Chinese Name: 生姜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung
Properties: Expel coldness in body, relieve vomiting and cough (cold type)
Best Use For: Treating flu (cold type), relieving headache and blocked nose, treating vomiting and bloated stomach
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming ginger
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 大蒜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine
Properties: Warm the lungs, help with detoxification
Best Use For: Warming up stomach, treating cold-type flu, relieving long term cough
Dietary Caution: People with gastric pain and people who have the Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming garlic
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 葱白
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Stomach, lung
Properties: Expels coldness, warms body (by increasing Yang), helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Treating cold-type flu and stomachache due to coldness
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People who tend to sweat excessively (especially elderly) should avoid consuming fistular onion stalk
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 洋葱
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung
Properties: Strengthens stomach, improves energy flow, helps with detoxification, reduces blood cholesterol
Best Use For: Improving poor appetite, treating diseases due to high blood cholesterol
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 120g
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of onion will lead to blurry vision. People who have just recovered from heat-type illnesses must avoid consuming onion.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 香椿叶
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Pungent, bitter
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Reduces summer heat in body, relieves dampness, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving heat and dampness in body, improving appetite
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People who have excessive sweating and people with Qi deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming chinese cedar
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution
Also Known As: Parsley
Chinese Name: 芫荽
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, liver
Properties: Expels coldness in body, relieves pain, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving cold-type flu, overeating and stomach bloating
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People who have heat-type flu should avoid consuming coriander
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 芥菜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, kidney
Properties: Strengthens lungs, purges phlegm, dissolves clots, relieves swelling
Best Use For: Relieving cold-type cough, dissolving phlegm that causes coughing
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with eye diseases and Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming mustard
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 茼蒿
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen, stomach
Properties: Harmonizes stomach and spleen, dissolves phlegm, calms the mind
Best Use For: Relieving stomach and spleen discomfort, relieving cough with phlegm, improving sleep quality
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 90g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should avoid consuming crown daisy
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution
Chinese Name: 韭菜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Kidney, stomach, lung, liver
Properties: Strengthens kidneys, warms the body, encourages Qi flow, disperses clots
Best Use For: Strengthening kidneys, relieving stomach pain (due to coldness in stomach)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution and people with eye diseases should avoid consuming chives
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 水芹
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, liver, bladder
Properties: Cools the body, helps with detoxification, promotes urination, stops bleeding
Best Use For: Treating heat-type flu, difficulty in urination, blood in urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People who have weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming raw water celery juice
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution