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aloe vera cold bitter promotes healthy bowels, skin
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angelica root warm sweet, pungent, bitter fortify and regulate blood circulation, nourish dryness, regulate menstruation and pain, activate bowels
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apple cool sweet nourish the lung, promote production of body fluid, relieve restlessness and summer heat, dispel effect of alcohol, stimulate appetite
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artemisia annua herb cold bitter, pungent clear heat, dispel yin deficiency fever, cut off malaria
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asparagus cold sweet expel heat, nourish bodily fluids, remove water retention, improve urethra infection
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asparagus lettuce cool bitter, sweet induce urine, increase breast milk, remove heat, detoxify
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astragalus root warm sweet tonify qi, lift yang, enhance immune system, induce diuresis to remove edema, arrest sweating
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azuki bean cold sweet, sour detoxify, reduce boils, induce diuresis to remove edema, eliminate jaundice, clear heat
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bamboo leaf cold sweet, bland promoto diuresis, clear heat to remove restlessness, clear heart fire
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barley cool sweet disperse liver energy stagnation, treat depression and poor appetite, chest and abdominal bloating
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barley sprout neutral sweet remove food stagnation, return breast milk
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black bean neutral sweet regulate blood circulation, remove water retention, ease spasms, strengthen digestive system and kidney
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black fungus neutral sweet nourish blood, invigorate qi, moisten lung, stop cough and bleeding
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black sesame neutral sweet tonify blood and yin
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boat fruited sterculia seed cool sweet, bland clear away heat, moisten lung and clear throat, regulate bowels
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cabbage neutral sweet, pungent expel heat
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carrot neutral sweet remove food stagnation, strengthen digestive system
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cassia seed cold sweet, bitter moisten intestines to relax bowels, clear liver fire to improve eyesight
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celery cool sweet, bitter remove dampness and water, cool heat
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chae-nomeles lagenaria koidz warm sour activate qi and blood in the meridians, relax muscles and tendons, ease stomach, remove dampness
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chamomile cool bitter, sweet promote qi movement in liver, spleen, lung and pericardium
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chicken warm sweet warm midsection, strengthen qi, nourish essence and marrow
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chinese cabbage neutral sweet open up and smooth stomach and intestines, nourish stomach, induce urine
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chinese hawthorn berry warm sweet, sour promote blood circulation, resolve phlegm
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chinese millet cool cool clam mind, strengthen spleen, treat poor appetite and insomnia
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chinese raspberry warm sweet, sour strengthen liver and kidney, secure essence, reduce frequent urination, shine eyes
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chinese rose flower warm sweet, bitter promote blood circulation, regulate menstruation, relieve swelling, detoxify
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chinese yam neutral sweet tonify qi and yin of lung, spleen and kidney, treat diarrhea, seminal emission and fatigue
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chive seed warm pungent, sweet strengthen and secure the essence, fortify liver and kidney
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chrysanthemum cold sweet, bitter, pungent remove toxins, counteract heat
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cinnamon and twig hot pungent, sweet fortify yang, supplement fire, expel cold, alleviate pain, clear channels to promote blood circulation, expel cold in exterior
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citrus fruits cool warm sweet, sour remove heat, promote production of body fluid, induce urine, dispel effects of alcohol
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clove neutral pungent counteract cold, promote qi circulation
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corn and silk neutral sweet, bland induce urine, expel liver heat, promote appetite
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cortex albziae bark and flower neutral sweet calm mind and disperse stagnant qi, relieve swelling, activate blood circulation
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dolichos seed neutral sweet, bland stop diarrhea, fortify digestive system, expel summer heat, dispel dampness
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edible pine nut or kernel warm sweet moisten lung, lubricate intestine, promote production of body fluid, stop convulsion
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evergreen tree cold sweet, bitter improve eyesight, expel liver heat
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fennel warm pungent regulate stomach qi, expel cold, alleviate pain
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fresh ginger root warm pungent counteract cold
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ganoderma neutral, warm sweet, bland tonify qi and blood, stabilize will, nourish and calm spirit, relieve cough
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garlic warm pungent detoxify, remove impurities
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gingko nut neutral sweet, bitter soothe asthma, reduce urination, restrain lung qi, reduce leucorrhea
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glutinous rice warm sweet warm stomach, hidroschesis, tonify digestive system and lung
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grape neutral sweet, sour invigorate qi and enrich blood, induce urine, strengthen bones and tendons
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green bean cold sweet remove toxicity, relieve restlessness and thirst caused by summer heat, cure diarrhea, dysentery, carbuncle and swelling
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green tea cold sweet, bitter drain water retention, clear phlegm
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honey neutral sweet detoxify, invigorate digestive system, stop cough, moisten
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jasmine flower warm pungent, slightly sweet regulate qi, open stagnation, harmonize digestive system, remove dampness
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job 's tear cold sweet, bland calm spasms, promote diuresis, invigorate digestive system, clear heat to remove pus
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jujube neutral sweet clam mind, tonify blood and qi
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licorice neutral sweet tonify qi
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lily bulb cold sweet improve depression, stress, nourish lung yin, good for women with menopause
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longan fruit warm sweet promote blood circulation, reduce cold, tonify blood and cold
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lotus seed, leaf and plumule neutral sweet, astringent invigorate spleen, preserve kidney essence, relieve diarrhea, tranquilize mind and nourish heart
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momordica charantia cold sweet, bitter treat agitation and irritability, clear heart and liver fire,
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momordica fruit cool sweet clear phlegm, stop cough, moisten bowels, clear lung heat
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mutton hot sweet strengthen qi, warm midsection and kidney
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ophiopogon tuber cold sweet, bitter expel heart fire, nourish lung yin, eliminate vexation
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orange cool sour dispel effects of alcohol, regulate qi, remove distention
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oyster cold sweet, salty relieve insomnia and irritability for people with hot constitution, nourish blood and yin
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papaya neutral sweet open channels, expel dampness, remove food stagnation
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peach kernel neutral sweet, bitter moisten intestine, relax bowels, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis
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peanut and leaf neutral sweet treat dry cough, regurgitation, treat bleeding diseases of internal organs and hemophilia ,moisten lung, regulate stomach
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pearl powder cold sweet, salty calm spirit, relieve fear, expel liver heat, brighten eyes, detoxify, engender muscles
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peony root cold bitter, sour suppress hyperactive liver, nourish blood, relieve spasms, stop pain
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pepper hot pungent direct qi downward, remove food stagnation, warm digestive system, expel cold
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polygonum warm bitter, sweet, astringent promote bowel, nourish blood and yin, detoxify, remove skin irritability, detoxify
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pumpkin and seed neutral sweet invigorate spleen and stomach, relieve inflammation and pain, remove toxins, destroy intestinal parasites, replenish qi
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radish cool pungent, sweet expel phlegm, remove food stagnation, detoxify, direct qi downwards, smooth digestive system
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radish seed neutral pungent, sweet direct qi downward, remove food stagnation, expel phlegm
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radix polygalae warm pungent, bitter calm mind, eliminate phlegm for resuscitation, dissipate carbuncles
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schisandra berry warm sour, astringent tranquilize mind, relieve cough, clear empty toxic heat, strengthen qi and kidney, enhance immune system to protect exterior body
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semen armeniacae amarum almond warm bitter moisten intestine, relax bowels, relieve cough and dyspnea
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semen biota seed neutral sweet nourish heart and calm mind, moisten intestines, relax bowels
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semen euryales neutral sweet, astringent strengthen spleen, stop diarrhea, stabilize will and calm spirit mind, solidify kidney and astringent essence
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semen ziziphus spinosa neutral sweet, sour tonify liver, nourish heart, stops excessive sweating, calm mind
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soy bean neutral sweet remove water stagnation, remove food stagnation, fortify digestive system
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straw mushroom cold sweet increase life expectancy, expel summer heat, resist cancer
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tangerine peel warm pungent, bitter harmonize spleen and stomach, clear phlegm, eliminate dampness, regulate qi
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tiger lily buds cold sweet improve depression and perturbed emotions, cool liver
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turmeric rhizome warm bitter, pungent induce menstruation, stop pain, remove blood stasis, regulate qi
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walnut warm sweet warm lung to ease asthma, moisten intestines to relax bowels, tonify kidney to arrest spontaneous emission
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wheat cold sweet remove heat and agitation, tonify heart and spleen
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white fungus neutral sweet, bland moisten lung and stomach, nourish yin, engender fluids
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wolf berry neutral sweet brighten eyes, nourish yin, increase blood and essence