Many people have asked me if I eat differently since writing "Ancient Wisdom, Modern Kitchen: Recipes from the East for Health, Healing, and Long Life" with Chinese medicine experts Yuan Wang, L.Ac., and Warren Sheir, L.Ac. The answer is "Yes, but not always in the way you might imagine."
Some formerly exotic foods have become familiar (Lotus root? Bring it on!), but a larger shift involves the way I look at many of the ingredients that were already on my kitchen shelf.
Here are seven familiar foods and spices that I have come to appreciate for their therapeutic properties in the 3000-year-old East Asian tradition of treating -- and preventing -- physical ailments through diet.
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Herbalists recognize ginger as a “carrier” herb and often use it in small quantities with other herbs to spread it through the human system at a faster rate.
Fresh ginger root is what you’ll find the most beneficial in easing your colds and flu symptoms. One whiff of a fresh ginger root will have you starting onto your road to recovery. Once it’s consumed, it radiates outwards, warming your body and clearing away your illness. Fresh ginger can be added to food or brewed into a tea. http://www.homeremedycures.net/
I always use peppermint (usually in the form of peppermint candy) for an upset stomach. Works like a charm; I'm glad to see there are studies to back it up, and I'm not simply benefiting from a placebo effect.
the oil was so strong, that it was dangerous to use because it had to be a tiny, tiny, tiny amount because it could take the baby's breath away. and it could make the
baby choke. So, what most people used were the white candy mints that came in a package.
(Not the tiny breath mints we have today.) A little of that mint was crushed between two
spoons until it could be mixed in a baby bottle with water. It worked fairly well, but I
remember my Mom worrying about the right amount of mint to use. I don't think the people who say they want their country back are referring to those days.
One recent study of the 261 people with osteoarthritis of the knee showed that people who were given ginger extract twice a day had less pain and inflammation and used fewer NSAID drugs than a control group that did not get the ginger extract. Another experiment showed that ginger was no more effective against osteoarthritis plain than aspirin, but even in that case, it did show some effectiveness. http://www.natural-arthritis-pain-relief.org/arthritis-food.html
Ginger definitely TASTES better than aspirin. I like to mince a small piece and add it to stir fries, but if that's too strong for your palate, you can also just cut a couple of larger pieces and fry them briefly in the oil, then remove them before adding the other stir fry ingredients. That way you get a more subtle ginger flavor. It makes a great tea too. (Best with a little honey.)
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I completed my Sr. Herbs project for my Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine on Reishi (Ling Zhi) for Dr Yuan Wang's class and completed a number of Chinese herb courses from Warren Sheir.
I highly recommend these co-authors' book and these foods to my patients interested in food as medicine.
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also turkey tail or coriolus
chaga was used as a cure for cancer in the book "Cancer Ward" by Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
you can read more about mushrooms at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicinal_mushrooms
a sample
Trametes versicolor (turkey tail mushroom, Coriolus versicolor, kawaratake, yun-zhi) is probably the best documented medicinal mushroom. An isolate derived from Trametes versicolor, known as polysaccharide-K (PSK or PSP), is used in some countries as an adjunctive therapy for patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Also known by its brand name Krestin, it is intended to counteract the negative effect that many chemotherapeutic agents have on the immune system. A detailed scientific review of polysaccharide-K by the MD Anderson Cancer Center, reported 40 clinical and 55 animal studies have been conducted on this mushroom isolate.[8] Polysaccharide-K remains a best selling anticancer medicine in Japan, and it is commonly used as a supplement to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.[4]
one study showed 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon remedies diabetes type 2 and reduces triglycerides
in europe we had peppermint and garlic in the garden
it is said that the modern medicine epidemic started in the english industrial revolution when peasant mover into town and left their garlic and fresh greens behind ; aristocrats didnt like the smell of garlic
I am not certain about mushrooms even though I have been known to consume them myself in the past. Mushrooms are a fungus and are not with seed. Therefor, forbidden according to Judaic-Christian rules. I am always sceptical when I see mushrooms and that alone makes me determine maybe I should not eat them. I can see that they have nutritious benefits but what are the costs in the long run of eating fungi?