The book Dietotherapy of Materia Medica by Meng Xian in the Tang Dynasty has a great influence on later generations.It is the extant and earliest monograph on dietetic treatment.

• 既有适合糖尿病、肥胖者和心血管疾病患者服食的药膳食品，也有适合运动员、演员和矿工等服食的保健饮料，还有促进儿童健康发育或用于老人延年益寿的保健食品或药膳。