Chinese Name: 松子仁
Thermal Nature: Warm (Slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, lung, large intestine
Properties: Moisturize body, expel wind
Best Use For: Relieving dry cough and hard stools
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools and people who have phlegm and dampness body constitution should avoid consuming pine nuts
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 胡桃仁
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Kidney, liver, lung
Properties: Strengthen kidney, warm the lungs
Best Use For: Treating back and knee pain, reducing the frequency of urination during sleeping time
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming walnuts. Walnuts should not be consumed together with strong tea.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 黑芝麻
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthen liver and kidneys, relieve constipation
Best Use For: Treating vision and hearing issues due to weakening of liver and kidneys, treating early greying of hair, relieving constipation
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should avoid consuming black sesame
Special Note: The medicinal nutrients of black sesame can only be absorbed by the body when it is consumed in grinded form (powder or paste) because our digestive system cannot break down black sesame seeds effectively.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 猕猴桃
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sour, sweet
Organ Meridian: Stomach, liver, kidney
Properties: Cools the body, strengthens spleen
Best for: Quenching thirst and cooling the body
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming kiwi
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 荔枝
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen
Properties: Strengthens spleen, promotes flow of energy to reduce swelling
Best Use For: Treating general body weakness (after recovering from illness), relieving thirst due to loss of body fluids
Serving Per Day For One Person: 5 to 10 pieces
Dietary Caution: People who have Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming lychee
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 桑葚
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney
Properties: Nourishes Yin, strengthens liver and kidney
Best Use For: Treating hair problems like grey hair and hair loss, relieving constipation, treating blurred vision and ear ringing
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid consuming mulberry
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 山楂
Thermal Nature: Warm (Slight)
Flavor: Sour, sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver
Properties: Strengthens spleen, aids indigestion (overconsumption of meat), promotes blood flow and relieves pain
Best Use For: Relieving stomach bloating due to overconsumption of meat, relieving pains in body due to blood clots
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 10g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming hawthorn. Women who are pregnant must avoid eating hawthorn.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Qi stagnation body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution
Name: Black Fungus
Chinese Name: 黑木耳
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, large intestine, liver
Properties: Improves energy, moisturizes lungs and stops cough, stops bleeding, reduces blood pressure, anti-cancer
Best Use For: Treating weak vitality, treating lack of blood, treating lungs weakness and long term coughing, reducing high blood pressure, treating cervical cancer
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 10g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should avoid consuming black fungus
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 香菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach
Properties: Improve vitality, strengthen spleen and improve appetite, expel wind, dissolve phlegm, anti-cancer
Best Use For: Improving one’s energy and vitality, aid digestion, treating lack of iron/blood, reducing blood pressure, reducing cholesterol levels as well as treating chronic liver diseases
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with cold and dampness in spleen and stomach should avoid consuming shiitake
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 蕨菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body, relieves dampness, dissolves phlegm, stops bleeding
Best Use For: Treating heat-type flu, relieving cough with blood
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
Dietary Caution: Not recommended for long term consumption. Do not consume raw.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution