WK 3 : Vegetables Flashcards
Channels & Functions
Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai
KD : tonify the KD, warm the Yang (earth-MJ & KD)
ST : harmonize MJ, descend rebellious Qi, promote appetite
LV : dispel blood stasis (by warming up channels?)
Indications
Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai
KD : infertility
ST : weak digestion, loss of appetite, measles, chicken pox, motion sickness,
LV : blockage like Bi syndrome, postpartum, Reynaud’s syndrome
C. indications
Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai
habitual miscarriage,
blood heat, skin issues,
when someone gets red eyes after eating chinese chives
Taste / Temperature
Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua
bland. slightly sweet.
cold.
Channels & Functions
Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua
ST/SP: clear up ST heat
LU : clear up LU heat
UB : promote urination
Indications
Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua
ST/SP : diabetes, weight control
LU : phlegm-heat dry cough
UB : UTI
C. Indications
Wax Gourd [WIntermelon]
Dong Gua
SP/ST Yang Qi xu
damp-cold-phlegm
Taste / Temp
Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai
sweet. slightly pungent.
very warm.
taste & temperature:
Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai
sl sweet, bland and cool
Fx and Channels:
Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai
LU: clears LU heat
UB: clears UTI and promo urino
ST: cools ST heat
Indications:
Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai
LU: dry cough, phlegm heat cough
ST: big appetite caused by ST heat or ST Yin def
KD: chronic UTI
Contraindications:
Chinese Cabbage- Da Bai Cai
SP Yang qi def or ST yang QI def - LU cold and cough w phlemg - don’t eat too much
Taste & Temperature:
Celery - Qin Cai
pungent, sl sweet and cold
Channels and Functions:
Chinese Celery - Qin Cai
LV - calm the LV yang - heat.
ST - clear the heat - esp ST; harmonize the ST, regulate ST Fx, help digestion, sends down counterflow qi.
UB - ?
Indications:
Chinese Celery - Qin Cai
HTN, vomiting, nausea, morning sickness, sea sickness, UTI, constipation (so fibrous)
Contraindications:
Chinese Celery - Qin Cai
poor digestions - SP/ST yang def - don’t eat too much, even cooked will be difficult to digest
How does Chinese Celery differ from American Celery?
american celery is milder in function than asian celery
Taste & Temperature:
Spinach - Bo Cai
pungent, sweet and cool
will numb your tongue if eaten raw
Channels:
Spinach - Bo Cai
LV ST LI
Fx & Indications:
Spinach - Bo Cai
good for moisten dryness and promo BM
very good at promoting body fluids
tonic for blood - especially organic - for LV blood
promotes vision - LV and eyes - eyse are brighter
used for chronic fatigue, chronic constipation from dryness and insufficiency of blood in LI, chronic dizziness and floaters from LV blood def,
Contraindications:
Spinach - Bo Cai
spinach and tofu soup is very bad and cause KD stones - content of Oxalic acid along with the shi gao in the tofu can cause stones to form. Chronic Diarrhea should not eat too much spinach, will cause more diarrhea.
What is the difference between Chinese spinach and American spinach?
spinach grows low to the ground, it is heartier and not as watery, is darker green, spine is pink
Channels & Functions
Garlic
Da Suan
SP/ST : warm up the MJ; harmonize the MJ
LU : detox- immunity
*anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory
Taste & Temperature
Garlic
Da Suan
sweet. pungent.
very warm.
Indications
Garlic
Da Suan
ST cold, chronic damp cold diarrhea ;
TB (anti viral ; good for TB that;s anti drug) ; parasites ;
high cholesterol, (age related) hypertension (due to KD yang def, SP Qi def)
C. Indications
Garlic
Da Suan
strong yin deficiency ;
heat - red eyes, pink eyes ;
dry cough with dry sputum (LU dryness)
Channels & Functions
Chinese Yam
San Yao
LU : moisten LU
SP : harmonize the SP
KD : tonify KD
*nourish all organs, esp KD essence
Taste & Temperature
Chinese Yam
San Yao
sweet.
neutral.
Indications
Chinese Yam
San Yao
[SP] low immunity ; poor digestion ; phlegm accumulation
[KD] good for elderly - frequent urination at night ; slow development in children ; profuse leukorrhea
good for diabetics
C. Indications
Chinese Yam
San Yao
none
Taste & Temperature
Turnip / Radish
Luo Po
sweet. slightly pungent.
cool.
Channels
Turnip / Radish
Luo Po
LU
ST
Functions
Turnip / Radish
Luo Po
[Raw] clear heat in the blood ; relieve thirst ; detox ; guide down counterflow qi ; LU heat with dry cough ; nosebleed
[Cooked]
GERD ; food stagnation ;
weight control (cook in bone broth)
C. Indications
Turnip / Radish
Luo Po
SP Yang & Qi def ; KD Yang def
[eat only cooked]
chronic diarrhea ; phlegm cold cough
Taste & Temperature
Lotus Root
Ou
sweet. COLD.
Channels
Lotus Root
Ou
HT SP ST
Functions
Lotus Root
Ou
[Cooked]
Nourish SP, harmonize the MJ ;
Regenerate muscle and tissues
[Raw]
Clear HT Heat & Blood heat ;
Release toxicity
Indictions
Lotus Root
Ou
[Cooked]
chronic diarrhea, phlegm accumulation (from weak SP) ;
with rice, it enhances other ingredients’ fx. ;
postpartum, post surgical recovery with regenerating muscles and tissues ; anti aging ;
constipation (raw and cooked)
[Raw]
skin rashes from heat, nosebleed, hemorrhoids ; summer heat
C. Indications
Lotus Root
Ou
[cooked] NONE
[raw] KD Yang def., Yang def.
Taste & Temperature
Bamboo Shoot
Sun
sweet. cold.
Channels
Bamboo Shoot
Sun
LI
LU
ST
Functions
Bamboo Shoot
Sun
Clear up toxicity, heat
Resolve Phlegm
Promote ST/ Intestine fx.
Promote healing of measles, chicken pox…
Indictions
Bamboo Shoot
Sun
low metabolism ; chronic constipation ;
damp-phlegmy body ;
eruption of measles, chicken pox
C. Indications
Bamboo Shoot
Sun
skin problems (ie. psoriasis) , phlegm cold, chronic diarrhea
Taste & Temperature
Mushroom
Mo Gu
sweet. slightly cold.
Channels
Mushroom
Mo Gu
LI SP ST LU
Functions
Mushroom
Mo Gu
promote organ fx (immunity) ; regulate Qi ; resolve the phlegm (via SP/ST fx) ; calm the mind ; clear toxicity ; promote healing of measles, chicken pox ; chronic diarrhea (SP, KD def)
Indications
Mushroom
Mo Gu
helpful with immunity boosting ; blood circulation ; detoxification ;
chronic diarrhea, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis, post chemo patient, hives (due to damp accumulation)
C. Indications
Mushroom
Mo Gu
skin problems due to heat in the blood
