薬やく食しょく同どう源げん

noun

food and medicine share the same source

A concept from traditional Chinese medicine and dietary philosophy, often contrasted with 医食同源 (いしょくどうげん), which emphasizes that daily food and medical treatment are based on the same principles. 薬食同源 specifically highlights that food itself can be medicinal.

See also: 医食同源

• 薬やく食しょく同どう源げんの考かんがえ方かたでは、日ひ々びの食しょく事じが健けん康こうを支ささえるとされる。

  According to the concept of 薬食同源, daily meals are believed to support health.