Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Cinnamon.
Chinese name: 桂皮.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet, pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver, kidney.
Properties: Warms stomach and spleen. Expel coldness and relief pain.
Best for: Use for removing coldness in stomach, as well as in knees.
Serving for one person: 50 to 200g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating cinnamon.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Fennel.
Chinese name: 茴香.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet, pungent.
Organ meridian: Liver, kidney, bladder, stomach.
Properties: Warms kidney and liver. Promotes flow of energy and stops pain.
Best for: Use for treating stomachache due to coldness. It is also use for back pain due to weakness in kidneys.
Serving for one person: 3 to 6g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating fennel.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Pepper.
Chinese name: 胡椒.
Thermal nature: Hot.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Stomach, large intestine, liver.
Properties: Expel coldness, relieve pain, improve appetite.
Best for: Use for expelling coldness in stomach vomit and detoxing fish / crab poison.
Serving for one person: 1 to 3g.
Dietary caution: People who have heat-related illness should avoid eating pepper.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Ginger.
Chinese name: 生姜.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach & lung.
Properties: Expel coldness in body, stops vomit and coughing (cold type).
Best for: Use for treating flu (cold type), headache and blocked nose. It is also use to treat vomit and bloated stomach.
Serving for one person: 50 to 200g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating ginger.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Garlic.
Chinese name: 大蒜.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine.
Properties: Warms the lungs, detox.
Best for: Use for warning up stomach, long term cough, flu.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: Not suitable for people who have the yin deficiency body constitution. People with gastric pain should also avoid eating garlic.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Fistular onion stalk.
Chinese name: 葱白.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Stomach & lung.
Properties: Expel coldness, warms body (by increasing ‘yang’) and detox.
Best for: Use for treating flu (cold-type) and stomachache due to coldness.
Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People (especially elderly)who tends to sweat excessively should avoid eating this onion stalk.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Onion.
Chinese name: 洋葱.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet, pungent.
Organ meridian: Lung.
Properties: Strengthen stomach and improves energy flow. Detox and reduce blood cholesterol.
Best for: Use for poor appetite and relieving diseases due to high blood cholesterol.
Serving for one person: 30 to 120g.
Dietary caution: Overconsumption will lead to blur vision. People who just recovered from heat-type illness must avoid eating onion as well.
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.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Coriander.
Chinese name: 芫荽.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Lung, spleen and liver.
Properties: Expel coldness in body. Relief pain and detox.
Best for: Use for treating coldness flu. It is also used for treating overeating and stomach bloatedness.
Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People who have flu (heat-type) should avoid eating coriander.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Mustard.
Chinese name: 芥菜.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Lung, stomach and kidney.
Properties: Strengthen lungs and purse phlegm. Dissolve clogs and relief swollenness.
Best for: Use for relieving cold-type coughing. It is also use for dissolving phlegm that causes coughing.
Serving for one person: 10 to 10g.
Dietary caution: People with eye diseases and yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating mustard.