Lentil
| Lentil in TCM:Explore the properties of Lentil according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: neutral
Channels: ST, SP, HT, KD
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi
Special Properties:
clears damp, resolves water accumulations, resolves summer heat
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Lentils are known for their ability to tonify qi. They also help to regulate water, promote elimination, strengthen digestion, clear summer heat, and resolve dampness.
In general the ancient Chinese medical texts cite that they enter the Stomach, Spleen, Heart, and Kidney. Like all legumes listed in the beans category the flavor of lentils is sweet, and they are considered to be neutral to slightly warm in temperature.
Dried lentils can be sprouted by soaking in water for one day and keeping moist for several days, which changes their nutrition profile and reduces undesirable phytic acid.
Lentils can help to descend rebellious stomach qi and may be helpful for cholera, vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery. To help resolve summer heat with diarrhea and dysentery grind lentils into meal and mix with rice porridge before eating. To help with heatstroke and fever, restlessness, and difficult urination eat a lentil soup that has been allowed to cool. [22]
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