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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1Summer’s Secret Cooler: The TCM Power of Bitter Melon
Discover why this bitter gourd is a summer powerhouse in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn how to prepare it to cool…
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2Summer Kitchen Herbs: 5 Cooling Spices You Already Own
Discover how common kitchen spices like mint, cilantro, and tangerine peel can cool your body and calm your mind during…
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3Summer Digestion: 5 Kitchen Herbs to Cool Your Gut Naturally
Feeling bloated or sluggish in the heat? Discover 5 common kitchen herbs that cool digestion and soothe summer stomach woes…
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4Summer’s Secret Hydrator: Why Watermelon Rind Is the Cooling
Stop throwing away the white part of your watermelon. In Chinese kitchens, it’s a secret summer hydrator that cools your…
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5Summer Kitchen Remedies: 5 Healing Foods You Already Have
Discover 5 common kitchen ingredients that double as powerful summer cooling remedies in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
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6Summer’s Secret Hydrator: The Cooling, Nourishing Power of Lotus Root Soup
Discover why Chinese families turn to lotus root soup in summer heat. It’s more than food—it’s a cooling, hydrating remedy…
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7The Summer Kitchen Pharmacy: 5 Cooling Foods You Already Have
Your pantry holds summer’s best cooling remedies. Learn to use five common foods from a TCM perspective to calm internal…
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8Summer’s Secret Weapon: 5 Kitchen Herbs That Cool You From Within
Discover 5 common kitchen herbs that act as powerful internal air conditioners, helping your body naturally cool down during the…
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9Summer’s Secret Weapon: 5 Kitchen Spices That Cool You Down
Discover how common kitchen spices like mint, coriander, and tamarind can cool your body from the inside out during summer…