✍️Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac. Spoken of medicinally in The Canon of Materia Medica 神農本草經 by the physician of mythical stature, Shen Nong who is said to have lived in about 2,800 B.C., proclaimed that Ju Hua improved senses of vision and hearing, alertness, clarity of thinking, promoted an energetic body, and increased longevity by slowing […]
Food Guidance in TCM
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BITTER • Adjusts Fire [HT-SI] Preparation by raw, pressed, blanching. SWEET • Adjusts Earth [ST-SP] Preparation by steaming, low heat cooking for a long time, boiling. PUNGENT • Adjusts Metal [LU-LI] Sauteéing then covered simmering, and pressure cooking. SALTY • Adjusts Water [KI-BL] Preparation by stewing, frying, crockery cooking. SOUR • Adjusts Wood [LV-GB] Preparation […]