WK 5 : Meat Flashcards
Taste & Temperature
Pork
Zhu Rou
sweet. slightly salty.
neutral (but still on warm side)
Channels & Fx
Pork
Zhu Rou
LU - moisten LU ; moisten dryness
SP - tonify SP
KD - nourish KD
LV - nourish Blood
Indications
Pork
Zhu Rou
Dry cough, dry mouth ;
throat - yin deficiency ;
chronic fatigue - Qi & Blood deficiency ;
constipation (with fatty part of pork?)
C. Indications
Pork
Zhu Rou
[esp fatty part]
diabetes, obesity, damp and/or heat
Taste & Temperature
Pork Trotter
sweet. neutral.
Channels
Pork Trotter
LU. SP. KD.
Fx
Pork Trotter
Promote Blood circulation ;
promote lactation ;
tonify Qi and nourish Blood
Indications
Pork Trotter
weakness of the constitution ;
Qi and Blood deficiency causing fatigue ;
postpartum
Fx
Pork spinal cord
tonify KD & KD essence ;
nourish the Blood & marrow
Taste & Temperature
Mutton
sweet. very warm.
Channels
Mutton
SP KD
Fx
Mutton
warm MJ ;
promote qi circulation ;
nourish blood ;
tonify KD yang
Ind.
Mutton
impotency (men), infertility ; back pain, cold, puffy ankle (elderly) ; postpartum ; chronic diarrhea ; blood loss due to trauma, delivery, menstruation
C. ind.
Mutton
not for summer time ;
severe yin deficiency
Taste & Temperature
Goat Milk
sweet. warm
Channel
Goat Milk
LU ST KD
fx.
goat milk
nourish the deficiency ;
moisten, tonify organs ;
harmonize ST
ind.
goat milk
mal-nutrition, congenital weakness ;
cold in ST ;
chronic diarrhea ;
HT Yang deficiency
c/i
goat milk
yin deficiency - constipation
heat in the blood - skin issues, etc
*only moderate amount for constipation
taste & temperature
chicken
sweet. warm
channels
chicken
SP ST KD
fx
chicken
warm MJ ;
nourish (tonify) SP ;
nourish (tonight) qi + blood ;
tonify KD (esp essence)
ind
chicken
malnutrition ;
diarrhea ;
chronic fatigue due to qi + blood ;
postpartum
c. ind
chicken
cancer patients ;
constipation problem ;
blood heat, blood dryness
taste & temperature
egg
sweet. neutral.
channels
egg
KD LU SP
fx
egg
nourish the yin ;
tonight blood
ind
egg
habitual miscarriage
chronic fatigue
ci
egg
none
taste & temperature
black bone chicken
sweet. neutral.
channels
black bone chicken
KD SP LV
fx
black bone chicken
nourish KD, SP, LV (not a tonic) ;
moisten organs ;
dispel empty heat ;
enhance ST/ST fx
ind
black bone chicken
post surgery (wound healing) ;
postpartum ;
low grade fever ;
leukorrhea (qi + blood , KD def)
ci
black bone chicken
none
taste & temperature
duck
sweet. neutral. (cooler side)
channels
duck
LU SP KD
fx
duck
release damp + reduce edema; nourish yin, organs ; harmonize KD ST ; clear LU heat ; duck egg - phlegm heat accumulation
ind
duck
weight loss ;
yin deficiency heat ;
edema, dampness (possible tumor)
ci
duck
ST weakness ;
SP yang qi def
taste & temperature
goose
slightly salty. neutral.
channels
goose
SP LU KD
fx
goose
nourish qi , HT ;
harmonize ST ;
tonify SP, KD
ind
goose
mulnutrition ;
chronic fatigue ;
diabetes ;
qi + blood def
ci
goose
ST yang qi xu (poor digestion)
because of rough fiber, high protein
taste & temperature
beef
sweet. warm.
channels
beef
SP ST KD
fx
beef
nourish SP ;
dry dampness ;
harmonize ST ;
tonify qi + nourish blood
ind
beef
poor appetite ; chronic diarrhea ; chronic fatigue ; heaving bleeding ; spontaneous sweating
ci
beef
blood dryness ; blood heat ;
ST heat ; constipation
taste & temperature
cow milk
sweet neutral
channels
cow milk
LU ST
fx
cow milk
moisten LU ;
tonify LU qi ;
harmonize ST ;
moisten dryness
ind
cow milk
dizziness, chronic fatigue ;
constipation ;
weak wei qi
ci
cow milk
lactose intolerance