The Chinese Medicinal Diet
The Chinese medicinal diet is about making dishes with Chinese herbs, food and condiments. Such a diet is in response to the different symptoms of a disease and its diagnosis according to TCM. They are popular in Chinese households where the knowledge of certain foods as medicine has been passed down from generation to generation. There are hundreds of food recipes for menopause and many of them can be eaten on a regular basis.
Generally, the medicinal dishes for menopause mainly focus benefiting the kidney so as to resume the body in harmony. For symptomatic problems, replenishing the blood and qi, soothing the liver, invigorating the spleen or heart may be needed.
