Recipe-led, pattern-based TCM dietetics. Buy any volume for A$14.99, get all four with a Medi-Chi annual subscription, or the Summer volume free on any monthly subscription.
A practical, pattern-led cookbook for the cold months. Warming congees, lamb stews, black-bean broths and bone-deep tonics — each recipe tagged to the TCM pattern it suits.
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Fresh spring cooking for Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver–Spleen Disharmony, External Wind and Spring Dampness.
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Seasonal dietetics guide
Each section explains the pattern, foods to favour and limit, suitable cooking methods and practical safety considerations.
Spring's rising Wood energy is supported by regular meals and fresh, aromatic foods that encourage a comfortable sense of movement.
Favour: citrus peel, mint, rose, sprouts, fresh greens.
Limit: heavy fried foods, excess alcohol, rushed or skipped meals.
Use quick steaming, light stir-frying and brief infusions.
Use culinary quantities. Introduce citrus peel gradually if reflux is easily aggravated.
Settling, gently cooling foods can balance a hot, tense spring presentation without over-chilling digestion.
Favour: celery, seaweed, mung bean, water chestnut, mild bitter greens.
Limit: chilli, alcohol, strong coffee, deep-fried foods.
Prefer gentle simmering, blanching and room-temperature dishes.
Persistent severe headache, neurological symptoms or high blood pressure requires medical assessment.
Cooked dark greens, seeds, dates, eggs and modest proteins provide a practical food-first approach to nourishing Blood.
Favour: black sesame, spinach, beetroot, red dates, eggs and chicken.
Limit: crash dieting, excess raw food, overexertion.
Use slow simmering, roasting and warm porridges.
Fatigue, dizziness or suspected anaemia should be assessed; food does not replace testing or prescribed iron.
Warm, easy-to-digest meals with a little aromatic lift suit digestion that changes with stress.
Favour: millet, pumpkin, Chinese yam, fennel, ginger.
Limit: iced drinks, large raw meals, greasy takeaway.
Steam, simmer and lightly sauté; eat calmly and regularly.
Ongoing pain, altered bowel habits or unexplained weight loss needs medical review.
Warm fluids and light, freshly cooked foods offer comfort during mild, early seasonal discomfort.
Favour: spring onion, ginger, coriander, perilla, warm broth.
Limit: iced drinks, heavy meals, raw chilled foods.
Use quick broths, teas and soft congees served warm.
This is not treatment for infection. Seek care for breathing difficulty, high fever or worsening symptoms.
Warm grains, roots and aromatic vegetables suit the heavy, sluggish quality often associated with wet spring weather.
Favour: Job's tears, pumpkin, rice, Chinese yam, shiitake.
Limit: excess sweets, greasy food, iced drinks, excess dairy.
Slow-simmer or lightly roast ingredients and serve warm.
Pregnant people should avoid concentrated Job's tears preparations unless their maternity clinician agrees.
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Moistening and strengthening autumn dishes for Lung Dryness, Lung Yin and Qi deficiency, External Dryness, Phlegm-Damp and Lung–Kidney Disharmony.
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Seasonal dietetics guide
Each section explains the pattern, foods to favour and limit, suitable cooking methods and practical safety considerations.
Autumn dryness is met with gently moistening foods and preparation methods that conserve fluids.
Favour: pear, lily bulb, white fungus, sesame, daikon.
Limit: chilli, deep-fried food, excess alcohol, smoke exposure.
Steam, poach and simmer gently rather than using high dry heat.
Honey is unsuitable for infants under 12 months. Persistent cough or blood requires medical review.
Long, slow-cooked foods can support fluids when dryness is accompanied by a more depleted presentation.
Favour: lily bulb, white fungus, Chinese yam, lotus seed, black sesame.
Limit: very spicy food, excess caffeine, late nights, excess sweating.
Use slow simmering and double-boiling.
Night sweats, unexplained weight loss or blood-streaked phlegm needs prompt assessment.
Warm congees, mushrooms, pumpkin and modest culinary tonics suit the autumn transition when energy is low.
Favour: chicken, mushrooms, oats, pumpkin, red dates.
Limit: iced drinks, skipped meals, excess fasting, overexertion.
Use long, warming simmers and serve freshly cooked.
Use astragalus or codonopsis regularly only with professional advice during pregnancy or with autoimmune illness.
Light pear, radish and flower infusions offer food-based comfort during brief, mild dry-weather discomfort.
Favour: pear, radish, chrysanthemum, light broths, sweet almond.
Limit: greasy food, strong spices, overexertion.
Use quick, light simmers and infusions.
Seek medical care for high fever, breathing difficulty or worsening symptoms.
Aromatic peel, warm grains and daikon are used where heaviness and copious phlegm make moistening foods less suitable.
Favour: tangerine peel, Job's tears, adzuki bean, daikon, ginger.
Limit: excess dairy, sweets, fried food, cold raw meals.
Simmer or lightly stir-fry; avoid rich, syrupy preparations.
Persistent coloured phlegm, chest pain or breathlessness requires medical assessment.
Slow-cooked yam, lotus seed, walnut, sesame and black beans provide gentle long-term nourishment across the cooler transition.
Favour: walnut, black sesame, Chinese yam, lotus seed, black beans.
Limit: very cold raw food, late nights, overexertion.
Use soups, braises and simmered grains.
Persistent wheeze or exercise intolerance should be medically assessed; this food guidance is not respiratory treatment.
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The companion for the hot months. Cooling congees, mung bean and lotus broths, watermelon and seaweed dishes, and clearing teas — each recipe tagged to the TCM pattern it suits.
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Summer Cookbook · Preview
A taste of the recipes you'll cook from this volume. Each preview has its own page with the full ingredient list, method, TCM rationale and Recipe schema for Google rich results.
綠豆蓮子粥·Lǜ Dòu Lián Zǐ Zhōu
Summer HeatCoolingCantonese
A classic clearing congee for sweltering days — mung bean drains Summer Heat while lotus seed steadies a restless Shén.
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西瓜薄荷沙冰·Xī Guā Bò Hé Shā Bīng
Heart FireCoolingModern Australian-Asian
Watermelon (西瓜) is the archetypal Heat-clearing fruit; paired with mint it gently vents an over-bright Heart on humid evenings.
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冬瓜薏米湯·Dōng Guā Yì Mǐ Tāng
Damp-HeatCoolJiangnan
Winter melon and Yì Mǐ together drain Damp-Heat through the Lower Jiāo — a staple in muggy southern summers.
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菊花枸杞茶·Jú Huā Gǒu Qǐ Chá
Liver Heat risingCoolNorthern Chinese
A daily sipping tea that cools the Liver, brightens the eyes and softens the irritability that creeps in with long hot days.
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皮蛋豆腐·Pí Dàn Dòu Fu
Yīn DeficiencyCoolCantonese
Tofu nourishes Stomach Yīn and generates fluids — a five-minute summer lunch when the body is dry and overheated.
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海帶黃瓜涼拌·Hǎi Dài Huáng Guā Liáng Bàn
Damp-Heat / Stagnant HeatCoolingKorean / Japanese-inspired
Cucumber clears Heat and promotes urination; seaweed softens hardness — a crisp side dish that takes the edge off a hot week.
View recipeThese six are a small sample — the full Summer volume contains the complete recipe set across Summer Heat, Damp-Heat, Heart Fire and Yīn Deficiency patterns, with practitioner notes and contraindications on every page.
Prefer to cook from the screen? Every summer dish also has a full recipe page — ingredients, method and a printable A4 recipe card.
Browse summer recipesEducational content only. Recipes are food-as-medicine guidance, not a substitute for individualised clinical advice. TGA-compliant — no restricted herbs.
