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: 无花果
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Strengthens spleen, clears intestine, helps with detoxification, relieves swelling
Best Use For: Treating swollen throat and dry-type cough, improving appetite, relieving constipation due to intestine heatiness
Serving Per Day For One Person: 9 to 15g
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
Chinese Name: 柿子
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, lung, large intestine
Properties: Cools the body, moisturizes the lungs, quenches thirst
Best Use For: Treating cough (heat-type coughs or coughs with blood)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with weak spleen and stomach should avoid consuming persimmon
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Special Note: Persimmon is also available in dried fruit form (as shown in the picture below). Dried persimmon has spleen-strengthening properties and helps to stop bleeding (internal and external).
Chinese Name: 梨
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet, sour (slight)
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, heart
Properties: Cools the body, moisturizes lungs and dissolves phlegm
Best Use For: Recovery after heat-related illness, relieving indigestion and constipation
Serving Per Day For One Person: 100 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen (loose stools) should avoid consuming pear
Suitable For: Balanced 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: 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: 黄花菜
Thermal Nature: Cooling
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, kidney
Properties: Cools the body, promotes urination, relieves discomfort in chest area, cools the blood, helps with detoxification
Best Use For: Improving sleep quality, treating short urination (strong yellowish color)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: It is safer to consume dried long yellow daylily
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution