Asa Pacific} Clin Nat (1993), 2 91-25, a Principles of diet therapy in ancient Chinese medicine: ‘Huang Di Nei Jing’ Ho Zhi-chien Department of Clinical Nutrition, San Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, PRC. Hang DN ig he st stented on, Home ome brane ‘inp ber dots te Caan Han prc (250 CS AD). rom ae cue ec re a td one ef ad opi i a oy te TDi, ht -soeal enon Base Chesca rod ea Get ‘pcan and es osc he ice Chse ean mi sin ane See rel its ecg nane series laynenatanerant eas Siete nar nage aa Ineodactin ‘The writen history of Chinese mene canbe traced ack 200 yeas Huang Dt Ne Jing (1), which tery means The Yellow Emperor's book of medi’, one ‘ofthe iat clase Chase medal banks, was wien ‘uring the Oin (221 BC 207 BC) and Han 006 BC — 240 AD) periods. Tendibnal Chinese medicine com ‘buted encrmousy othe health he Chines nd ‘al theones were changed wih many count Sroend Asa Hu Di Net ig! was the Bs systematic medial book be poblsed in Chios. Tt stemmed from the cumulation over entre of eincal experience and {fidemiologcal ebsrvatons by the Inger eral shears, The theory of Chinese medicine wa fenced by ancient Chinese philosophy, especially that of ea ogy aad movement of the universe. Tt had been Iypoesied tat tings were composed of Ive ‘omens ~ gold (2), wood (3), water (0), re (3) and arth (6) ~ nd tat all mute wast proces of Gangs berveen the universe and the human Body, ‘Doctor bleed that each advil s Bo prt ok ofan was equi. Within this piovopy, phenomena were understood Interns of ontedicor eaten, for eampe the sua versa the moon, the hy versus the earth, the day Yerss the aight the male yrs the female andthe Pasi Yemus the neptve.Ansen doctors aaled th sal sans an pons ase yee ‘xample, into yin (1) (lark) and pag (8) (big ‘ha () (ot) snd ve (10) (0) a (1) (wea) ah (2) ong) peril (13) (eee) and bral (09) Ginter) Tt was thought that these extremes cristed atthe same tine and were interchangeable, ‘moving to. the opposte eteme when conditions hanged for example, water became ar when temper: ‘Mare roe Tis wa expresed stings #08 exes Ist goo the opposite extreme (1). "A bese neese to understand the mind (hes) sd the finctionr of organ before parte rete ‘ld epren = Chinese psychos and bowed ‘om of ealth and dora, The importance of pre ‘tive medcne wis alk esd, “The sn an eure ‘otonly tose who are ck but ha the ait to ere hone whore ntsc (15a ei, The peveton ot dnease ma considered superior tothe cuning of ease, ‘Alibough the theory of wadonal Chinese medicine surives to isda, has evolved and developed nto feveal schools ver the last 200 year, The present paper eviews the base prints of he Huang Di Net Sing. The concep of ‘alanced det anda comple det ‘The pera beta doctors, oncarrng with Conf schools pid ot of atenton tothe “ata of ‘ourshmeat (1) by selecting appropiate fod ina way ‘hich was somewhat pilosophcal By “appropa” (G8) amounts of fod was meant not oo much O00 lil, otherwise was thought that oe health extreme or ‘he oer could eu Because there mat 0 Knowle of energy or notrens, the word ‘apeoprate’ pobally Felted vo having varios food sures inthe it Ge tide aie of foo) In Huang Di Net Jing, Chapter 8, seston 2, there sweeten following esommendtos fo food aah: {Pons (res suttanes ike anit od for destroy unwanted prices in the body) and ‘meine prove eure. (2) Fe cereal (ie sesame teed sya beans, west, lit) provide mse2 HO Z1IL-CHIEN (2) Five fs (ste, pam, chest, api, pach) produce complementary i) Five ana (bl, og Ist, pork ton, hike) gre avetgs () Five ‘ees (naron ce, ban sprost alls onon) ‘ne foruppementriy (6) Inaaion, theo aes td ue god, ea tf eles the Bods nee “Tse mere probaly he ft tary gules n he roi, wh lines f th she mtona a th onan nnd of the Dy wa og The fist prof he quoaton mean that medicnes stout wed tcf cure. Te flowing ar pare ‘tthe ements fod rap and retest ‘inde, ke hving a vail of crea ike foo a {rer 10 outs the boy. The rum fe” (ain olding out hod with he dg) does aor wean umber pers, bts te varies crea a, {hialaod veetabe deed fod Ceres wer con Sierd basic and spl oo fr nourishment indy Hi and ria were placed second bese they com esate fo shortages in whatever eres provided [nial dered foods He mess and mest procs tere seen 0 Be inporant forthe mas od with ‘emblance tke smal. Vegetales wee prcved in the ancient Chinese det provide an etended ange of Sisters. The end ofthe quotation, ste od fle good then eat nda the importance of Feces, reparation ad hypene of fos “vith mdemiston ands, people and. thee cicemteces ngs tol cobra ican between ‘unre nie tu fod ad echo. Soe Aimer ars inert. Ths he ood produced in the Chines resauransf oy wnt be eesetatie of {he tradiiona et bene wl ave Deen mie 0 ‘ute taste opeoplein varius locnlon and counties However, ar eon sown othe ISG Raton Natio Stivey of Chins tat mst people ving inthe fovntrgde, and eter il flow tional food fared "Theasurence of coin degenerative Sens in Chi ower than ta in adaed Sountes, which my in prt be atibtale to de, ‘hich nt slated tthe cones framework or cng ‘Te concept of han’ (ot (19) and re ot (20) ‘Ha and Re (Gee Table) However, bth hon ad e mean more han ‘hes tral aan supp. They refer, not only 0 the body's states, but ako fits fncton, reaton and Symplom Foren when pena inpetedcold food, hese may respond wih related characteristics ‘Thay, ha food may came itches and re food may cause constipation; ha food may ase asa wile feodsemay che gt prabiens sachs bearbarn On the ‘ther hand, han food could combat constipation and re food darroea, These symptoms do nt rele to food ‘empertue u etonhipbeten bd ad "Whilst food was beleved to provide our bois with ‘itfereat ways. For example, if person eat oo much nest st metabo effects tough ct proaction may be ‘uncomfortable’. Thi is what fe desided av However nt allmeatsarecharacersed ane an8 nal ‘eare mest. Modem tional sence consent ot the mute! component of ood aon the meaboiom ‘ot puien Ir rrelyacnowedaes that there ate bot ‘utsentand non murentsobtnesnfoo8 hh might sitet the body. Unrpened. gave may cause conte {ation and tht mayb explined by contemporary ood ‘Semisry interme of tan ce pesomenon teationlly dese sve. Ripeoed guva Joes not hve these efect and terete nt consiered a re Eos are now underway to ik comtemporary ‘ence with radional Cine food and health con eps. thas been argued that fo which oats nore tres lion tha anion can create stsaton of ether aoe although ichageeralzation ssl feo accept as punt ton scence whore the effects of ty oe eaton or anion ae recognized as complex. Mest, fri and vepetbis are comiered a an which means that food high in dear fibre belongs othe hon “xtepoy. Tht bother food and foods consining ‘Sexy fre can case “empayug of the bowels 8 ‘roxnston of the wo streams of toh Chinese medicine also caraceriaed the source or Jecation of ater ike spring water, well wae, water {tom asteam, pond or er sham reba the ‘mineral ompsann of these waters iferen casing Aferent ologe cosequences Water whch con: ‘aed alot of magesum tas eon comiered sham Thble. Hay re, wen and bu food of tadonal Caine medicine, (ily thoy fests) (enti 2. Food that ivbetween han and re wat considered ‘eutr (21), ee Table Rice ie sn evample of 8 {0d "Newtal and sahil 7 fos are son sidered as men (2), which hs the characterise of “oni (wang) Wen fod ie wully compensated for by (23 foosto sted mtrient mies. According ® Chinese medicine, wheats te ily han, bea ae ‘eat, most share nesta (halt, toa, erp, Yellow se garoupa, ee), bees wen, maton) Ted posi sgl hon Usually han fod i ook ‘ith some re fond to eutalae Ror example, ‘eptales (aan od) areasaliveoked withing oF [pepper (foods) tones them. be ald ays the {Chine noticed that» fod food stmt Bhsved lferend depending on what was eaten with: More ecanly, timar obtations hve. teen made by ‘anlgisc eta and Feakinsand Woleve tosh tata fren amount of carbohydrate or. carbohydete ontsning food ean case very diferent gieacmic respons. Sich contemporary nutiton signe conPRINCIPLES OF DIET THERAPY IN ANCIENT CHINESE MEDICINE a cepts may te regarded os analogous of aditona (Ginee fod once ‘he fan? and “ta? prinile the anc of cre (8) der 5) “The tational Chinese mel contains wo pats the staple fod, fe ‘cera, fon andthe rest of the mes, ‘eferedtoas ‘ihe’ sat Ceeaiste ape foodinthe Chinese diet and this may isd re, wheat, cor, sorghum an let The word ihe (24) in Chines owadays the same that for vepeahes, heete Chinese thes mosty consis reper, mith other ‘in of food added ingredients Therefore the word ‘ss come to incide meat, sh, eg, egtabls, Beans andre. Kea means accompanying fod (27) which nies that shes sony asides accompany te ‘ain eure ~ ce. The tonal Chines die by ‘eight, nore than 50% eabohyate from etal, and Aes are compris of more than 50s vegetable wth the remainder foming rom animal source Then the “The concept of nosing the Body (28 and nouris Ing tem”) ‘Thefsteheptero HuanyD:NetJng points hat det. and lie should have a plysieal and peychologia Balance 1a) "Conrl your det regulate your il, do ocr out notes ae, then you wl ve ‘eaty body ands goods youcrey tout alte ‘te, ouwillive utlyoustaundred ears ol (3). '3 ese ambition for those wae 0 carry outs ‘simonion wouldbe Fat delicous food, do the ae fhings as ends, catetin Uke others, but witht ‘sping higher. One sould be used with what one as at present and be happy: ope should enjoy one's tel, improve and works hard a one an, ad ake fire ofthe fal’s psi and poyebologal seeds ‘This is whats meant by "ours obs mind fod only sed to nous the body He mind may ae be ‘hed. Herbal mdcne and food come trom the same peer Cine bert motkines ae pat ofthe norma i (Chine scolar tev that wht we eat and dink sould provide nuients nd other subtancr a the ody neds Some medidnes maybe wed a pat of = Intereing examples of hs concept which mer en teaton, 1 Cerin fods have preventive ete ia » normal dot, For example nh (32), aking of mushroom, febeteed to cnn satance which may pong expectancy, an therefre ought tbe inci in ‘normal it. 2. Bveninancen times, twas believed that iver could ‘urn blinds, seaweed could cure pote, and tha black beans coud ure anaemia and therfore that these shuld be sled tos normal dit No [noid of vitamin A iodine orion wa aval for these sets, 41 Those herbal medicines wed in «vormal dt were sidered a foods ‘Tore which were sed for tueuent of tzeee were refered toss medi Cine yam, ts, pgs and reen onions are ‘examples of es which may Beings as ood oF 4 Herbal medicines which wee wid at medicine were sometimes alo coked a foe in combined dh “They were ede or expe geen 2) aed dines (34). "These foods or medicines Were wed tecordag tothe nee of the patient or healthy Teron. However, ome have become so poplar tat they ae part of separ et In tradonal Chinese medsine,‘aorting the body ih nutton is very important The classe moda ook Huang DI Net Jing, and other medial book, ‘ezared mtton athe essence of Chinese person's Ie The prinipes of Chinese medic were el hed on clibal experince and epidemologea ‘huevo Revewing the thitking teh Chinese medicine helps wx understand sprints The we of ‘revenive medicine ta aormal it @ an important {arly Chinese concep, Chinese have talon te fred food st contiing both mint and eqtally “aluale non-nutrientsvbeances which Ink fod and alin iene way Aco mledgeent— Te author wold ke o thank Ms Ses Ll forher bap inthe deveopmen of hs paper Taine b teerete, ct tone Serna cae SSS eas 2 Se a ea A Ae ta ay mn eee eee eee erases te aaa ‘Technology Publishing Press, 1990, 7 Ritae canis ae oeso HO ZHI. 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