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: 茼蒿
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, pungent
Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen, stomach
Properties: Harmonizes stomach and spleen, dissolves phlegm, calms the mind
Best Use For: Relieving stomach and spleen discomfort, relieving cough with phlegm, improving sleep quality
Serving Per Day For One Person: 60 to 90g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools should avoid consuming crown daisy
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Phlegm and dampness 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: 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: 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: 甘蓝， 包菜
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach
Properties: Cools heat and removes phlegm, dissolves clots and relieves pain
Best Use For: Treating jaundice (dampness and heat body constitution), relieving stiff joints
Serving Per Day For One Person: 200 to 300g
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: All types of 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: 大白菜， 黄芽白
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Stomach
Properties: Aids digestion, protects stomach and promotes urination
Best Use For: Treating flu, long term cough and loss of voice
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 500g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should reduce consumption of chinese cabbage
Suitable For: Balanced 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