Herbal Remedies, Nutrition
Bitter Flavor Benefits Your Health
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Oct
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All food has at least two flavors and there are five different tastes. The five flavors are:
| BITTER | PUNGENT | SWEET | SALTY | SOUR |
BITTER food and herbs thermal energetic are mostly cooling, and a few are warming to the body’s systems.
Foods that are BITTER in taste support the heart and small intestine.
BITTER flavor assists the stomach, spleen, lungs, and large intestine
Food and herbs which are BITTER in taste:
- Some Bitters have purgative effects and induce bowel movements for constipation.
- Known to help with ·Inflammation ·Infection · Dampness (phlegm) .
- Support the Heart and Small Intestines – Circulation and Absorption.
- Bitters can dry Candida Yeast overgrowth and fungus.
- Reduce High Blood Pressure
- Tonify and vitalize the Kidneys and Lungs
- Clear heat and cleanse the arteries of damp mucoid deposits of cholesterol and fats
According to the Five Element and Traditional Chinese Medicine
| Taste | Bitter |
| Organs | Heart and Small Intestine |
| Season | Summer and when the Heart and assimilation is strongest or weakest. |
| Virtue | Being in the Rhythm and Flow – Wu Wei |
| Emotions | Heart and Small Intestine in harmony enjoys life, laughter, is focused, calm and grounded. Heart and Small Intestine imbalanced is loquacious, sorrow and laughs excessively. |
BITTER FLAVOR FOOD AND HERBS
| Alfalfa | Chaparral | Papaya | Turmeric |
| Amaranth | Citrus peel | Pau’d Arco | Turnip |
| Asparagus | Dandelion rt | Quinoa | Valerian |
| Bitter Melon | Dandelion lf | Radish leaf | White pepper |
| Burdock rt | Echinacea | Rice vinegar | Yarrow |
| Celery seed | Hops | Rye | |
| Chamomile | Lettuce | Scallion |