Flavor: Pungent

Celery

celery

Celery

celery

Chinese Name: 旱芹

Thermal Nature: Cooling

Flavor: Sweet, pungent, bitter (slight)

Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, lung

Properties: Harmonizes the liver, cools the body, expels wind, promotes urination, stops bleeding, helps with detoxification

Best Use For: Relieving dizziness (due to heaty liver), headache due to wind and heat, pain during urination

Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g

Dietary Caution: People with loose stools (most of the time) should avoid consuming celery

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution

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Shan Ci Mushroom

shan ci mushroom

Shan Ci Mushroom

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, disperses clots, helps with detoxification

Best Use For: Treating people with blood clots in the body, treating bites by poisonous snakes

Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g

Dietary Caution: Pregnant women should avoid consuming shan ci mushroom

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution

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Carrot

carrot

Carrot

carrot

Chinese Name: 胡萝卜

Thermal Nature: Neutral

Flavor: Sweet, pungent

Organ Meridian: Spleen, liver, lung

Properties: Strengthens spleen, nourishes liver and brightens eyes, relieves cough by dissolving phlegm

Best Use For: Treating weak spleen and poor appetite accompanied with poor overall energy, treating poor vision and long term coughing

Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 120g

Dietary Caution: Some people may observe that their skin becomes more yellowish after consuming carrots for some time. If this persists, stop eating carrots for 2 to 3 months and the symptoms will go away.

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution

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Chili

chili

Chili

chili

Chinese Name: 辣椒

Thermal Nature: Hot

Flavor: Pungent

Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach

Properties: Warms the body, expels coldness

Best Use For: Treating coldness in spleen and stomach bloating

Serving Per Day For One Person: 1 to 3g

Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming chili

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution

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Broad Bean

broad beans

Broad Bean

broad beans

Chinese Name: 蚕豆

Thermal Nature: Neutral

Flavor: Sweet, pungent (slight)

Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach

Properties: Strengthen spleen, encourage urination, detoxify and relieve swelling

Best Use For: Relieving water retention and detoxification purposes

Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g

Dietary Caution: As some people may have allergy to broad beans, start with a smaller quantity when consuming it for the first time. Overconsumption can lead to bloated stomach. 

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution

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Konjac

konjac

Konjac

konjac

Chinese Name: 魔芋

Thermal Nature: Cold

Flavor: Bitter, pungent

Properties: Dissolves phlegm and clots, helps with detoxification, relieves pain

Best Use For: Treating cough due to phlegm, treating external bruises

Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g

Dietary Caution: Konjac needs to be cooked for at least 2 hours before consumption. Never consume konjac raw.

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution

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Yam

yam

Yam

yam

Chinese Name: 芋头

Thermal Nature: Neutral

Flavor: Sweet, pungent

Organ Meridian: Stomach

Properties: Strengthens spleen, dissolves clots, helps with detoxification

Best Use For: Treating weakness in spleen and stomach

Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g

Dietary Caution: Avoid overconsumption as it will cause harm to spleen. Note that raw yam contains some poisonous substances, so it must be thoroughly cooked before consumption.

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution, Qi stagnation body constitution

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