Early Daoist dietary practices examining ways to health and longevity /

Arthur, Shawn.

Early Daoist dietary practices examining ways to health and longevity / [electronic resource] : Shawn Arthur. - Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, 2013. - ix, 277 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Wufuxus recipe structure and content -- Dietary regimens : from herbs to Qi -- Healing and improving the physical body -- Beyond physical health : the Wufuxus -- Extraordinary claims -- Daoist grain avoidance today -- The Wufuxus ingredients and fasting -- Analyzing dietary ideals and practices.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780739178935 (electronic bk.)




Diet--China.
Diet therapy--China.
Health behavior--China.
Longevity--China.
Medicine--Religious aspects.--China
Religion--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

RA784 / .A78 2013

613.2