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TABLE 3. CHINESE DIETARY THERAPY FOOD
LISTS
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| Energy Tonic Foods |
Beef liver, cherries, chicken, cooked gingko,
red & black dates, shitake mushrooms, and bean curd |
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| Blood Tonic Foods |
Beef, chicken eggs, grapes, ham, litchi nuts,
oxtail, pork liver, sea cucumber, spinach |
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| Yin Tonic Foods |
Apples, cantaloupe, coconut milk, crabs,
duck, figs, kidney beans, lemons, pears, peas, pork, shrimp |
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| Yang Tonic Foods |
Beef kidneys, chestnuts, clove oil, dill
seeds, fennel seeds, pistachio nuts, sword beans |
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| Lung/Liver Tonic Foods |
Cheese, garlic, mulberries, sour dates, strawberries,
turnip flowers, western ginseng |
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| Heart/Stomach Tonic Foods |
Beer, cardamon seeds, chicory, Chinese
magnolia fruits, coffee, ginkgo leaves, wheat |
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| Spleen Tonic Foods |
Carrots, frog, perch, pheasant, rice sprouts,
string beans, whitefish, yams |
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| Foods to Eliminate Toxic Heat |
Eggplant, grapefruit, Swiss chard, romaine
lettuce, Russian olives, soybean paste, tea lemon, tea oil |
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| Foods to Eliminate Damp Heat* |
Alfalfa roots, Chinese cabbage, dried black
soybean sprouts, olives, plantains, soybean oil |
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| Foods to Eliminate Sputum |
Almonds, asparagus, celery, fresh gingko,
onions, orange cake, peanuts, tea, yellow soybeans |
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| Foods to Promote Energy Circulation |
Chinese chives, green onion roots/heads,
limes, red beans, saffron, scallion bulbs, tangerine oranges |
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| Foods to Promote Blood Circulation |
Arrowhead, black soybeans, chili peppers,
crab claws, kiwi fruit, peaches, shark |
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“Look for someone
well trained in ALL aspects of Chinese medicine - NOT just the use of acupuncture
needles. ”
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PRACTITIONER CHOICE
In addition to the standard
training in the use of acupuncture needles and moxabustion*, Oriental medical
training during the last five years has included a beginning level in the
use of food and herbal therapies. The seeker of these additional services
should first check out the practitioner's credentials in terms of National
Board certification. The practitioner should be a graduate of an accredited
school yet, this is a fairly new standardized program and there are many
well qualified ‘elders’ that do not have the new certificate yet are still
excellent practitioners. Look for someone well trained in ALL aspects of
Chinese medicine - NOT just the use of acupuncture needles. The National
Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM)
National Board certification or Diplomat at this time is primarily a soft
measurement of higher level of training. |
