Color and taste of Chinese medicine
by admin on Apr.17, 2010, under TCM Knowledge
heart is red and bitterness into the hearts of fire red with increased epinephrine secretion
and enhance blood circulation, to promote the role of the nervous system excitement. Bitter taste with the lifting dampness, heat and detoxifying, Xiehuo constipation, kidney and stomach, etc. diuretic effect. Therefore, TCM advocates eating more bitter foods in the summer. Bitter foods such as bitter melon, tea, coffee, cocoa.
liver is wood green (green) color and sour hepatic
turquoise body balance can be adjusted to eliminate the tension, from sedation to help relieve headaches, fever, syncope insomnia. Acid can eat appetizers and enhance liver function, beneficial calcium and phosphorus absorption, such as acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid.
spleen is yellow and sweet Rupi soil
yellow can stimulate nerves and digestive system, strengthening the role of logical thinking. Eat sweets with added calories, raise blood, relieve fatigue, to reconcile the spleen and stomach, relieve toxins and other effects.
lung is white gold and spicy lungs
spicy lungs, can be divergent, qi, blood, spicy stimulate gastric motility and increase the secretion of digestive juice, but also to promote blood circulation and metabolism, may be relieving rheumatism and cold, relieving pain.
kidney are black and salty water into salty renal
firm profit under a soft, can regulate the balance between human cells and blood osmotic pressure and water-salt metabolism, enhance physical strength and appetite. In vomiting, diarrhea and sweating, the appropriate light to drink salt water to prevent the lack of trace elements.
Chinese are particular about balance and colorful environment and diet flavors and is closely related to human health. If deployed properly, can benefit physical fitness, will be if it had been unhealthy. Such as living room decorated with large red, easy to bring anxiety, easy fatigue; too many vulnerable people yellow decorative emotional and difficult to calm. Eat more bitter cause diarrhea, dyspepsia embolism; eat it sweet, can increase blood glucose, cholesterol increased, atherosclerosis, likely to cause cardiovascular disease; excessive salt will increase the burden to the kidney induced hypertension.
(internship Editor: Wu Zhicong)