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YIN foods

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Almonds / Bamboo shoots / Bean Sprouts / Bean curd and sprouts
Apple / bananas / Cabbage / all bland or boiled foods
Asparagus / clams / Carrots / the cabbage family
Bamboo / crabs / Crab / carrots and celery
Banana / grapefruit / Cucumber / cucumber
Barley / kelp / Duck / duck
Bean curd / lettuce / Tofu / some fish and fruits
Bean sprouts / muskmelons / Watercress / American ginseng
Beer / persimmons / Water / most greens
Broccoli / salt / honey
Cabbage / seaweed / YIN QUALITIES: / melons
Celery / star fruit / Boiling / milk
Clams / sugar cane / Poaching / pears
Corn / water chestnuts / Steaming / pork
Corn flour / watermelons / potatoes
Crab / seaweed and soybean products
Cucumber / SOMEWHAT YIN / white turnips
Duck / Apples / water and watercress
Eels / barley / winter squash
Fish / bean curd / most white foods
Grapes / button mushrooms
Honey / cucumbers
Ice creams / eggplant
Lemons / egg whites
Mushrooms / hops
Mussels / mandarin oranges
Oranges / mangoes
Oysters / marjoram
Peppermint tea / mung beans
Pineapple / pears
Salt / peppermint
Shrimps / radishes
Spinach / sesame oil
Strawberries / spinach
Soya beans / strawberries
White sugar / tangerines
Tomatoes / tomatoes
Water / wheat
wheat bran

NEUTRAL Foods

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Bread / Abalone
Carrots / adzuki beans
Cauliflower / apricots
Cherries / beef
Lean chicken meat / beets
Dates / black sesame seeds
Milk / black soybeans
Peaches / carp
Peas / carrots
Pigeon / castro beans
Plums / celery
Raisins / Chinese cabbage
Brown rice / corn
Steamed white rice / duck
eggs
egg yolks
figs
grapes
honey
kidney beans
kohlrabi
licorice
milk
olives
oysters
papayas
peanuts
pineapple
plums
polished rice
pork
potatoes
pumpkin
rice bran
saffron
shiitake mushrooms
string beans
sugar
sunflower seeds
sweet potatoes
sweet rice
yellow soybeans

Yang Foods

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Beef / SLIGHTLY YANG / Bamboo / Bamboo
Black pepper / Asparagus / Beef / beef
Brown sugar / malt / Chicken / broiled meats
Butter / Eggs / catfish
Cheese / MODERATELY YANG / Ginger / chicken and chicken soup
Chicken liver and fat / Basil / Glutinous Rice / eggs and eggplant
Chillies / brown sugar / Mushrooms / fatty meats and fried foods
Chocolate / cherries / Sesame Oil / garlic and ginger
Coffee / chestnuts / Wine / Korean ginseng
Eggs / chicken / glutinous rice
Smoked fish / chives / YANG QUALITIES: / green peppers
Garlic / cloves / Deep-frying / hot and spicy foods
Green peppers / coconut / Roasting / leeks and onions
Goose / coffee / Stir-frying / liquor
Ham / coriander / mushrooms
Kidney beans / dates / peanuts
Lamb / eel / persimmons
Leeks / fennel / pig's knuckles and pork liver
Onions / fresh ginger / red foods (beans, peppers, tomatoes, etc,)
Peanut butter / garlic / sesame oil
Roasted peanuts / ginseng / shellfish
Potato / green onions / sour foods
Rabbit / guavas / tangerines
Turkey / ham / vinegar
Walnuts / kumquats / wiie
Whisky / lamb
Wine / leeks
nutmeg
peaches
raspberries
rosemary
shrimp
spearmint
squash
star anise
sunflower seeds
vinegar
walnuts
wine
+ YANG
Black pepper
cinnamon
dried ginger
green
red and white pepper
soybean oil
EXTREME YANG / VERY YANG / MODERATE YANG / SLIGHT YANG / SLIGHT YIN / MODERATE YIN / VERY YIN / EXTREME YIN
Raw Table Salt, Drugs such as Downers, Barbiturates, Steroids, Sedatives, Pork, Beef, Eggs, Hard Salty Cheeses / Poultry, Amphibians, Shellfish, Red Meat Fish such as Tuna, Salmon, Swordfish / White meat fish such as Flounder, Bass, Trout, Whole Grain Flour baked in Bread or Chips, Sea Salt, Miso, Soy Sauce used in cooking, Kombu, Wakame, Arame, Hiziki, Nori, Dulse / Grains Prepared in their whole form: Rice, Barley, Millet, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Buckwheat, Quinoa, Teff, Amaranth, Azuki, Carrots, Parships, Daikon, Burdock, Rutabaga, Turnips / Onions, Red Radish, Lotus Root, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Cabbage, Squash, Kale, Collards, Mustard Greens, Bok Choy, Nappa, Leeks / Beans such as Lentils, Black Beans, Chickpeas, Cucumber, Celery, Sprouts, Peas, Green Beans, Summer Squash, Mushrooms, Whole Grain Noodles, Tofu, Tempeh, Parsely, Scallions, Beets, Apples, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Strawberries, Canteloupe, Apricots, Watermelon, Grapes, Oranges, Tangerines, Lemons, Almonds, Walnuts, Rice Syrup, Barley Malt / White, Processed Breads, Pastas and Pastries, Tomato, Potato, Eggplant, Grapefruit, Banana, Pineapple, Peppers, Spinach, Spices, Honey, Maple Syrup, Cashews, Soft Cheeses, Cream, Yogurt, Butter, Electric Cooking / White Sugar, Alcohol, Marijuana, Cocaine, Heroin, Amphetamines, Pain Killers, Tranquilizers, Nicotine, Caffeine, Artificial Sweetners, Preservatives, Atomic and Electromagnetic Radiation, Microwave
YIN (-) / YANG (+)
Cereals germs (---)
corn, rye (-) / Barley, oat, rice, millet, wheat (+)
buckwheat (++)
Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, beans, cucumber, asparagus, spinach, pumpkin, bamboo, mushrooms, green peas, celery, red beet, garlic, artichoke, dock (--)
Bruxelles cabbage, cauliflower,
green salad (-) / White cabbage, lentils, dandelion, lettuce, endive, nettle, leek, chick pea, radish, turnip, onion, parsley (+)
carrot, algae, soy beans, lotus, pumpkin seeds, pepper grass, dandelion root, colza, (++)
sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, ginseng, zinanjo (+++)
Yogurt, fresh cow-cheese, cream, butter, margarine, kefir, cheese (---)
milk (--)
Camembert cheese (-) / Eggs (only fecundated), goat cheese (++)
Pine-apple, papaya, mango, grapefruit, orange, lemon, tangerine, banana, figs, pear, grape, peach, yellow melon, prune, almond, nut, groundnut, nutmeg, green melon, cherry (---)
green olives (-) / Black olives, strawberry, blackberry, raisin, chestnut (+)
apple, nuts (++)
Pollen (+++)
Coffee, soda, chocolate, Yin fruit juice, sugar-drinks, alcohol (---)
gas mineral water, water, chiffon, Salz water (-) / Mint, chamomile, rosemary, wormwood, eucalyptus tea, malt, dandelion coffee, chick pea coffee, wild savory (+)
mature tea, basil, apple juice (++)
ginseng (+++)
Ginger, pepperoni, curry, pepper, red pepper (---)
vinegar, mustard, allspice, vanilla, garlic (--)
laurel, cumin (-) / Nutmeg, tarragon, cinnamon, dill, anise, basil, savory, rosemary, onion (+)
parsley, salvia, horseradish, saffron, chicory (++)
sea salt (+++)
Honey, sugar, chocolate, cocoa (---)
coconut oil, groundnut oil, olive oil (--)
litmus (-) / Sesame oil, rape oil, eucalyptus oil, volatile mint oil, volatile pine oil, coriander, halvah with sunflower or sesame seeds (+)
sunflower oil, soy oil (++)
Table E-1.*Yin foods / Yang foods
Soy products, such as tofu or bean sprouts / Foods generally high in fat, protein, and calories
Some meats, such as crab or duck / Meat, such as chicken, pork, or beef
Fruit, such as watermelon or star fruit / Warm spices, such as cinnamon or nutmeg
Cold drinks and water / Alcoholic beverages
Vegetables, such as watercress, cucumber, carrots, or cabbage / Eggs, glutinous rice, sesame oil, ginger, bamboo, and mushrooms

Warming Foods

Anise

Basil

Carob

Cumin

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Coriander

Dates (and most dried fruit)

Dill

Fennel

Garlic

Ginger

Ginseng

Honey

Kumquat

Leeks

Millet

Mustard greens

Nuts

Oats

Onion

Papaya

Parsley

Parsnips

Pepper (black, Chile, red bell, green bell)

Quinoa

Rosemary

Rutabaga

Scallions

Seeds

Tea

Vinegar

Wasabi

Watercress

Wild rice

Cooling Foods

Amaranth

Apple

Asparagus Avocado

Banana

Barley

Blueberry

Blue-green algae

Bok choy

Broccoli

Cantaloupe

Cauliflower

Chlorella

Celery

Cilantro

Citrus fruit

Coconut water

Cucumber

Eggplant

Jackfruit

Kiwi

Lettuce

Mango

Melons

Millet

Mulberry

Mung bean

Peppermint

Seaweed

Tomato

Turnips

Water chestnut

Yam

Zucchini

Neutral Foods

Apricots

Beet

Carrot

Corn

Fava bean

Fig

Flax seed

Grapes

Green bean

Kohlrabi

Lentil

Peas

Pineapple

Potato

Raspberry

Shitake mushrooms