Medicated diet enjoys a long history in China and has large variety. Each of them has special function, strict producing method and unique flavor. The ingredients generally vary from person to person. Different medicines should be applied based on different physiological conditions of each person so as to achieve the function of physical fitness and disease healing. The coordination of Chinese medicine with food can improve the medicine in taste and the food in effect. Medicated diet's materials range is wide and it can be home-made, so it is easy to popularize, and much favored by people.
藥膳（medicated diet）在中國有著悠久的歷史，種類十分豐富，每一種都有特殊的功用、嚴格的制作方法和獨特的風味。配料一般因人而異。根據(jù)每個人生理條件的不同，應使用不同的藥材，以達到保健和治病的功效。中藥（Chinese medicine）與食物彼此調和可以改善藥物的口味，提高食物的功效。藥膳用材范圍廣，可以自制，因此易于普及，深受人們喜愛。
