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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 | |
16
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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 | |
22
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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 | |
24
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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 | |
27
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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 | |
30
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chive seed | warm | pungent, sweet | strengthen and secure the essence, fortify liver and kidney | |
31
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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 | |
36
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cortex albziae bark and flower | neutral | sweet | calm mind and disperse stagnant qi, relieve swelling, activate blood circulation | |
37
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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 | |
43
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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 | |
51
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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 | |
54
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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 | |
56
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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 | |
63
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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 | |
75
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semen armeniacae amarum almond | warm | bitter | moisten intestine, relax bowels, relieve cough and dyspnea | |
76
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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 | |
78
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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 | |
82
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tiger lily buds | cold | sweet | improve depression and perturbed emotions, cool liver | |
83
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turmeric rhizome | warm | bitter, pungent | induce menstruation, stop pain, remove blood stasis, regulate qi | |
84
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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 |