Chinese Medicine- Hot Foods/Cold Foods

COLD VEGETABLES: Asparagus * Bean Sprouts * Bok Choy * Cauliflower # Celery * ChineseCabbage Chrysanthemum Cucumber * DANDELION leaf Eggplant SEAWEED Snow peas# Turnip Water chestnuts Whitemushroom* White peony root Zucchini FRUITS: Banana * Blueberry Cantaloupe Cranberry Grapefruit Kiwi Lemon * Mango Mulberry Persimmon Plum# PINEAPPLE* Rhubarb Tangerine Tomato* Watermelon GRAINS: Wheat germ MEAT: Clam * Crab * Octopus SPICES: Salt* White pepper. MISC: Soy sauce* Sugar cane Tofu*	COOL VEGETABLES: Alfalfa sprouts Artichoke Bamboo * Bitter Gourd Broccoli * Cabbage * Carrot# Cook. Lettuce Cooked Onion Corn * Daikon radish Endive lettuce Lotus root Mushrooms* Potato+ Romaine Snow Pea# Soybean* Sprouts Spinach* Swiss chard Tomato* FRUITS: APPLE * Avocado Black currant Cherries# Fig LEMON Oranges* Pear Prunes Strawberries* Tangerine BUCKWHEAT GRAINS Amaranth Barley * Buckwheat MILLET Wheat Wild rice# SEEDS Lima beans Mung bean Soybean MEAT Duck egg + Duck * Goose+ Eggs+ Fresh water snail. Pork Rabbit+ SPICES Cilantro leaf Marjoram MINT Peppermint* Tamarind MISC Cheese+ GREEN TEA Milk# Miso soup Oolong Tea PEPPERMINT* Sesame oil Yogurt	WARM VEGETABLES Bell pepper Chive Cooked Tomato* FENNEL Green bean Green Pepper+ KALE Kohlrabi Leek+ Mustard green Onion+ Oyster mushroom * Parsley Parsnip PUMPKIN Scallions Squash Sweet potato Watercress FRUITS Blackberry COCONUT Dates# Grapes * Hawthorn fruit Kumquat Litchi LONGAN Nectarines Pomegranates Quince Raspberry GRAINS Oats Quinoa Safflower Sweet/glutinous rice# SEEDS Black bean Chestnut Lotus seed Pine nut Walnut+ Peanut+ MEAT Anchovy Beef+ Butter+ Capers Chicken+ Eel * Fresh water fish * Ham+ Lobster Mussels * Pig tripe Sheep+ & goat Sheep's milk Shrimp Turkey+ Venison SPICES Anise Basil Bay leaf Caraway Carob Clove Coriander (also known as Chinese parsley or Pak Chee, in Thai.) Cumin Dill seed Fennel Fenugreek Fresh ginger Jasmine Nutmeg Oregano Rosemary Sage Spearmint Thyme SWEETENERS Amasake Brown sugar+ Malt sugar Molasses Sorghum MISC Black tea Coffee+ Goats milk Plum vinegar Rice vinegar Wine+ Vinegar	HOT VEGETABLES GARLIC+ Green onion Raw onions Red pepper MEAT Deep-fried or grilled meat. Grass fish. * Smoked Fish + SPICES Black pepper+ Cayenne pepper+ Chili pepper+ Horseradish/wasabi Mustard MISC Chocolate+ Cocoa+

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Now for a more in depth look at the energetic and medicinal properties of food in TCM:

Nightshades= Blue (Inflammatory, can cause heat and allergies)

Do not feed to dogs = orange

Hormone or Inflammation adjuster = Green

Lectin Binder/ Low Lectin = Purple

FOOD WITH EXTRA MEDICINAL PROPERTIES – ALL CAPS

Yin Foods: *

(Manifestation, magnetism, down, IN, COLD, WET, dark, earth, metal, female, passive and resting, dull)

Yang Foods: +

(Potential, electricity, UP, OUT, HOT, DRY, light, sun, wood, fire, male, activity)

Neutral Foods: #

Astragalus, Royal Jelly and Allergy Management

ASTRAGALUS AND ALLERGY MANAGEMENT

Hay fever (Allergic rhinitis) and conjunctivitis, (inflammation of the eyelid) are the most common manifestations of allergic reactions. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is caused by an allergic reaction to pollens and spores which are carried by the wind. Some of these sources would be ragweed, grass pollen, tree pollen and fungus. In addition to individual sensitivity and geographic differences in local plant populations, the amount of pollen in the air can be a factor in whether hay fever symptoms develop. Hot, dry, windy days are more likely to have increased amounts of pollen in the air than cool, damp, rainy days when most pollen is washed to the ground. Symptoms of allergic rhinitis resemble a cold, but they are not caused by a virus. When you inhale an allergen, your immune system springs into action, releasing substances known as IgEs into your nasal passages, along with inflammatory chemicals such as histamines. Your nose, sinuses, or eyes may become itchy and congested. Scientists aren't sure what causes your immune system to overreact to an allergen.

Astragalus is a plant native to Asia and has been valued by the Chinese for centuries for its immune-enhancing and adaptogenic properties. As an adaptogen, it may modify and improve the body's response to stress through action on the adrenal cortex. Experiments have reported that Astragalus promotes regeneration of cells in the bronchi after viral infection. Astragalus can be safely taken for months without the risk of suppressing immunologic function. It is often used as a gentle and effective remedy for seasonal hay fever and other allergies.

Note: Astragalus should not be used to individuals currently on immunosuppressive medications.

ROYAL JELLY

Royal Jelly contains every essential nutrient necessary to support vital mammalian metabolic functions.

Royal jelly is considered to be one of the nature’s most valuable gifts. This substance is produced by honeybees, and is the exclusive food for the worker bees for the first three days of their life only, but for the entire life of the queen bee. The queen bee is known to live up to 40 times longer than any other hive member… in some cases she’ll live to eight years of age. The only difference between the queen bee and other bees is her nutrition. This fact has led many scientists to research and share the amazing nutritive qualities of the only food she consumes… royal jelly.

Royal jelly has 22 amino acids, including essential aminos, which makes it a complete protein. It offers beta glucans, unsaturated fatty acids, B vitamins, and enzymes.

Royal jelly supplies the required daily nutrients with high biologic value, and in perfect balance. It can be used on prophylactic basis to prevent illness, and adrenal disorders, and on a medicinal basis to aid in recovery from trauma, injury, or diseased states.

Stop by Hero’s Pets to pick up an organic Astragalus and Royal Jelly supplement, and any additional allergy supplementation needed. See our ad above for contact information and location. We are on the Southeast corner of Wadsworth and Bowles.

Article written by Retta Dunn