Chinese Name: 醋
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sour, sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach
Properties: Disperse clogs, stop bleeding, help with detoxification
Best Use For: Stopping bleeding, removing poisonous substances in fishes, and vegetables
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with dampness in spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming vinegar
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 酱油
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, kidney
Properties: Cools the body, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Relieving summer heat
Dietary Caution: Overconsumption of soy suace will cause phlegm in the body
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 红糖
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen, stomach
Properties: Promote blood flow, disperse clogs
Best Use For: Relieving dry mouth and weakness in body
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with phlegm and indigestion illnesses should not consume brown sugar
Special Note: Brown sugar also helps with liver detox. Mixing brown sugar with water can provide relief for diarrhea.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 蜂蜜
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine
Properties: Strengthen spleen, moisturize lungs and large intestine
Best Use For: Relieving pain in stomach, dry cough and constipation
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with dampness and phlegm (loose stools) should avoid consuming honey
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 桂皮
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, liver, kidney
Properties: Warms stomach and spleen, expels coldness and relieve pain
Best Use For: Removing coldness in stomach as well as in knees
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming cinnamon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 茴香
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney, bladder, stomach
Properties: Warms kidney and liver, promotes flow of energy and relieves pain
Best Use For: Treating stomachache due to coldness, treating back pain due to weakness in kidneys
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 6g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming fennel
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 胡椒
Thermal Nature: Hot
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Stomach, large intestine, liver
Properties: Expel coldness, relieve pain, improve appetite
Best Use For: Expelling coldness in stomach, relieving vomiting, detoxifying poisoning from consumption of fish or crab
Serving Per Day For One Person: 1 to 3g
Dietary Caution: People who have heat-related illnesses should avoid consuming pepper
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 生姜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung
Properties: Expel coldness in body, relieve vomiting and cough (cold type)
Best Use For: Treating flu (cold type), relieving headache and blocked nose, treating vomiting and bloated stomach
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming ginger
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 大蒜
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Pungent
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, lung, large intestine
Properties: Warm the lungs, help with detoxification
Best Use For: Warming up stomach, treating cold-type flu, relieving long term cough
Dietary Caution: People with gastric pain and people who have the Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming garlic
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 昆布, 海带
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Salty
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, kidney
Properties: Dissolve phlegm, reduce swelling
Best Use For: Relieving water retention in legs and persistent phlegm in body
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 12g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women and people with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming kombu
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution