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MediLotus

Healthy Food

TCM Food Property

Abalone
鲍鱼

Salty, Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Apple
苹果

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Apricot

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Apricot Seed (bitter)
杏子(苦)

Pungent, Bitter

Warm

Lung, large Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Apricot Seed (sweet)
杏子(甜)

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Lung, large Intestine, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Asparagus
芦笋

Pungent, Bitter

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Avocado
鳄梨

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Bamboo Shoot
竹笋

Sweet

Cold

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Banana
香蕉

Sweet

Cold

Enter Channel: 

Barley
大麦

Salty, Bitter

Cold

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Bean Curd (Tofu)
豆腐(豆腐)

Sweet

Cool

large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Beef
牛肉

Salty, Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Beet Root
甜菜根

Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Bitter Gourd
苦瓜

Bitter

Cold

Heart, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Black Bean
黑豆

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Black Fungus
黑木耳

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Black Pepper
黑胡椒

Pungent

Hot

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Black Sesame Seed
黑芝麻

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Brown Sugar
红糖

Sweet

Warm

Liver, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Buckwheat
荞麦

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Butter
黄油

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Cabbage
卷心菜

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Caraway
香菜

Pungent

Warm

Kidney, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Carp (General)
鲤鱼(普通)

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Carp (Gold)
鲤鱼(金)

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Carp (Grass)
鲤鱼(草)

Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Carrot
胡萝卜

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Castor Bean
蓖麻籽

Pungent, Sweet

Neutral

Lung, large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Celery
芹菜

Bitter, Sweet

Neutral

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Cherry
樱桃

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Cherry Seed
樱桃籽

Pungent, Bitter

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Chestnut
栗子

Sweet

Warm

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Chicken

Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Chicken Egg
鸡蛋

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Chicken Egg White
鸡蛋清

Sweet

Cold

Enter Channel: 

Chicken Egg Yolk
鸡蛋黄

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Chicory
菊苣

Liver, Gallbladder

Enter Channel: 

Chinese Parsley
芫茜

Pungent

Warm

Lung, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Chinese Wax Gourd
冬瓜

Sweet

Warm

Lung, large Intestine, Bladder, Small Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Chive
韭菜

Pungent

Neutral

Kidney, Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Chive Roots
韭菜根

Pungent

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Chive Seeds
韭菜籽

Pungent, Salty

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Chrysanthemum
菊花

Bitter, Sweet

Cold, Warm

Lung, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Cinnamon Bark
桂皮

Pungent, Sweet

Hot

Kidney, Bladder, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Cinnamon Twig
桂枝

Pungent, Sweet

Warm

Lung, Bladder, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Clam (Fresh Water)
蛤蜊(淡水)

Salty, Sweet

Cold

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Clam (Salt Water)
蛤蜊(咸水)

Salty

Enter Channel: 

Clamshell (River)
蛤蜊(河)

Salty, Sweet

Cold

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Clamshell (Sea)
蛤蜊(海)

Salty

Cold

Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Clove
丁香

Pungent

Warm

Kidney, Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Coconut Liquid
椰子汁

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Coconut Meat
椰子肉

Sweet

Enter Channel: 

Coconut Shell
椰子壳

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Coffee
咖啡

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Corn
玉米

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Corn Silk
玉米须

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Bladder, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Cottonseed
棉籽

Pungent

Hot

Enter Channel: 

Crab
螃蟹

Salty

Cold

Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Crab apple
海棠苹果

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Liver, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Cucumber
黄瓜

Sweet

Cool

large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Cuttle Bone
墨鱼骨

Salty

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Cuttle Fish
墨鱼

Salty

Neutral

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Dandelion
蒲公英

Bitter, Sweet

Cold

Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Date (red and black)
枣(红枣和黑枣)

Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Deer Antler
鹿茸

Salty, Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Dill seed
莳萝籽

Pungent

Warm

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Dogwood Fruit
山茱萸果

Sour, Bitter

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Dry Mandarin Orange Peel
干柑皮

Pungent, Bitter

Warm

Lung, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Duck

Salty, Sour

Neutral

Lung, Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Earth Worm
蚯蚓

Salty

Cold

Kidney, Liver, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Eel
鳗鱼

Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Liver, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Eel Blood
鳗鱼血

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Egg (Duck)
鸭蛋

Sweet

Cool

Enter Channel: 

Eggplant
茄子

Sweet

Cool

large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Fennel
茴香

Pungent

Warm

Kidney, Bladder, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Fig
无花果

Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Garlic
大蒜

Pungent

Warm

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Ginger (Dried)
姜(干)

Pungent

Hot

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Ginger (Fresh)
姜(鲜)

Pungent

Warm

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Ginseng
人参

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Lung, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Ginseng (American)
人参(美国)

Bitter, Sweet

Cool

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Grape
葡萄

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Grapefruit
葡萄柚

Sour, Sweet

Cold

Enter Channel: 

Grapefruit Peel
葡萄柚皮

Pungent, Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Bladder, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Green Onion Leaf
葱叶

Pungent

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Green Onion White Head
葱白头

Pungent

Warm

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Guava
番石榴

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Guava Leaf
番石榴叶

Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Ham
火腿

Salty

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Hawthorne Fruit
山楂果

Sour, Sweet

Warm

Liver, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Honey
蜂蜜

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, large Intestine, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Hops
啤酒花, 蛇麻草

Bitter

Cool

Enter Channel: 

Horse Bean (Broad Bean)
马豆(蚕豆)

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Hyacinth Bean
扁豆

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Jasminium
茉莉花

Pungent, Sweet

Warm

Bladder, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Job‘s Tears
薏米

Sweet

Cool

Lung, Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Kelp
海带

Salty

Cold

Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Kidney (Beef)
牛肾

Warm

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Kidney (Pork)
猪肾

Salty

Neutral

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Kidney (Sheep)
羊肾

Sweet

Warm

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Kidney Bean
芸豆

Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Kohlrabi
球茎甘蓝

Pungent, Salty, Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Kumquat
金橘

Pungent, Sour, Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Leaf Mustard
芥菜

Pungent

Warm

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Leech
水蛭

Salty, Bitter

Neutral

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Leek
韭菜

Pungent

Warm

Lung, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Lemon
柠檬

Sour, slightly bitter

Cool

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Lemon
柠檬

Sour

Cool

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Lettuce
莴苣

Sour, Bitter

Cold

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Lettuce (Leaf)
莴苣(叶)

Bitter, Sweet

Cool

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Licorice
甘草

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Lily Flower
百合花

Sweet

Cool

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Lime
酸橙

Sour

Cool

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Litchi
荔枝

Sour, Sweet

Warm

Liver, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Liver (Beef)
牛肝

Sweet

Neutral

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Liver (Chicken)
鸡肝

Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Liver (Pork)
猪肝

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Liver (Sheep)
羊肝

Bitter, Sweet

Cool

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Longan
龙眼

Sweet

Warm

Heart, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Loquat
枇杷

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Lung, Liver, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Lotus (Fruit, Seed, Root)
莲子(果实、种子、根)

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Heart, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Lotus Plumule
莲子心

Bitter

Cold

Lung, Kidney, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Malt
麦芽

Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Maltose
麦芽糖

Sweet

Warm

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Mandarin Orange
柑桔

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Enter Channel: 

Mango
芒果

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Enter Channel: 

Marjoram
墨角兰

Pungent

Cool

Enter Channel: 

Milk (Cow‘s)
牛奶(牛奶)

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Heart, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Milk (Human)
牛奶(人奶)

Salty, Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Heart, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Milk (Sheep’s)
牛奶(羊奶)

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Millet
小米

Salty, Sweet

Cool

Kidney, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Moose Meat
驼鹿肉

Salty, Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Liver, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Mulberry
桑葚

Sweet

Cool

Lung, large Intestine, Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Mung Bean
绿豆

Sweet

Cool

Heart, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Mushroom
蘑菇

Sweet

Cool, Hot

Lung, Small Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Muskmelon
甜瓜

Sweet

Cold

Heart, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Mussel
贻贝

Salty

Warm

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Mustard
芥末

Pungent

Warm

Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Mutton
羊肉

Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Nutmeg
肉豆蔻

Pungent

Warm

large Intestine, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Oats
燕麦

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Olive
橄榄

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Orange
橙子

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Oyster
牡蛎

Salty, Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Oyster Shell
牡蛎贝壳

Salty

Cool

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Papaya
木瓜

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Peach
桃子

Sour, Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Peanut
花生

Sweet

Neutral

Lung, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Pear

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Pearl
珍珠

Salty, Sweet

Cold

Liver, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Peppermint
薄荷

Pungent

Cool

Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Persimmon
柿子

Sweet

Cold

Lung, large Intestine, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Pineapple
菠萝

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Plum
李子

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Liver

Enter Channel: 

Polished Rice
精米

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Pomegranate
石榴

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Bladder

Enter Channel: 

Pork
猪肉

Salty, Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Potato
土豆

Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Pumpkin
南瓜

Bitter, Sweet

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Pumpkin Seed
南瓜籽

Sweet

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Quinoa
藜麦

Sour, Sweet

Warm

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Radish
萝卜

Pungent, Sweet

Cool

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Radish Leaf
萝卜叶

Pungent, Bitter

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Raspberry
覆盆子

Sour, Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Red Small Bean
红豆

Sour, Sweet

Neutral

Heart, Small Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Red of Green Pepper
青椒红

Pungent

Hot

Heart, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Rice
大米

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Rose
玫瑰

Bitter, Sweet

Warm

Liver, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Rosemary
迷迭香

Pungent

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Royal Jelly
蜂王浆

Bitter, Sweet

Kidney

Enter Channel: 

Rye
黑麦

Bitter

Neutral

Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Saffron
藏红花

Sweet

Neutral

Liver, Heart

Enter Channel: 

Salt

Salty

Cold

large Intestine, Kidney, Small Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Sea Grass
海草

Salty, Bitter

Cold

Bladder

Enter Channel: 

Seaweed
海藻

Salty

Cold

Kidney, Bladder, Liver, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Sesame Oil
芝麻油

Sweet

Cool

large Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Shiitake Mushroom
香菇

Sweet

Warm

Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Shrimp

Sweet

Warm

Enter Channel: 

Sour Plum
酸梅

Sour

Neutral

Liver

Enter Channel: 

Soybean (Black)
大豆(黑)

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Soybean (Yellow)
大豆(黄)

Sweet

Neutral

Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Soybean Oil
大豆油

Pungent, Sweet

Hot

large Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Spearmint
留兰香

Pungent, Sweet

Warm

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Spelt
斯佩尔特小麦

Salty, Sweet

Cool

Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Spinach
菠菜

Sweet

Cool

large Intestine, Small Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Squash
南瓜

Sweet

Warm

Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Star Anise
八角茴香

Pungent, Sweet

Warm

Kidney, Liver, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Star Fruit
杨桃

Sour, Sweet

Cold

Enter Channel: 

Strawberry
草莓

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Enter Channel: 

String Bean
豆角

Sweet

Neutral

Kidney, Spleen

Enter Channel: 

Sugar Cane
甘蔗

Sweet

Cold

Lung, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Sunflower Seed
葵花籽

Sweet

Neutral, Warm

large Intestine

Enter Channel: 

Sweet Basil
甜罗勒

Pungent

Warm

large Intestine, Spleen, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Sweet Potato
番薯

Sweet

Neutral

Enter Channel: 

Sweet Rice
糯米

Enter Channel: 

Sword Bean
剑豆

Enter Channel: 

Tangerine Orange
橘子

Sour, Sweet

Cool

Kidney, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Taro
芋头

Pungent, Sweet

Neutral

large Intestine, Stomach

Enter Channel: 

Taro Flower
芋头花

Neutral

Lung

Enter Channel: 

Taro Leaf
芋头叶子

Pungent

Cool

Enter Channel: 

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