Chinese Name: 青梅
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sour
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach, large intestine
Properties: Promotes production of body fluids, smoothens the throat, relieves diarrhea
Best Use For: Relieving sore throat, quenching thirst
Serving Per Day For One Person: 6 to 9g
Dietary Caution: People with gastric pain and acid reflux should avoid consuming greengages
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 银耳
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Lung, stomach
Properties: Moisturize lungs and stomach, nourish the body and promote Yin
Best Use For: Treating dry/heat type cough, cough with blood, lack of Yin (gets thirsty easily)
Serving Per Day For One Person: 3 to 10g
Dietary Caution: People with cold-type cough should avoid consuming white fungus
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency 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: 香菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, stomach
Properties: Improve vitality, strengthen spleen and improve appetite, expel wind, dissolve phlegm, anti-cancer
Best Use For: Improving one’s energy and vitality, aid digestion, treating lack of iron/blood, reducing blood pressure, reducing cholesterol levels as well as treating chronic liver diseases
Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with cold and dampness in spleen and stomach should avoid consuming shiitake
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 蘑菇
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Intestine, stomach, lung
Properties: Strengthen spleen and improve appetite, balance liver and improve alertness
Best Use For: Relieving indigestion, boosting breast milk supply, relieving insomnia
Serving Per Day For One Person: 150 to 180g
Dietary Caution: People with low energy should avoid consuming button mushroom
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name:苜蓿
Thermal Nature: Neutral
Flavor: Bitter, sweet (mild)
Organ Meridian: Stomach, small intestine
Properties: Cools the body and blood, expels stones in bladder
Best Use For: Treating heat-related diseases and inflammation in intestine, expelling stones in bladder
Serving Per Day For One Person: 90 to 150g
Dietary Caution: People with weak stomach and spleen should avoid consuming medick
Suitable For: Balanced 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
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