Chinese Name: 苹果
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, heart
Properties: Strengthens stomach, calms mind
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen, relieving stomach bloating, regaining soberness after drinking alcohol
Dietary Caution: Avoid overconsumption as it will cause stomach bloating
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 大枣
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen, stomach
Properties: Strengthens energy, calms the mind, acts as a harmonizer when used with other chinese herbs
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen and improving energy, improving appetite, relieving insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with dampness in spleen should avoid consuming jujube
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 杏子
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Lung, heart
Properties: Moisturizes lungs, quenches thirst
Best Use For: Treating dry-type cough and lack of body fluids
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 12g
Dietary Caution: Avoid overconsumption of apricot
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 柿子
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, lung, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body, moisturizes the lungs, quenches thirst
Best Use For: Treating cough (heat-type coughs or coughs with blood)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming persimmon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Special Note: Persimmon is also available in dried fruit form (as shown in the picture below). Dried persimmon has spleen-strengthening properties and helps to stop bleeding (internal and external).
Chinese Name: 梨
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, sour (slight)
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, heart
Properties: Cools the body, moisturizes lungs and dissolves phlegm
Best Use For: Recovery after heat-related illness, relieving indigestion and constipation
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming pear
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 木耳菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Heart, liver, spleen, large intestine, small intestine
Properties: Relieves constipation, cools the body, clears dampness, cools the blood, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving constipation, improving blood circulation for bruises
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women and people with coldness in stomach and spleen should avoid consuming malabar spinach
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis 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: 百合
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet, bitter (slight)
Organ Meridian: Heart, lung
Properties: Nourishes the lungs, calms the mind, improves sleep quality
Best Use For: Treating coughing (due to Yin deficiency), treating blood in phlegm, improving sleep quality and reducing the frequency of dreaming
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 12g
Dietary Caution: People who have cold-type cough and people with loose stools should avoid consuming lily bulb
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 莲藕
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, liver, spleen, stomach
Properties: Cools the body and blood, disperses clots, stops bleeding
Best Use For: Treating heat-type illnesses, recommended for people with blood stasis body constitution
Dietary Caution: Do not cook lotus root using cast iron wok. As lotus root is cold in thermal nature, people with weak spleen should avoid consuming it.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution
Chinese Name: 苦瓜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Bitter
Organ Meridian: Spleen, heart, lung
Properties: Cools body, brighten eyes, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Quenching thirst from summer heat, relieving swelling or pain in the eyes
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid consuming bitter gourd.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution