Chinese Name: 苹果
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, heart
Properties: Strengthens stomach, calms mind
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen, relieving stomach bloating, regaining soberness after drinking alcohol
Dietary Caution: Avoid overconsumption as it will cause stomach bloating
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 葡萄
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthens energy and blood, strengthens bones, promotes urination
Best Use For: Treating deficiency in blood and energy, relieving irregular or heavy heartbeat
Dietary Caution: People who have Yin deficiency body constitution should consume less grapes.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 大枣
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen, stomach
Properties: Strengthens energy, calms the mind, acts as a harmonizer when used with other chinese herbs
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen and improving energy, improving appetite, relieving insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with dampness in spleen should avoid consuming jujube
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 石榴
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Spleen, lung
Properties: Stops bleeding, relieves cough
Best Use For: Treating very frequent urination, relieving cough, treating loss of voice due to sore throat
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of guava will lead to lung and teeth damage. As guava skin contains some poisonous substances, it is safer to consume guava without the skin
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 枇杷
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen
Properties: Dissolves phlegm, stops vomiting
Best Use For: Treating heat-type cough, strengthening stomach, relieving dry mouth due to heaty stomach
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: Avoid overconsumption of loquat
Suitable For: Balanced 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: 猴头菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Strengthens spleen and stomach, calms the mind, anti-cancer
Best Use For: For treating weakness in body, indigestion and insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 100g
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 荠菜
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, bladder
Properties: Cools the liver, stops bleeding, brightens eyes, relieves dampness in body
Best Use For: Stopping internal and external bleeding
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 120g
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 枸杞叶
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, bitter
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, kidney
Properties: Promotes vitality, improves eye health
Best Use For: Relieving general tiredness and heatiness, relieving swelling and pain in eye area
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 240g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming wolfberry leaves
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 香椿叶
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Pungent, bitter
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Reduces summer heat in body, relieves dampness, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving heat and dampness in body, improving appetite
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People who have excessive sweating and people with Qi deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming chinese cedar
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution