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th約p~o_duc~ion of It can moi rise the lupg pgmote tl1e body natur~ stumiddot_fluids ncburfsh the li r and improve eyesigh ve -middot

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-remove blom stasis 丶 1 _

middot (Wax gourq] is sweet lint in taste and slightly cold ir) nature It canclear ` away heat and _eliminate toxin quenchbull ttirst re li~ve f[dgElty and promote

diuresis Thus it is a desiral)levegetable 1n summer Besides itsmiddotflesh can ` be used as chowder fts peel cij rn be boited聶 conmiddotsurn[=d as tea 泅bich can relielle summer heat and promote diulesis renderlng it suitable for

ii problems such「 sbull summer heat vexation ancf thlrst

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[Silky _gurd] is -sweet in taste 命d cool in nature It can clear 9way heat

and dissolve 8hlegm rnaking it especially suitable for- People-wjiti heat restlessness thirst lung heat and coligh `

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` ol ive can nourish yin promote the produ~tion of t~e body fluids and clear

` away heat Some fru i ts 癖 sweet in taste nd wa而 in nature f0r examiddotmple lychee lqngah and r middotb~stnut cat _rplenish qi

rnvigorate the spleen and supp ement the k汨 ney

nouri~h bJ9od

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middotsuitable-for people s11ffering from COLghbulldue to lung drynmiddotess t ~

bull [Papaya) consum國區 fru[t 111 the south i美weet in taste 缸如e_utra l in `

naturemiddot Itcan iqv1gorate the spleen benefit q1 moi~turise t(le lung relieve

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mother who breastfee~ 茫well as people who cough due to lung peficiency -

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example garlic ~iAger can wa仰 the stomach ard expel wino and cold

` Some vegetab梅s are sweet in flavour and cold in nature Fqr exam~le- Chinese celery and lotus root caneliminatetpx1c materials of the intestine and stommiddotach_ -

ii [White cabbage] is smII Chinese caobage cultivated in the south_which is sweet in taste 卻d slightly cold in nature It can rel)eve the h3at of lie ~ng J

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th約p~o_duc~ion of It can moi rise the lupg pgmote tl1e body natur~ stumiddot_fluids ncburfsh the li r and improve eyesigh ve -middot

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-remove blom stasis 丶 1 _

middot (Wax gourq] is sweet lint in taste and slightly cold ir) nature It canclear ` away heat and _eliminate toxin quenchbull ttirst re li~ve f[dgElty and promote

diuresis Thus it is a desiral)levegetable 1n summer Besides itsmiddotflesh can ` be used as chowder fts peel cij rn be boited聶 conmiddotsurn[=d as tea 泅bich can relielle summer heat and promote diulesis renderlng it suitable for

ii problems such「 sbull summer heat vexation ancf thlrst

bull 鴯

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and dissolve 8hlegm rnaking it especially suitable for- People-wjiti heat restlessness thirst lung heat and coligh `

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most sli(abl釕or people wit~ damp heat 严 clxces_~of Liver-國 I I ｀ ` - [Mushroom] is c6mmon y known ascenttried mushroom issweet in talte _and

neutral In nature rt can middot1nv1gorat~the spleen regulate the stomach supplement~iand benefit the k1tln~y MushroOm is most suitable for

pe 函 wih ltlleficiency in the spleenan咋tomach asweil as poor appetite I ~middot Ttie body COl)Stitutian can ~e strenthened after pe~sistertt consu叩pt ion bull

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` ol ive can nourish yin promote the produ~tion of t~e body fluids and clear

` away heat Some fru i ts 癖 sweet in taste nd wa而 in nature f0r examiddotmple lychee lqngah and r middotb~stnut cat _rplenish qi

rnvigorate the spleen and supp ement the k汨 ney

nouri~h bJ9od

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middotsuitable-for people s11ffering from COLghbulldue to lung drynmiddotess t ~

bull [Papaya) consum國區 fru[t 111 the south i美weet in taste 缸如e_utra l in `

naturemiddot Itcan iqv1gorate the spleen benefit q1 moi~turise t(le lung relieve

c9ugh and_prdmotemiddot the secretion of breastmilk 亙b it is most s山 table for f

mother who breastfee~ 茫well as people who cough due to lung peficiency -

I -

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stimulate themiddotstomach promote digestion middotmoisturise the lung 9issolve phlegm anq relieve cough Apple peel t~n also stop diarrhec

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-remove blom stasis 丶 1 _

middot (Wax gourq] is sweet lint in taste and slightly cold ir) nature It canclear ` away heat and _eliminate toxin quenchbull ttirst re li~ve f[dgElty and promote

diuresis Thus it is a desiral)levegetable 1n summer Besides itsmiddotflesh can ` be used as chowder fts peel cij rn be boited聶 conmiddotsurn[=d as tea 泅bich can relielle summer heat and promote diulesis renderlng it suitable for

ii problems such「 sbull summer heat vexation ancf thlrst

bull 鴯

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and dissolve 8hlegm rnaking it especially suitable for- People-wjiti heat restlessness thirst lung heat and coligh `

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most sli(abl釕or people wit~ damp heat 严 clxces_~of Liver-國 I I ｀ ` - [Mushroom] is c6mmon y known ascenttried mushroom issweet in talte _and

neutral In nature rt can middot1nv1gorat~the spleen regulate the stomach supplement~iand benefit the k1tln~y MushroOm is most suitable for

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` away heat Some fru i ts 癖 sweet in taste nd wa而 in nature f0r examiddotmple lychee lqngah and r middotb~stnut cat _rplenish qi

rnvigorate the spleen and supp ement the k汨 ney

nouri~h bJ9od

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middotsuitable-for people s11ffering from COLghbulldue to lung drynmiddotess t ~

bull [Papaya) consum國區 fru[t 111 the south i美weet in taste 缸如e_utra l in `

naturemiddot Itcan iqv1gorate the spleen benefit q1 moi~turise t(le lung relieve

c9ugh and_prdmotemiddot the secretion of breastmilk 亙b it is most s山 table for f

mother who breastfee~ 茫well as people who cough due to lung peficiency -

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` ol ive can nourish yin promote the produ~tion of t~e body fluids and clear

` away heat Some fru i ts 癖 sweet in taste nd wa而 in nature f0r examiddotmple lychee lqngah and r middotb~stnut cat _rplenish qi

rnvigorate the spleen and supp ement the k汨 ney

nouri~h bJ9od

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middotsuitable-for people s11ffering from COLghbulldue to lung drynmiddotess t ~

bull [Papaya) consum國區 fru[t 111 the south i美weet in taste 缸如e_utra l in `

naturemiddot Itcan iqv1gorate the spleen benefit q1 moi~turise t(le lung relieve

c9ugh and_prdmotemiddot the secretion of breastmilk 亙b it is most s山 table for f

mother who breastfee~ 茫well as people who cough due to lung peficiency -

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~ [Wate而el on] is sweet in taste and coldmiddot ~ nature It Cp~ ~」~ar away summer heat promote tpe production middotof the bo(1 middott1u ids tomiddotquerc~ thirst and promptemiddot diuresis~ Thus it is a suitable fruidegt for c6nbullsumption in summer l-

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