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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: neutral
- Function:
- -tonify SP and strengthen ST
- -promote urination and relieve edema
- -activate and promote lactation
- Application:
- -for poor appetite due to SP & ST Def
- -for difficulty urination, beriberi, jaundice due to SP Def
- -for lack of breast milk after childbirth due to Qi and Blood Def
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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: neutral
- Function:
- -aid digestion and restore appetite
- -detoxify, stop diarrhea and dysentery
- Application:
- -for abdominal distention due to food retention
- -for poor appetite due to Def of SP & ST from chronic illness
- -for diarrhea and dysentery
- Note:
- -contraindicated with Jin Jie
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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: neutral
- Function:
- -tonify SP, strengthen ST and benefit Qi
- Application:
- -for poor appetite, weak SP & ST with Qi & Blood Def
- Note:
- -eggs should not be used for food
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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: neutral
- Function:
- -tonify Qi & Blood, benefit SP & ST
- Application:
- -for exhaustion, emaciation, reduced appetite due to weak SP & ST with Qi & Blood Def
- -for TB due to Def of SP and Qi & Blood Def
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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: warm
- Function:
- -reinforce Qi & Blood
- -expel wind-cold-damp, strengthen the bone and tendon
- Application:
- -for fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath and dizziness due to Qi & Blood Def
- -for prolonged diarrhea, bleeding of hemorrhoids and prolapse of uterus
- -for soreness and pain of the body and limbs due to wind-cold-damp Bi
- Note:
- -can regulate blood sugar
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- Flavor: sweet
- Nature: neutral (cold)
- Function:
- -nourish Yin and sedate Yang
- -soften masses
- -cool Blood
- Application:
- -for feverish sensation, steaming bone, soreness of back, seminal emission due to LR & KI Yin Def or LR Yang Rising
- -for amenorrhea or abnormal uterine bleeding
- -abdominal masses
- Note:
- -has strong function to relieve fatigue
- -can benefit hypertension, high blood lipid, cancer patients
- -pregnant women should avoid use
- -patient with exterior condition should not use
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- Flavor: sweet, salty
- Nature: neutral
- Function:
- -sedate Yang, nourish Yin
- -calm spirit
- -soften masses
- Application:
- -for dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus due to LR Yang Rising
- -for insomnia, palpitation, night sweating, leukorrhea and seminal emission due to Yin Def
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- Flavor: salty
- Nature: warm
- Function:
- -tonify LR & KI (both yin and yang)
- -benefit Blood and Essence
- -dissolve hard masses
- Application:
- -for dizziness, tinnitus, night sweating, lower back pain, impotence, frequent urination at night, dripping urination and excessive leukorrhea due to Def of LR & KI
- -for swollen glands
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- Flavor: sweet, salty
- Nature: cold
- Function:
- -clear Heat, nourish Yin
- -transform phlegm, promote urination
- -soften masses
- Application:
- -for thirst from diabetes
- -for night blindness
- -cough, night sweating from TB
- -hot flashes from menopause syndromes
- -edema and difficulty urination
- -scrofula
- Note:
- -not for SP Qi / Yang Def
- -not for women during menstruation
- -not for patient with Common Cold
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