Study on Dietary Folk Custom and Theory of Nature and Taste of Food and Drugs of Traditional Chinese Medicine—Take Guizhou as an Example
Food is the first necessity of the people,and dietary folk custom is an important part of social life.Traditional Chinese medicine has always attached importance to the theory of"homology of medicine and food".Dietary folk custom is closely related to traditional Chinese medicine culture.The theory of nature and taste of food and drugs of traditional Chinese medicine is the core and original theory of traditional Chinese medicine to understand the nature and usage of food and drugs.The connotation of Guizhou dietary folk custom highlights the idea of nature and taste of food and drugs.Through the perspective of the theory of nature and taste of food and drugs of traditional Chinese medicine,the connotation of Guizhou dietary folk custom is expounded:Guizhou's characteristic dietary customs,such as being fond of spiciness,using sourness,drinking alcohol,and consuming tea and rice,reflect the health and wellness concepts of conveying vital essence and clearing damp by regulating the appetite with a spicy and warm taste,promoting gastric digestion by storing food with a sour taste,promoting the flow of vital essence and blood and refreshing the mind by spiciness,bitterness and heat,relieving spicy heat and eliminating greasiness and stagnation by bitterness,sweetness and coldness,and satisfying hunger and nourishing the body with sweet and delicious taste.
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