Diet therapy is based on the theory of "homology of medicine and food", which taking advantage of the bias of nature and taste as well as special effects of food. It can be pecifically applied to treat certain diseases or physical recuperation to promote recovery or maintain physical and mental health. There is a long history of die-therapy in China, which was rooted in the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and deeply influenced by the bright food culture of Chinese nation. Diet-therapy eventually becomes a special subject, which could treat a complaint and keep health to prevent diseases, also it can give people sensory and spiritual enjoyment. The course mainly introduces the specific connotation of diet-therapy culture from the perspective of TCM, Such as the diet care of different groups, the efficacy and indications of common food, and the treatment to common diseases of TCM, and so on.

Be familiar with the theory of TCM and the common food ingredients, the knowledge of which such as nature, taste, meridian tropism, efficacy, indications and diet. Based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine diet therapy, according to the characteristics of four seasons climate, it can provide diet treatment for different age and constitution groups, and provide suggestions on diet taboo, and carry out diet therapy based on syndrome differentiation for common diseases and syndromes.

Have a certain understanding of the basic theory of TCM and the knowledge of herb traditional Chinese Medicine.

1.Liu Xiaowei. Syndrome differentiation and dietotherapy of common diseases[M]. People's Military Medical Press: 2004.

2.Zhao Rongguang. History of Chinese food culture (1-3 volumes) [M]. Zhejiang Education Press, 2016.