Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Vinegar.
Chinese name: 醋.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sour, sweet.
Organ meridian: Liver, stomach.
Properties: Disperse clogs, stops bleeding and detox.
Best for: Use for stopping bleeding and remove poisonous substances in fishes, and vegetables.
Serving for one person: 10 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with dampness (loose stools) in spleen should avoid drinking vinegar.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Brown sugar.
Chinese name: 红糖.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Liver, spleen and stomach.
Properties: Promotes blood flow and disperse clogs.
Best for: Use for relieving dry mouth and weakness in body.
Serving for one person: 10 to 15g.
Dietary caution: People with phlegm and indigestion illness should not consume brown sugar.
Special note: Another effect that brown sugar has is it can detox liver. This (brown sugar with drinking water) can relief diarrhea.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Cinnamon.
Chinese name: 桂皮.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet, pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver, kidney.
Properties: Warms stomach and spleen. Expel coldness and relief pain.
Best for: Use for removing coldness in stomach, as well as in knees.
Serving for one person: 50 to 200g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating cinnamon.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Fennel.
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 stops pain.
Best for: Use for treating stomachache due to coldness. It is also use for back pain due to weakness in kidneys.
Serving for one person: 3 to 6g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating fennel.
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: 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: Softshell turtle.
Chinese name: 鳖.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Liver, kidney.
Properties: Strengthen yin and kidney.
Best for: Use for improving vitality and reducing inner heat due to lack of yin.
Serving for one person: 250 to 500g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should not consume softshell turtle.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Eel.
Chinese name: 鳝鱼.
Thermal nature: Warm.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Liver, spleen, kidney.
Properties: Strengthen energy, blood, kidney, liver and bones.
Best for: Use for improving vitality and strengthening kidneys to relieve back pain and knee issues.
Serving for one person: 100 to 250g.
Dietary caution: People with flu symptoms and yin deficiency body constitution should not eat eel.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Loach.
Chinese name: 泥鳅.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Spleen, liver, kidney.
Properties: Strengthen spleen and kidney.
Best for: Use for strengthening spleen and relieving water retention. It is also use for detoxing liver.
Serving for one person: 100 to 250g.
Dietary caution: None.
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.