{"id":6317,"date":"2025-05-18T02:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/?p=6317"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:59:55","slug":"drama-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/column\/drama-2\/","title":{"rendered":"In spring, use aromatic ingredients that get the Liver moving"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Yakuzen ingredients laid out\" class=\"wp-image-6311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring is the season to look after the Liver. It shows up in the drama too<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This drama really does serve up a lot of lovely recipes.<br>It happened to touch on spring yakuzen as well, so today I want to dig into that a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is five-phase theory, the basis of yakuzen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yakuzen works from five-phase theory, the idea that the natural world and the human body are made up of five elements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within it, the body corresponds to these five zang organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Liver (kan)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heart (shin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spleen (hi)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lung (hai)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kidney (jin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These point less to organs as modern medicine means them, and more to broad functions the body needs to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spring is closely tied to the Liver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring is the season most closely bound up with the Liver.<br>When the Liver's work goes out of order, people are said to become irritable and emotionally unsettled more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So spring yakuzen keeps these points in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In spring it matters to look after the Liver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the Liver is working less well, you get short-tempered and unsteady<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At times like that, aromatic ingredients help<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The aromatic vegetables in the drama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode we got mitsuba omelette.<br>It looks good, it smells good, and it is exactly right for spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients for spring that settle the Liver<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In spring, the point is to bring in ingredients with a strong aroma.<br>These are particularly worth reaching for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Japanese parsley (seri)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitsuba<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parsley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coriander<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New-season onion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citrus (yuzu, mandarin, lemon and so on)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your head feels foggy, look in the fridge, and if any of these are there, do use them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even adding them to a simple omelette or a salad may lift the fog a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why not settle spring irritability with yakuzen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring means the Liver, and aroma settles it.<br>That is one of the basics of yakuzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spring swings in temperature, and mind and body get unsteady with it.<br>Let aroma do some of the work, and go through it feeling good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/category\/efficacy\/\" title=\"\">See all vegetables and their benefits<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is the Liver's season. 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