Chinese Food for Prevention and Treatment

Medicated diet can be used either to treat diseases or for healthy people to build up their health and prevent diseases. This is one of the characteristics in which medicated diet is different from treatment by medicine. Although medicated diet is something mild, it has a notable effect on the prevention and cure of diseases, health building-up and health preserving. Here are some of the achievements in scientific research of Shandong Traditional Chinese Medicine College. Eight-Ingredient Food: It is prepared according to the experience in ancient dietetic treatment and health care of imperial court in the Qing Dynasty from eight dietetic Chinese drugs including Rhizoma Dioscoreae (Shanyao), lotus seed (semen Nelumbinis), Fructus Crataegi (Shanzha). 97% of the children who took it for 30 days have whetted their appetite, and their growth has improved too. Nourishing Extract of Laiyang Pear and Mushroom: It is made from the juice of Laiyang Pear (Malum Piri) and extract of mushrooms (Lentinus Edodes) and tremella (Tremella). If the middle-aged and senile patients suffering from chronic diseases take it, not only can the symptoms of their illness be alleviated, but their blood-fat can be brought down too when they are suffering from hyperlipemia, and their immunologic function can be improved.