食疗本草
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食疗本草
📅 唐👤 Meng Shen
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Original (Classical Chinese)
药食同源，食可疗疾。
Pinyin
Yào shí tóng yuán, shí kě liáo jí.
English Translation
Food can expel evils and quiet the zang and fu, gladden the spirit and refresh the will, and nourish the blood and qi. One who can use food to level illness and dispel disease may be called a fine practitioner.
📝 Commentary
Meng Shen's Tang founding work of dietetic therapy. Echoing the food-cure ideal also seen in Sun Simiao, it praises the power of food to expel evil, calm the organs and nourish qi and blood.