most related to the Liver and Kidney with lack of Blood and Vital Fluid (not simply water).\u00a0 This leads to an overly imbalanced warmness, in TCM terms: Liver and Kidney yin deficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prevention of Dryness<\/span><\/p>\n

Foods that assist in rejuvenating the skin and mucus and adding more vital fluid include porridge, soy bean milk, carrots, water chestnuts, pears, and honey. And some dry but soft food such potato family: sweet potato, yam, taro, potato and roots of some categories, beans and bananas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Food Therapy for Dryness<\/span><\/p>\n

For Kidney and Liver yin deficiency:<\/span><\/p>\n

Black and Silver Mushroom (Tremela Fuciformis Fructifation) Dessert<\/span><\/p>\n

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Black Fungus Mushroom <\/p><\/div>\n

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Silver (White) Fungus Mushroom <\/p><\/div>\n

Black and silver mushroom, 10 g each soak in water till open and soft<\/p>\n

Crystal rocky sugar 20 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Add all ingredients together in a small bowl with water, steam for at least one hour<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: Consume one serving twice a day, every other day.<\/span>
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Black sesame paste<\/span><\/p>\n

Ground black sesame seed powder: 30g<\/span><\/p>\n

Spring rice 100g<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooked in water to make porridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: Serve for breakfast and with dinner<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lilly bulb and rice porridge<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lily Bulb <\/p><\/div>\n

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Lily bulb (if using the dried form, soak in water till soft) 50g<\/span><\/p>\n

Shen Di Huang : (Rehmannia Root, Fresh) 30g Spring rice 100g<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking: cook Rehmannia root in water for 30-45 minutes first, use the herb juice only to cook riche and lily bulb to make porridge.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Intake: Serve for breakfast and with dinner <\/span><\/p>\n

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Shen Di Huang <\/p><\/div>\n

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Black Walnut tea<\/span><\/p>\n

Black walnuts with crystal raw sugar equal amount.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crush both ingredients to powder.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: use boiling water, pour over it to make drink, drink three times per day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ya Li Pear <\/p><\/div>\n

Pear dessert<\/p>\n

One large asian pear (Ya li pear)\u00a0 (cut into pieces)<\/span><\/p>\n

Zhi mu(Anemarrhena Rhizome): 10g<\/span><\/p>\n

Pang da hai(Sterculia (Boat) Seed ): 5 pieces<\/span><\/p>\n

Crystal rock sugar 30g<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking: boil the pear and herbs in water together. After the pear becomes soft, add the sugar, cook till the sugar is solved.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: drink the juice as tea and eat the pear. Once a day, 7 days as a course of treatment.\u00a0 (better for dry throat, and dry coughing and dry skin)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Duck with sha shen (Glehnia Radix) soup<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shan Shen (Glehnia Radix) <\/p><\/div>\n

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<\/span>Duck meat: 200g (cut into small pieces)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sha shen : 50g\u00a0 (soak in water for 30-45 minutes till open and soft)<\/span><\/p>\n

Spices desire (not too hot spices)<\/span><\/p>\n

Fine salt<\/span><\/p>\n

Put duck meat and sha shen\u00a0 in pot with water. Bring it to a boil until duck meat becomes very tender, then add spices and salt before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: drink the soup, eat both the duck and sha shen. Once a week for 4 weeks as a course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

When there is more warmness and feeling of hot in the body, people have low grade fever, losing weight, dry throat without improvement by drinking water, dryness eye, skin, hair and nails. Some might have joint pain, and deformity of joint (like Rheumatoid arthritis) :<\/span><\/p>\n

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Turnip and honey drink\u00a0 Shan shen ( Glehnia Radix)<\/span><\/p>\n

white turnip: 500g ( almost 1.25 bls)<\/span><\/p>\n

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instruction: juicing turnip, then add honey 50g together. Add a little warm water and drink as a tea,<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: twice a day for 70 days as course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sha shen(Glehnia Radix ) mung bean soup<\/span><\/p>\n

Mung bean:\u00a0 200g<\/span><\/p>\n

Lean pork: 200 g (cut into small pieces)<\/span><\/p>\n

Sha shen (Glehnia Radix )\u00a0 :\u00a0 20g<\/span><\/p>\n

Bai Mao gen(Wooly Grass Rhizome ): 250g<\/span><\/p>\n

Xin ren (Apricot Kernel): 10g<\/span><\/p>\n

Instruction: cook all ingredients together with water in pot, bring to boil. Then cook at low temperature until the mung beans open and the meat falls apart. Then add salt and mild spices before serving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake:\u00a0 drink the soup and eat the mung beans, pork and apricot kernel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once every other day. it can be take for long time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Restore dry skin drink<\/span><\/p>\n

Asian pear juice: fresh sugar cane juice: milk: honey = 1:1:1.5:0.2<\/span><\/p>\n

Mix it together, and bring it boil.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bai mao gen (Wooly Grass Rhizome )<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bai Mao Gen (Wooly Grass Rhizome) <\/p><\/div>\n

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Intake: one glass, twice a day in the morning and night. It can be take as long as one can.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Silver mushroom skin moisture soup:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chuan Bei Mu <\/p><\/div>\n

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Silver mushroom: 15 g (soak in water till soft)<\/span><\/p>\n

Apricot kernel: 15 g<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular date: 3 pieces<\/span><\/p>\n

Lean pork meat: cut into thin piece<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking: put all ingredients together in a pan with water, bring to a boil first, then cook at a low temperature until the meat falls apart and is tender. Then add mild spices and salt. Serve<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake:\u00a0 drink the soup and eat the meat, mushrooms, date and apricot. Intake it along with meal as soup<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mulberry leaf tea<\/span><\/p>\n

Mulberry leaf: 10g<\/span><\/p>\n

Apricot kernel 5g<\/span><\/p>\n

Sha shen(Glehnia Radix ): 15g<\/span><\/p>\n

Chuang bei mu (Fritillaria (Tendrilled) Bulb): 3g<\/span><\/p>\n

Peel from Asia pear: 15g<\/span><\/p>\n

Cooking: cooking all the herbs together with water for 30-45 minutes. The add honey<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: drink the tea two glasses per day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carrot\u00a0 and water chestnut soup<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dan Zhu Ye <\/p><\/div>\n

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carrot: 250g<\/span><\/p>\n

water chestnut 250g<\/span><\/p>\n

dried licorice : 25g<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan Shu ye\u00a0 (Lopatherum Stem and Leaves ): 25g<\/span><\/p>\n

Fresh sugar cane juice: 500g<\/span><\/p>\n

Add everything together in a pot and bring it to boil. Then cook at low temperature for 2 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Intake: drink the soup, eat the carrot and water chestnut as part of meal once a day for 7 days as course of treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Helen Hu<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Hu, originally from Beijing China, has studied Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since the age of 12. A Cardiologist and Practitioner of integrated medicine for 9 years.\u00a0She immigrated to the United States in 1991. In 1997 Dr. Hu passed the \u201cUnited States Licensing Medical Exam\u201d while simultaneously obtaining her Oriental Medical Degree (OMD).\u00a0Dr. Hu is a specialist in Herbal medicine, nationally licensed in Acupuncture and has a Philosophy of life structured around Oriental traditions. She utilizes her expertise in these treatments along with a passion and wisdom for Longevity to treat a variety of health conditions.\u00a0 You can find more information.\u00a0 To find more information about her, go to http:\/\/www.omdweb.net\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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