Vegetable yakuzen– category –

What is the qi depression constitution? For anyone whose mood dips under stress. Yakuzen ingredients and self-care that settle the circulation of qi.

What is the qi deficiency constitution? For anyone who tires easily and catches colds easily. Self-care grounded in Chinese medicine, and yakuzen ingredients.

What is yakuzen? How it differs from kampo, the everyday yakuzen ingredients you can buy at the supermarket, and how to start with Yasai Yakuzen.

Is your constitution behind how you feel? A free yakuzen check, six types, settling things with vegetables.

Nutmeg is a spice at its best for flavouring and scenting a dish, and it is looked to in particular for stomach and intestinal trouble brought on by cold. Added in the right amount, it lifts the taste and warms you from the inside.

Lotus seed is said to support the Spleen and Kidney and settle the mind. It suits times when digestion is weak or when you feel emotionally unsteady.

Pomegranate is held to produce fluids and ease a dry throat, which is useful in dry seasons and when the heat leaves your throat dry. It moistens the body while also holding in loose stools, which supports settling the gut.

Lemon is a fruit known for its sourness, and it moistens the body and eases a dry throat. It suits heat and dryness, and can be looked to for recovering from tiredness and for refreshing you.

Goji berry is an ingredient with fine yakuzen properties, replenishing the Kidney and nourishing the Liver, and can be looked to for easing tired eyes, a heavy lower back and a dry cough. It is easy to use in soups, porridge and as goji tea, which makes it easy to bring into healthy eating.

Lily bulb is held to have the yakuzen effect of moistening the Lung and easing a cough. It helps steady the mind and is enjoyed as a taste of autumn. Its sweetness and floury texture work in soups, simmered dishes, cooked rice and much else.