{"id":6331,"date":"2025-05-22T02:37:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T17:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/?p=6331"},"modified":"2026-06-11T21:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:59:51","slug":"drama-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/column\/drama-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingredients that settle the mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cooking\" class=\"wp-image-6332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/yt-388.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yakuzen through the drama: ingredients that settle the emotions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scene from the other day's episode.<br>At a celebration with Tsukasa, Satoko and Suzu, celery came up. Tsukasa held forth about what celery does, and Suzu cut in with a smile: enough of the trivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the time of year when a new school and business year begins and stress rises. Spring is said to unsettle the Liver among the five zang organs, and the emotions go with it.<br>So this time I want to talk about yakuzen ingredients for irritability and unsteady emotions, which suit spring exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The basics: yakuzen sorts ingredients into ten groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yakuzen sorts ingredients not by nutrients but by what they do to the body.<br>Some typical examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cooling heat in the body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting qi, your energy, moving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replenishing moisture, and so on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On that basis, ingredients fall into roughly ten categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The main point: three groups for irritability and unsteady emotions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In yakuzen terms, these are the three groups to bring in when the emotions are unsettled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Heat-clearing: cools excess heat<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Celery (as seen in the drama)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tomato<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Citrus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Herbs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jasmine tea (you can buy it at a convenience store)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Yin-tonifying: replenishes moisture in a dry body<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spinach<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>White wood ear mushroom, and so on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Qi-regulating: gets qi moving<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Citrus (in both groups)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shiso<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strongly aromatic vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celery is worth reaching for in yakuzen terms too<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The celery from the drama belongs to the heat-clearing group. It is exactly right for clearing the irritability and fog of early spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A little knowledge holds up the everyday<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a scene where Satoko eats a restorative meal while talking herself up: eat this much and tomorrow should go fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cooking carefully every day may be hard, but simply knowing that this is what I need right now gives you something to face your body and mind with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editor's note: goji berry month<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My eyes have been tired lately, so I am on a goji berry push.<br>It is a good ingredient for looking after the eyes and the Liver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For anyone who wants to learn more yakuzen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\\ Our vegetable yakuzen course, on settling the body with vegetables, is now open \/<br>Easy to bring into daily life, but with real substance to learn.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/landing\/\" title=\"\">See the Yasai Yakuzen course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yasai-yakuzen.com\/en\/category\/efficacy\/\" title=\"\">Do have a look at the vegetable encyclopedia as well<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See you next time.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For unsteady emotions in spring. 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