Food Properties

Question 1

How do sweet foods benefit the skin?

Answer 1

moisten dryness, improve dry, wrinkled skin

Question 2

How do pungent foods benefit skin?

Answer 2

disperse superficial skin conditions

Question 3

How do bitter foods benefit skin?

Answer 3

detoxify

Question 4

How do sour foods benefit skin?

Answer 4

improve oily skin

Question 5

How do salty foods benefit skin?

Answer 5

expel skin nodules

Question 6

Cold foods are used in skin conditions such as _____

Answer 6

acne, rosacea, rashes, spotting

Question 7

How do red foods benefit skin?

Answer 7

improve complexion, anti-aging effect

Question 8

How do white foods benefit skin?

Answer 8

nourish skin

Question 9

How do green foods benefit skin?

Answer 9

relax body, moisten and cleanse skin

Question 10

How do black foods benefit skin?

Answer 10

delay aging process, rejuvenate skin

Question 11

How do yellow foods benefit skin?

Answer 11

nourish entire body including skin and face

Question 12

What types of foods are appropriate for oily skin? Give examples

Answer 12

astringent

mung beans, berries, lemon, bitter melon, apples, grapes, celery

Question 13

What types of foods are appropriate for dry skin? Give examples

Answer 13

moisturizing foods

honey, pears, olives, cabbage, honeydew, bananas

Question 14

What types of foods are appropriate for normal skin? Give examples

Answer 14

foods that maintain pH balance and promote metabolism

watermelon, cucumber, onion, mushroom

Question 15

What types of foods are appropriate for anti-aging? Give examples

Answer 15

Red (HT)

red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, watermelon, red peaches

Question 16

What types of foods are appropriate for wrinkles and sagging? Give examples

Answer 16

bird’s nest, Chinese dates, black sesame, black soybeans, pig skin, walnuts, cherries, honey

Question 17

What foods help to detoxify skin?

Answer 17

green tea, burdock root, bitter melon, coix seeds, black fungus, pomegranate, lotus root, celery, garlic, seaweed

Question 18

What foods help with hyperpigmentation?

Answer 18

winter melon, luffa, white turnip, persimmon, mulberry fruit, gingko nut, coix seed, eggs, honey, chinese yam, tomato, cucumber, eggplant, mung beans, black beans, chinese cabbage, peas

Question 19

What foods help with dark eye circles?

Eye bags / Puffiness?

Answer 19

azuki beans, black fungus, chinese dates

Kelp, carp, coix seed

Question 20

What foods brighten and energize the eyes?

Answer 20

yams, carrots, fish, walnuts, beef liver, millet, chrysanthemum, mulberry fruit, almonds, soybeans, seaweed, lotus root, apricots, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds

Question 21

What are possible side effects of gua sha on the face?

Answer 21

possible bruising

areas of redness

Question 22

Gua sha should be performed on pregnant women (T/F)

Answer 22

F