Yartsa Gunbu

A premium medicine and a trendy ingredient!Real health does not come from medical care, but from life nurturing.The "e;Traditional Chinese Medicine on the Dinner Table"e; series endorses the innovative health concept of "e;dietetic invigoration"e; to instill health and dynamics in readers. Yartsa gunbu, velvet antler and Panax ginseng are hailed as the three major Chinese materia medica. Known as "e;the king of all medicinal materials"e;, it can replenish kidney and strengthen the yang, tonify lung to alleviate dyspnea, retard bleeding and resolving phlegm.The book outlines symptoms and maladies for which yartsa gunbu can be used, such as kidney-deficiency lumbago, impotence and seminal emission, lung deficiency or deficiency of both lung and kidney, long-term coughing and deficiency-type dyspnea, pathogenic coughing, blood phlegm, inadequate rehabilitation,spontaneous sweating and fear of cold, etc.It is often applied for inadequate rehabilitation, chronic bronchitis, liver fibrosis, insomnia and prevention and treatment of a variety of cancers.The book also discusses quality and authenticity of Chinese yams, their application in cuisine, preservation, compatibilities and incompatibilities, etc., especially over 130 recipes of home dishes.