Chinese Name: 葱白
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Stomach, lung
Properties: Expels coldness, warms body (by increasing Yang), helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Treating cold-type flu and stomachache due to coldness
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People who tend to sweat excessively (especially elderly) should avoid consuming fistular onion stalk
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 洋葱
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung
Properties: Strengthens stomach, improves energy flow, helps with detoxification, reduces blood cholesterol
Best Use For: Improving poor appetite, treating diseases due to high blood cholesterol
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 120g
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of onion will lead to blurry vision. People who have just recovered from heat-type illnesses must avoid consuming onion.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Also Known As: Parsley
Chinese Name: 芫荽
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, liver
Properties: Expels coldness in body, relieves pain, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving cold-type flu, overeating and stomach bloating
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People who have heat-type flu should avoid consuming coriander
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 芥菜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, kidney
Properties: Strengthens lungs, purges phlegm, dissolves clots, relieves swelling
Best Use For: Relieving cold-type cough, dissolving phlegm that causes coughing
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with eye diseases and Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming mustard
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 韭菜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Kidney, stomach, lung, liver
Properties: Strengthens kidneys, warms the body, encourages Qi flow, disperses clots
Best Use For: Strengthening kidneys, relieving stomach pain (due to coldness in stomach)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution and people with eye diseases should avoid consuming chives
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 小白菜, 小油菜, 小青菜
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body and encourages production of fluids, clears lungs and dissolves phlegm
Best Use For: Treating heat-type cough, relieving constipation and overeating
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming bok choy
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 水芹
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Lung, liver, bladder
Properties: Cools the body, helps with detoxification, promotes urination, stops bleeding
Best Use For: Treating heat-type flu, difficulty in urination, blood in urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People who have weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming raw water celery juice
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution
Chinese Name: 旱芹
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, pungent, bitter (slight)
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, lung
Properties: Harmonizes the liver, cools the body, expels wind, promotes urination, stops bleeding, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving dizziness (due to heaty liver), headache due to wind and heat, pain during urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools (most of the time) should avoid consuming celery
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution
Chinese Name: 山慈菇
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet, bitter (slight), pungent (slight)
Organ Meridian: Spleen, lung, liver, bladder
Properties: Promotes blood flow, disperses clots, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Treating people with blood clots in the body, treating bites by poisonous snakes
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women should avoid consuming shan ci mushroom
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution
Chinese Name: 百合
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet, bitter (slight)
Organ Meridian: Heart, lung
Properties: Nourishes the lungs, calms the mind, improves sleep quality
Best Use For: Treating coughing (due to Yin deficiency), treating blood in phlegm, improving sleep quality and reducing the frequency of dreaming
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 12g
Dietary Caution: People who have cold-type cough and people with loose stools should avoid consuming lily bulb
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution