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Summary
Wellness advice comes from unknown sources, and you worry that taking care of your health might end up harming it?
Lazy Rabbit is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) science communicator with millions of followers and an award-winning author honored by CCTV's "China Good Books." In this book she shares the many uses of common ingredients: the "utterly ordinary" scallion white can treat colds, constipation, and sprains; salt, indispensable to every meal, can treat gum and throat inflammation, stop vomiting, and sober you up; and many plants that thrive in balcony flowerpots have medicinal value—mint disperses wind-heat and soothes sore throats and itching; perilla suppresses coughs and clears phlegm; honeysuckle clears heat and detoxifies and treats eczema...
For busy workers, how do you find time for wellness? The book offers 29 wellness teas that address dry eyes, poor digestion, obesity, high stress, and insomnia. And for those who want to stay healthy while eating well, it provides 18 food-therapy recipes: pepper pork tripe soup, dendrobium and duck soup with figwort, pepper noodle soup, hawthorn and hyacinth bean porridge...
The book also dispels many wellness myths: drinking vinegar does not soften blood vessels, high cholesterol has little to do with eating eggs, and sweating profusely during the hottest days of summer is not a good way to detox...
Through this book, the author wants us to feel that TCM is not only for treating illness but, more importantly, for preventing it. TCM is not just a healing art—it is a way of living.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Beginners interested in TCM wellness but intimidated by its dense theory and looking for an entry point
- Young and middle-aged readers focused on daily health care who want to systematically improve their family's lifestyle
- Readers who enjoy light, illustrated, entertaining-and-educational formats
- Office workers troubled by suboptimal health who seek non-pharmacological approaches to feeling better
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting clear disease-treatment plans or quick-fix wellness secrets
- Science-minded readers who demand rigorous modern medical clinical data
Reading tips
- Read in the order of the four sections—medical care, food, dwelling, activity—to build an overall framework first, then explore topics of interest
- Pair the seasonal wellness suggestions with your actual calendar, try them out, and observe your body's response
- No need to memorize the formulas; focus on understanding the underlying TCM logic, such as pattern differentiation and holistic thinking
About the publisher
Scientific and Technical Documentation Press has long focused on publishing in science and technology, medicine, and health. Its list covers applied psychology, popular science, medicine, health, and fashion, with an emphasis on turning specialized knowledge into practical reading for general audiences. Representative titles include psychology works such as A Girl's Psychoanalytic Treatment Notes and The Child, the Family and the Outside World, illustrated popular-science books such as The Dinosaur Encyclopedia: Theropod Dinosaurs and NASA's Ultimate Stargazing Guide, and health titles such as The Bible of Gynecology and Medical Matters. Its authors include the psychologist D. W. Winnicott alongside popular-science and medical writers. The press has developed distinctive lines in psychotherapy, astronomy and stargazing, women's health, and illustrated herbals, balancing scholarly rigor with readability.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 自序 养比治，更重要
- 1 药补不如食补，很多食材都是宝
- 01 春天的韭菜是真香，它的用途更是多到你想不到
- 02 荔枝壳和荔枝核都别扔，那都是好中药啊
- 03 吃瓜群众，西瓜的功效知道一下
- 04 丝瓜的妙用，你不可不知
- 05 荸荠实在好，养生又治病
- 06 慈姑不起眼，快来看看它低调的食疗功效
- 07 小小食盐，以一己之力撑起家庭小药房
- 08 吃海带的妙处，了解一下？
- 09 槐花不仅好看，还很好吃啊
- 10 玫瑰花到底怎么用才好？是时候知道一下了
- 11 冬瓜皮、冬瓜子都别扔，全是好药材
- 12 海蜇也是味好药，怎么用你一定想不到
- 13 吃藕丑？没文化太可怕！
- 14 “以通为补”，大白萝卜就是冬天最好的补药
- 15 冬天的大白菜，吃起来就不要停了
- 16 冬笋既是美食又是好药，不会吃就太可惜了
- 17 秋冬季节甘蔗汁的妙用，你知道多少？
- 18 潜伏在厨房里的好药——葱白，你会不会用？
- 19 葱白的神奇功效第二弹
- 20 香菜的妙用，你千万记得传出去
- 21 快在你的花园里种上这种花，又好看又治病
- 22 种药才是时尚，快来把你的花房变药房吧
- 2 解馋还治病的各种茶饮食疗方
- 01 暑湿的梅雨季，你一定不要错过这个食疗方
- 02 一锅好喝的汤，又减肥又能治疗暑湿感冒
- 03 湿热人别哭，我来教你怎么吃，不做油腻中年人！
- 04 三伏天我们要怎么吃才好呢？
- 05 决明子茶润肠通便、减肥降压，懒人福音
- 06 荷叶也是好茶饮，不仅消脂还清肝热、利头目
- 07 虚劳的人失眠，用这个食疗方特别好使
- 08 秋燥之时，你可以用这些美食滋补胃阴
- 09 怕冷的人入伏就要这样吃，保你过个舒服的冬天
- 10 胡椒猪肚汤，专治老寒胃
- 11 火锅配中医饮料，你可以更爽
- 12 来自长寿村的秘密：一款可以治疗便秘的粥
- 13 国医大师朱良春先生喝到90多岁的养生粥
- 14 这些好喝的茶饮方你都记下，总有用得上的时候
- 3 远离这些事儿，伤身！
- 01 虚胖子减肥宁吃牛肉别吃黄瓜，否则越吃越肥，越吃越寒
- 02 螃蟹不能和柿子一起吃，但你知道它和什么一起吃最好吗？
- 03 是轻断食还是轻生？到底怎么轻断食才是健康的？
- 04 指甲也会“呼吸”！美甲，就是关上了身体透气的小天窗
- 05 经常生气会让记忆力减退
- 06 学中医的人常忽视的生活坏习惯，你占了几个？
- 07 这几种情况下，真的要戒房事，否则后果很严重
- 08 我身边三个得甲亢的人，都有熬夜的习惯
- 09 你知道“五劳七伤”指的是哪些吗？看看自己中了几个
- 10 养生有五难，没有一个是我们能做到的
- 4 这些谣言和偏见，别再信啦
- 01 喝醋可以软化血管？中西医都说是谣言
- 02 钙片不能直接补钙，吃多了甚至会得结石病
- 03 多喝豆浆会增加女性雌激素，诱发妇科癌症？谣言！
- 04 胆固醇高和吃鸡蛋真没多大关系
- 05 三伏天出大汗可以排湿排毒？这种强脱水操作不推荐！
- 06 晒太阳就能补钙？那非洲朋友的骨头都坚如钢铁了
- 07 打呼噜不是睡得香，而是身体发出的求救信号
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About the author
Lan Tuzi is a Chinese author known for writing on health and traditional Chinese medicine. Public information about her is limited; her real name, nationality, and dates of birth and death are not clearly recorded. Judging from the twelve works held in the collection, her writing centers on popularizing traditional Chinese medicine and everyday family medical knowledge. Representative titles include Yi Ben Zheng Jing, Yi Mu Liao Ran, Yi Xue Jiu Hui, and Yi Shi Zhu Xing. Among them, Yi Ben Zheng Jing presents traditional Chinese medicine in comic form, and there are also a collector's edition and a medical treasury set for Chinese families. Her works are often categorized as health books, with some also touching on social fiction. Overall, her style is accessible and life-oriented, explaining medical and health knowledge in an easy, approachable way that lowers the barrier for general readers.
