摘要
Objective： This review introduced the origin, developing course and modern application of Chinese food therapy （CFT） in traditional Chinese medicine to enrich our understanding of relevant concepts and ways. Methods： PubMed, EMBASE, CBM, CNKI, VIP and Wanfang Databases were searched for papers on a range of terms relating to CFT. 41 references were finally selected for this review. Results： The development of CFT is comprised of five important periods in Chinese history. They axe as following： the infancy period represented by the idea of homogeny of medicine and food; theoretical development period represented by Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor, Shennong 1＇ Classic of Materia Medica and Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases; specialized volumes on CFT represented by Dietotherapy Worth a Thousand Gold; representative monographs on CFT represented by Dietetic Materia Medica and Principles of Correct Diet and the perfect period represented by integration of ancient food therapy practice and modern nutriology. Conclusion： CFT harbors a long and profound history, making great contribution to people＇s health maintenance and illness prevention. With the further development of integrative medicine, CFT may play a more important role in clinics and family health care based on integration of syndrome differentiation and disease differentiation.
目的：本文回顾了中医食疗的起源、发展历程和现代应用，以增进我们对中医食疗中相关概念和方法的理解。方法：在PubMed、EMBASE、中国生物医学威县数据库（CBM）、中国知网（CNKI）、维普及万方数据库中检索与中医食疗相关的论文。结果：本研究最终纳入41篇合格研究，结果显示：中医食疗的发展经历了五个重要时期，分别是以“药食同源”的理念为代表的萌芽时期；以《黄帝内经》、《神农本草经》、《伤寒杂病论》为代表的理论发展时期；以《食疗本草》、《膳食正要》为代表的食疗专著期；以辨症施食理论和现代营养知识有机融合的完美时期。结论：中国食疗历史悠久，内涵丰富，在维持健康、预防健康等方面做出了巨大贡献。随着中西医结合护理学的进一步发展，基于辨病、辨证护理的有机结合，中医食疗将在临床护理和家庭保健中发挥更重要的作用。
