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Some examples of Yin/Yang foods and their principal therapeutic actions

Food

Yin/Yang

Action

Cereals

-

-

Rice

Neutral

Harmonising

Corn

Yin

Tonifying and digestive

Barley

Yang

Tonifying

Oats

Yin

Calming e tonifying

Vegies

-

-

Asparagus

Yin

Diuretic e purifying

Carrot

Yin

Antiseptic and sedative

Cucomber

Hyper-Yin

Cooling and diuretic

Onion

Yang

Antiseptic

Lettuce

Neutral

Cooling

Eggplant

Yin

Laxative e stimulant

tomato

Yin

Cooling

Fruit

-

-

Orange

Yang

Tonifying

Watermelon

Hyper-Yin

Cooling and diuretic

Banana

Hyper-Yin

Intestine regulating

Cherry

Yang

Pain reducing for reumathisms

Apple

Yin

Digestive

Pear

Hyper-Yin

Expectorant e calming

Peach

Yin

Circulant

Fish

-

-

Prawn

Yang

Sexual abstinence

Mussel

Yin

Sexual abstinence

Sardines

Yang

Tonifying

Meat

-

-

Beef

Yang

Tonifying

Lamb

Hyper-Yang

Tonifying

Horse

Hyper-Yang

Nourishing (for bones and tendons)

Pork

Yin

Riconstituting

Rabbit

Neutral

Aids the liver

Chicken

Yang

Fights arthritis

The cooking method influences each food’s nature

Soaked

Hyper-Yin

Boiled

Yin

Steamed

Neutral

Baked

Yang

Grilled, barbequed and flame cooked

Hyper-Yang