Download - TCM Food Therapy Chart Landscaped
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
AbaloneX X X
Apple
X
X
X
X
X
Apricot
X
X
X
Apricot Seed (bitter)
X
X
X
X X
Apricot Seed (sweet)
X X
X
X X
X
Asparagus -X
X
-X
Avocado X X X X Bamboo
Shoot X X
X
X
Banana
X X
Barley
X
X
X
X X
Bean Curd (Tofu)
X
X
X
X X
Beef
X
X
X
X X
Beet Root
X
X
Bitter Gourd
X
X
X
X X
Black X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Pepper
Black Fungus
X
X
X
X
Black Bean
X
X
X
X
Black Sesame Seed
X
X
X
X
Brown Sugar
X
X
X
X X
Buckwheat X X X Butter
X
X
Cabbage
X
X
X
X
Caraway -X
X
X
X
Carp (General)
X
X
X
X
Carp (Gold)
X
X
X
X X
Carp (Grass)
X
X
X X
Carrot
X
X
X
X
Castor Bean X
X
X
X X
X
Celery X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Cherry
X
X
Cherry Seed X
X
X
Chestnut
X
X
X
Chicken
X
X
X X
Chicken Egg
X
X
X X
Chicken Egg White
X X
Chicken Egg Yolk
X
X
X
X
Chicory
X X
Chinese Wax Gourd
X
X
X X
X
X
Chive X
X
X
X
X
Chive Roots X
X
Chive Seeds X X
X
X
X
Chrysanthemum
X X X
X
X
X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Cinnamon Bark
X
X
X
X X
X
Cinnamon Twig
X
X
X
X
X
X
Clam (Fresh Water)
X
X X
X
X
Clam (Salt Water)
X
Clamshell (River)
X
X X
X
X
Clamshell (Sea)
X
X
X
Clove X
X
X
X
X
Coconut Liquid
-X
X
Coconut Meat
X
Coconut Shell
X
Coffee
X X
X
Chinese X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Parsley
Corn
X
X
X
X
Corn Silk
X
X
X X X
Cottonseed X
X
Crab
X
X
X
X
Crab apple
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cucumber
X
X
X
X X
Cuttle Bone
X
-X
X
X
Cuttle Fish
X
X
X
X
Dandelion
X X X
X
X
Date (red and black)
X
X
X X
Deer Antler
X
X
X
X
X
Dill seed X
X
X
X
Dogwood Fruit
X -X
X
X
X
Dry Mandarin
X X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Orange Peel
Duck
X X
X
X
X
Earth Worm
X
X
X
X
X X
Eel
X
X
X
X
X
Eel Blood
X
X
X
X
Egg (Duck)
X
X
Eggplant
X
X
X
X X
Fennel X
X
X X
X
Fig
X
X
X
X
Garlic X
X
X
X X
Ginger (Dried)
X
X X
X X
Ginger (Fresh)
X
X
X
X X
Ginseng
-X X
X
X
X
Ginseng (American)
X X
X
X
X
Grape X X X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Grapefruit
X
X X
Grapefruit Peel
X
X X
X
X X
X
Green Onion Leaf
X
X
Green Onion White Head
X
X
X
X
Guava
X
X
Guava Leaf
X
X
Ham
X
X
Hawthorne Fruit
X
X
-X
X
X X
Honey
X
X
X X
X
Hops
X
-X
Horse Bean (Broad Bean)
X
X
X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Hyacinth Bean
X
X
X X
Jasminium X
X
X
X
X
Job’s Tears
X
X
X
X
X
Kelp
X
X
X
Kidney (Beef)
X
X
Kidney (Pork)
X
X
X
Kidney Bean
X
X
Kidney (Sheep)
X
X
X
Kohlrabi X X
X
X
Kumquat X
X
X
X
Leaf Mustard
X
X
X
Leech
X
X
X
X
X
Leek X
X
X
X
Lemon +X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Lettuce
X X
X
X
X
Lettuce (Leaf)
X X
X
X
X
Licorice
X
X
X
X X
Lily Flower
X
X
X
Lime +X X X Litchi
X
X
X
X
X
Liver (Beef)
X
X
X
Liver (Chicken)
X
X
X
X
Liver (Pork)
X X
X
X
Liver (Sheep)
X X
X
X
Longan
X
X
X
X
Loquat
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lotus (Fruit, Seed, Root)
X
X
X
X
X
Lotus X X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Plumule
Malt
X
-X
X X
Maltose
X
X
X
X X
Mandarin Orange
X
X
X
Mango
X
X
X
Marjoram X
X
Milk (Cow’s)
X
X
X
X
X
Milk (Human)
X
X
X
X
X
X
Milk (Sheep’s)
X
X
Millet X X X X X XMoose Meat
X
X
X
X
X
X X
Mulberry X X X X X X Mung Bean
X
X
X
X
Mushroom
X
X
X X
X
X
Muskmelon X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Mussel
X
X
X
X
Mustard X +X X Mutton
X
X
X
X
Nutmeg X
X
X
X
Oats -X X X X Olive
X
X
X
X
X
Orange X X X X Oyster
X
X
X
Oyster Shell
X
X
X
X
Papaya
X
X
X
X
Peach
X
X
X
Peanut
X
X
X
X
Pear
-X
X
X
X
Pearl
X
X X
X
X
Peppermint X
X
X
X
Persimmon
X X
X X
X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Pineapple
X
X
X
Plum
X
X
X
X
X
Polished Rice
X
X
X X
Pomegranate X X X X X Pork
X
X
X
X
X X
Potato
X
X
Pumpkin
-X X
X X
Pumpkin Seed
X
X X
Quinoa X X X X Radish X
X
X
X
Radish Leaf X
X
X
X X
Raspberry
X
X
X
Red of Green Pepper
X
X
X
X
Red Small Bean
X
X
X
X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Rice X X X XRose
-X X
X
X
X
Rosemary X
X
Royal Jelly
X X
X
Rye X X X X X Saffron
X
X
X
X
Salt
X
X
X X
X
X
Sea Grass
X
X
X
X
Seaweed
X
X
X X X
X
Sesame Oil
X
X
X
Shiitake Mushroom
X
X
X
Shrimp
X
X
Sour Plum
+X
X
X
Soybean (Black)
X
X
X
X
Soybean (Yellow)
X
X
X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Soybean Oil X
X
X
X
Spearmint X
X
X
X
Spelt X X X X Spinach
X
X
X
X
Squash
X
X
X X
Star Anise X
X
X
X
X
X
Star Fruit
X
X X
Strawberry
X
X
X
String Bean
X
X
X
X
Sugar Cane
X X
X
X
Sunflower Seed
X
X X
X
Sweet Basil X
X
X
X X
Sweet Potato
X
X
Sweet Rice
Sword Bean
Tangerine X X X X X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
Orange
Taro X
X
X
X
X
Taro Flower
X
X
Taro Leaf X
X
Thyme X
X
X
Tobacco X
X
X
X
Tomato
X
X X
X
Venison
X
X
X
X
X
X
Vinegar
X X
X
X
X
Walnut
X
X
X
X
Water Chestnut
X X
X
X
Watercress -X
-X
X
X X
Watermelon
X X
X
X
X
Wheat
X
X
X
X
X
Wheat Bran
X
X
Tastes Natures Entered Meridians
Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge
IntestineKidney Bladder Liver
Gall Bladder
HeartSmall
IntestineSpleen Stomach
White Fungus
X
X
White Pepper
X
X
X
X
White Sugar
X
X
X
Wine X
X X
X
X
X
X
Yam
X
X
X
X
X
Yogurt
X
X
X
X
X X
Zucchini
X
X
X
X X