Scientific Perspective on Development of Chinese Traditional Medicated Food
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2015.07.004
- VernacularTitle:中国传统药膳文化科学发展问题的思考
- Author:
Ming XIA
;
Jingjing GUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medicated food culture;
nutriology;
scientific development;
soft power;
functional food
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2015;(7):517-519
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] To explore the relationship between Chinese traditional medicated food science and modern nutriology, identify the developmental direction of modern medicated food culture, and propose suggestions for the scientific development of medicated food culture. [Method] Based on the previous studies, the comparative research was conducted to analyze the difference between and similarity of medicated food science and modern nutriology in terms of the theory system and research expertise. [Result] The scientific and objective recognition of the effects of medicated food could promote the development of medicated food culture. For the academic research, the advantages of traditional medicated food culture and weakness of modern nutriology need to be understood. For the practice, the experience of modern nutriology can be learned to help the innovation of medicated food science's research methods and regulation of usage. [Conclusion] The development of medicated food culture not only needs to inherit the tradition, but also needs to learn from the modern nutriology and pharmacology, and assimilates the achievements from modern western science civilization.
