Energetics of Vegetables Database

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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

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[one_half_last]Action
QC – promotes Qi Circulation
BC – promotes Blood Circulation
H – counteracts Heat
C – counteracts Cold
D – counteracts Damp
W – drains Water
P – resolves Phlegm
T – removes Toxins[/one_half_last]
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