Prunus mume (Wu mei) can be used to treat dysentery, blood in stool, diarrhea, rectal prolapse, hematuria, metrorrhagia, cough, vomiting, thirst, insomnia, and intestinal worms. Prunus Mume (Ume, Wu mei, Dark plum fruit, Green plum, Chinese plum, Japanese apricot) is…
Hawthorn (Crataegus) is traditionally used as a digestive aid for promoting appetite, and relieving indigestion, thirst, flatulence, minor diarrhea and abdominal pain. If you have bad appetite, or ate too much food and feel uncomfortable, hawthorn may help open your…
Tofu (bean curd) may be beneficial to weight loss, heart disease, menopause, osteoporosis and thirst. Tofu is an important part of a vegetarian diet. It contains a low amount of calories and little fat, thus it may help you lose…
Winter melon (white gourd, ash gourd, fuzzy melon) is a popular summer food in East Asia and South Asia. Winter melon is beneficial to relieve summer heat, thirst, hot cough, lung phlegm, edema, beriberi, nephritis, ascites and diabetes. Winter melon…
Watermelon (Water melon) is the best fruit for relieving summer heat, preventing and treating heat related disorders, such as heat-stroke, thirst, fever, anxiety, stress, sore throat, mouth ulcer and hangover If you experience heat exhaustion in summer, a watermelon can…
Kiwi (Kiwifruit, Actinidia chinensis) is a cooling fruit which has effects to relieve the heat-related symptoms of thirst, mouth ulcer, sore throat, lung fever, dry cough, heartburn, vomiting, constipation, hemorrhoids, gonorrhea, and ischuria due to excessive internal heat. The following…
Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) can be used for help to treat indigestion, loss of appetite, nausea, polydipsia (excessive thirst), fever, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice and urolithiasis (urinary tract stones). Kiwifruit Is a Cooling Fruit Kiwifruit (also known as Chinese gooseberry, 猕猴桃) is…
