Chinese Name: 猪肉
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet, salty
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, kidney
Properties: Strengthen kidney and Yin, promote energy
Best Use For: Treating weak kidneys, dry cough and reduce swelling
Dietary Caution: People with dampness and heat body constitution and phlegm and dampness body constitution should avoid consuming pork
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 燕窝
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, kidney
Properties: Promote Yin and moisturize lungs, promote vitality
Best Use For: Strengthening lungs and relieving cough
Dietary Caution: People with cold or flu symptoms should avoid consuming bird’s nest for the time being
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 乌鸡肉
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney, lung
Properties: Strengthen liver and promote vitality
Best Use For: Treating general tiredness and strengthen body constitution
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 鸡肉
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Promote vitality
Best Use For: Treating malnutrition, water retention and general tiredness after illness
Dietary Caution: People with flu symptoms should reduce consumption of chicken meat
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 南瓜子
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Large intestine
Properties: Kills harmful germs residing in the body
Best Use For: Killing harmful germs in the body, improving breast milk supply
Serving Size: In moderation
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of pumpkin seeds will cause harm to spleen
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 芡实
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthen spleen and relieve diarrhea, strengthen kidneys
Best Use For: Reducing urination frequency, removing dampness in spleen
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with constipation or difficulty in urination should avoid consuming gordon enryale seeds
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 桑葚
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney
Properties: Nourishes Yin, strengthens liver and kidney
Best Use For: Treating hair problems like grey hair and hair loss, relieving constipation, treating blurred vision and ear ringing
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid consuming mulberry
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 银耳
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach
Properties: Moisturize lungs and stomach, nourish the body and promote Yin
Best Use For: Treating dry/heat type cough, cough with blood, lack of Yin (gets thirsty easily)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 10g
Dietary Caution: People with cold-type cough should avoid consuming white fungus
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Name: Black Fungus
Chinese Name: 黑木耳
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, large intestine, liver
Properties: Improves energy, moisturizes lungs and stops cough, stops bleeding, reduces blood pressure, anti-cancer
Best Use For: Treating weak vitality, treating lack of blood, treating lungs weakness and long term coughing, reducing high blood pressure, treating cervical cancer
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 10g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should avoid consuming black fungus
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 猴头菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Strengthens spleen and stomach, calms the mind, anti-cancer
Best Use For: For treating weakness in body, indigestion and insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 100g
Suitable For: All types of body constitution