Blood

Type:

Beneficial

Neutral

Avoid

Works on

Ele-

ment:

(Foods & Herbs)

Alphabetical

Acidic-

Alkaline-

Neutral-

forming

Tonifies:

Blood, Chi,

Fluid, Ching,

Yin & Yang

Flavor

Temp.

Organ(s)

Yin - Yang

Zang               Fu

Regulates  5 Elements & Organ(s);

Medicinal  Properties

A B AB

Metal

(Beans & Legumes)

Pea

Alkaline

Blood, Chi

Sweet

Neutral

 

Large

Intestine

Regulates Blood and Chi, Balances Chi, Balances Earth YIn-Yang, Brings down rebelling Chi; Induces Bowel movement

A B AB O

Metal

(Beans & Legumes)

Soy Bean

Alkaline

Blood Chi

Sweet

Cool

 

Large

Intestine

Regulates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Counteracts Dry, Eliminates Wind;

High in Fiber,  May prevent Colon Cancer;

A O

B AB

Metal

(Beans & Legumes)

Mung Bean

Alkaline

Yin

Sweet

Cold

 

Large

Intestine

Detoxifies, Clears Heat, Diuretic;  high source of fiber, high concentration of enzymes facilitating the digestive process

B O

A AB

Metal

(Beans & Legumes)

Lima Bean

Alkaline

Yin

Sweet

Cool

Lungs

 

High in fiber; provides virtually fat-free high quality protein; helps detoxify sulfites; high in Antioxidants, Iron

B

A AB O

Metal

(Beverages)

Tea (Black)

Acidic

 

Sweet, Bitter

 

Cool

 

Lungs

Resolves Phlegm, Removes Toxins, Drains Water, Promotes Chi Circulation

A B AB

O

Metal

(Dairy & Eggs)

Milk (Goat)

Cooked/Uncooked

Acidic/

Alkaline

Yin

Sweet

Cool

Lungs

 

Reguates Blood-Chi, Nourishes Yin, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.

A B AB O

Metal

(Dairy & Eggs)

Duck Eggs

Acidic

Yin, Blood

Sweet

Cool

Lungs

 

Nourishes Blood Yin,

Cools the lungs

A B AB O

Metal

(Dairy & Eggs)

-White Chicken

Acidic

Yin, Blood

Sweet

 

Neutral

 

Lungs

 

Counteracts Heat, Moistens the Lungs

B

A AB O

Metal

(Dairy & Eggs)

Milk (Cow)

Cooked/Uncooked

Acidic/

Neutral

Yin

Sweet

Cool

Lungs

 

Reguates Blood-Chi, Counteracts Heat, Moistens Intestine, Skin, Feeds the Lungs, Stomach and Heart, Eliminates Toxins, Nourishes Ching Chi.

A AB

Metal

(Fish & Seafood)

Shark

Acidic

Blood, Chi, Yin

Sweet, Salty

Neutral

Lungs

Tonifies Chi, Blood, & Yin lubricates dryness, reduces swelling, tonifies the 5 Zang Organs

B AB

A O

Metal

(Fish & Seafood)

Caviar (Sturgeon)

Acidic

Chi

Sweet, Pungent, Salty, Sour, Bitter

Neutral

Lungs

Promotes Chi Circulation

A B AB

O

Metal

(Fish & Seafood) Whitefish

Alkaline

 

Sweet

Neutral

Lungs

 

?

Metal

(Flowers)

Lily flowers

Neutral

Yin-Yang

Sweet, Sour

Cool

Lungs

Moistens lungs and calms cough;  soothes nerves and promotes a calming sense.

A B AB O

Metal

(Flowers)

Linden Flower

(Lime flower)

Neutral

 

Pungent, Sweet

Cool

Lungs

Large

Intestine

Counteracts Heat, Promotes Chi Circulation; helps heal colds, cough, bronchitis, infectious disease and headache;  the leaves ar used for intestinal complaints;

?

Metal

(Fruits)

Mandarin Orange

Acidic

Yin

Sweet, Sour

 

Cold

 

Lungs

 

?

Metal

(Fruits)

Mandarin Orange Peel (dried)

Acidic

Chi

Pungent,

Bitter

Warm

Lungs

 

?

Metal

(Fruits)

Crabapple

Alkaline

 

Sweet, Sour

Cold

 

Lungs

Large

Intestine

Nourishes the Lung, Relieves diarrhoea.

A

B AB O

Metal

(Fruits)

Apricot

Alkaline

Yin-Blood

Sweet, Sour

Neutral

Lungs

 

Stimulates Moisture, Regulates the Lungs; Good for the Skin

A  O

B AB

Metal

(Fruits)

Persimmon