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About Chinese Tranditional Treatment
Food treatment is a uniquely Chinese method of healing, mainly by gathering parts of plants or animals that are found in nature and combining different plants and animals to treat certain ailments. This sounds amazing. This method does not work as fast as treating directly with pills, which usually take months or even years to have an effect, but it can change the constitution and increase the immune system. Chinese medicine has existed since primitive times, when the ancient people of China tried various plants and animals and then looked at the reactions of their bodies to determine the specific effects of these plants and animals. Chinese medicine carries with it the experience and theoretical knowledge of the ancient Chinese people in their struggle against disease, which through long practice was certified and eventually developed into the current system of Chinese medicine.
For Example
[1] Tai Chi
In China, children are taught from an early age the properties of different foods. For example watermelon, seafood is cold and chillies, wolfberries red dates etc. are hot, when a person feels cold from time to time and has frequent colds, this means that the person may have a deficiency of yang energy, then the body can be improved by eating more hot foods in their daily life.
Two ways to get more hair
Black beans are simple to use and relatively popular. Black beans are mainly about promoting bowel movement and increasing the metabolic capacity of the digestive system. It is gentle and tonifies the liver and kidneys. Black beans have a lot of protein and have the effect of slipping intestinal Qi more often.
[2] Black beans
Usage: Usually fried black beans or boiled black beans. When cooked, soak in vinegar and honey etc. to make vinegar beans and eat a few daily
Effects: Regulates the intestines and stomach, promotes the metabolism of the digestive system and detoxifies the skin. Acts on the body to restore appetite, normalize bowel movements, improve skin tone, accelerate hair growth.
Black sesame is one of the milder of the ingredients. It can be combined with any food and is also used in various recipes. Sesame oil is also one of the foods used for hair growth
[3] Black sesame
In ancient China it was even used to apply to the bare scalp to treat hair loss and to prevent the epidermis from drying out and cracking. Sesame seeds are one of the ingredients that contain the largest variety of nutrients and contain unsaturated fatty acids.
Usage: Black sesame seeds are taken mainly fried with salt and sugar, one spoonful at a time.
Effects: A spoonful or two of black sesame seeds a day can solve nutritional deficiencies.
The market size of Chinese herbal medicine
101.8 billion yuan in 2017
124.6 billion yuan in 2018
expected 170.8 billion yuan in 2022
over 200 billion yuan in 2024
average annual compound growth of nearly 10%, with a large market demand and recognized value.
1.07 billion visits to Chinese medicine category in 2018, and there is a significant upward trend year by year.
41.4% of the respondents: to be very effective
57.5% considered them to be of average efficacy
only 1.1% considered them to be of poor efficacy
Users who choose Chinese herbal medicine, with university (undergraduate and specialist) education and above account for more than 80%. [4]
These figures show that young people of today increasingly identify with TCM and food therapy and they believe that they can become healthier through this traditional diet. This is both an inheritance of traditional Chinese culture and a development of eating habits. It is believed that in the future more young people will become involved and join the path of Chinese and food therapy.
Some amazing data
Participation in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Qingdao Health and Welfare Commission has learned that Qingdao City has promoted the full participation of Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of New Coronary Pneumonia (NCP), and achieved good results. As of 24:00 on February 24, Qingdao had a total of 60 confirmed cases, with a 100% TCM participation rate in treatment, 38 cases cured and discharged, a 63.3% cure rate, and a 96.7% TCM participation rate in cure and symptom improvement. [5]
