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Chinese foods
Five Phases - Fire
nutrition
definition
Fire:
grains and tubers: amaranth, corn: maize, popcorn, sorghum
legumes: red lentil
vegetables: asparagus, red bell pepper, Brussel sprout, chicory, chive, dandelion root, green dandelion, endive, escarole, okra, scallion, tomato
fruits: apricot, guava, loquat, persimmon, raspberry, strawberry
Garvy, 1985, Chart 5, pp. 15-16
see also: "Wu-Xing: the Five Phases/Elements" in the Diagnosis section of the Materia Medica
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