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Basic Introduction to Taixing White FruitTaixing White Fruit is a specialty of Taixing City, Jiangsu Province, and a Chinese national geographical indication product. The product is rich in nutrients and suitable for both medicinal and culinary uses. Regular consumption of Taixing White Fruit can help prevent and treat various diseases such as senile dementia, asthma, phlegm cough, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, frequent urination, and more. Due to its superior quality, Taixing White Fruit has received numerous accolades. Nutritional ValueTaixing White Fruit is rich in nutrients and suitable for both medicinal and culinary uses, and has traditionally been a prestigious dish for hosting guests and a top gift for friends and relatives by the people of Taixing. Taixing White Fruit contains abundant starch, protein, fat, flavonoids, terpenoids, and particularly noteworthy are the various amino acids essential for the human body, including leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, valine, arginine, and histidine which is essential for infants.According to the results of the determination conducted by East China Normal University on the white fruit essential oil developed by Jiangsu River Sea Nano Company using Taixing White Fruit, the unsaturated fatty acid content in Taixing White Fruit essential oil is the highest among similar products, accounting…

This issue features Associate Professor Yu Huiyong from the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, who shares what dietary restrictions to observe after contracting a respiratory illness in winter. After catching a respiratory disease in winter, patients often experience symptoms such as fever, cough, and sore throat. Besides prompt medical treatment, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes certain dietary restrictions to avoid exacerbating the condition. According to Yu Huiyong, first and foremost, spicy foods should be avoided, including chili peppers, leeks, and raw garlic. These can intensify throat pain and worsen coughing. Secondly, greasy and heat-inducing foods like fried dough sticks, fried peanuts, and sunflower seeds should be avoided as they may exacerbate throat pain and coughing. Thirdly, cold and raw foods, such as cold drinks straight from the fridge, unboiled mineral water, and watermelon, should be avoided. When patients have a fever, their digestive functions are weakened, and consuming these cold, cooling foods may cause diarrhea and aggravate coughing. Additionally, beef, mutton, and seafood should be avoided. According to TCM, these are considered “trigger foods” that might worsen fevers and increase coughing and phlegm production. Regarding children infected with respiratory diseases,…

Water is the most fundamental and important component of the human body, the source of life. In a healthy adult, 50% to 70% of body weight is water, and all life and metabolic activities depend on water. Therefore, we often hear people say drink more water when you have a cold, drink more water when you have a cough, drink more water for constipation, or just drink more water in general... But is drinking 8 glasses of water (about 2000 ml) every day really good for health? Dr. Liu Yu, Director of the Spleen and Stomach Diseases Department at the Jiangjin District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Chongqing, explains whether drinking large amounts of water is beneficial to health. What diseases can occur from drinking too much water? Dr. Liu Yu says that according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, the metabolism of fluids is completed through the coordinated action of the digestive system, spleen, lungs, kidneys, and bladder. When water enters the stomach, especially when cold water enters our 37°C body, it requires the transformation of spleen yang and warming of kidney yang. At the same time, under the regulation of lung function, it participates in the body's metabolism. If…

Bronchial asthma, or simply asthma, is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases. Clinically, it is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, with or without chest tightness or cough, which can lead to airway structural changes over time.Surveys show that asthma affects over 260 million people annually and results in more than 450,000 deaths. However, many of these cases are preventable. May 6th, which just passed, marked World Asthma Day this year, themed "Unleashing the Power of Education," emphasizing the need for asthma patients to receive necessary education to better manage and control their condition. Treating asthma is a long-term commitment that requires joint efforts from both healthcare providers and patients to cooperate in treatment and build a line of defense for health. Here are some basic aspects to consider in daily management for asthma patients.Proper Use of Inhalation MedicationsCommon bronchodilator drugs can be administered via inhalation, orally, or intravenously. Compared to other methods, inhalants have advantages such as smaller doses, fewer systemic adverse reactions, rapid onset, and suitability for long-term treatment. Therefore, inhalation medications form the cornerstone of asthma treatment. Asthma patients should master the correct inhalation technique and use them regularly at the frequency…

The apricot kernels are divided into bitter and sweet varieties. NameQinglong Manchu Apricot Kernel Porridge CategorySpecialty Cuisine OriginQinglong Manchu Autonomous County, Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province The Qinglong Manchu apricot kernel porridge uses apricot kernels, which are divided into bitter and sweet varieties. Bitter apricot kernels are used for medicinal purposes; while sweet apricot kernels, though also used in medicine, are primarily consumed as food. According to traditional Chinese medicine, sweet apricot kernels have the effects of moistening the lungs, eliminating dryness, stopping coughs, and lubricating the intestines. The apricot kernel porridge can prevent dry cough without phlegm, coughing and wheezing, and constipation due to intestinal dryness caused by cold and dry weather. Its nutrients are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, making it particularly suitable for elderly people to consume during winter.The sweet apricot kernels contain 11% carbohydrates, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, ascorbic acid, and amygdalin, among other nutrients. They are especially rich in calcium, with a content that is twice that of milk. Additionally, they have the highest content of the trace element selenium among various types of nuts, which, when combined with vitamin E in the apricot kernels, can better eliminate free radicals…