Tomato
| Tomato in TCM:Explore the properties of Tomato according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: cold
Channels: ST, LV
Flavors: sweet, sour
Tonifies: yin
Special Properties:
circulates blood, clears heat, eliminates toxins, resolves food stagnation
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Tomato is known for its ability to tonify yin. It also helps to clear heat, cool blood, relieve food stagnation, and eliminate toxins.
In general the ancient Chinese medical texts cite that it enters the stomach and liver. Furthermore Tomatoes are considered to be cold in temperature. Some sources state that tomato is only slightly cool [22], however the editor's choice is to classify them as cold. Tomatoes are often consumed in concentrated form (such as tomato sauce), and while a tomato eaten fresh off the vine may be slightly cool, the editor believes that common store bought varieties will tend to be very cool to cold in nature. The flavor is sweet and sour.
Although tomato is technically a fruit, it is often thought of as a vegetable. Tomato can be especially helpful for conditions related to liver yang rising such as hypertension or bloodshot eyes. Tomato may also help with low stomach acid. For hypertension and hemorrhage of the eye eat two raw tomatoes on an empty stomach every day for one month while avoiding spicy foods. For kidney disease eat at least one tomato per day. For indigestion with food stagnation eat 1/2 to one whole tomato after each meal.[22]
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