Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Soy sauce.
Chinese name: 酱油.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach & kidney.
Properties: Cools the body and detox.
Best for: Use for relieving summer heat.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: Over consumption will cause phlegm.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Seaweed.
Chinese name: 紫菜.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Sweet, salty.
Organ meridian: Lung, spleen and bladder.
Properties: Dissolves phlegm, stops cough and reduce dampness in body.
Best for: Use for sore throat, coughing, insomnia due to lack of yin and water retention.
Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid eating seaweed.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Kombu.
Chinese name: 海带.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Liver, stomach and kidney
Properties: Dissolves phlegm and reduce swollenness.
Best for: Use for water retention in legs and persistence phlegm in body.
Serving for one person: 5 to 150g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach and pregnant women should avoid eating kombu.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Clams.
Chinese name: 文蛤.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Stomach.
Properties: Moisturize and quench thirst.
Best for: Use for relieving sweating while sleeping due to lack of yin.
Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.
Dietary caution: People with yang deficiency body constitution and weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating clams.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Oyster.
Chinese name: 牡蛎肉.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet salty.
Organ meridian: Heart, liver.
Properties: Calms the mind and nourish the blood.
Best for: Use for relieving insomnia.
Serving for one person: 30 to 60g.
Dietary caution: People with chronic skin-related diseases should avoid eating oysters.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Jellyfish.
Chinese name: 海蜇.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Lung, liver and spleen.
Properties: Cools the body and balances liver. Dissolves phlegm.
Best for: Use for treating heat-related cough and dissolves yellow colored phlegm. It is also used to moisturize large intestines (if you have dry hard stools).
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: Raw jellyfish is difficult to digest. it is recommended to eat jellyfish with other foods with hot or warm thermal properties.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Cuttlefish.
Chinese name: 乌贼.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Liver, kidney.
Properties: Strengthen blood and yin.
Best for: Use for blood deficiency.
Serving for one person: 1 to 2pcs.
Dietary caution: Cuttlefish may trigger old illness conditions hidden in some people. It is safer to avoid if you have some medical history.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Sea cucumber.
Chinese name: 海参.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet, salty.
Organ meridian: Kidney and lung.
Properties: Strengthen kidney and stops bleeding.
Best for: Use for weakness in kidneys and deficiency in blood or blood in cough and stools.
Serving for one person: 12 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (poor digestion) should avoid eating sea cucumber.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Prawn.
Chinese name: 虾.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet, salty.
Organ meridian: Liver, kidney.
Properties: Strengthen kidney, yin and neutralize liver wind.
Best for: Use for weakness in kidneys or restricted body movement due to wind in the liver.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution and skin related diseases should avoid eating prawns.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Crab.
Chinese name: 螃蟹.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Liver, stomach.
Properties: Cools the body, disperse clogs and detox.
Best for: Use for relieving jaundice condition (due to damp & heat) and recovery of bruises.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating crab meat.