vegetable benefits– tag –

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.

Pine nut is held to nourish the yin fluids and moisten the Lung. It is useful in dry seasons in particular, for keeping moisture in the throat and the skin.

White wood ear is held to nourish the yin fluids and moisten the Lung and Stomach. In dry seasons in particular it helps keep moisture in the throat and the skin. By producing fluids, it can also be looked to for easing constipation and a dry throat.

Lychee is a sweet-sour, juicy fruit that replenishes energy and helps produce blood. It also produces fluids, which eases a dry throat and can be looked to for guarding against dryness.

Grapes are a fruit where sweet and sour sit in harmony, held to replenish qi and blood and strengthen the muscles and bones. They also encourage the passing of water, which can be looked to for easing swelling and a sense of heat in the body.

Spinach is a nourishing vegetable that comes into season from autumn into winter. In yakuzen terms it is held to replenish blood and cool heat in the body, and can be looked to for easing anaemia, constipation and irritability.

Peanut is a nourishing ingredient that comes into season in autumn, known for its sweet, roasted flavour. In yakuzen terms it is held to replenish blood and moisten the Lung and Stomach, which is said to be good for anaemia, constipation and coughs.