Chinese Name: 蘑菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Intestine, stomach, lung
Properties: Strengthen spleen and improve appetite, balance liver and improve alertness
Best Use For: Relieving indigestion, boosting breast milk supply, relieving insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 150 to 180g
Dietary Caution: People with low energy should avoid consuming button mushroom
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name:苜蓿
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Bitter, sweet (mild)
Organ Meridian: Stomach, small intestine
Properties: Cools the body and blood, expels stones in bladder
Best Use For: Treating heat-related diseases and inflammation in intestine, expelling stones in bladder
Serving Per Day For One Person: 90 to 150g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should avoid consuming medick
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 木耳菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Heart, liver, spleen, large intestine, small intestine
Properties: Relieves constipation, cools the body, clears dampness, cools the blood, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving constipation, improving blood circulation for bruises
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women and people with coldness in stomach and spleen should avoid consuming malabar spinach
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Blood stasis body constitution
Chinese Name: 莴苣
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, bitter
Organ Meridian: Stomach, small intestine
Properties: Promotes urination, increases breast milk supply, cools the body, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Increasing urination frequency, boosting breast milk supply
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming lettuce. Consuming too much lettuce will cause blurry vision.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 空心菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Stomach, intestine
Properties: Cools the body, promotes urination, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Treating nose bleed, blood in stools and urine due to heat in blood
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming water spinach
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution
Chinese Name: 菠菜
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
Properties: Nourishes the blood, stops bleeding, balances liver, moisturizes the body
Best Use For: Relieving headache, giddiness, pain in eye area due to liver heat
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should limit consumption of spinach. People with kidney stones or inflammation must avoid consuming spinach.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 苋菜
Thermal Nature: Cold (Slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Large intestine, small intestine
Properties: Cools the body and helps with detoxification, relieves constipation and difficulty in urination
Best Use For: Relieving constipation, promoting urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming amaranth
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 冬瓜
Thermal Nature: Cold (slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, large intestine, small intestine, bladder
Properties: Promotes urination, cools body, dissolves phlegm, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving water retention, dissolving phlegm, excellent for cooling summer heat in the body, removing poison caused by consumption of fish or wine
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should limit consumption of winter melon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution
Chinese Name: 赤小豆
Thermal Nature: Cold (Slight)
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Heart, small intestine, spleen
Properties: Encourages urination, relieves water retention, cools the body and helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Treating water retention (especially lower part of the body)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency should avoid consuming red beans
Special Note: There are two sizes of red beans in the market. The one that is mentioned here is the smaller, rounder type.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution