Herbs & Food
160 articles · Kitchen herbs, healing foods, and the TCM approach to eating for your body type.
Healing foods from the kitchen: herbal teas, nourishing soups, warming spices, and the everyday remedies that cultures worldwide have relied on for centuries.
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1The Autumn Pantry: 7 Warming Kitchen Remedies for Dry, Crisp Days
Discover seven TCM-inspired kitchen remedies using pears, honey, and warming spices to nourish your lungs and soothe autumn dryness from…
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2Pear, Fritillaria & the Autumn Cough: A Grandmother’s Kitchen Remedy
My grandmother’s steamed pear with fritillaria bulb (Chuan Bei Mu) was our autumn shield against dry coughs. Learn the recipe,…
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3The Winter Warmth Bowl: A TCM Congee for Deep Cold & Stagnation
When winter cold seeps into your bones, this warming congee recipe is your kitchen’s best defense. A TCM staple for…
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4Autumn’s Golden Nourishment: A TCM Guide to Pear & Rock Sugar Soup
Discover the ancient Chinese autumn remedy for dry coughs and parched throats. Learn how to make this simple, nourishing pear…
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5The Winter Pot: 5 Slow-Simmered Soups to Build Qi and Blood
Discover 5 nourishing, slow-simmered soups from TCM tradition, designed to build Qi and Blood during winter’s deep, yin season.
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6The Autumn Pear: Why This Humble Fruit Is Your Lung’s Best Friend
Discover why the pear is the autumn fruit of choice in Chinese medicine, and learn three nourishing recipes to moisten…
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7The Winter Pot: 5 TCM Bone Broth Recipes for Deep Nourishment
Discover how slow-simmered bone broth, a cornerstone of Chinese winter kitchens, builds Jing essence and warms from the core with…
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8The Autumn Pear: How to Prepare This Ancient Lung Nourisher
Discover the TCM wisdom of the autumn pear, a gentle remedy for dry lungs and scratchy throats as the season…
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9Bone Marrow Broth: The Winter ‘Jing’ Elixir Your Kidneys Crave
Discover why slow-simmered bone marrow broth is the ultimate winter tonic in TCM, nourishing your deep kidney ‘Jing’ energy for…