Week 3

Question 0

Flavours for Qi Xu?

Answer 0

neutral to warm-sweet
neutral to warm-pungent
neutral to warm-salty
occasionally hot

Question 1

Cooking Methods for Qi Xu?

Answer 1

neutral, warming, hot

Question 2

Grains for Qi Xu?

Answer 2

Oats, corn, rice, millet

Question 3

Meats for Qi Xu?

Answer 3

Poultry, lamb, beef, venison

Question 4

Fish for Qi Xu?

Answer 4

Oyster, trout, lobster, salmon

Question 5

Spices for Qi Xu?

Answer 5

Ginger, garlic

Question 6

Nuts and seeds for Qi Xu?

Answer 6

hazelnuts, black sesame, walnuts

Question 7

Legumes for Qi Xu?

Answer 7

Lentils

Question 8

General Yang Xu

Cooking Methods?

Answer 8

warming, grilled, fried

Question 9

General Yang Xu

Meats?

Answer 9

Beef, poultry, lamb, venison

Question 10

other foods for Yang Xu?

Answer 10

fennel, walnuts, chestnuts, corn, raisins, cherries, peaches, leeks, pungent spices, meat and veggie stews

Question 11

General Yin Xu

Meat?

Answer 11

pork, oyster

Question 12

Yin Xu

Veggies?

Answer 12

Cool - spinach, tomatoes, seaweed

Question 13

Grains for Yin Xu?

Answer 13

spelt, corn, rice, wheat

Question 14

fruit for Yin Xu?

Answer 14

Apples, pears, blackberries, citrus fruit, strawberries, bananas, grapes

Question 15

Dairy for Yin Xu?

Answer 15

All dairy, tofu, soy, etc

Question 16

Beverages for Yin Xu?

Answer 16

red fruit juices, citrus juices, wheat beer

Question 17

Blood Xu

Cooking method?

Answer 17

cooling

Question 18

Blood Xu

Flavours?

Answer 18

Sweet-neutral
Sweet- warm
Sour-neutral
Sour-warm

Question 19

Blood Xu

Grains?

Answer 19

oats, amaranth, short grain rice,

Question 20

Veggies for Blood Xu?

Answer 20

pretty much all, especially green and red ones

Question 21

Meet for Blood Xu?

Answer 21

Chicken, Beef, Liver of chicken/beef/veal

Question 22

Fruits for Blood Xu

Answer 22

Red

cherries, red grapes, longans, plums, apricots

Question 23

Nuts and seeds for Blood Xu

Answer 23

Sesame, Sunflower

Question 24

Drinks for Blood Xu

Answer 24

red beet juice, sweet cherry juice, plum juice, rosehip tea, hibiscus tea, red grape juice, red wine in moderation

Question 25

Food to prevent Gray Hair

Answer 25

Hijiki Seaweed Blackstrap Molasses Nettles Wheat Grass

Question 26

Foods to prevent hair from falling out

Answer 26

Hijiki, nettles, wheat grass

Question 27

Too much of what will make head hair fall out?

Answer 27

Sweet and salty

Question 28

Foods to avoid if Wind-cold?

Answer 28

cool damp sour (especially at beginning)

Question 29

Therapeutic foods for a Wind-Cold?

Answer 29

ginger, pepper, chai (pungent-hot) astragalus (supplements Wei Qi) Yang foods (all will strengthen Wei Qi)

Question 30

Foods for good Lung Qi

Answer 30

Chili, curry, ginger, pepper, Spiced teas, alcohol cauliflower, leeks, horseradish, onions, radish, watercress almonds, almond butter