Huangdi said: "The five flavors come into the mouth, and each has its own way, and each has its own disease. acid and tendons , eating more acid, it makes people sick;... salty and blood , eating more, it makes people feel sick.渇;... Xin go qi , eating more, it is heart-wrenching; suffering bone , eating more, it makes people nauseous; go meat , eating more meat, it is heart-warming"—— "The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classics·Lingshu·The Five Flavors"
1. The sour tendons affect the upper middle focal
liver main tendons, which means that the relaxation and contraction of the whole body fascia is related to the liver main tendons. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with liver disease, insufficient liver blood, and fascia dystrophy can cause limb numbness, unsatisfactory movement, unskilled joint movement or unsatisfactory limb flexion and extension, fast muscles and pulse, tremor of hands and feet. Therefore, tendons should not eat more acid.
"The taste is too sour, the liver qi is full of fluids, and the temper is absent." This means that the right amount of acid can nourish the liver, but if the taste is too sour, the liver qi will be too strong and the spleen will be suppressed, resulting in a strong liver and a weak spleen. .
According to the law of blending and winning of five flavors, acid can overcome pungent, sweet and sour. For those who can’t eat spicy, add a little sour to reduce the spicy taste, such as fried chili and vinegar, or like making sour plum soup, add some Loose, not only reduces the sour taste, but also delicious.
2. Salty blood loss affects Zhongjiao
If you eat too much salty food, you will have a bad mouth. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that after the salty taste enters the stomach, the smell will flow through Zhongjiao, and it will be infused into the blood. It will make the blood thick and require the stomach. The body fluid in the body is constantly replenishing and reconciling, so that the body fluid in the stomach is insufficient, which affects the body fluid infusion in the pharynx, causing the pharynx and the base of the tongue to feel dry, and the phenomenon of mouth lump occurs.
3. Xin is out of breath, which affects the upper Jiao
Spice foods travel on the upper Jiao, mainly affecting the lungs. The function of the upper Jiao is to spread the water from the middle Jiao to the body surface. Over-eating onion, ginger, garlic, etc. The pungent flavors such as leeks will be fumigated on the Shangjiao, which will affect the qi of Yingwei. If the pungent flavor remains in the stomach for a long time, it will feel empty.
The pungent taste often goes along with the Weiyang Qi, so after the pungent taste enters the stomach, the Weiyang Qi will spread out and sweat, and the pungent taste will also be excreted with sweat. This is the reason why spicy food is out of breath, spicy food generally has the effect of promoting lung qi. Therefore, it is good for the lungs when you have a cold, but usually eating too much may hurt the lungs.
Fourth. Bitterness affects the accessibility of the three-joules
"Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" believes that the bitterness is the heaviest among the five flavors, and other odors cannot beat the bitterness. When the bitterness enters the body, the pathways of the triple-burner are affected by it and the air mechanism is blocked. The three energizers are inoperable, the food in the stomach cannot be adjusted or dissipated. As a result, the gas in the stomach is reversed to form vomiting. Bitter food is a good medicine to relieve the heartburn. Now many elderly people like to eat bitter melon and other bitter foods. The needs of the body are adjusted.
Fifth, the sweetness of the meat determines the health of the muscles
, the spleen, the spleen governs the muscles, and the sweetness enters the stomach. After the sweetness enters the stomach, it obstructs the gas machine in the stomach, so that the gas can not reach the upper focus, and often stays in the stomach with food. Therefore, sweetness can make the human stomach have a softening effect.
The sweetness can enter the spleen, and the spleen governs the muscles. If the sweetness intake is insufficient, the muscles will atrophy. If the sweetness intake is too high, people will become puffy and weak.
