Chinese Name: 甘蔗
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, spleen, stomach
Properties: Cools body, promotes production of fluids in body
Best Use For: Treating sore throat and heat-type cough, treating dry and hard stools
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 90g
Dietary Caution: People with weak and coldness in stomach and spleen should avoid consuming sugar cane
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 香蕉
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body, helps with detoxification, moisturizes the lungs and intestines
Best Use For: Relieving constipation and heat-dry cough
Serving Per Day For One Person: 1 to 4 pieces
Dietary Caution: People with water retention and kidney related illnesses should avoid consuming bananas
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 蕨菜
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body, relieves dampness, dissolves phlegm, stops bleeding
Best Use For: Treating heat-type flu, relieving cough with blood
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
Dietary Caution: Not recommended for long term consumption. Do not consume raw.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 马齿苋
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sour
Organ Meridian: Large intestine, liver
Properties: Cools body heat and blood
Best Use For: Detoxing and reducing heatiness in the body, promoting urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: Pregnant women and people with weak stomach and spleen should avoid consuming purslane
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 芦笋
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung
Properties: Cools the body, promotes urination
Best Use For: Relieving thirst due to heat-type diseases, reliving difficulty in urination
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming asparagus
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 竹笋
Thermal Nature: Cold
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Stomach, large intestine
Properties: Dissolves phlegm, relieves bloating
Best Use For: Relieving stomach bloating due to overeating
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should avoid consuming bamboo shoots
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Phlegm and dampness 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: 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: 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: 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