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chengdu university of traditional chinese medicine launched the "qihuang guixi mooncake". photo courtesy of the chengdu university of traditional chinese medicine wechat official account

chinese herbal tea, coffee, bread, ice cream, and even mooncakes have recently been launched... chinese medicine has "walked" out of pharmacies, setting off a trend of "chinese medicine can be used in everything" in the catering industry. not only do businesses value the "potential" of chinese medicine, but even local chinese medicine hospitals have joined in and launched a number of "explosive" products.

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traditional chinese medicine goes viral with the help of "brain hole"

in the past, when talking about traditional chinese medicine, many people’s first impression was the black and bitter decoction. but now, with the help of various "brain holes", traditional chinese medicine drinks can also be "full of color, fragrance and taste".

in may this year, zhejiang provincial hospital of traditional chinese medicine's "wumei soup 2.0" became a hit after it was launched, setting a record of over 1.15 million orders in 24 hours on the day of its launch, with the highest number exceeding 10 million in one day.

the ancient recipe of wumei decoction comes from the book "wonderful prescriptions" written by fang xian, a famous doctor in the ming dynasty. it has the effects of promoting fluid and quenching thirst, promoting qi and stimulating appetite. however, the living environment and eating habits between ancient and modern times have changed dramatically, and the ancient recipe is no longer completely suitable for the physique of modern people. when developing the ancient recipe,zhejiang provincial hospital of traditional chinese medicinechief chinese medicine doctor xia yongliang and his team have made no less than 30 adjustments to the efficacy and taste. today's "wumei tang 2.0" retains the black plum, licorice, and hawthorn in the ancient recipe, and adds lotus leaves and salvia miltiorrhiza, and has a poetic name - "wumei lotus leaf drink".

the "wumei ganmei recipe" of shanghai jiading district hospital of traditional chinese medicine adds tangerine peel, rose and mint to the black plum drink. it has a sweet and sour taste with floral and fruity aroma, and a light cool minty smell. it does not have the traditional stereotyped bitter taste of chinese medicine.

recently, the "chinese medicine trend" has also swept the mooncake industry.

before the mid-autumn festival, the "qihuang guixi mooncake" launched by chengdu university of traditional chinese medicine was very popular, with more than 50,000 sold in less than a month.bird's nest、donkey-hide gelatin, ginseng, dendrobium, polygonatum,polygonatum odoratum, lily, poria and other medicinal and edible ingredients are used to make eight flavors, including bird's nest, icy fin and lotus paste mooncakes, polygonatum and five-nut mooncakes, donkey-hide gelatin, water chestnut and jujube paste mooncakes, etc.

in addition, many traditional chinese medicine universities and hospitals in beijing, jiangsu, zhejiang, hebei and other places have launched chinese medicine mooncakes.

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chinese medicine ice cream has sparked controversy

“all medicines are poisonous to some extent”, can chinese medicine be added to food casually?

let's take a look at the ingredients in the "black plum lotus leaf drink" of zhejiang provincial hospital of traditional chinese medicine and the "qihuang guixi mooncake" of chengdu university of traditional chinese medicine. there are many familiar names: hawthorn, lily, donkey-hide gelatin. aren't these the foods we usually eat?

in fact, many ingredients in our lives are both medicine and food - this is the so-called "medicine and food have the same origin."

the food safety law of the people's republic of china stipulates that drugs may not be added to food produced and sold, but food and drug substances may be added; the list of food and drug substances shall be formulated and announced by the health administrative department of the state council in conjunction with the food safety supervision and management department of the state council.rehmannia root, ophiopogon japonicus, asparagus cochinchinensis,huajuhong4 substances have been added to the list of "medicine and food homology" substances. at present, there are 106 substances in the list of food and medicine homology released by my country. in other words, the chinese medicine ingredients added to chinese medicine food and beverage cannot exceed these 106 substances.

in addition, chinese medicine is not suitable for everything. for example, chinese medicine ice cream is widely controversial. many experts believe that chinese medicine ice cream is more hype than effective. ice cream itself is a cold food. excessive consumption may damage the spleen and stomach and affect digestion. even if chinese medicine ingredients are added, it is difficult to completely offset the potential harm caused by its cold properties.

if you want to nourish your body through the combination of medicine and food, it is recommended that you first clarify your own physical constitution and carry out scientific health care based on your own physical constitution. drinking tea that is not suitable for your physical constitution may have the opposite effect.

some chinese medicines do have health-preserving or therapeutic effects, but a certain intake amount is required. moreover, the health-preserving effects of chinese medicines are mostly based on the active ingredients they contain, and these ingredients can only exert their best effects under specific temperature, acid-base environment and other conditions.

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lard was a traditional chinese medicine in ancient times.

lard, also known as animal fat, is the oil extracted from pork. the main component of lard is fat, which can provide a large amount of calories for the human body. it also contains fat-soluble vitamins and can promote the body's absorption of fat-soluble nutrients. in ancient medical books such as "compendium of materia medica" and "puji fang", there are prescriptions using lard.

in ancient times, productivity was low, most people did not get enough fat nutrition, and physical labor was heavy, so lard was used as a medicine to have the effect of "tonifying deficiency". now that productivity has developed and social material is extremely abundant, consuming too much lard will significantly increase blood lipid levels and increase the risk of atherosclerosis.

west china metropolis daily-cover news reporter wu bingqing