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Diet is important to health, not just for the nourishment of the body but also for maintaining optimal balance and thus preventing illness. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), food is an essential component for the prevention and treatment of many diseases. A combination of diet, herbal medicine, acupuncture and physical exercise techniques such as “Tai Ji” (“太极”, Tai Chi), has been an important aspect of Chinese culture related to health and wellbeing from ancient times to the present day.
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Zhang, J., Wang, Z., Liu, Y. (2015). A Brief History of Dietary Chinese Herbs. In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_1
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