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MASTER INDEX	Category	Food & Herb	Works On Element	PH Forming	Tonifies	Flavor	Temp.	Zang Organ	Fu Organ	Blood Type A	Blood Type B	Blood Type AB	Blood Type O	Note1	Note2
1	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Fire	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Heart	Small Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water,	Warms (Yang), Detoxifies; Contains the full range of (High Quality) Proteins;
2	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water,	Warms (Yang), Balances Blood-Chi; Contains the full range of (High Quality) Proteins;
3	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang, Ching Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral		Uterus	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Warms (Yang), Balances Blood-Chi; Aduki isoflavones may substitute estrogens and alleviate menopausal symptoms.
4	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang, Ching Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water,	Warms (Yang), Detoxifies, Regulates Spleen Yin.
5	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Water	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water,	Warms (Yang), detoxifies, diuretic; Contains the full range of (High Quality) Proteins;
6	Beans & Legumes	Aduki (Adzuki)	Wood	Acidic	Blood, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water,	Warms (Yang); Contains the full range of (High Quality) Proteins;
7	Beans & Legumes	Black Bean	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies the Kidneys; high in fiber; helps detoxify sulfites; high in Antioxidants
8	Beans & Legumes	Broad Bean	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Tonifies the Spleen; Contains a lot of Amygdalin (Vitamin B17), which is renowned for its Cancer inhibiting properties; Contains L-dopa, may be useful to Parkinson’s disease patients, high in Antioxidiants
9	Beans & Legumes	Broad Bean	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Tonifies the Kidneys; Diuretic; Treats Eddema; Contains a lot of Amygdalin (Vitamin B17), which is renowned for its Cancer inhibiting properties; Contains L-dopa, may be useful to Parkinson’s disease patients; high in Antioxidants
10	Beans & Legumes	Chickpea	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Strengthens the Spleen-Yin;	High fiber content, may prevent blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly after a meal, provide virtually fat-free high quality protein.
11	Beans & Legumes	Chickpea	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Heart	Small Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Lowers Cholesterol; High Fiber Content
12	Beans & Legumes	Chickpea	Water	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Strengthens the Kidneys, Balances Kidney-Yang;
13	Beans & Legumes	Green String Bean	Earth	Alkaline	Chi, Blood, Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Strengthens the Spleen/ Yin;	May prevent cancer; Anti-Inflammatory;
14	Beans & Legumes	Green String Bean	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Chi, Blood, Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Strengthens Yin;	Cardiovascular protection
15	Beans & Legumes	Green String Bean	Water	Alkaline	Chi, Blood, Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Strengthens Yin, Tonifies the Kidneys; Contains Vtamin K1, which helps build up the bones; Anti-Inflammatory
16	Beans & Legumes	Kidney Bean	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet, Bland	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Tonifies the Kidneys, Diuretic; Heals Swellings; high in fiber; provides virtually fat-free high quality protein; helps detoxify sulfites; high in Antioxidants
17	Beans & Legumes	Lentil	Earth	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water;	high fiber content, may prevent blood sugar levels from rising rapidly after a meal,
18	Beans & Legumes	Lentil	Fire	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water;	helps lower cholesterol; may prevent heart disease, contains virtually fat free protein.
19	Beans & Legumes	Lentil	Water	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water; contains anti-inflammatory antioxidants
20	Beans & Legumes	Lima Bean	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	High in fiber; provides virtually fat-free high quality protein; helps detoxify sulfites; high in Antioxidants, Iron
21	Beans & Legumes	Lima Bean	Wood	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	High in fiber, lowers cholesterol; provides virtually fat-free high quality protein; helps detoxify sulfites; high in Antioxidants, Iron
22	Beans & Legumes	Mung Bean	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Detoxifies, Clears Heat, Diuretic; high source of fiber, high concentration of enzymes facilitating the digestive process; may prevent blood sugar levels from rising too rapidly (diabetes) is rich in antioxidants
23	Beans & Legumes	Mung Bean	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Detoxifies, Clears Heat; is rich in antioxidants
24	Beans & Legumes	Mung Bean	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Large Intestine	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Detoxifies, Clears Heat, Diuretic; high source of fiber, high concentration of enzymes facilitating the digestive process
25	Beans & Legumes	Pea	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial		Regulates Blood and Chi, Balances Chi, Balances Earth YIn-Yang, Brings down rebelling Chi; High in Fiber, Vitamin C
26	Beans & Legumes	Pea	Metal	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial		Regulates Blood and Chi, Balances Chi, Balances Earth YIn-Yang, Brings down rebelling Chi; Induces Bowel movement
27	Beans & Legumes	Pea	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial		Regulates Blood and Chi, Balances Chi, Balances Earth YIn-Yang, Brings down rebelling Chi; Contains Vtamin K1, which yields cardiovascular protection and healthy blood clotting abilty.
28	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Fire	Alkaline	Yin, Yang	Sweet	Cool	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Balances Kidney-Yang;	Helps to prevent heart disease, reduces cholesterol and may prevent plaque in the arteries (isoflavone)
29	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Blood, Yin-Yang, Ching Chi	Sweet	Cool		Uterus	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Balances Kidney-Yang;	Soy isoflavones may substitute estrogens and alleviate menopausal symptoms.
30	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Yin-Yang, Ching Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Strengthens the Spleen-Yin, Stimulates Digestion;	Contains complete proteins, carbohydrates and saturated fats; ; high source of fiber
31	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Metal	Alkaline	Blood Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Eliminates Wind;	High in Fiber, May prevent Colon Cancer;
32	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat;	May prevent plaque in the arteries (isoflavone)
33	Beans & Legumes	Soy Bean	Water	Alkaline	Blood Chi	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys	Bladder, Bones	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Balances Kidney-Yang; Contains Isoflavon, which helps to prevent bone breakdown; non animal protein may prevent calcium loss.
34	Beans & Legumes	Tofu	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Counteracts Dryness, Lubricates, Removes Toxins.
35	Beans & Legumes	Tofu	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Counteracts Dryness, Lubricates, Removes Toxins.
36	Beans & Legumes	Tofu	Wood	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Counteracts Dryness, Lubricates, Removes Toxins.
37	Beans & Legumes	Tofu	Wood	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Counteracts Dryness, Lubricates, Removes Toxins.
38	Beverages	Tea (Black)	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Drains Water, Promotes Chi Circulation
39	Beverages	Tea (Green)	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Nourishes Spleen Chi, Nourishes Yin, Lessens Hunger Feeling
40	Beverages	Tea (Jasmine)	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Warm	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
41	Dairy & Eggs	Butter	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sweet	Warm		Uterus	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
42	Dairy & Eggs	Cheese (Cow Milk)	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Salty, Sweet, Pungent	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Regulates Chi, Promotes Chi Circulation, Strengthens Yin, Moistens the Lungs
43	Dairy & Eggs	Cheese (Goat Milk)	Earth	Neutral	Yin	Salty, Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Promotes Chi Circulation, Strengthens Yin, Nourishes (Warms) Earth Yin-Yang
44	Dairy & Eggs	Cheese (Goat Milk)	Fire	Neutral	Yin	Salty, Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Promotes Chi Circulation, Strengthens Yin, Nourishes (Warms) Earth Yin-Yang
45	Dairy & Eggs	Cheese (Sheep Milk)	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Salty, Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Promotes Chi Circulation, Strengthens Yin, Nourishes (Warms) Earth Yin-Yang
46	Dairy & Eggs	Cheese (Sheep Milk)	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Salty, Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates Chi, Promotes Chi Circulation, Strengthens Yin, Nourishes (Warms) Earth Yin-Yang
47	Dairy & Eggs	Chicken (White Meat)	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Moistens the Lungs
48	Dairy & Eggs	Chicken Eggs	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin
49	Dairy & Eggs	Chicken Eggs	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin
50	Dairy & Eggs	Chicken Eggs	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin
51	Dairy & Eggs	Chicken Eggs	Fire	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin
52	Dairy & Eggs	Duck Eggs	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Uterus	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	For menstrual cramps, a tablespoon of ginger is mixed with two duck eggs and a quarter of cup of rice wine; this is simmered and eaten all at once
53	Dairy & Eggs	Duck Eggs	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Cooling, Nourishes Blood, Yin
54	Dairy & Eggs	Duck Eggs	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Cooling, Nourishes Blood, Yin, Nourishes Ching Chi
55	Dairy & Eggs	Duck Eggs	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood Yin,	Cools the lungs
56	Dairy & Eggs	Egg Yolk (Chicken)	Fire	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin, Moistens
57	Dairy & Eggs	Egg Yolk (Chicken)	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes Blood, Yin, Moistens
58	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Cooked	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
59	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Cooked	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
60	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Cooked	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
61	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Uncooked	Earth	Neutral	Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
62	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Uncooked	Fire	Neutral	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
63	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Cow) Uncooked	Metal	Neutral	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
64	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Cooked	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
65	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Cooked	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
66	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Cooked	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
67	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Uncooked	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
68	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Uncooked	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
69	Dairy & Eggs	Milk (Goat) Uncooked	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.
70	Dairy & Eggs	Yogurt (Acidophillus/ Bifidus) (Cow)	Ching Chi	Neutral	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold			Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Regulates Yin, Cools (the Intestine), Nourishes (Ching)-Yin; Moistens the Lungs, Relaxes the Liver
71	Dairy & Eggs	Yogurt (factory)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold			Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Regulates Yin, Cools (the Intestine), Nourishes (Ching)-Yin; Moistens the Lungs, Relaxes the Liver
72	Fish & Seafood	Abalone	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Salty	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
73	Fish & Seafood	Abalone	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Nourishes Ching Chi; Detoxifies; Sharpens Vision
74	Fish & Seafood	Abalone	Wood	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Liver	Eyes	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Nourishes Ching Chi; Detoxifies; Sharpens Vision	Counteracts Heat, Nourishes Ching Chi; Detoxifies; Sharpens Vision
75	Fish & Seafood	Anchovy	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Bitter, Salty	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Drains Water
76	Fish & Seafood	Anchovy	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Bitter, Salty	Warm		Triple Heater	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Increases Blood Flow
77	Fish & Seafood	Bluegill sea-bass	?	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral			Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi, Blood
78	Fish & Seafood	Carp	Earth	Acidic	Blood,Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Tonifies Blood & Chi; Drains Water; Grounds the Chi; Tonifies Spleen and Stomach; Transforms Chi into Milk
79	Fish & Seafood	Carp	Water	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Tonifies Blood & Chi; Drains Water; Grounds the Chi;
80	Fish & Seafood	Catfish	?	Acidic						Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
81	Fish & Seafood	Caviar	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Helps cure bipolar disorder, depression/ mania
82	Fish & Seafood	Caviar (Sturgeon)	Fire	Acidic	Chi, Yin-Yang, Ching, Shen	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Pericardium		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
83	Fish & Seafood	Caviar (Sturgeon)	Metal	Acidic	Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes Chi Circulation
84	Fish & Seafood	Caviar (Sturgeon)	Water	Acidic	Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes Chi Circulation; Tonifies Kidney Yin
85	Fish & Seafood	Clam (Freshwater)	Water	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat; Detoxifies; Tonifies the Kidney;
86	Fish & Seafood	Clam (Freshwater)	Wood	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat; Detoxifies; Tonifies the Liver; Sharpens Vision
87	Fish & Seafood	Clam (Saltwater)	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cold		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm; Promotes Water Passage, Softens Hardness
88	Fish & Seafood	Crab	Earth	Alkaline	Blood	Salty	Cold		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Activates Blood; Cools Heat; facilitates recovery of dislocations
89	Fish & Seafood	Crab	Wood	Alkaline	Blood	Salty	Cold	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Activates Blood; Cools Heat; facilitates recovery of dislocations
90	Fish & Seafood	Cuttlefish	Fire	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Salty	Neutral	Heart		?	?	?	?	Tonifies Liver & Kidney, Tonifies the Blood, sharpens vision	Tonifies Liver & Kidney, Tonifies the Blood, sharpens vision
91	Fish & Seafood	Cuttlefish	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Salty	Neutral	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	Tonifies Liver & Kidney, Tonifies the Blood, sharpens vision	Tonifies Liver & Kidney, Tonifies the Blood, sharpens vision
92	Fish & Seafood	Cuttlefish	Wood	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Salty	Neutral	Liver		?	?	?	?	Tonifies Liver & Kidney, Tonifies the Blood, sharpens vision	Removes Toxins
93	Fish & Seafood	Eel	Earth	Acidic	Chi, Yang	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Regulates Chi -Yang, Counteracts Damp, Nourishes the Spleen
94	Fish & Seafood	Eel	Water	Acidic	Chi, Yang	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys	Bladder, Bones	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Regulates Chi -Yang, Warms the Kidney, Counteracts Damp, Diuretic; treats Bi (Painful Obstruction) Syndrome, strengthens the Bones
95	Fish & Seafood	Eel	Wood	Acidic	Chi, Yang	Sweet	Warm	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Regulates Chi -Yang, Nourishes Liver, Counteracts Damp; treats Bi (Painful Obstruction) Syndrome
96	Fish & Seafood	Herring (Fresh)	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Removes Toxins
97	Fish & Seafood	Herring (Pickled)	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Lungs		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Removes Toxins
98	Fish & Seafood	Lobster	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Salty	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm
99	Fish & Seafood	Mackerel	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water
100	Fish & Seafood	Mackerel	Wood	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water	Tonifies Chi Yang, Tonifies Kidneys and Liver, treats simple goiter
101	Fish & Seafood	Mussel	Water	Acidic	Yang, Chi	Salty	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi Yang, Tonifies Kidneys and Liver, treats simple goiter
102	Fish & Seafood	Mussel	Wood	Acidic	Yang, Chi	Salty	Warm	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi Yang, Tonifies Liver and Kidneys, treats simple goiter
103	Fish & Seafood	Oyster (cooked)	Wood	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Heart		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Tonifies the Blood
104	Fish & Seafood	Oyster (Shell-fresh)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Tonifies Liver & Kidneys, Stops Sweating, Astringes Ching Chi, Softens Hardness
105	Fish & Seafood	Oyster (Shell-fresh)	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Tonifies Liver & Kidneys, Stops Sweating, Astringes Ching Chi, Softens Hardness
106	Fish & Seafood	Oyster (Shell-fresh)	Wood	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Tonifies Liver & Kidneys, Stops Sweating, Astringes Ching Chi, Softens Hardness
107	Fish & Seafood	Salmon (Raised)	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral			Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial
108	Fish & Seafood	Salmon (Sea)	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral			Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
109	Fish & Seafood	Salmon (Smoked)	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yang	Sweet, Salty,	Warm			Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid?	Tonifies Chi, Blood & Yang;
110	Fish & Seafood	Sardine	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Drains Water
111	Fish & Seafood	Sardine	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Salty	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Drains Water
112	Fish & Seafood	Shark	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral		Neutral		Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs
113	Fish & Seafood	Shark	Fire	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Heart		Neutral		Neutral		Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs
114	Fish & Seafood	Shark	Metal	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Lungs		Neutral		Neutral		Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs
115	Fish & Seafood	Shark	Water	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral		Neutral		Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs
116	Fish & Seafood	Shark	Wood	Acidic	Blood, Chi, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Liver		Neutral		Neutral		Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs
117	Fish & Seafood	Shrimp/Prawn	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Tonifies Kidney Yang; Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm;
118	Fish & Seafood	Trout	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Salty	Warm		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi, Yang; Regulates Chi, Yin; Promotes Blood Circulation; Counetracts Cold; Warms the Kidneys and Liver; Tonifies the Stomach
119	Fish & Seafood	Trout	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Salty	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi, Yang; Regulates Chi, Yin; Promotes Blood Circulation; Counetracts Cold; Warms the Kidneys and Liver; Tonifies the Stomach
120	Fish & Seafood	Trout	Wood	Alkaline	Blood, Chi, Yin-Yang	Sweet, Salty	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Tonifies Chi, Yang; Regulates Chi, Yin; Promotes Blood Circulation; Counetracts Cold; Warms the Kidneys and Liver; Tonifies the Stomach
121	Fish & Seafood	Whitefish	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
122	Fish & Seafood	Whitefish	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
123	Fish & Seafood	Whitefish	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
124	Fish & Seafood	Whitefish	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
125	Flowers	Lily flowers	Metal	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		?	?	?	?	Moistens lungs and calms cough; soothes nerves and promotes a calming sense.
126	Flowers	Lily flowers	Triple Heater	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Cool		Triple Heater	?	?	?	?	Moistens lung and calms cough; soothes nerves and promotes a calming sense.
127	Flowers	Linden Flower	Metal	Neutral		Pungent, Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation; helps heal colds, cough, bronchitis, infectious disease and headache; the leaves ar used for intestinal complaints;
128	Flowers	Linden Flower	Wood	Neutral		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Liver		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water; Especially the stems are used for liver and gallbladder disorders and cellulitis
129	Flowers	Lotus Root	Fire	?	Yin, Yang	Sweet	Cool	Heart		?	?	?	?	Warming;	energizes the heart, helps control blood pressure.
130	Flowers	Lotus Root	Earth	?	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	?	?	?	?	Warming;	aids digestion; energizes the spleen; the buttons are especially used as a stomach medicine.
131	Flowers	Lotus Roots	Triple Heater	?	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	?	?	?	?	Warming;	energizes the heart, helps control blood pressure; purifies the whole body, balances emotions and facilitates meditation.
132	Fruits	Apple	Wood	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool		Gall Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	help to cleanse the galbladder (juice)
133	Fruits	Apple (gold)	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Stabilizes Blood Sugar Levels, Neutralizes Acidity
134	Fruits	Apple (gold)	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, may help prevent heart disease
135	Fruits	Apple (gold)	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Regulates the Lungs, helps prevent the free radical damage, anti-inflammatory
136	Fruits	Apple (red/green)	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Stabilizes Blood Sugar Levels
137	Fruits	Apple (red/green)	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, may help prevent heart disease
138	Fruits	Apple (red/green)	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, helps prevent the free radical damage, anti-inflammatory
139	Fruits	Apple (red/green)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Circulation
140	Fruits	Apricot	Metal	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates Moisture, Regulates the Lungs; Good for the Skin
141	Fruits	Apricot	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates Moisture, Counteracts Heat;
142	Fruits	Avocado	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Nourishes Blood-Chi; High in Vitamin E; Stimulates Sex-Drive; inhibits the growth of prostate cancer cells; contains beta-sitosterol, which lowers cholesterol by inhibiting absorption of LDL, alleviates the symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy.
143	Fruits	Avocado	Earth	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Nourishes Blood-Chi; Enhances Absorption of Carotenoids from Vegetables; lowers blood glucose and improves immune response.
144	Fruits	Avocado	Metal	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water, Nourishes Blood-Chi; improves immune response.
145	Fruits	Avocado	Wood	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Nourishes Blood-Chi,Cools Liver Yang; Lowers unhealthy cholesterol and increases health promoting HDL cholesterol.
146	Fruits	Banana	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; Regulates Bowel Movement
147	Fruits	Banana	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Triple Heater	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Cardiovascular Protection (Potassium)
148	Fruits	Blackberry	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Contains large amounts of phyto-estrogens. These act as a natural form of estrogen; may prevent osteoporosis, alleviates menopause.
149	Fruits	Blackberry	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	High in fiber and vitamin C, fights infections, antioxidant.
150	Fruits	Blackberry	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	High in fiber and vitamin C, fights infections, antioxidant, fights deterioration (of nerves: Alzheimer)
151	Fruits	Blackcurrant	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	High in Vitamin C and antioxidants; calcium and iron, reduces the risk of kidney stones
152	Fruits	Blackcurrant	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Liver		?	?	?	?	High in Vitamin C and antioxidants.
153	Fruits	Blue/ Bilberry	Metal	Acidic		Sour	Cold	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts damp, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins;	anti-inflammatory, antioxidant;
154	Fruits	Blue/ Bilberry	Earth	Acidic		Sour	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, has glucoquinine, lowers blood sugar levels.
155	Fruits	Blue/ Bilberry	Fire	Acidic		Sour	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Contains antioxidants known as anthocyanidins, protects the collagen structures in the blood vessels of the eye.
156	Fruits	Blue/ Bilberry	Wood	Acidic		Sour	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	One of the best herbs available for the protection of ones eyes health
157	Fruits	Cassio Fruit	Water	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		?	?	?	?
158	Fruits	Cassio Fruit	Wood	?	Yang	Sweet	Warm	Liver		?	?	?	?
159	Fruits	Cherry	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Warm		Protects DNA	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Nourishes Chi, Regulates Yang, Stimulates Chi, Blood; Contains Amygdalin, (Vitamin B17) and laetrile, which reduces tumor size and further spread of cancer
160	Fruits	Cherry	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold;
161	Fruits	Cherry	Fire	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Nourishes Chi, Regulates Yang, Stimulates Chi, Blood; Contains quercetin which can help to prevent heart disease;
162	Fruits	Cherry	Water	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys	Bones	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Nourishes Chi, Regulates Yang, Stimulates Chi, Blood, Counteracts Cold, Wind & Damp; Contains Boron, which coupled with calcium and magnesium has been linked to increased bone health. Anthocyanins found in cherries block inflammatory enzymes, reducing gout and arthritis pain.
163	Fruits	Cherry	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Wind & Damp;
164	Fruits	Crabapple	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?	Used for treatment of diabetes,	Quenches Thirst
165	Fruits	Crabapple	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Heart		?	?	?	?	Nourishes the Heart, Quenches Thirst,	Abates Low Self Esteem
166	Fruits	Crabapple	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	?	?	?	?	Nourishes the Lung, Relieves diarrhoea.
167	Fruits	Crabapple	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		?	?	?	?	Nourishes the Liver, Removes Toxins
168	Fruits	Cranberry	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cold		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat; lowers cholesterol
169	Fruits	Cranberry	Water	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cold	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Protects against urinary tract infections
170	Fruits	Date	Metal	Acidic	Chi, Blood	Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	warm, sweet, Sp & St, Chi & Blood tonic, produces fluids, detoxifies,
171	Fruits	Date	Triple Heater	Acidic		Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	warm, sweet, Sp & St, Chi & Blood tonic, produces fluids, detoxifies,
172	Fruits	Date (Chinese; red or black Jujube)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	builds up the digestive fire
173	Fruits	Date (Chinese; red or black Jujube)	Earth	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	builds up the digestive fire
174	Fruits	Date (Chinese; red or black Jujube)	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
175	Fruits	Date (Chinese; red or black Jujube)	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
176	Fruits	Fig (fresh) Fig (dried)	Earth	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	fresh figs benefit stomach excess,	calming the stomach
177	Fruits	Fig (fresh) Fig (dried)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	fresh figs benefit stomach excess,	calming the stomach
178	Fruits	Fig (fresh) Fig (dried)	Metal	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat,Removes Toxins
179	Fruits	Grapefruit	Earth	Neutral	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation; promotes salivary and gastric digestion
180	Fruits	Grapefruit	Metal	Neutral	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation; helps maintain the health of intestines, helps cure dysentery, diarrhoea, enteritis, typhus and other infective diseases of the digestive tract.
181	Fruits	Grapefruit	Triple Heater	Neutral	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation;
182	Fruits	Grapefruit	Wood	Neutral	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation;	moves Liver and Gal Bladder Chi- used in Liver and Wood Bladder Cleanses
183	Fruits	Grapefruit	Ching Chi	Neutral		Sweet, Sour	Cold	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation;
184	Fruits	Grapes	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	neutral, sweet & sour, Lu, Sp & Ki, Chi & Blood tonic, strengthens tendons & bones, promotes urination
185	Fruits	Grapes	Metal	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Drains Water
186	Fruits	Grapes	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
187	Fruits	Grapes	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Drains Water
188	Fruits	Grapes	Wood	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Drains Water
189	Fruits	Guava	Triple Heater	?		Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	warm, sweet, (St & LI) obstructive & constrictive, stops diarrhea & bleeding
190	Fruits	Hawthorn Berry	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
191	Fruits	Hawthorn Berry	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
192	Fruits	Hawthorn Berry	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
193	Fruits	Hawthorn Berry	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet	Warm	Pericardium		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
194	Fruits	Hawthorn Berry	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
195	Fruits	Juniper	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent,	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water;
196	Fruits	Juniper	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water
197	Fruits	Kumquat	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Pungent, Sweet, Sour	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
198	Fruits	Kumquat	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Chi	Pungent, Sweet, Sour	Warm		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
199	Fruits	Kumquat	Wood	Alkaline	Chi	Pugnent, Sweet, Sour	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
200	Fruits	Kumquat	Metal	Alkaline		Pungent, Sweet, Sour	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
201	Fruits	Lemon	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Sour	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
202	Fruits	Lemon/Lime	Metal	Neutral	Yin	Sour	Cold		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
203	Fruits	Lemon/Lime	Water	Neutral	Yin	Sour	Cold	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes Blood Circulation, Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
204	Fruits	Lemon/Lime	Wood	Neutral	Yin	Sour	Cold	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
205	Fruits	Lemon/Lime added to Water	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sour	Cold	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes Blood Circulation, Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
206	Fruits	Litchi Fruit	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes Chi Circulation, Promotes Blood Circulation, Warms
207	Fruits	Litchi Fruit	Earth	Alkaline	Blood,Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Nourishes the Spleen, Regulates (Earth) Yang; Regulates Blood Sugar
208	Fruits	Litchi Fruit	Wood	Alkaline	Blood,Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Nourishes the Liver, Stimulates Yang, Chi & Blood tonic, Regulates Chi & Blood, soothes Liv & calms Shen
209	Fruits	Longan	Fire	Alkaline	Blood,Chi	Sweet	Warm	Heart		?	?	?	?	warm, sweet, Sp & Ht, Yang, Chi & Blood tonic, removes Blood Stag., calms Shen
210	Fruits	Mandarin Orange	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?
211	Fruits	Mandarin Orange	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold	Lungs		?	?	?	?
212	Fruits	Mandarin Orange	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Triple Heater	?	?	?	?
213	Fruits	Mandarin Orange Peel (Dried)	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?
214	Fruits	Mandarin Orange Peel (dried)	Metal	Acidic	Chi	Pungent	Warm	Lungs		?	?	?	?
215	Fruits	Mango	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Triple Heater	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial
216	Fruits	Mango	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial
217	Fruits	Melon	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet	Cold	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
218	Fruits	Melon (honey)	Earth	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cold		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
219	Fruits	Melon (honey)	Fire	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cold	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
220	Fruits	Melon (water)	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
221	Fruits	Melon (water)	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Heart		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
222	Fruits	Melon (water)	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Bladder	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
223	Fruits	Mulberry	Metal	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Cold	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
224	Fruits	Mulberry	Water	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Cold	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
225	Fruits	Mulberry	Wood	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Cold	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
226	Fruits	Olive	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Removes Toxins
227	Fruits	Olive	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Removes Toxins
228	Fruits	Olive	Water	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Neutral			Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial
229	Fruits	Papaya	Earth	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Purifies the blood, breaks down acidic deposits
230	Fruits	Papaya	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, aids digestion
231	Fruits	Papaya	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, relieves infection (Asthma)
232	Fruits	Peach	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Warm		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
233	Fruits	Peach	Fire	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Small Intestine		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
234	Fruits	Peach	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Warm		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
235	Fruits	Pear	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial		Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm
236	Fruits	Pear	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		Beneficial		Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm
237	Fruits	Persimmon	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Heart		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat; Very rich in fiber and antioxidants, Decreases bad cholesterol (LDL), May prevent vascular disease,
238	Fruits	Persimmon	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat; Very rich in fiber and antioxidants; Reduces the risk of developing precancerous colon polyps in women
239	Fruits	Persimmon	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat; Very rich in antioxidants; reduces the risk of vascular disease
240	Fruits	Persimmon	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	cold, sweet, Ht, SI, Lu (& Sp), Chi, Blood & Yin tonic, quenches thirst, lubricates Lu, benefits Sp, clears Heat
241	Fruits	Pineapple	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Hot		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi, Stimulates Bodily Fluids, contains bromelain, digestive enzyme
242	Fruits	Pineapple	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Hot	Kidneys	Joints	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi, Stimulates Bodily Fluids, contains bromelain, a digestive enzyme which also counteracts inflammation of the joints, ie. gout
243	Fruits	Pineapple	Wood	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Hot	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi, Stimulates Bodily Fluids
244	Fruits	Pineapple	Earth	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Hot		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi, Stimulates Bodily Fluids, contains bromelain, digestive enzyme
245	Fruits	Pineapple	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	neutral, sweet & sour, Chi & Blood tonic, promotes urination & digestion, quenches thirst, stops diarrhea, clears Summer Heat	Counteracts Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi, Stimulates Bodily Fluids
246	Fruits	Plantain Banana fruit	Fire	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Heart	Small Intestine	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm;	enhances calcium, phosphorous and nitrogen retention which in turn helps in the regeneration of healthy tissues
247	Fruits	Plantain Banana fruit	Metal	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Large Intestine	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm;	Beneficial for intestinal disorders, constipation, arthritis, gout, anemia, allergies, kidney stones, tuberculosis and urinary disorders.
248	Fruits	Plum	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Dryness, Produces Fluids, Promotes Digestion, Diuretic. Plums offer Antioxidant Protection from Phenols; neutralizing a particularly destructive oxygen radical called superoxide anion radical.
249	Fruits	Plum	Water	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Dryness, Produces Fluids, Promotes Digestion, Diuretic. Plums and prunes may have a beneficial effect on bone mineral density and thus prevent Osteoporosis.
250	Fruits	Plum	Wood	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Dryness, Produces Fluids, Promotes Digestion, Diuretic.
251	Fruits	Plum (Sour Plum; Ubai & Umeboshi)	Wood	Acidic	Yin, Yang	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Dryness, Produces Fluids, Promotes Digestion, Diuretic. Very acidic, but said to have a paradoxical alkalinizing effect on the body, neutralizing fatigue, stimulating the digestion, and promoting the elimination of toxins. Ubai is one of China's oldest medicines and is still used for a variety of medical purposes such as counteracting nausea, reducing fevers, and controlling coughs.
252	Fruits	Plum Dried (Prune)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Plums offer Antioxidant Protection from Phenols; neutralizing a particularly destructive oxygen radical called superoxide anion radical.
253	Fruits	Pomegranate	Ching Chi	?	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Neutral		Prostate Gland	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Increases Circulation, Diuretic. May prevent prostate cancer or slow its growth
254	Fruits	Pomegranate	Fire	?	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Increases Circulation, Diuretic. Contains Polyphenols, will reduce levels of LDL (bad cholesterol), lowers blood pressure, improves the elasticity of arterial walls.
255	Fruits	Pomegranate	Water	?	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Neutral		Bladder	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Increases Circulation, Diuretic.
256	Fruits	Quince	Earth	Alkaline		Sour	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	?	?	?	?	Contains fiber, which aids in digestion.
257	Fruits	Quince	Wood	Alkaline		Sour	Warm	Liver		?	?	?	?	Contains fiber, which aids in digestion and helps lower cholesterol.
258	Fruits	Raspberry	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes and Regulates Kidney, Controls urination, astringes, that is, fortifies Ching Chi
259	Fruits	Raspberry	Wood	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes and Regulates Liver, Controls urination, astringes, that is, fortifies Ching Chi
260	Fruits	Raspberry	Ching Chi	Acidic	Chi,	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Nourishes and Regulates Kidney, Controls urination, astringes, that is, fortifies Ching Chi
261	Fruits	Raspberry Leaf	Earth	Alkaline		Sour	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp
262	Fruits	Raspberry Leaf	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sour	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp; for female healing, moves Chi of the Uterus; used for menstrual cramps and to promote labour
263	Fruits	Rosehip	Metal	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Tonifies Lung, Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Relieves Fatigue
264	Fruits	Rosehip	Water	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Tonifies Kidney, Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Relieves Fatigue, Diuretic
265	Fruits	Rosehip	Wood	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet, Sour	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Tonifies Liver, Tonifies Blood, Resolves Phlegm, Relieves Fatigue
266	Fruits	Squash	Earth	Alkaline	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
267	Fruits	Squash (gourd, all kinds)	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
268	Fruits	Squash (gourd, all kinds)	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
269	Fruits	Squash (gourd, all kinds)	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
270	Fruits	Strawberry	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Tonifies spleen and stomach, stimulates appetite and digestion; has anti cancer properties
271	Fruits	Strawberry	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Lubricates the Lungs and Relieves Cough;	has anti cancer properties
272	Fruits	Tamarind	Fire	?		Sweet, Sour	Cool		Small Intestine	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	a powerful medicine for gastric and digestive disorders;
273	Fruits	Tamarind	Metal	?		Sweet, Sour	Cool		Large Intestine	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat; rich in Calcium
274	Fruits	Tangerine	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Promotes Chi Circulation
275	Fruits	Tomato	Earth	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral
276	Fruits	Tomato	Wood	Acidic	Yin	Sweet, Sour	Cold	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral
277	Fruits	Tomato	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Sour	Cold		Triple Heater	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral
278	Herbs & Spices	Aloe Vera	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Inhibits Inflammation, Soothes Joint & Muscle Pain
279	Herbs & Spices	Aloe Vera	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Balances Dry and Moist; Strengthens Immune System; Relieves Heartburn
280	Herbs & Spices	Aloe Vera	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Cools the Hot, Balances Yang; Relieves Heartburn
281	Herbs & Spices	Aloe Vera	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Heals the Skin; Helps to Regenerate Tissue; Cleanses the Mucous Membrane
282	Herbs & Spices	Basil	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm		Protects DNA	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Regulates Chi, Detoxifies, Balances Yin-Yang; DNA Protection, protect cell structures as well as chromosomes from radiation and oxygen-based damage
283	Herbs & Spices	Basil	Fire	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Detoxifies, Balances the Pulses; Cardiovascular Protection (Magnesium); protects from free radicals
284	Herbs & Spices	Basil	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Counteracts Cold, Detoxifies; DNA Protection, Anti-Bacterial Properties; Anti-Inflammatory Effects; protects from free radicals; Very helpful with asthma
285	Herbs & Spices	Bay Leaves	Ching Chi	?	Chi	Pungent	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Counteracts Cold, Balances Yin
286	Herbs & Spices	Caper	Ching Chi	?		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp
287	Herbs & Spices	Caraway	Earth	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
288	Herbs & Spices	Caraway	Water	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation	Counteracts excess acidity in the stomach; stimulates appetite; anti-infection; May cure bad breath; stimulates digestive system and reduces gas
289	Herbs & Spices	Cardamom	Earth	?		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts excess acidity in the stomach; stimulates appetite; anti-infection; May cure bad breath; stimulates digestive system and reduces gas
290	Herbs & Spices	Cardamom	Metal	?		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Expectorant;	Improves circulation; good for asthma and bronchitis)
291	Herbs & Spices	Cardamom	Water	?		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Kidneys	Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Cleanses kidneys and bladder
292	Herbs & Spices	Cayenne	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation; relieves gastrointestinal disorders such as stomachaches, cramping and gas
293	Herbs & Spices	Cayenne	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Lungs		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
294	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Ching Chi	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Relieves muscle spasms; relieves menstrual cramps by relaxing the uterus
295	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Earth	Neutral				Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Relieves muscle spasms; relieves stomach cramps,
296	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Fire	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Pericardium		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation; relieves fever by inducing sweating
297	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Wood	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation; relieves fever by inducing sweating; relieves inflammation, helps to move gall stones
298	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Metal	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Boosts the immune system and fights infections, especially colds
299	Herbs & Spices	Chamomile	Wood	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation; is a nerve relaxant, acts as a mild sedative.
300	Herbs & Spices	Chrysanthemum	Metal	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Lungs		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm
301	Herbs & Spices	Chrysanthemum	Metal	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Lungs		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Good for fever, cools Liver Yang
302	Herbs & Spices	Chrysanthemum	Wood	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm
303	Herbs & Spices	Chrysanthemum	Wood	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
304	Herbs & Spices	Cinnamon Bark	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent, Bitter	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation; against loss of appetite, dyspeptic; mild, spastic condition of the gastrointestinal tract, bloating, and flatulence; regulates high blood sugar.
305	Herbs & Spices	Cinnamon Bark	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent, Bitter	Hot	Lungs		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation
306	Herbs & Spices	Cinnamon Bark	Water	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet	Hot	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation; Drains Water
307	Herbs & Spices	Cinnamon Twig	Fire	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Helps support healthy serum lipid levels; contains potent antioxidants that help to support cardiovascular function.
308	Herbs & Spices	Cinnamon Twig	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation; Drains Water
309	Herbs & Spices	Clove	Earth	?	Yang	Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation; contains eugenol, which may prevent toxicity from environmental pollutants; heal digestive tract cancers; joint inflammation; is a mild anaesthetic and anti-bacterial
310	Herbs & Spices	Clove	Earth	?	Yang	Pungent	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation; contains eugenol, which may prevent toxicity from environmental pollutants; heal digestive tract cancers; joint inflammation; is a mild anaesthetic and anti-bacterial
311	Herbs & Spices	Clove	Water	?	Yang	Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation; contains eugenol, which may prevent toxicity from environmental pollutants; heal digestive tract cancers; joint inflammation; is a mild anesthetic and anti-bacterial
312	Herbs & Spices	Coriander Leaf	Earth	?		Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation
313	Herbs & Spices	Coriander Leaf	Metal	?		Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Removes Toxins
314	Herbs & Spices	Cumin	Earth	?		Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
315	Herbs & Spices	Cumin	Wood	?		Pungent	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
316	Herbs & Spices	Dill Seed	Water	?		Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
317	Herbs & Spices	Dill Seed	Earth	?		Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
318	Herbs & Spices	Ginger	Earth												Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold; contains several antioxidants; fights cancer; antimicrobial (wounds and sores) anti-inflammation; cleanses the colon;
319	Herbs & Spices	Ginger	Metal	?	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold; contains several antioxidants; fights cancer; anti-inflammation; anti-acid;
320	Herbs & Spices	Ginger	Metal	?	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold; contains several antioxidants; fights cancer; antimicrobial (wounds and sores) anti-inflammation; cleanses the colon;
321	Herbs & Spices	Ginger	Fire	?	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Small Intestine	Heart	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold; contains several antioxidants; fights cancer and heart disease; may prevent blood clotting; anti-inflammation.
322	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (American)	Earth	?	Yin Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Controls Blood Sugars in type 2 diabetes; Controls Dyspepsia;
323	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (American)	Metal	?	Yin Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	May cure pulmonary complaints; strengthens immune response; alleviates allergy;
324	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (American)	Water	?	Yin Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	An age old kidney tonic, stimulates the adrenal glands’ which rest on the top of the kidneys. Regulates secretion of hormones
325	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (Chinese)	Earth	?	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Controls Blood Sugars in type 2 diabetes
326	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (Chinese)	Metal	?	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	May cure pulmonary complaints; strengthens immune response; alleviates allergy,
327	Herbs & Spices	Ginseng (Korean or Russian)	Ching Chi	?	Yang Chi	Sweet	Hot	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Stimulates the functioning of the endocrine glands; Stimulates the reproductive organs; stimulates and improves the working of the brain; anti cancer
328	Herbs & Spices	Horseradish Root	Earth	?	Yang	Pungent	Hot		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water
329	Herbs & Spices	Horseradish Root	Metal	?	Yang	Pungent	Hot	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp,P Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water
330	Herbs & Spices	Jasmine	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
331	Herbs & Spices	Jasmine	Water	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
332	Herbs & Spices	Jasmine	Wood	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Liver		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
333	Herbs & Spices	Lemon Balm	Metal	Alkaline		Pungent, Sour	Cool	Lungs		?	?	?	?
334	Herbs & Spices	Lemon Balm	Wood	Alkaline		Pungent, Sour	Cool	Liver		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation
335	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Ching Chi	Neutral	Yang	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; substitutes Oestrogens
336	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Earth	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
337	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Fire	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
338	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Fire	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Pericardium		Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
339	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Metal	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
340	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Triple Heater	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
341	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Water	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat ,Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
342	Herbs & Spices	Licorice	Wood	Neutral	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Liver	Gall Bladder	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
343	Herbs & Spices	Marjoram	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
344	Herbs & Spices	Marjoram	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
345	Herbs & Spices	Marjoram	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
346	Herbs & Spices	Marjoram	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
347	Herbs & Spices	Mint	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Pungent	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
348	Herbs & Spices	Mustard	Metal	?		Pungent	Hot	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm,Promotes Chi Circulation;	a hot pungent; clears colds and invasions of cold wind
349	Herbs & Spices	Mustard Green	Metal	?	Blood, Chi	Pungent	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
350	Herbs & Spices	Mustard Green	Triple Heater	?	Blood, Chi	Pungent	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
351	Herbs & Spices	Mustard Leaf	Earth	?		Pungent	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation,Counteracts Cold,Resolves Phlegm
352	Herbs & Spices	Mustard Leaf	Metal	?		Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
353	Herbs & Spices	Nettle	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
354	Herbs & Spices	Nettle	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
355	Herbs & Spices	Nettle	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
356	Herbs & Spices	Nettle	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
357	Herbs & Spices	Nettle	Wood	Alkaline	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Cool	Liver		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral
358	Herbs & Spices	Nutmeg	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation,C, Promotes Chi Circulation
359	Herbs & Spices	Nutmeg	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent	Warm		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
360	Herbs & Spices	Oregano	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Removes Damp, kills pathogens
361	Herbs & Spices	Oregano	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Removes Damp, kills pathogens
362	Herbs & Spices	Parslane	Metal	Alkaline		Sour	Cold		Large Intestine	?	?	?	?	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
363	Herbs & Spices	Parslane	Water	Alkaline		Sour	Cold		Bladder	?	?	?	?	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
364	Herbs & Spices	Parslane	Wood	Alkaline		Sour	Cold	Liver		?	?	?	?	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
365	Herbs & Spices	Parsley	Earth	Alkaline		Pungent, Salty, Bitter	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Removes Toxins
366	Herbs & Spices	Parsley	Water	Alkaline		Pungent, Salty, Bitter	Warm		Bladder	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Removes Toxins
367	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Black)	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Hot		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Promotes Chi Circulation
368	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Black)	Water	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
369	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Chili)	Earth	Acidic		Pungent	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation,	induces sweating and thus cools the body
370	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Chili)	Fire	Acidic		Pungent	Hot	Heart		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation,	induces sweating and thus cools the body
371	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Pimento)	?	Alkaline						Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
372	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (Sweet)	?	Alkaline						Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
373	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (White)	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Pungent, Bitter	Hot		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm;
374	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (White)	Fire	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Pungent, Bitter	Hot		Small Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm
375	Herbs & Spices	Pepper (White)	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Pungent, Bitter	Hot		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm
376	Herbs & Spices	Pepper(Black)	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Hot		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Promotes Chi Circulation
377	Herbs & Spices	Pepper(Black)	Fire	Acidic	Yin, Yang, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Hot	Heart	Small Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold ,Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Promotes Chi Circulation promotes blood circulation
378	Herbs & Spices	Peppermint	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm,Promotes Chi Circulation
379	Herbs & Spices	Peppermint	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation,
380	Herbs & Spices	Peppermint	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	A cooling pungent; used to remove invasion of heat (infection) or fever
381	Herbs & Spices	Pine Kernel	Wood	?	Yin	Sweet	Warm	Liver		?	?	?	?	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
382	Herbs & Spices	Pine Kernel	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Warm	Lungs	Large Intestine	?	?	?	?	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
383	Herbs & Spices	Rosemary	Fire	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
384	Herbs & Spices	Rosemary	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
385	Herbs & Spices	Rosemary	Water	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
386	Herbs & Spices	Rosemary	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold ,Resolves Phlegm
387	Herbs & Spices	Saffron	Wood	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm	Promotes Chi Circulation
388	Herbs & Spices	Saffron	Fire	Alkaline		Pungent	Neutral	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation	Promotes Chi Circulation
389	Herbs & Spices	Saffron	Wood	Alkaline		Pungent	Neutral	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
390	Herbs & Spices	Sage	Earth	Alkaline		Pungent	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
391	Herbs & Spices	Sage	Metal	Alkaline		Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
392	Herbs & Spices	Thyme	Earth	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm,Promotes Chi Circulation
393	Herbs & Spices	Thyme	Metal	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
394	Herbs & Spices	Turmeric	Wood	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation; excellent for liver stagnation, amazingly anti inflammatory; relieves joint inlammation
395	Herbs & Spices	Turmeric	Earth	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm		Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Promotes Chi Circulation
396	Meats & Poultry	Bacon	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Salty	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
397	Meats & Poultry	Beef	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial
398	Meats & Poultry	Beef	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial
399	Meats & Poultry	Chicken	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
400	Meats & Poultry	Duck	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
401	Meats & Poultry	Duck	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
402	Meats & Poultry	Frog	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
403	Meats & Poultry	Frog	Fire	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Cool		Small Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
404	Meats & Poultry	Frog	Metal	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
405	Meats & Poultry	Frog	Water	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Cool		Bladder	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
406	Meats & Poultry	Goose	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
407	Meats & Poultry	Goose	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
408	Meats & Poultry	Kidney (Beef)	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial
409	Meats & Poultry	Kidney (Lamb)	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Promotes Chi Circulation
410	Meats & Poultry	Kidney (Pork)	Water	Acidic	Yin	Salty	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
411	Meats & Poultry	Lamb	Earth	Acidic	Yang	Sweet	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial
412	Meats & Poultry	Lamb	Water	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Hot	Kidneys		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp,P, Removes Toxins, Promotes Chi Circulation
413	Meats & Poultry	Liver (Beef)	Wood	Acidic	Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial
414	Meats & Poultry	Liver (Chicken)	Water	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation
415	Meats & Poultry	Liver (Chicken)	Wood	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation
416	Meats & Poultry	Liver (Lamb)	Wood	Acidic	Blood	Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
417	Meats & Poultry	Liver (Pork)	Wood	Acidic	Blood	Sweet, Bitter	Warm	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
418	Meats & Poultry	Marrow	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		?	?	?	?
419	Meats & Poultry	Mutton	Ching Chi	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Cold
420	Meats & Poultry	Pheasant	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm		Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
421	Meats & Poultry	Pheasant	Fire	Acidic	Chi	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Heart		Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
422	Meats & Poultry	Pigeon	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yin, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid
423	Meats & Poultry	Pork	Earth	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet, Salty	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
424	Meats & Poultry	Pork	Water	Acidic	Yin, Blood	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
425	Meats & Poultry	Pork	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Yin	Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
426	Meats & Poultry	Quail	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat
427	Meats & Poultry	Quail	Earth	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat
428	Meats & Poultry	Quail	Metal	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat
429	Meats & Poultry	Rabbit	Metal	Acidic	Yin, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral
430	Meats & Poultry	Rabbit	Wood	Acidic	Yin, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral
431	Meats & Poultry	Turkey	Earth	Acidic			Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
432	Meats & Poultry	Turkey	Earth	Acidic			Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
433	Meats & Poultry	Turtle	?	Acidic	?	?	?	?	?	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	?
434	Meats & Poultry	Veal	?	Acidic	?	?	?	?	?	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial	?
435	Mushrooms	Fungus (Black)	Triple Heater	?	Yin	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
436	Mushrooms	Fungus (Black)	Earth	Acidic	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
437	Mushrooms	Fungus (Black)	Metal	Acidic	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral
438	Mushrooms	Fungus (White)	Metal	?	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
439	Mushrooms	Fungus (White)	Wood	?	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid
440	Mushrooms	Mushroom (Button)	Metal	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
441	Mushrooms	Mushroom (Button)	Earth	Acidic	Blood Yang Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
442	Mushrooms	Mushroom (Button)	Fire	Acidic		Sweet	Cool		Small Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
443	Mushrooms	Mushroom (Chinese Black, Shitake)	Earth	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
444	Mushrooms	Mushrooms (Button)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood Yang Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
445	Nuts	Almonds	Fire	Acidic	Yang	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Antioxidant, rich in vitamin E, fiber and magnesium and zinc
446	Nuts	Almonds (Bitter)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yang	Bitter	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Contains Amygdalin (Vitamin B17), which is renowned for its Cancer inhibiting properties.
447	Nuts	Almonds (Bitter)	Earth	Acidic	Yang	Bitter	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	they remove stoppings out of the liver and spleen, good against pain in the sides
448	Nuts	Almonds (soaked)	Metal	Neutral	Balances Yang	Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Relaxes chest muscles, May prevent Colon Cancer
449	Nuts	Carob	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Carob does not contain cholesterol, caffeine, theobromine, and oxalic acid, as chocolate does; it is Low-fat, low-sodium, high-fiber and calcium-rich
450	Nuts	Carob	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Warm		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	good for diarrhea
451	Nuts	Cashew nuts	Earth	Alkaline				Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Reduces high triglyceride levels, which pose an increased risk for heart disease in those with diabetes.
452	Nuts	Cashew nuts	Fire	Alkaline				Heart		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Contains Heart-Protective Monounsaturated Fats and Copper for Antioxidant Defenses, Energy Production and Blood Vessels
453	Nuts	Cashew nuts	Water	Alkaline				Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Contains Calcium and magnesium for healthy bones
454	Nuts	Chestnut	Earth	Neutral	Yang	Sweet	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation
455	Nuts	Chestnut	Water	Neutral	Yang	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation; chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a syndrome that may include leg swelling, varicose veins, leg pain, itching, and skin ulcers
456	Nuts	Coconut	Fire	Acidic	Blood	Sweet	Warm	Heart		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Feeds the blood; Protects arteries from injury that causes atherosclerosis and thus protects against heart disease. Functions as a protective antioxidant
457	Nuts	Coconut (cream/meat)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Cools the system; Boosts energy and endurance, enhancing physical and athletic performance.
458	Nuts	Coconut (water)	Water	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Cols and nourishes; protecs against kidney disease and bladder infections. Dissolves kidney stones. Helps protect against osteoporosis
459	Nuts	Coconut (water)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Stimulates Ching Chi; may kill viruses (herpes, hepatitis AIDS) gonorrhea; Kills fungi and yeasts that cause candidiasis; Helps protect the body from breast, colon, and other cancers; Relieves symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (prostate enlargement)
460	Nuts	Hazel	Ching Chi	?		Sweet	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
461	Nuts	Peanut	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid
462	Nuts	Pistachio	Water	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid
463	Nuts	Pistachio	Wood	Acidic	Yang	Sweet, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Liver		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid
464	Nuts	Walnut	Metal	Acidic	Yin,Yang,Chi	Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm
465	Nuts	Walnut	Water	Acidic	Yang	Pungent, Bitter	Hot	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation
466	Nuts	Water Chestnut	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat Resolves Phlegm
467	Nuts	Water Chestnut	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
468	Oils & Fats	Olive Oil	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
469	Oils & Fats	Peanut Oil	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid
470	Oils & Fats	Peanut Oil	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid
471	Oils & Fats	Sesame Oil	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
472	Oils & Fats	Soya Oil	Metal	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
473	Roots & Vegetables	Artichoke (real)	Fire	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet, Salty, Bitter	Cool	Heart		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes Chi Circulation, Counteracts Liver-Wind from attacking the Heart; helps lower high ldl cholesterol levels, thus may prevent heart disease and artherosclerosis
474	Roots & Vegetables	Artichoke (real)	Wood	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Sweet, Salty, Bitter	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes Chi Circulation, Cools Liver Heat (Yang Rising); improves digestion, liver function, and helps lower high ldl cholesterol levels
475	Roots & Vegetables	Asparagus	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Bitter	Cold	Uterus, Ovaries	Protects DNA	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	High in Folate, a B-vitamin essential for cellular division necessary in DNA synthesis.
476	Roots & Vegetables	Asparagus	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts damp, Counteracts Heat
477	Roots & Vegetables	Asparagus	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Contains a lot of Folate, which is essential for a healthy cardiovascular system.
478	Roots & Vegetables	Asparagus	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Bitter	Cold	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Has detoxifying and diuretic effects; not good for those who suffer arthritis.	Contains a lot of Folate, which is essential for a healthy cardiovascular system.
479	Roots & Vegetables	Aubergine (Egg Plant)	Earth	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; Strengthens Spleen
480	Roots & Vegetables	Aubergine (Egg Plant)	Fire	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool	Heart		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; Boosts Cardiovascular Health and protects against Free Radicals; reduces cholesterol
481	Roots & Vegetables	Aubergine (Egg Plant)	Metal	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; Counteracts Dry;
482	Roots & Vegetables	Aubergine (Egg Plant)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; moves stagnat blood in the uterus
483	Roots & Vegetables	Aubergine (Egg Plant)	Wood	Acidic	Yin-Yang	Sweet	Cool	Liver		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; Protects the fats in brain cell membranes	Promotes Blood Circulation, Cools Heat, Regulates Blood-Chi; moves stagnat blood in the uterus
484	Roots & Vegetables	Bamboo Shoot	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Phlegm, Regulates Yin; top alkaline food
485	Roots & Vegetables	Bamboo Shoot	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Phlegm, Regulates Yin; top alkaline food, contains a lot of fiber
486	Roots & Vegetables	Beet	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	high in folic acid and silica, protects against osteoporosis; The beet is an excellent	body cleanser and acid eliminator, also
487	Roots & Vegetables	Beet	Water	Alkaline	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	cleansing and detoxifying
488	Roots & Vegetables	Beet	Fire	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	High in anti-oxidants, reduces cholesterol, protects artery walls;
489	Roots & Vegetables	Beet	Wood	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	cleansing and detoxifying
490	Roots & Vegetables	Bell pepper (Paprika)	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Contains flavonoids and vitamin C (antioxidant); beta-carotene (anti-viral); Fiber (anti cholesterol)
491	Roots & Vegetables	Bitter gourd (Wild Cucumber, Bitter Melon)	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Moistens the Lungs, may cure dry coughs, bronchitis, and throat problems; Over dosage of bitter melon juice can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea.
492	Roots & Vegetables	Bitter gourd (Wild Cucumber, Bitter Melon))	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Cool	Protects DNA	Protects DNA	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Contains MAP 30 protein, which is effective against tumors, AIDS, and other viruses.
493	Roots & Vegetables	Bitter gourd (Wild Cucumber, Bitter Melon))	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Remedy for diabetes, also used to treat cancer, HIV infection, stomach problems, and to increase appetite.
494	Roots & Vegetables	Broccoli	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin	Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Contains anti-cancer substances sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol and special anti cancer enzymes.
495	Roots & Vegetables	Broccoli	Earth	Alkaline	Yin	Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Contains Sulforaphane, may prevent stomach ulcers and greatly decreases the risks of gastric cancer
496	Roots & Vegetables	Broccoli	Wood	Alkaline	Yin	Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Contains anti-cancer substances sulforaphane and indole-3-carbinol and special anti cancer enzymes.
497	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage	Water	Acidic	Blood Yin Chi	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
498	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Neutral		Stomach	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
499	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Neutral		Large Intestine	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
500	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage (Chinese; Pak Choy)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp Counteracts Hea; helps prevent cancer, protects against cataracts and fights free radicals in your body.
501	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage (Chinese; Pak Choy)	Water	Acidic	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; helps prevent cancer, protects against cataracts and fights free radicals in your body.
502	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage (Chinese; Pak Choy)	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; helps prevent cancer, protects against cataracts and fights free radicals in your body.
503	Roots & Vegetables	Cabbage (Chinese; Pak Choy)	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; helps prevent cancer, protects against cataracts and fights free radicals in your body.
504	Roots & Vegetables	Cantaloupe	Metal	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cold	Lungs						Pro-vitamin A Promotes Lung Health
505	Roots & Vegetables	Carrot	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
506	Roots & Vegetables	Carrot	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Protects DNA	Protects DNA	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	carotenoid intake may prevent/ may cure(breast) cancers;
507	Roots & Vegetables	Carrot	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Carrots are rich in carotenoids and thus beneficial to blood sugar regulation; carotenoid intake may prevent/ may cure cancers;
508	Roots & Vegetables	Carrot	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation Contains a large amount of vitamin A, which protects from lung inflammation and emphysema, Contaisn Falcarinol, which provides protection against colon cancer; carotenoid intake may prevent/ may cure cancers;
509	Roots & Vegetables	Carrot	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation;	carotenoid intake may prevent/ may cure cancers; Beta-carotene helps to protect vision, especially night vision
510	Roots & Vegetables	Cauliflower	Ching Chi	?			Cool		Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; Contains phenethyl isothiocyanate which –in combination with curcumin (turmeric) may significantly reduce tumor growth and metastasis.
511	Roots & Vegetables	Cauliflower	Earth	?			Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; High in Antioxidants, counteracts free radicals, may prevent damage to DNA; phytonutrients increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification on a genetic level.
512	Roots & Vegetables	Cauliflower	Fire	?			Cool	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; High in Antioxidants, counteracts free radicals, may prevent damage to DNA; phytonutrients increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification on a genetic level.
513	Roots & Vegetables	Cauliflower	Metal	?			Cool		Large Intestine	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; High in Antioxidants, counteracts free radicals, may prevent damage to DNA; phytonutrients increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification on a genetic level, may prevent colon cancer
514	Roots & Vegetables	Cauliflower	Wood	?			Cool	Liver		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; High in Antioxidants, counteracts free radicals, may prevent damage to DNA; phytonutrients increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification on a genetic level, promotes liver detoxification
515	Roots & Vegetables	Celery	Earth	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat; High in Fiber; High in Vitamin C
516	Roots & Vegetables	Celery	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Bitter	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	lowers blood pressure; lowers Cholesterol
517	Roots & Vegetables	Celery	Water	Alkaline	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Contains potassium and sodium, minerals important for regulating fluid balance, stimulates urine production
518	Roots & Vegetables	Celery	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat; attacks free radicals, increases bile acid secretion; calms the nerves
519	Roots & Vegetables	Chicory	Fire	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Contains inulin, which is a natural prebiotic; and regulates blood sugar levels
520	Roots & Vegetables	Chicory	Triple Heater	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Contains inulin, which is a natural prebiotic; and regulates blood sugar levels
521	Roots & Vegetables	Chicory	Water	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral		Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Contains inulin, which is a natural prebiotic; and regulates blood sugar levels;
522	Roots & Vegetables	Chicory	Wood	Acidic		Bitter	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Contains inulin, which is a natural prebiotic; and regulates blood sugar levels; cleanses liver and gallbladder
523	Roots & Vegetables	Chive (Chinese)	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Kidney Yin	Pungent	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates Kidney yin and is warming; stimulates sex drive; has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, may inhibit bacterial growth and tumors.
524	Roots & Vegetables	Chive (Chinese)	Earth	Alkaline	Kidney Yin	Pungent	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Warming; has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, may inhibit bacterial growth and tumors.
525	Roots & Vegetables	Chive (Chinese)	Water	Alkaline	Kidney Yin	Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates Kidney yin and is warming; has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, may inhibit bacterial growth and tumors.
526	Roots & Vegetables	Chive (Chinese)	Wood	Alkaline	Kidney Yin	Pungent	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Warming; has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, may inhibit bacterial growth and tumors.
527	Roots & Vegetables	Courgette	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet	Cool	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
528	Roots & Vegetables	Cucumber	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Avoid
529	Roots & Vegetables	Cucumber	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
530	Roots & Vegetables	Cucumber	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
531	Roots & Vegetables	Cucumber	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Avoid
532	Roots & Vegetables	Dandelion leaf	Earth	?	Yin, Blood	Sweet, Salty Bitter	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
533	Roots & Vegetables	Dandelion leaf	Wood	?	Yin, Blood	Sweet, Salty, Bitter	Cold	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Removes Toxins, Drains Water;	protects the liver
534	Roots & Vegetables	Dandelion Root	Earth	?		Sweet, Salty, Bitter	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat ,Drains Water
535	Roots & Vegetables	Dandelion Root	Wood	?		Sweet, Salty, Bitter	Cold	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation
536	Roots & Vegetables	Eggplant	Earth	Acidic	See Aubergine					Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral
537	Roots & Vegetables	Eggplant	Metal	Acidic	See Aubergine					Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral
538	Roots & Vegetables	Eggplant	Triple Heater	Acidic	See Aubergine				Triple Heater	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral
539	Roots & Vegetables	Elderflower	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Drains Water; Used as a herbal medicine against infections like: herpes simplex, ear infections, common cold; boosts the immune system
540	Roots & Vegetables	Elderflower	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Cool	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Drains Water; Used as a herbal medicine against infections like: herpes simplex, ear infections, common cold; boosts the immune system
541	Roots & Vegetables	Garlic	Earth	Alkaline	Yang, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty	Hot	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation; Kills the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, a major cause of ulcers and stomach cancer.
542	Roots & Vegetables	Garlic	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Salty	Hot	Protects DNA	Protects DNA	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	May prevent development of cancers of the breast, colon, skin, prostate, stomach and oesophagus. Stimulates the immune system.
543	Roots & Vegetables	Garlic	Fire	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Salty	Hot	Heart		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation; strong anti-oxidiant, limits damage after heart surgery
544	Roots & Vegetables	Garlic	Metal	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Salty	Hot	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp; Promotes Chi Circulation; may prevent development of cancers of the colon.
545	Roots & Vegetables	Garlic	Wood	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent, Salty	Hot	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm ,Promotes Chi Circulation; stimulates the immune system by encouraging the growth of natural killer cells
546	Roots & Vegetables	Kale	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Warm		Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
547	Roots & Vegetables	Kale	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
548	Roots & Vegetables	Kohlrabi	Ching Chi	?		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp
549	Roots & Vegetables	Leek	Earth	Alkaline	Yin, Yang	Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid
550	Roots & Vegetables	Leek	Wood	Alkaline	Yin, Yang	Pungent	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid
551	Roots & Vegetables	Leek	Metal	Alkaline	Yang, Chi	Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid
552	Roots & Vegetables	Lettuce	Triple Heater	Neutral	Blood Yang Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
553	Roots & Vegetables	Lettuce	Earth	Neutral		Sweet, Bitter	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
554	Roots & Vegetables	Lettuce	Metal	Neutral			Cool		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water
555	Roots & Vegetables	Onion	Metal	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins
556	Roots & Vegetables	Onion	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
557	Roots & Vegetables	Parsnip	Earth	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
558	Roots & Vegetables	Parsnip	Metal	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	carbohydrate in parsnips is stored in the form of natural sugars
559	Roots & Vegetables	Potato	Water	Neutral	Yin, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat
560	Roots & Vegetables	Potato	Earth	Neutral	Yin Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; promotes digestive fire; balances blood sugar levels
561	Roots & Vegetables	Potato	Triple Heater	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat; promotes digestive fire; balances blood sugar levels
562	Roots & Vegetables	Potato (Sweet, Yam)	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
563	Roots & Vegetables	Potato (Sweet, Yam)	Metal	Alkaline	Blood, Chi		Cool	Lungs		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
564	Roots & Vegetables	Potato (Sweet, Yam)	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
565	Roots & Vegetables	Potato (Sweet, Yam)	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Avoid	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial
566	Roots & Vegetables	Pumpkin	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp; Cardio-protective; builds digestive fire; blances bloodsugar
567	Roots & Vegetables	Pumpkin	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp; Cardio-protective; builds digestive fire; blances bloodsugar
568	Roots & Vegetables	Pumpkin	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp;
569	Roots & Vegetables	Pumpkin	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Damp;
570	Roots & Vegetables	Radish	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Resovles Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
571	Roots & Vegetables	Radish	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts damp, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins
572	Roots & Vegetables	Radish	Wood	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Liver	Gall Bladder	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	moves stagnant liver chi, promotes gall stone removal
573	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Wood	Acidic	Yin Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
574	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Earth	Acidic	Yang Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
575	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Metal	Acidic	Yang Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Cool	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
576	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yang Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
577	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Ching Chi	?		Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Resolves Phlegm
578	Roots & Vegetables	Radish (Daikon or Muli)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Yin Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
579	Roots & Vegetables	Rhubarb	Metal	Acidic		Bitter	Cold		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins
580	Roots & Vegetables	Scallion	Fire	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp; (High in Vitamin K, may or may nor influence the risk of Cancer)
581	Roots & Vegetables	Scallion	Metal	Alkaline		Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp; (High in Vitamin K, may or may nor influence the risk of Cancer)
582	Roots & Vegetables	Shallots	?							Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
583	Roots & Vegetables	Spinach	Fire	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Small Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
584	Roots & Vegetables	Spinach	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
585	Roots & Vegetables	Spinach	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood Yang Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
586	Roots & Vegetables	Spinach	Earth	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
587	Roots & Vegetables	Spinach	Metal	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
588	Roots & Vegetables	Spring Onion	Earth	?		Pungent	Warm		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
589	Roots & Vegetables	Spring Onion	Metal	?		Pungent	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
590	Roots & Vegetables	Swiss Chard	Earth	Neutral		Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; Very high in potassium, magnesium, Vitamin C, Chlorophyll
591	Roots & Vegetables	Swiss Chard	Earth	Neutral		Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; Very high in potassium, magnesium, Vitamin C, Chlorophyll
592	Roots & Vegetables	Swiss Chard	Metal	Neutral		Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins;	Very high in potassium, magnesium, Vitamin C, Chlorophyll
593	Roots & Vegetables	Taro Root	Earth	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	balances blood sugar; promotes digestive fire
594	Roots & Vegetables	Taro Root	Metal	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Neutral		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	promotes digestive fire; cleansing and cooling
595	Roots & Vegetables	Taro Root	Triple Heater	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	cleansing and cooling
596	Roots & Vegetables	Turnip	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood Yang Chi	Bitter, Sweet, Pungent	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins;
597	Roots & Vegetables	Turnip	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins;
598	Roots & Vegetables	Watercress	Water	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet, Pungent	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
599	Roots & Vegetables	Watercress	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
600	Roots & Vegetables	Watercress	Fire	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
601	Roots & Vegetables	Watercress	Earth	Alkaline	Blood	Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm,Promotes Chi Circulation,Removes Toxins,Drains Water
602	Roots & Vegetables	Watercress	Metal	Alkaline	Blood	Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation, Removes Toxins, Drains Water
603	Salts	Salt	Earth	Acidic		Salty	Cold		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
604	Salts	Salt	Fire	Acidic		Salty	Cold		Small Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
605	Salts	Salt	Metal	Acidic		Salty	Cold		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
606	Salts	Salt	Water	Acidic		Salty	Cold	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins
607	Salts	Salt	Wood	Acidic		Salty	Cold	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
608	Seaweed	Agar	Earth	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm; rich in iodine and trace elements.
609	Seaweed	Agar	Metal	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cold	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Clears the Lungs; rich in iodine and trace elements.
610	Seaweed	Agar	Wood	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cold	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm; rich in iodine and trace elements.
611	Seaweed	Algae	Ching Chi	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm;	Relieves Menstruation (Chlorophyll)
612	Seaweed	Algae	Earth	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; (Chlorophyll)
613	Seaweed	Algae	Fire	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; Stimulates Digestion; Nourishes the Blood (Chlorophyll)
614	Seaweed	Algae	Fire	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Pericardium		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; Nourishes the Blood-Chi Nourishes the Blood (Chlorophyll)
615	Seaweed	Algae	Metal	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; (Chlorophyll)
616	Seaweed	Algae	Triple Heater	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; ; Nourishes the Blood-Chi Nourishes the Blood (Chlorophyll)
617	Seaweed	Algae	Water	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Kidneys	Kidneys	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; (Chlorophyll)
618	Seaweed	Algae	Wood	Neutral	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Salty	Cold	Liver	Gall Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins; (Chlorophyll)
619	Seaweed	Kelp	Earth	?	Yin, Blood	Salty	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Removes Toxins, Drains Water
620	Seaweed	Kelp	Water	?	Yin, Blood	Salty	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Removes Toxins, Drains Water
621	Seaweed	Kelp	Wood	?	Yin, Blood	Salty	Cold	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
622	Seaweed	Kelp	Earth	?		Salty	Cold		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Counteracts Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Drains Water
623	Seaweed	Kelp	Earth	?	Yin	Salty	Cold	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial
624	Seaweed	Seaweed Nori (Dry)	Metal	?		Sweet, Salty	Neutral	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral ?	Beneficial
625	Seaweed	Seaweed Nori (Dry)	Triple Heater	?		Sweet, Salty	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral ?	Beneficial
626	Seeds & Grains	Alfalfa Seeds	Earth	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Removes Toxins, Drains Water, Strengthens Immune System
627	Seeds & Grains	Alfalfa Seeds	Water	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Bitter	Neutral		Bladder	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Removes Toxins, Drains Water, Strengthens Immune System
628	Seeds & Grains	Amaranth	Earth	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Nutty	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Counteracts damp, Strengthens the Spleen
629	Seeds & Grains	Amaranth	Ching Chi	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Nutty	Cool	Prostate Gland		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Counteracts damp, Strengthens the Kidney; Contains Beta Sitosterol, inhibits 5 Alpha Reductase; may also prevent hair loss
630	Seeds & Grains	Amaranth	Metal	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Nutty	Cool	Lungs		Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm, Counteracts damp (practically gluten-free) Rich in Essential Amino Acids
631	Seeds & Grains	Anise (Star)	Earth	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
632	Seeds & Grains	Anise (Star)	Water	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
633	Seeds & Grains	Anise (Star)	Wood	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
634	Seeds & Grains	Anise Seeds	Ching Chi	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Pungent, Sweet	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Stimulates Menstruation, Alleviates Cramps, Alleviates Andropause, Increases Libido
635	Seeds & Grains	Anise Seeds	Earth	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation; May prevent colic and digestive disorders; anti-spasmodic; anti bloating
636	Seeds & Grains	Anise Seeds	Fire	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Heart		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Promotes Chi Circulation; May prevent heartburn, stress and irritation
637	Seeds & Grains	Anise Seeds	Metal	Neutral	Yin-Yang	Pungent, Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts damp, Promotes Chi Circulation; Relaxes tight chest, Solves Phlegm; May cure bronchitis
638	Seeds & Grains	Apricot Seeds	Triple Heater	?	Chi	Pungent, Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Contains a lot of Amygdalin (Vitamin B17), which is renowned for its Cancer inhibiting properties
639	Seeds & Grains	Barley	Earth	Acidic	Yin-Blood	Sweet, Salty	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; Soothing Protection from Ulcers
640	Seeds & Grains	Buckwheat	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat; contributes to blood sugar control.
641	Seeds & Grains	Buckwheat	Metal	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	High in insoluble fiber, promotes digestion
642	Seeds & Grains	Buckwheat	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	High in Magnesium, relaxes blood vessels, improves blood flow and lowers blood pressure.
643	Seeds & Grains	Chive Seed	Wood	Alkaline	Yang	Pungent, Salty	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold
644	Seeds & Grains	Coriander Seed	Earth	?		Pungent, Sour	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold
645	Seeds & Grains	Corn	Earth	Alkaline	Blood,Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water
646	Seeds & Grains	Corn	Water	Alkaline	Blood,Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water
647	Seeds & Grains	Corncobs	Earth	Alkaline	Yang	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
648	Seeds & Grains	Corncobs	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
649	Seeds & Grains	Corncobs	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Bladder	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
650	Seeds & Grains	Fennel Seed	Ching Chi	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates Menstruation, Alleviates Cramps Alleviates Andropause, Increases Libido
651	Seeds & Grains	Fennel Seed	Earth	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
652	Seeds & Grains	Fennel Seed	Water	?	Yang	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Cold, Resolves Phlegm, Promotes Chi Circulation
653	Seeds & Grains	Fenugreek Seed	Water	?	Yang	Bitter	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water
654	Seeds & Grains	Fenugreek Seed	Wood	?	Yang	Bitter	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Promotes Chi Circulation, Drains Water
655	Seeds & Grains	Flax	Wood	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Nature’s richest source of Omega3-3 fatty acids, reduces heart disease, strokes, and inflammatory diseases
656	Seeds & Grains	Job’s Tears	Earth	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	?	?	?	?	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; Diuretic, Spleen-invigorating, heat-dispersing, easing joints, anti-swelling, anti infection, antioxidant, protects DNA
657	Seeds & Grains	Job’s Tears	Metal	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Lungs	Large Intestine	?	?	?	?	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; counteracts diarrhea, anti infection, antioxidant, protects DNA
658	Seeds & Grains	Job’s Tears	Water	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	Counteracts Damp, Counteracts Heat, Drains Water; Diuretic, eases joints, anti-swelling, anti infection, protects DNA
659	Seeds & Grains	Linseed	Earth	?		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?	moistens dryness; builds yin; good for dry skin and dry lung conditions; the oil can benefit wood as it promotes breakdown of gallstones
660	Seeds & Grains	Linseed	Metal	?		Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	?	?	?	?	moistens dryness; builds yin; good for dry skin and dry lung conditions; the oil can benefit wood as it promotes breakdown of gallstones
661	Seeds & Grains	Linseed	Wood	?		Sweet	Neutral	Liver	Gall Bladder	?	?	?	?	moistens dryness; builds yin; good for dry skin and dry lung conditions; the oil can benefit wood as it promotes breakdown of gallstones
662	Seeds & Grains	Linseed (Flax)	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Nature’s richest source of Omega3-3 fatty acids, reduces heart disease, strokes, and inflammatory diseases
663	Seeds & Grains	LInseed (Flax)	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Nature’s richest source of Omega3-3 fatty acids, reduces heart disease, strokes, and inflammatory diseases
664	Seeds & Grains	Lotus Seeds	Fire	?	Yin, Yang	Sweet	Neutral	Heart		?	?	?	?	Lotus Seed contains an enzyme, Methyl Transferase (MT) that helps repair protein and collagen, the building blocks of joints, muscle and bone.
665	Seeds & Grains	Lotus Seeds	Earth	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		?	?	?	?
666	Seeds & Grains	Lotus Seeds	Triple Heater	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	?	?	?	?	Lotus Seed contains an enzyme, Methyl Transferase (MT) that helps repair protein and collagen, the building blocks of joints, muscle and bone.
667	Seeds & Grains	Lotus Seeds	Water	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		?	?	?	?	Lotus Seed contains an enzyme, Methyl Transferase (MT) that helps repair protein and collagen, the building blocks of joints, muscle and bone.
668	Seeds & Grains	Millet (nr1 Alkaline Grain)	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Yin, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Contains a lot of Amygdalin (Vitamin B17), which is renowned for its Cancer inhibiting properties
669	Seeds & Grains	Millet (nr1 Alkaline Grain)	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Salty	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; high in Amygdalin (Vitamin B17)
670	Seeds & Grains	Millet (nr1 Alkaline Grain)	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Salty	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Removes Toxins; high in Amygdalin (Vitamin B17)
671	Seeds & Grains	Oats	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
672	Seeds & Grains	Oats	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Promotes Chi Circulation
673	Seeds & Grains	Pumpkin Seed	Ching Chi	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral		Prostate Gland	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Contains Carotenoids and Omega3-3 fats, as well as Zinc, interrupts testosterone and DHT triggered prostate cell multiplication (BPH)
674	Seeds & Grains	Pumpkin Seed	Earth	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Contains magnesium, manganese and phosphor, iron & copper, zinc
675	Seeds & Grains	Pumpkin Seed	Metal	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	Purifies Large Intestine; Contains magnesium, manganese and phosphor, iron & copper, zinc
676	Seeds & Grains	Pumpkin Seed	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys	Skeleton	Beneficial	Avoid	Avoid	Beneficial	May prevent osteoporosis at the hip and spine (Zinc); Anti-Inflammatory Benefits in Arthritis (indomethacin)
677	Seeds & Grains	Quinoa	Fire	?	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Pericardium		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
678	Seeds & Grains	Quinoa	Water	?	Yang	Sweet, Sour	Warm	Kidneys		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
679	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Glutinous Sweet Rice)	Metal	?		Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral
680	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Glutinous Sweet Rice)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Yin, Chi	Sweet	Warm		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
681	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Glutinous Sweet Rice)	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
682	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Organic Brown)	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
683	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Organic Brown)	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
684	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Organic Brown)	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
685	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Organic Brown)	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral
686	Seeds & Grains	Rice (White)	Ching Chi	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
687	Seeds & Grains	Rice (White)	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
688	Seeds & Grains	Rice (White)	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral	building & nourishing
689	Seeds & Grains	Rice (White)	Triple Heater	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Beneficial	Neutral
690	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Wild)	Water	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cool		Bladder	Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral
691	Seeds & Grains	Rice (Wild)	Water	Acidic		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral
692	Seeds & Grains	Rye	Earth	Alkaline		Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water; promotes digestive ability
693	Seeds & Grains	Rye	Wood	Alkaline		Bitter	Neutral	Liver	Gall Bladder	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Damp, Drains Water
694	Seeds & Grains	Sesame (White)	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
695	Seeds & Grains	Sesame Seeds (Black)	Water	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Kidneys		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
696	Seeds & Grains	Sesame Seeds (Black)	Wood	Alkaline	Yin, Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral
697	Seeds & Grains	Sorghum	Earth	?		Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp
698	Seeds & Grains	Sorghum	Earth	?		Sweet	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold,Counteracts Damp
699	Seeds & Grains	Sorghum	Metal	?		Sweet	Warm	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Counteracts Cold, Counteracts Damp
700	Seeds & Grains	Spelt	Earth	?	Yin	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral
701	Seeds & Grains	Sunflower Seed	Earth	?		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid
702	Seeds & Grains	Wheat (Bran)	Metal	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid
703	Seeds & Grains	Wheat (Germ)	Fire	Acidic		Pungent	Cold	Heart		Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Promotes Blood Circulation, Counteracts Heat
704	Seeds & Grains	Wheat (Germ)	Fire	Acidic		Pungent	Cold		Small Intestine	Avoid	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat
705	Seeds & Grains	Wheat (Whole)	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat
706	Seeds & Grains	Wheat (Whole)	Fire	Acidic		Sweet	Cool	Heart		Neutral	Avoid	Neutral	Avoid	Counteracts Heat
707	Soy Products	Miso	Ching Chi	?		Salty	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries	Breasts	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	May protect from breast cancer.
708	Soy Products	Miso	Triple Heater	?		Salty	Warm		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Avoid	Beneficial	Neutral	Miso contains minerals which strengthen Immune System, Bones and Blood Vessels
709	Soy Products	Shoyu (Japanese Fermented; 'Manna', (Dutch) fermented)	Water	?		Salty	Warm			Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Made from Miso. Miso's Minerals support Immune Function, Energy Production, Bones and Blood Vessels;
710	Soy Products	Shoyu (Kikkoman)	Water	?		Salty	Warm			Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Energy Production, Bones and Blood Vessels;
711	Soy Products	Shoyu (Natural, Tamari)	Water	?		Salty	Warm			Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Miso's Minerals support Immune Function, Energy Production, Bones and Blood Vessels; contains full spectrum of High Quality Proteins
712	Soy Products	Soya Milk	Earth	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Neutral		Stomach	Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm
713	Soy Products	Soya Milk	Metal	Alkaline	Blood	Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Beneficial	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Resolves Phlegm
714	Sprouts	Alfalfa	Ching Chi	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Salty, Bitter	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Substitutes Estrogens (relieves menopause)
715	Sprouts	Alfalfa	Earth	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Salty, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts damp, Counteracts Heat, Removes toxins, Drains water, Regulates Spleen and Stomach
716	Sprouts	Alfalfa	Fire	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Salty, Bitter	Neutral	Heart		Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Heat, Removes toxins, Clears the Blood, Reduces Blood Cholesterol Levels
717	Sprouts	Alfalfa	Metal	Alkaline	Yin-Blood	Salty, Bitter	Neutral		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Neutral	Beneficial	Avoid	Counteracts Damp, Removes Toxins, Drains Water, Regulates the Intestine
718	Sprouts	Soybean	Fire	Alkaline	Yin	Sweet	Cool	Heart		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Balances Kidney-Yang;	Helps to prevent heart disease, reduces cholesterol and may prevent plaque in the arteries (isoflavone)
719	Sprouts	Soybean	Earth	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Strengthens the Spleen-Yin, Stimulates Digestion;	Contains complete proteins, carbohydrates and saturated fats; ; high source of fiber
720	Sprouts	Soybean	Metal	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Eliminates Wind;	High in Fiber, May prevent Colon Cancer;
721	Sprouts	Soybean	Water	Alkaline	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Cool	Kidneys		Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Balances Kidney-Yang; Contains Isoflavon, which helps to prevent bone breakdown; non animal protein may prevent calcium loss.
722	Sprouts	Soybean	Triple Heater	Alkaline	Blood Yang Chi	Sweet	Cool		Triple Heater	Beneficial	Beneficial	Beneficial	Neutral	Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat;	May prevent plaque in the arteries (isoflavone)
723	Starches	Arrowroot	Earth	?		Sweet	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
724	Starches	Arrowroot	Earth	?		Sweet	Cool		Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
725	Starches	Arrowroot	Metal	?		Sweet	Cool		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Counteracts Heat
726	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Ching Chi	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	The Ambrosia of the Bees, directly nourishes Ching Chi, increases Sexual Power, boosts immunity
727	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Earth	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	An immune system booster, also contains many vitamins and a wide array of essential proteins.
728	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Fire	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates all organs in the body as well as the glands. It may contribute to a longer life span.
729	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Fire	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Heart	Small Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Heat
730	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Metal	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Lungs	Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates all organs in the body as well as the glands. It may contribute to a longer life span.
731	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Triple Heater	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral		Triple Heater	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Cools the system
732	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Water	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Kidneys	Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Stimulates all organs in the body as well as the glands.
733	Supplements	Bee Pollen	Wood	?	Blood, Chi	Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter	Neutral	Liver	Gall Bladder	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	An immune system booster, also contains many vitamins and a wide array of essential proteins.
734	Supplements	Blackcurrant Seed OIl	Water	Alkaline		Sweet, Sour	Cool	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	High in Vitamin C and antioxidants; calcium and iron, reduces the risk of kidney stones
735	Supplements	Cod Liver Oil	Wood	Acidic	Yin			Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
736	Supplements	Dang Kwei	Ching Chi	?	Blood	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
737	Supplements	Dang Kwei	Earth	?	Blood	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
738	Supplements	Dang Kwei	Wood	?	Blood	Sweet, Pungent	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
739	Supplements	Royal Jelly	Earth	?	Yin Chi, Ching	Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	builds ching chi; highly nourishing
740	Supplements	Royal Jelly	Wood	?	Yin Chi, Ching	Sweet	Neutral	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	builds ching chi; highly nourishing
741	Supplements	Royal Jelly	Ching Chi	?	Yin Chi, Ching	Sweet	Neutral	Uterus, Ovaries	Prostate Gland, Testicles	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	builds ching chi; highly nourishing
742	Sweeteners	Brown Sugar	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
743	Sweeteners	Brown Sugar	Wood	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Liver		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
744	Sweeteners	Honey	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Removes Toxins
745	Sweeteners	Honey	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral	Lungs		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Removes Toxins
746	Sweeteners	Honey	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Neutral		Large Intestine	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Removes Toxins
747	Sweeteners	Malt Sugar	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
748	Sweeteners	Malt Sugar	Earth	Acidic		Sweet	Warm		Stomach	Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation,Counteracts Cold
749	Sweeteners	Malt Sugar	Metal	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Lungs		Neutral	Avoid	Avoid	Avoid	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold
750	Sweeteners	Molasses	Earth	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Spleen, Pancreas		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
751	Sweeteners	Molasses	Water	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Kidneys		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
752	Sweeteners	Molasses	Wood	Acidic	Blood, Chi	Sweet	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
753	Sweeteners	Rice Syrup	Ching Chi	Acidic		Sweet	Warm	Uterus, Ovaries		Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral
754	Yeast & Alcohol	Amasake	Metal	?	Blood	Sweet	Warm	Lungs		?	?	?	?	Nourishing Natural Sweetener, For No- Yeast-Diet, Contains some Alcohol
755	Yeast & Alcohol	Beer	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Spleen, Pancreas	Stomach	Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Cools, Calms (moderate use)
756	Yeast & Alcohol	Beer	Fire	Acidic		Sweet, Bitter	Cool	Heart		Avoid	Neutral	Neutral	Avoid	Cools the Fire, Diuretic;
757	Yeast & Alcohol	Wine	Earth	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter			Stomach	Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold. Promotes Chi Circulation; avoid if dampness or candida is present
758	Yeast & Alcohol	Wine	Fire	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Heart		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold. Promotes Chi Circulation; avoid if dampness or candida is present
759	Yeast & Alcohol	Wine	Metal	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Lungs		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold. Promotes Chi Circulation; avoid if dampness or candida is present
760	Yeast & Alcohol	Wine	Wood	Acidic		Sweet, Pungent, Bitter	Warm	Liver		Beneficial	Neutral	Neutral	Neutral	Promotes blood circulation, Counteracts Cold. Promotes Chi Circulation; avoid if dampness or candida is present
MASTER INDEX	Category	Food & Herb	Works On Element	PH Forming	Tonifies	Flavor	Temp.	Zang Organ	Fu Organ	Blood Type A	Blood Type B	Blood Type AB	Blood Type O	Note1	Note2