Chinese Name: 玉米须
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Bladder, liver
Properties: Relieve water retention and jaundice
Best Use For: Relieving water retention in body, ease difficulty in urination, remove dampness in body, treating jaundice
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: Not known
Suitable For: Phlegm and dampness body constitution
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 relieves pain
Best Use For: Treating stomachache due to coldness, treating back pain due to weakness in kidneys
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 6g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming fennel
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 紫菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet, salty
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, bladder
Properties: Dissolves phlegm, stops cough, reduces dampness in body
Best Use For: Relieving sore throat, coughing, insomnia due to lack of Yin and water retention
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid consuming seaweed
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 西瓜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, stomach, bladder
Properties: Clears summer heat, increases urination frequency
Best Use For: Treating heat-related illnesses, promoting urination frequency, relieving mouth ulcers and sore throat
Serving Size: In moderation
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should avoid consuming watermelon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 荠菜
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, bladder
Properties: Cools the liver, stops bleeding, brightens eyes, relieves dampness in body
Best Use For: Stopping internal and external bleeding
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: Balanced 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
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
Chinese Name: 冬瓜
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, large intestine, small intestine, bladder
Properties: Promotes urination, cools body, dissolves phlegm, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving water retention, dissolving phlegm, excellent for cooling summer heat in the body, removing poison caused by consumption of fish or wine
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should limit consumption of winter melon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution