Class 2 start w carot

flavor: sweet

nature: neutral

sends down counterflow Qi, relieves cough: LU Heat

aids digestion: supports SP, used for indigestion, fullness of abdomen

vision: promotes the LV, blurred vision: deficiency of LV Yin

Carrots

can lower BP and blood lipids

flavor: sweet

nature: warm

1. SP Qi Def: strengthens SP, tonifies Qi

2. cough w sputum: transforms phlegm

Pumpkin

flavor: sweet

nature: slightly cold

1. bloody stools: heat in blood: clears heat

2. hemorrhage from hemorrhoids: cooling blood

3. constipation: assists bowel movement

Eggplant

flavor: pungent (acrid), sweet

nature: cool

1. cough with sputum: LU Heat: clears heat, dissolves phlegm

2. thirst, dry mouth from heat: produces body fluid

3. nasal bleeding, cough w blood, blood stained stool: cools blood

4. difficult urination from heat: induces urination

5. sends down counterflow Qi, fulln of abdomen due to indigestion: reinf. ST

Turnip

It should not be used for patient Zith deficienc\ Cold of the Spleen and Stomach.

Ɣ It should not be used Zhen taking tonif\ing medicines such as Ginseng.

flavor: sweet

nature: fresh, cool

if cooked: slightly warm

1. clearing heat, promoting production of body fluids

2. cooling blood, arresting bleeding, and dispersing Blood Stasis

(mature root)

3. reinforcing the Spleen and Stomach

4. enriching the blood

Fresh:

1. For great thirst during feverish diseases

2. For all kinds of bleeding

Cooked:

3. For poor appetite, diarrhea due to weakness of Spleen & Stomach

4. For Blood deficiency syndrome

Lotus Rhizome

has function of nourishing and sedative.

nourishes Heart and

tranquilizes the Mind

can be used for palpitation, insomnia, and poor memory.

-lowers bp (use lotus seed core to make tea)

It is usually made soup with lily bulb, Chinese date, & longan.

lotus seed* note

can be used to prevent Summer-­heat Stroke.

can be cooked with rice to make rice congee

Lotus Leaf**

flavor: sweet

nature: neutral, slightly cold

1. palpitation, insomnia, irritability: HT Fire/HT Yin Def. : clears HT Fire, calms mind

2. dry cough, hemoptysis: LU Dryness: moistens LU, stops cough

Lily Bulb

flavor: sweet

nature: neutral (slightly cold)

1. poor appetite, fatigue, general weakness: SP QI Def: & ST QI Def: reinforces the Spleen & replenishing Qi

Black mushrooms

It can be used for diabetes, high blood pressure, and anemia.

2. It lowers blood fat and cholesterol.

3. It is a natural source of interferon, a protein which appears to induce an

immune response against cancer and viral diseases.

Black Mushroom notes dry*

flavor: sweet

nature: neutral

1. for chronic cough, cough w blood, low back pain/soreness: tonify KD, nourish Yin

2. vomit blood, bloody stool, dysentery/hemorrhage from hemorrhoids & abnormal uterine bleeding: stops bleeding

Wood-Ears (Black)

1. It is a very good blood tonic, contain 7 times iron as much as pigs Liver

2.can be used to treat anemia.

3. can be used for prevention of tumors.

4. It is not suitable for patients with loose stools or diarrhea.

Black Wood Ears*** notes

flavor: sweet

nature: neutral

1. dry cough: LU dryness, LU Yin Def: moisten the LU

2. dry throat, mouth, poor appetite, thirst, constipation: ST Yin Def: Nourishes Yin

White Wood Ears

Flavor: salty

nature: cold

1. simple goiters and scrofula (tuberculosis of lymph nodes)

2. difficult swallowing: phlegm obstruction.

3. hernia or edema and pain in the testicles.

4. Hypertension, coronary heart diseases and carcinomas.

Tx: clears heat, relieves edema, softens hard masses, dissolving phlegm

Kelp

**It should not be used for patient with deficient Cold in the Spleen and

Stomach.

2. It should not be used for pregnant woman.

flavor: sweet, salty

nature: cold

1. simple goiters, scrofula: softens hard masses, dissolves phlegm

2. cough w yellow sputum: LU Heat: clears heat, induces urination

3. edema, beriberi

4. hypertension

Laver

1. The modern research found that it improves memory

2. It also can increase milk production in Woman who give birth.

Laver***notes

flavor: pungent, sweet

nature: warm

1. cold, pain upper abdomen

2. food stag (meat)

3. vomit/diarrhea from contaminated meals

4. Dysentery

5. TB & pertussis

6. prevent influenza, inflam of brain, hypertension, excess fat in blood

Tx:

Warming the middle Jiao

2. Reinforcing the Stomach and aiding digestion

3. Detoxifying

4. Killing parasites

Garlic

It should not be overcook because the allicin is heat labile.

2. Over intake of garlic will be harmful to eyesight and irritable to Stomach.

flavor: pungent, sweet

nature: cool

1. thirst, agitation, insomnia from Heat: clears heat, tranquilizes mind

2. dizzy, restlessness: LR Yang Rising, LR Heat: calms LR

3. vomit, canker sore: ST Heat: reinf. ST, sends down central Qi

4. burning urination, blood in urine: easing urination, eliminate dampness, cooling blood

Celery

It can lower blood pressure

safe remedy for high blood pressure during pregnancy.

2. It can lower serum cholesterol levels.

3. very high in silicon that helps renew joints, bones, arteries, and all

connective tissues.

Therefore, it¶s useful in the treatment of rheumatism,

arthritis, gout, and nerve inflammations.

Celery ***

flavor: sweet

nature: cool

1. constipation: moistens, lubricates intestines

2. thirst due to ST Heat: production of body fluid and blood

3. dizzy, bad vision: LR blood def. & Yin def. : nurtures LR, vision

Spinach

It should not be used for loose stools or diarrhea due to Spleen Qi deficienc\.

2. It should not be used for people Zho tend to get Kidne\ Stones.

3. It should not be cooked Zith foods rich in calcium (e.g. bean curd, sea food).

Because the calcium o[alate Zill be formed as precipitate Zhich cannot be

absorbed.

Spinach**