bigu (grain avoidance) 辟穀

bigu (grain avoidance)
繁: 辟穀
簡: 辟谷

杭州第一人民醫院早前收治一名因辟穀導致敗血症的患者，女子阿芳在網上購買辟穀能量丸後，開始辟穀減肥，期間不吃其他任何食物。

49歲女跟風辟穀減肥　一周減5公斤致染敗血症 (2025年9月14日)。on.cc東網，取自https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/news/20250914/bkn-20250914210546612-0914_00822_001.html?view=d

There is an ancient practice in Taoism called bigu, or “grain avoidance”, which is a form of fasting that involves long-term abstinence from the “five grains”: various cultivars of rice, wheat and millet, hemp seeds, soybeans, and so on.

Reflections | The low-carb diet is no recent fad. China’s version dates back over 2,000 years (2022, Mar 31). SCMP. Retrieved from https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3172398/low-carb-diet-no-recent-fad-chinas-version