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Human constitution is also divided into four types: cold, hot, deficiency, and excess, based on traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis. Individuals with a cold constitution characterized by low metabolism, cold hands and feet, and sensitivity to cold air, as well as those with a deficient constitution experiencing palpitations and shortness of breath, can moderately consume warm and hot vegetables and fruits.
Individuals with a hot constitution who experience flushing, heat, thirst, and a preference for cold drinks and air conditioning, as well as those with an excess constitution prone to heat and constipation, can moderately consume cool and cold vegetables and fruits for health.
Fruit Properties
| Property | Fruits |
|---|---|
| Cold, Cool | Citrus, Pomelo, Water Chestnut, Banana, Pear, Persimmon, Kiwi, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Sweet Melon, Wax Apple, Starfruit, Raw Tomato, Olive, Dried Plum, Dragon Fruit, Lemon, Mangosteen, Sugarcane |
| Sweet, Neutral | Plum, Li, Coconut, Pitaya, Hawthorn, Apple, Avocado, Fig, Blueberry, Passion Fruit, Ginseng Fruit |
| Warm, Hot | Red Date, Chestnut, Peach, Apricot, Longan, Lychee, Grape, Cherry, Pomegranate, Pineapple, Guava, Coconut Meat, Mango, Rambutan, Dried Plum, Dried Persimmon, Honey Peach, Cherimoya, Kumquat, Durian, Dried Plum |
Vegetable Properties
| Property | Vegetables |
|---|---|
| Neutral | Sweet Potato, Potato, Yam, Choy Sum, Cauliflower, Snow Pea, Kale, Pea Sprout, Red Carrot, Cooked Tomato, White Wood Ear, Sweet Potato Leaves, Green Bean, Duck Tongue, Pork, Pork Knuckle, Pork Heart, Pork Ear, Snail, Condensed Milk, Ham, Legumes, Oatmeal, Brown Rice, Honey Date, Pumpkin, Water Spinach, Spinach, Buddha’s Hand, Corn, Red Yeast Rice, Buckwheat Noodles, Sweet Pepper, White Sesame, Garland Chrysanthemum |
| Warm, Hot | Pickled Vegetable, Chive Flower, Pepper, Green Onion, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Garlic Clove, Lemongrass, Basil, Chicken Feet, Goat Milk, Cured Meat, Chicken, Cheese, Crab Roe, Cashew, Walnut, Pine Nut, Bread, Chocolate, Black Bean, Hazelnut, Chestnut, Peanut, Lentil, Foie Gras, Chicken Liver, Black Date, Pork Liver, Glutinous Rice |
| Cool | White Radish, Green Radish, Loofah, Cucumber, Watercress, Yellow Bean Sprout, Kelp, Rapeseed, Lettuce, Amaranth, Bok Choy, Pickled Vegetables, Daikon, Winter Vegetable, Asparagus, Lily, Cheese, Fresh Milk, Duck, Salted Egg, Pork Blood, Pork Skin, Pork Intestine, Duck Egg, Wheat, Millet, Barley, Rice Noodle, Rice Vermicelli, Dried Mustard Greens, Chrysanthemum, Daylily, Water Chestnut, Salted Fish, Frog, Black Fungus, Coriander, Egg White |
| Cold | Mushroom, Bamboo Shoot, Hairy Bamboo Shoot, White Radish, Asparagus, Mustard, Celery, Cilantro, Dragon Beard Vegetable, Eggplant, Enoki Mushroom, Winter Melon, Green Bean Sprout, Long Green Vegetable, Taro, Tofu, Cucumber, Wax Apple, Burdock, Green Bean |