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: White sugar.
Chinese name: 白砂糖.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Spleen & lung.
Properties: Moisturize and promotes production of fluids in body.
Best for: Use for relieving pain in stomach, dry mouth and dry cough.
Serving for one person: 10 to 15g.
Dietary caution: People with phlegm and dampness body constitution should avoid eating white sugar.
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: Ginger.
Chinese name: 生姜.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Pungent.
Organ meridian: Spleen, stomach & lung.
Properties: Expel coldness in body, stops vomit and coughing (cold type).
Best for: Use for treating flu (cold type), headache and blocked nose. It is also use to treat vomit and bloated stomach.
Serving for one person: 50 to 200g.
Dietary caution: People with yin deficiency body constitution should avoid eating ginger.
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 following types of body constitution:
Name: Seaweed.
Chinese name: 紫菜.
Thermal nature: Cold.
Flavor: Sweet, salty.
Organ meridian: Lung, spleen and bladder.
Properties: Dissolves phlegm, stops cough and reduce dampness in body.
Best for: Use for sore throat, coughing, insomnia due to lack of yin and water retention.
Serving for one person: 15 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (loose stools) should avoid eating seaweed.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Jellyfish.
Chinese name: 海蜇.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Salty.
Organ meridian: Lung, liver and spleen.
Properties: Cools the body and balances liver. Dissolves phlegm.
Best for: Use for treating heat-related cough and dissolves yellow colored phlegm. It is also used to moisturize large intestines (if you have dry hard stools).
Serving for one person: Not available.
Dietary caution: Raw jellyfish is difficult to digest. it is recommended to eat jellyfish with other foods with hot or warm thermal properties.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Sea cucumber.
Chinese name: 海参.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet, salty.
Organ meridian: Kidney and lung.
Properties: Strengthen kidney and stops bleeding.
Best for: Use for weakness in kidneys and deficiency in blood or blood in cough and stools.
Serving for one person: 12 to 30g.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach (poor digestion) should avoid eating sea cucumber.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Duck’s eggs.
Chinese name: 鸭蛋.
Thermal nature: Cooling.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Heart & lung.
Properties: Strengthen yin and balances liver. Clears lungs and stops cough.
Best for: Use for reducing heatiness in liver that results in headache, dizzy, sore throat and coughing.
Serving for one person: 1 to 2pcs.
Dietary caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid eating duck’s eggs.
Suitable for following types of body constitution:
Name: Egg.
Chinese name: 鸡蛋.
Thermal nature: Neutral.
Flavor: Sweet.
Organ meridian: Lung, spleen and stomach.
Properties: Strengthen yin and good for the blood.
Best for: Use for treating heat-related illness. It is also use to relief dry cough and sore throat. It is also useful to help people who are generally weak against illness.
Serving for one person: 1 to 3pcs.
Dietary caution: People with phlegm should avoid eating eggs. Elderly should avoid eating egg yolk.