Pumpkin
| Pumpkin in TCM:Explore the properties of Pumpkin according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: warm
Channels: LU, LI, ST, SP
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi
Special Properties:
circulates blood, disperses cold, clears damp, resolves phlegm
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pumpkin is known for its ability to tonify qi. It also helps to regulate blood circulation, expel cold, resolve dampness, and resolve phlegm. Pumpkin is known to be sweet in flavor.
In general the ancient Chinese medical texts cite that it enters the lung, stomach, spleen, and large intestine. Furthermore Pumpkin is considered to be warm in temperature.
Technically speaking pumpkin is a type of winter squash and is very similar in properties to other types of winter squash (such as yellow squash).
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