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The Energetics of Vegetables






Food Temp Flavour Route Tonifies Regulates
Alfalfa Sprout neutral bitter, salty K,LI yin, blood D, T, W
Artichoke cool bitter, salty, sweet GB, Liv yin, blood QC, T, W
Asparagus cold bitter, sweet K, L yin D, H
Aubergine cool sweet LI, Liv, S, St, U   BC, H
Bamboo Shoot cold sweet LI, L, St   D, H, W
Beetroot neutral sweet H, Liv blood  
Black Fungus neutral sweet LI, St    
Broccoli cool bitter, pungent      
Cabbage neutral pungent, sweet LI, St    
Caper warm bitter, pungent     BC, C, D
Carrot neutral sweet Liv, L, S   QC
Cauliflower cool   LI, S, SI    
Celery cool bitter, sweet Liv, St   D, H, W
Chicory cool bitter GB, Liv   W
Chinese Cabbage neutral sweet LI, St   D, H, W
Courgette cool sweet      
Coriander Leaf warm pungent L, S   B, C
Cucumber cool sweet LI, S, St   H, T
Daikon (Mouli) cool pungent, sweet     D, P
Dandelion Leaf cold bitter, salty, sweet GB, Liv, S blood H, W
Kale warm bitter, sweet L, St    
Kelp cool salty B, K, Liv, St yin, blood T, W
Kohlrabi neutral bitter, pungent, sweet     BC, C, D
Leek warm pungent, sweet Liv   BC, C
Lettuce cool bitter, sweet LI, St   L, H, W
Marrow cool sweet      
Mungbean Sprout cold sweet LI yin H, T
Mushroom (button) cool sweet LI, L, SI, St   P, QC, T
Mustard Leaf warm pungent L, St   BC, C, P
Nori cold salty, sweet   yin HP
Olive neutral sour, sweet L, St   T
Onion warm pungent L   BC, C, D, T
Parsnip warm pungent, sweet Liv, L    
Pepper warm pungent St   BC
Plantain cold sweet LI, SI yin H, P
Potato neutral sweet K, S, St yin, qi H
Pumpkin neutral sweet L, S   D
Radish cool pungent, sweet L, St   D, P, QC, T
Scallion warm bitter, pungent H, LI, L   BC, C, D
Seaweed cold salty K, St yin H, P, T, W
Shiitake mushroom neutral sweet St qi P
Spinach cool sweet LI, St blood  
Sring Onion warm pungent L, St    
Squash warm sweet S, St qi C, QC
String Bean neutral sweet K, S yin  
Sweet Potato warm sweet K, S yin, qi C
Swiss Chard cool sweet LI, L, S, St   H, T
Tomato cold sour, sweet Liv, St yin  
Turnip neutral bitter, pungent, sweet St   BC, C, D, H, T
Water Chestnut cold sweet L, St yin H, P
Watercress warm bitter, pungent LI, L, S, St blood P, QC, T, W
White Fungus neutral sweet     D
Yam neutral sweet K, L, S yin, qi  

 

 

 

 

 

Illustrations by Katheryn Trenshaw
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Katheryn Trenshaw
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