Classification of Cold and Heat Properties of Common Foods

1, fruits

Cold and cool: watermelon, carambola, kiwi fruit, cantaloupe, grapefruit, plum, pear, strawberry, grapefruit, tomato, cherry, pineapple, coconut and lemon.

Peace: loquat, plum, persimmon, banana, grape, apple, sugarcane, Sakyamuni, California plum, jackfruit, fig, papaya, jujube, pomegranate, orange and almond.

Warm: longan, peach, mango, olive, jujube, durian and mulberry.

2. Vegetables

Cold and cool: aloe, radish, lotus root, Zizania latifolia, kelp, laver, bitter gourd, bamboo shoots, tofu, loofah, lettuce, spinach, Chinese cabbage, wax gourd, amaranth, eggplant, mustard, celery, Chinese kale, cucumber, water spinach, rape, cabbage, and water chestnut.

Peace: sweet potato, broad bean, fungus, potato, shiitake mushroom, water chestnut, peanut, corn, carrot, cabbage, mushroom, potato, pea, black bean, soybean, kidney bean, red cabbage, gluten, wheat flour and day lily.

Warmth: pumpkin, onion, leek, ginger, onion, glutinous rice, coriander, fennel, basil, garlic, pepper, mustard.

According to personal physique and condition, it can be divided into six types: heat type, cold type, solid type, deficiency type, dry type and wet type. Let's simply check from the following contents. Which kind of physique are you?

Cold syndrome type: 1. pale. 2. Not easy to feel thirsty. 3. Too much urine and light color. 4. Late menstruation with dark red color and more leucorrhea. 5. Easy to have diarrhea. 6. Like to drink hot drinks. 7. Don't like to blow cold air. 8. Weak pulse.

Should not eat more: cold food, such as ice, watermelon, grapefruit, citrus, pear, water chestnut, melon, bitter gourd, eggplant, bamboo shoots, kelp and so on.

Syndrome: 1. Straight body. 2. Loud voice, abundant physical strength. 3. No sweat, strong pulse. 4. ruddy skin and shiny nails.

Dryness: 1. Less frequent urination. 2. Easy constipation. 3. Prephysiological pain, less menstrual blood. 4. Rough skin, easy to dry and itch.

5. The tongue is dry and hoarse.

Dampness: 1. Body edema 2. Abdominal sound 3. Too much phlegm and less urine 4. Too much menstrual blood and easy diarrhea 5. Too much leucorrhea.

Deficiency: 1. Low voice. 2. Weak physical strength, excessive sweating, weak and inconspicuous pulse. 3. Rough and pale skin, pale nails. 4. Pain in physiology, more or less menstrual blood. 5. Weak stomach, moist tongue. 6. Frequent urination, easy diarrhea.

Type of fever: 1. Red face and red ears. 2. Easily feel thirsty. 3. Less urine and yellowish color.

The division of food can be seen from the color, taste, growing environment, geographical location and growing season of food.

1. color: green plants are close to the ground and absorb the moisture on the ground, so they are cold, such as mung beans and green vegetables. Plants with reddish colors, such as pepper, pepper, jujube, pomegranate, etc., are hot because their fruits absorb a lot of sunlight, although they are close to the ground.

2. Taste: sweet and spicy food, hot. Such as garlic, persimmon and pomegranate. And those foods that taste bitter and sour are mostly cold, such as bitter gourd and bitter vegetables.

3. Growing environment: aquatic plants are cold, such as lotus root, kelp and laver. The food growing on land, such as peanuts, potatoes, yam, etc., is hot because it is buried in the soil for a long time, and the plants are dry-resistant and contain little water.

4. Geographical location of growth: The food with the shadow facing north absorbs moisture, so it is cold, such as mushrooms and fungus. However, foods that grow in the sky, or foods in the southeast direction, such as sunflowers and chestnuts, receive plenty of sunshine, so they are hot.

5. Growing season: The food in winter is cold because of the cold, such as Chinese cabbage, mushrooms and white radish. The food grown in summer receives more rain, so it is cold, such as watermelon, cucumber and pear.