药食同源“角药”在养生中的应用

Applying Medicine and Food Homology of “Corner Drugs” For Health Preservation

"药食同源"思想是我国历史悠久的一种传统养生思想,其包括中医学中的食养、食疗和药膳等内容。众所周知,某些药物本身就是食物,如薏苡仁、山楂、大枣等;而另一些食物却具有一定的治疗功能,如花椒、肉桂等。据此,文中概述了药食同源的四组"角药"在养生中的应用,意在对中医药者在运用药食同源中药辨证防治常见病的探索有所帮助,在普及食疗思想和知识的同时,重在促进我国食疗学的个性化发展。

It is self- evident that the concept of ＂medicine food homology＂ is a traditional health preserving philosophy with long history in China, which contains the diet and the medicinal dishes in the traditional Chinese medicines. As well known, some drugs act as the foods simultaneously, such as coix seed, hawthorn, jujube and the like. On the other hand, the other medicines might have a certain therapeutic function of food, such as pepper, cinnamon and so forth. Therefore, The paper discusses the application of affinal drug and diet of ＂corner drugs＂ in health Preservation. The purpose is that the rationale might help Chinese medicine practitioners explore how to prevent and treat common diseases in people＇ s daily life. It is important to pro- mote the personalized development of Chinese diet in health preservation.