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Tastes Natures Entered Meridians

Food Pungent Salty Sour Bitter Sweet Cold Cool Neutral Warm Hot LungLarge

IntestineKidney Bladder Liver

Gall Bladder

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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




Gall Bladder

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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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

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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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

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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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

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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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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




Gall Bladder

HeartSmall


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

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