Onions and garlic are popular foods used almost daily for seasoning, but their underlying efficacy against cancer is often overlooked. Chen Bosheng, a cancer specialist at Taiwan’s Jinghe Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, shared the anti-cancer effects of onions and garlic and the best way to eat them to reap their benefits on NTDTV’s “Health 1+1” program. He also shared how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approaches are fighting cancer.
Chen said that according to TCM, medicine and food share the same origin, and the spicy characteristic found in certain foods and herbs affects the lungs. As a result, spicy ingredients such as onions and garlic can effectively stimulate lung energy, promote blood circulation, and help regulate the stagnation of qi and blood, allowing for smoother flow.
