Chinese Name: 羊奶
Thermal Nature: Warm (Slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, lung
Properties: Strengthens body, balances stomach
Best Use For: Treating general weakness and mouth ulcers
Dietary Caution: People with phlegm and dampness body constitution should avoid drinking goat’s milk
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Also Known As: Venison
Chinese Name: 鹿肉
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthen kidney and promote energy, expel wind
Best Use For: Treating general tiredness, weakness in knees and legs
Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 200g
Dietary Caution: People with yellow colored phlegm and Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming deer meat
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 牛肉
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Strengthen spleen, stomach and bones, promote energy and blood flow
Best Use For: Treating weak spleen and stomach, treating insufficient energy and blood
Dietary Caution: None
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 鸡肉
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Spleen, stomach
Properties: Promote vitality
Best Use For: Treating malnutrition, water retention and general tiredness after illness
Dietary Caution: People with flu symptoms should reduce consumption of chicken meat
Suitable For: All types of body constitution
Chinese Name: 松子仁
Thermal Nature: Warm (Slight)
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Liver, lung, large intestine
Properties: Moisturize body, expel wind
Best Use For: Relieving dry cough and hard stools
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with loose stools and people who have phlegm and dampness body constitution should avoid consuming pine nuts
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 胡桃仁
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Kidney, liver, lung
Properties: Strengthen kidney, warm the lungs
Best Use For: Treating back and knee pain, reducing the frequency of urination during sleeping time
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g
Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming walnuts. Walnuts should not be consumed together with strong tea.
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution
Chinese Name: 栗子
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, salty (slight)
Organ Meridian: Spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthesn spleen, promotes energy, strengthens kidneys and relieves swelling
Best Use For: Strengthening spleen, knees and legs
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 60g
Dietary Caution: People with stomach bloating should avoid consuming chinese chestnut
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 荔枝
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Liver, spleen
Properties: Strengthens spleen, promotes flow of energy to reduce swelling
Best Use For: Treating general body weakness (after recovering from illness), relieving thirst due to loss of body fluids
Serving Per Day For One Person: 5 to 10 pieces
Dietary Caution: People who have Yin deficiency body constitution should avoid consuming lychee
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution
Chinese Name: 桂圆, 龙眼
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet
Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen
Properties: Strengthens heart and spleen, calms the mind
Best Use For: Treating deficiency in Qi and blood, irregular heartbeat, difficulty in falling asleep
Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 15g
Dietary Caution: People with bloated stomach or yellow phlegm must avoid consuming longan
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Qi deficiency body constitution
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Chinese Name: 樱桃
Thermal Nature: Warm
Flavor: Sweet, sour
Organ Meridian: Spleen, kidney
Properties: Strengthens kidney and spleen, removes dampness in body
Best Use For: Treating weak spleen with loose stools, treating leg and knee pain due to weakness in kidneys
Serving Per Day For One Person: 30 to 150g
Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yang deficiency body constitution