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T8. Eastern Nutrition > WK 3 : Vegetables > Flashcards

WK 3 : Vegetables Flashcards

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Channels & Functions

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

A

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?)

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Indications

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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KD : infertility
ST : weak digestion, loss of appetite, measles, chicken pox, motion sickness,
LV : blockage like Bi syndrome, postpartum, Reynaud’s syndrome

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C. indications

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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habitual miscarriage,
blood heat, skin issues,
when someone gets red eyes after eating chinese chives

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Taste / Temperature

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

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bland. slightly sweet.

cold.

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Channels & Functions

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

A

ST/SP: clear up ST heat
LU : clear up LU heat
UB : promote urination

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Indications

Wax Gourd [Wintermelon]
Dong Gua

A

ST/SP : diabetes, weight control
LU : phlegm-heat dry cough
UB : UTI

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C. Indications

Wax Gourd [WIntermelon]
Dong Gua

A

SP/ST Yang Qi xu

damp-cold-phlegm

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Taste / Temp

Chinese Chive
Jiu Cai

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sweet. slightly pungent.

very warm.

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taste & temperature:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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sl sweet, bland and cool

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Fx and Channels:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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LU: clears LU heat
UB: clears UTI and promo urino
ST: cools ST heat

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Indications:

Chinese Cabbage - Da Bai Cai

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LU: dry cough, phlegm heat cough
ST: big appetite caused by ST heat or ST Yin def
KD: chronic UTI

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Contraindications:

Chinese Cabbage- Da Bai Cai

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SP Yang qi def or ST yang QI def - LU cold and cough w phlemg - don’t eat too much

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Taste & Temperature:

Celery - Qin Cai

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pungent, sl sweet and cold

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Channels and Functions:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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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 - ?

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Indications:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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HTN, vomiting, nausea, morning sickness, sea sickness, UTI, constipation (so fibrous)

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Contraindications:

Chinese Celery - Qin Cai

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poor digestions - SP/ST yang def - don’t eat too much, even cooked will be difficult to digest

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How does Chinese Celery differ from American Celery?

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american celery is milder in function than asian celery

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Taste & Temperature:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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pungent, sweet and cool

will numb your tongue if eaten raw

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Channels:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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LV ST LI

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Fx & Indications:

Spinach - Bo Cai

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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,

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Contraindications:

Spinach - Bo Cai

A

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.

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What is the difference between Chinese spinach and American spinach?

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spinach grows low to the ground, it is heartier and not as watery, is darker green, spine is pink

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Channels & Functions

Garlic
Da Suan

A

SP/ST : warm up the MJ; harmonize the MJ
LU : detox- immunity
*anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory

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Taste & Temperature

Garlic
Da Suan

A

sweet. pungent.

very warm.

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Indications

Garlic
Da Suan

A

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)

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C. Indications

Garlic
Da Suan

A

strong yin deficiency ;
heat - red eyes, pink eyes ;
dry cough with dry sputum (LU dryness)

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Channels & Functions

Chinese Yam
San Yao

A

LU : moisten LU
SP : harmonize the SP
KD : tonify KD
*nourish all organs, esp KD essence

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Taste & Temperature

Chinese Yam
San Yao

A

sweet.

neutral.

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Indications

Chinese Yam
San Yao

A

[SP] low immunity ; poor digestion ; phlegm accumulation
[KD] good for elderly - frequent urination at night ; slow development in children ; profuse leukorrhea

good for diabetics

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C. Indications

Chinese Yam
San Yao

A

none

31
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Taste & Temperature

Turnip / Radish
Luo Po

A

sweet. slightly pungent.

cool.

32
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Channels

Turnip / Radish
Luo Po

A

LU

ST

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Functions

Turnip / Radish
Luo Po

A 
[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)

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C. Indications

Turnip / Radish
Luo Po

A

SP Yang & Qi def ; KD Yang def

[eat only cooked]
chronic diarrhea ; phlegm cold cough

35
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Taste & Temperature

Lotus Root
Ou

A

sweet. COLD.

36
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Channels

Lotus Root
Ou

A

HT SP ST

37
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Functions

Lotus Root
Ou

A

[Cooked]
Nourish SP, harmonize the MJ ;
Regenerate muscle and tissues

[Raw]
Clear HT Heat & Blood heat ;
Release toxicity

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Indictions

Lotus Root
Ou

A

[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

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C. Indications

Lotus Root
Ou

A

[cooked] NONE

[raw] KD Yang def., Yang def.

40
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Taste & Temperature

Bamboo Shoot
Sun

A

sweet. cold.

41
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Channels

Bamboo Shoot
Sun

A

LI
LU
ST

42
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Functions

Bamboo Shoot
Sun

A

Clear up toxicity, heat
Resolve Phlegm
Promote ST/ Intestine fx.
Promote healing of measles, chicken pox…

43
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Indictions

Bamboo Shoot
Sun

A

low metabolism ; chronic constipation ;
damp-phlegmy body ;
eruption of measles, chicken pox

44
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C. Indications

Bamboo Shoot
Sun

A

skin problems (ie. psoriasis) , phlegm cold, chronic diarrhea

45
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Taste & Temperature

Mushroom
Mo Gu

A

sweet. slightly cold.

46
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Channels

Mushroom
Mo Gu

A

LI SP ST LU

47
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Functions

Mushroom
Mo Gu

A 
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)
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Indications

Mushroom
Mo Gu

A

helpful with immunity boosting ; blood circulation ; detoxification ;

chronic diarrhea, chicken pox, measles, hepatitis, post chemo patient, hives (due to damp accumulation)

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C. Indications

Mushroom
Mo Gu

A

skin problems due to heat in the blood

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