Lotus Center: Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture & Healing Arts in Greensboro, NC

Lotus Center
Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, and Healing Arts

Michele Salinas L.Ac, Dipl. OM, RN Blake Faulkner L.Ac, Dipl. OM 

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Foods That Nourish Yin

Foods that nourish the yin of specific organs: Heart, Lung, Stomach, Spleen, Liver, Kidney

* Signifies a rich yin tonic that should be used sparingly at least and in moderation at most.

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** Small amounts of meat are tonifying and large amounts are toxic. Americans typically eat toxic amounts. Meat
should be organic.

Foods That Nourish Yin in General

Apple
Chicken Egg
Cuttle Fish
Honey
Malt
Oyster
Pineapple
Rabbit
Tomato
Asparagus
Clam
Duck
Kidney Bean
Mango
Pea
Pomegranate
String Bean
Watermelon
Cheese*
Crab
Duck Egg
Lemon
Milk*
Pear
Pork
Tofu
Yam
Abalone
Coconut Milk
Sesame (white)
Octopus
Pigeon
Plantain
Nori
Mung Bean Sprout

Foods That Especially Nourish Heart Yin

Apple
Persimmon
Watermelon
Aduki Bean
Mung Bean
Cuttlefish
Milk*
Egg (Chicken, Duck) - especially the yolk
Marjoram
Wheat Germ
Wheat Berries

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Foods That Especially Nourish Lung Yin

Asparagus
Water Chestnut
Yam
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Mulberry
Pear
Persimmon
Lima Bean
Pine Kernel
Goose
Cheese*
Egg (Chicken, Duck)
Milk*
Marjoram
Walnut
Orange
Peach
Soy Milk
Tofu
Tempeh
Rice Syrup
Flax Seed
Butter*

Foods That Especially Nourish Stomach Yin

Barley
Kelp
Potato
Sweet Potato
Seaweed
Tomato
Water Chestnut
Apple
Beef**
Pork
Egg (Chicken, Duck)
Milk*

Foods That Supplement the Spleen and Thus the Stomach Secondarily

Marjoram
Nettle
Goose
Shark
Avocado
Lemon
Lime
Persimmon

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String Bean
Soybean (black)
Yam
Spelt

Foods That Especially Nourish Liver Yin

Artichoke
Kelp
Tomato
Avocado
Lemon
Lime
Pine Kernel
Sesame (black)
Clam (fresh water)
Crab
Cuttlefish
Oyster
Rabbit
Nettle
Royal Jelly
Mung Bean
Mung Sprouts
Cucumber
Tofu
Millet
Flax Oil (Fresh, cold-pressed)
Animal Liver*

Foods That Especially Nourish Kidney Yin

Alfalfa Sprout
Kelp
Asparagus
Potato
Seaweed
Sweet Potato
Yam
String Bean
Lemon
Lime
Pomegranate
Mulberry
Watermelon
Black Bean
Kidney Bean
Soybean (black)
Sesame (black)
Walnut
Clam (fresh water)
Cuttlefish
Oyster
Duck

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Pork (especially pork kidney)*

Egg, Chicken (especially yolk)
Marjoram
Millet
Barley
Mung Bean
Mung Sprouts
Blackberry
Huckleberry
Blueberry
Water Chestnut
Wheat Germ
Sardine
Cheese*

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2412 Lawndale Dr Greensboro NC 27408 | 336-235-2730 | michelesalinas@gmail.com or wblakefaulkner@gmail.com

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