Chinese Name: 酱油
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, kidney
Properties: Cools the body, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving summer heat
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of soy suace will cause phlegm in the body
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 桂皮
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver, kidney
Properties: Warms stomach and spleen, expels coldness and relieve pain
Best Use For: Removing coldness in stomach as well as in knees
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming cinnamon
Suitable For: Balanced 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: 昆布, 海带
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, kidney
Properties: Dissolve phlegm, reduce swelling
Best Use For: Relieving water retention in legs and persistent phlegm in body
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 12g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women and people with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming kombu
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 鳖
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney
Properties: Strengthen Yin and kidney
Best Use For: Improving vitality, reducing inner heat due to lack of Yin
Serving Per Day For One Person: 250 to 500g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming softshell turtle
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 鳝鱼
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthen energy, blood, kidney, liver and bones
Best Use For: Improving vitality, strengthening kidneys to relieve back pain and knee issues
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 250g
Dietary Caution: People with flu symptoms and people who have Yin deficiency body constitution should not consume eel
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 泥鳅
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, liver, kidney
Properties: Strengthen spleen and kidney
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen, relieving water retention, detoxing liver
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 250g
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution
Chinese Name: 黄花鱼
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver, kidney
Properties: Strengthens spleen and kidney, promotes energy, brighten eyes
Best Use For: Regaining strength after illness, relieving back pain, relieving water retention
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 250g
Dietary Caution: People with open wounds or phlegm-related diseases should avoid consuming yellow croaker
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 海蜇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Lung, liver, spleen
Properties: Cools the body, balances liver, dissolves phlegm
Best Use For: Treating heat-related cough and dissolving yellow colored phlegm, moisturizing large intestines (for people with dry hard stools)
Dietary Caution: Raw jellyfish is difficult to digest. it is recommended to consume jellyfish with other foods with hot or warm thermal properties.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 乌贼
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney
Properties: Strengthen blood and Yin
Best Use For: Treating blood deficiency
Serving Per Day For One Person: 1 to 2 pieces
Dietary Caution: Cuttlefish may trigger underlying conditions or old illnesses in some people. It is safer to avoid consuming cuttlefish if you have some medical history.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution