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Ginkgo nut

ginkgo nuts

Ginkgo nut

ginkgo nuts

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Ginkgo nuts.

Chinese name: 白果.

Thermal nature: Neutral.

Flavor: Sweet, bitter.

Organ meridian: Lung, kidney.

Properties: Relief cough and reduce frequency of urination.

Best for: Use for relieving cough (with phlegm) and high frequency of urination.

Serving for one person: 3 to 9g.

Dietary caution: People who have flu or cold symptoms should avoid eating ginkgo nuts. Ginkgo nuts must be thoroughly cooked before consumption to avoid poisoning. 

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Medick

medick

Medick

medick

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Medick.

Chinese name:苜蓿 .

Thermal nature: Neutral.

Flavor: Bitter, sweet (mild)

Organ meridian: Stomach and small intestine.

Properties: Cools the body and blood. Expel stones in bladder.

Best for: Use for heat-related diseases and inflammation in intestine. Also use for expelling stones in bladder.

Serving for one person: 90 to 150g.

Dietary caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should avoid eating medick.

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Wolfberry leaves

wolfberry leaves

Wolfberry leaves

wolfberry leaves

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Wolfberry leaves.

Chinese name: 枸杞叶.

Thermal nature: Cooling.

Flavor: Sweet, bitter.

Organ meridian: Liver, spleen and kidney..

Properties: Promotes vitality and improve eye health.

Best for: Use for general tiredness and heatiness. Also use to relieve swollen and pain in eye area. 

Serving for one person: 60 to 240g.

Dietary caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid wolfberry leaves.

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Chinese cedar

chinese cedar

Chinese cedar

chinese cedar

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Chinese cedar.

Chinese name: 香椿叶.

Thermal nature: Neutral.

Flavor: Pungent, bitter.

Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach.

Properties: Reduce summer heat in body, relief dampness and detox.

Best for: Use for relieving heat and dampness in body. It also improves appetite. 

Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.

Dietary caution: People who have excessive sweating and whose body constitution is qi deficiency should avoid consuming chiense cedar.

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Lettuce

lettuce

Lettuce

lettuce

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Lettuce.

Chinese name: 莴苣.

Thermal nature: Cooling.

Flavor: Sweet, bitter.

Organ meridian: Stomach, small intestine.

Properties: Encourage urination. Increase breast milk supply. Cools the body and detox.

Best for: Use for increasing the frequent of urination and supply of breast milk.

Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.

Dietary caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid eating lettuce. Eating too much lettuce will cause blur vision.

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Celery

celery

Celery

celery

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Celery.

Chinese name: 旱芹.

Thermal nature: Cooling.

Flavor: Sweet, pungent, bitter (slight).

Organ meridian: Liver, stomach & lung.

Properties: Harmonize the liver. Cools the body. Expel wind. Encourage urination. Stops bleeding and detox.

Best for: Use for dizziness (due to heaty liver). Relief headache due to wind and heat. Relief pain during urination.

Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.

Dietary caution: People with loose stools (most of the time) should avoid eating celery.

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Shan ci mushroom

shan ci mushroom

Shan ci mushroom

shan ci mushroom

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Shan ci mushroom.

Chinese name: 山慈菇.

Thermal nature: Cold (slight).

Flavor: Sweet, bitter (slight), pungent (slight).

Organ meridian: Spleen, lung, liver, bladder.

Properties: Promotes blood flow. Disperse clogs and detox.

Best for: Use for cases where there are blood clogs in the body. It is also used to treat bites by poisonous snakes.   

Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.

Dietary caution: Women who are pregnant should avoid consuming shan ci mushroom.

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Lily

lily

Lily

lily

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Lily.

Chinese name: 百合.

Thermal nature: Cold (slight).

Flavor: Sweet, bitter (slight)

Organ meridian: Heart, lung.

Properties: Nourish the lungs, claims the mind and helps in sleeping.

Best for: Use for coughing (due to yin deficiency) and treating blood in phlegm. Also use to improve sleeping quality and reduce the frequency of dreaming. 

Serving for one person: 6 to 12g.

Dietary caution: People who are coughing (cold-type) must avoid eating lily. People with loose stools should avoid lily too.

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Bitter Gourd

bitter gourd

Bitter Gourd

bitter gourd

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Bitter Gourd.

Chinese name: 苦瓜.

Thermal nature: Cold.

Flavor: Bitter.

Organ meridian: Spleen, heart & lung.

Properties: Cools body, brighten eyes and detox.

Best for: Use for quenching thirst from summer heat. Relief swollen  / pain in the eyes.  

Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.

Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid eating bitter gourd.

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Konjac

konjac

Konjac

konjac

Suitable for following types of body constitution:

Name: Konjac.

Chinese name: 魔芋.

Thermal nature: Cold.

Flavor: Bitter, pungent.

Organ meridian: Not available.

Properties: Dissolves phlegm and clogs, detox and relief pain.

Best for: Use to treat coughing due to phlegm. External bruises.  

Serving for one person: 9 to 15g.

Dietary caution: Konjac needed to be cooked at least 2 hours and above. Never consume konjac raw. 

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