Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Sesame oil.
Chinese name: 麻油.
Thermal nature: Cooling.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Large intestine.
Properties: Moisturize intestines.
Best for: Use for relieving constipation and dry, cracked skins.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: People with loose stools should avoid eating sesame oil.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Peanut oil.
Chinese name: 花生油.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Lung, spleen, large intestine.
Properties: Moisturize intestines.
Best for: Use for moisturizing large intestines.
Serving for one person: Not available..
Dietary caution: People with gastric related illness should avoid eating peanut oil.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Honey.
Chinese name: 蜂蜜.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung and large intestine.
Properties: Strengthen spleen, moisturize lungs and large intestine .
Best for: Use for pain in stomach, dry cough and constipation.
Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with dampness and phlegm (loose stools) should avoid eating honey.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Pepper.
Chinese name: 胡椒.
Thermal nature: Hot.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Stomach, large intestine, liver.
Properties: Expel coldness, relieve pain, improve appetite.
Best for: Use for expelling coldness in stomach vomit and detoxing fish / crab poison.
Serving for one person: 1 to 3g.
Dietary caution: People who have heat-related illness should avoid eating pepper.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Garlic.
Chinese name: 大蒜.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine.
Properties: Warms the lungs, detox.
Best for: Use for warning up stomach, long term cough, flu.
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: Not suitable for people who have the yin deficiency body constitution. People with gastric pain should also avoid eating garlic.
Suitable for all types of body constitution.
Name: Pumpkin seeds.
Chinese name: 南瓜子.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Large intestine.
Properties: Kills harmful germs resides in body.
Best for: Use for killing harmful germs that resides in body. It is also use to improve breast milk supply.
Serving for one person: In moderation.
Dietary caution: Over consumption will cause harm to spleen.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Pine nut.
Chinese name: 松子仁.
Thermal nature: Warm (slight).
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Liver, lung and large intestine.
Properties: Moisturize body, expel wind.
Best for: Use for relieving dry cough and hard stools.
Serving for one person: 10 to 15g.
Dietary caution: People with loose stools should avoid eating pine nuts. People who are phlegm & dampness body constitution should avoid eating pine nuts too.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Banana.
Chinese name: 香蕉.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach & large intestine.
Properties: Cools the body and detox. Moisturize the lungs and intestines.
Best for: Use for relieving constipation and coughing (heat-dry type).
Serving for one person: 1 to 4pcs.
Dietary caution: People with water retention and kidney related illnesses should avoid eating bananas.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Greengage.
Chinese name: 青梅.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sour.
Organ meridian: Lung, stomach, large intestine.
Properties: Promotes production of body fluids, smooth the throat and stops diarrhea.
Best for: Use for sore throat and quench thirst.
Serving for one person: 6 to 9g.
Dietary caution: People with gastric pain and acid reflux should avoid eating greengages.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Fig.
Chinese name: 无花果.
Thermal nature: Cooling.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Lung, stomach, large intestine.
Properties: Strengthen spleen, clears intestine, detox and relieve swollenness.
Best for: Use for swollen throat, dry-type coughing. it is also use to improve appetite. It can be use to relieve constipation due to intestine heatiness.
Serving for one person: 9 to 15g.
Dietary caution: Not available.