yào​shí​tóng​yuán

food and medicine are from the same source

Senses

药食同源/ 藥食同源 yào​shí​tóng​yuán food and medicine are from the same source

literally food and medicine share the same origin; an idiom or health philosophy suggesting that diet and medication are indistinguishable and that proper food choices can maintain health and prevent disease

References

No references for this word.