Selection of Food and Medicine Products with the Same Origin: Combining the practical methods of health preservation concepts, the core logic is: following the principles of TCM syndrome differentiation + prioritizing constitution, adapting to the seasons, compatibility and contraindications, and targeted supplementation. Avoid blind food supplementation and implement the four principles of health preservation – syndrome differentiation, timing adaptation, appropriate dosage, and targeted treatment – in product selection.

1. First, determine your own constitution and select ingredients based on it.
2. Qi deficiency constitution

Preferred: Chinese yam, Poria cocos, Astragalus membranaceus, Lotus seed, Jujube

2. Yang deficiency and cold intolerance

Preferred: Dry ginger, Cinnamon, Goji berry, Walnut kernel, Jujube

3. Yin deficiency and dry heat

Preferred: Lily, Dried bamboo shoot, Wheat wintergreen, Silver ear, Mulberry

4. Phlegm-dampness and obesity

Preferred: Coix seed, Red bean, Winter melon, Pericarpium Citri reticulata, Hawthorn

1. Follow the seasonal health preservation principles and select medicinal and food products based on the four seasons.

Based on the seasonal health preservation rules of spring improvement, summer clarity, autumn moistening, and winter supplementation, select products:

– Spring: To soothe the liver and promote yang: Goji berry, Rose flower, Buddha’s hand, Malt, Purslane; Soothe the liver and promote qi movement, with less sour and contracting ingredients;

– Summer: To clear heat and remove dampness: Soybean, Lotus leaf, Winter melon, Coix seed, Chrysanthemum; Tonify the spleen and remove dampness, clear summer heat;

– Autumn: To nourish yin and moisten dryness: Lily, Apricot kernel, Snow pear, Dried bamboo shoot, Silver ear; Moisturize the lungs and generate body fluids, prevent autumn dryness;

– Winter: To warm and nourish the spleen and kidney, and preserve vital energy: Jujube, Walnut, Chinese yam, Jujube; Warm and nourish the spleen and kidney, preserve vital energy.

III. Select products based on health preservation needs, matching the goal of health maintenance.

1. Stomach and spleen maintenance

Select: Poria cocos, Chinese yam, Coix seed, Chicken gizzard lining, Chicken gizzard lining

2. Calming the mind and promoting sleep

Select: Jujube, Lily, Jujube, Lotus seed

3. Treating hypertension, diabetes, and lipid regulation

Select: Hawthorn, Melon seed, Lotus leaf, Angelica dahurica;

4. Soothing the throat and moistening the lungs

Select: Dandelion, Luohan fruit, Dried bamboo shoot, Soothing the lungs and relieving dryness.

1. Control the dosage and consumption method, practice “moderate health preservation”
2. Small amount, long-term consumption: Follow the principle of “the value of medicine and food lies in gradual nourishment”.
3. Change the consumption form to adapt to health preservation.
4. Special groups: Reduce dosage and be cautious when choosing for pregnant women, infants, those with liver and kidney diseases, and those with allergic constitutions.