WARM / COOL – for cold people/conditions, use warm herbs (circulatory stimulants)
for hot people/conditions, use cool herbs (antiinflammatories)
DRY / DAMP – for dry people/conditions, use moistening herbs (yin tonics)
for damp people/conditions, use dry herbs (bitters, aromatics)
EXCESS / DEFICIENT – for excess, use cleansing herbs (diuretics, diaphoretics)
for deficient people/conditions, use nourishing herbs (sweet tonics)
WIND – for conditions of wind, use cholagogues and antispasmodics
Aloe Aloe vera cold, bitter, purgative, cholagogue, anti-inflammatory, alterative
Birch Betula lenta aromatic, warm, antirheumatic, stimulant, astringent, diuretic
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara bitter, sweet, cold, narcotic, alterative, antispasmodic
Black Cohosh Actaea racemosa sweet, pungent, cool, antispasmodic, emmenagogue
Cinnamon Cinnamomum cassia spicy, sweet, hot, stimulant, analgesic, carminative
Devil’s Claw Harapagophytum procumbens bitter, cool, anti-inflammatory
Devil’s Club Oplopanax horridus acrid, bitter, cool, tonic, adaptogen, antiarthritic
Horsetail Equisetum arvense sweet, bitter, cool, diuretic, antiinflammatory
Kava Kava Piper methysticum pungent, bitter, warm, analgesic, antispasmodic, sedative
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria bitter, cool, astringent, analgesic, antiinflammatory
Pine Pinus spp. aromatic, warm, analgesic, antispasmodic, stimulant, expectorant
Poplar Populus spp. bitter, cold, alterative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic
Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum americanum spicy, warm, stimulant, analgesic, alterative
Reishi Ganoderma lucidum and spp. sweet, warm, tonic, amphoteric, alterative
Sarsaparilla Smilax spp. sweet, spicy, alterative, tonic, diuretic, diaphoretic
Sassafras Sassafras spp. spicy, warm, diaphoretic, diuretic, alterative
Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum sweet, cool, yin tonic, antiinflammatory
Teasel Dipsacus spp. bitter, warm, tonic, diuretic, antiarthritic, antirheumatic
Turmeric Curcuma longa spicy, bitter, warm, anti-inflammatory, cholagogue
Willow Salix alba and spp. bitter, cold, alterative, anodyne, antiinflammatory
Wintergreen Galutheria procumbens aromatic, warm, antirheumatic, anodyne
Yucca Yucca spp. sweet, cool, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, alterative, laxative
General diet for ARTHRITIS: Whole foods- whole grains and vegetables with beans, sea vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, wild fish and game. Avoid refined foods, domestic meats, and nightshades.
Diet for WIND: Bitter, Sour; Barley, Oats, Raw; depends on Heat/Cold/Damp/Dry
Diet for DAMPNESS: Bitter, Spicy; Millet, Rye, Corn, Adzuki, Pumpkin, Allium; W/C
Diet for DRYNESS: Barley, Rice, Black Beans, Lima Beans, Mung, Soy, Seaweeds, Fruits
Diet for COLD: Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic; Oats, Quinoa, Game; Cooked Foods with Warming spices
Diet for HEAT: Bitter; Mung Beans, Soy, Seaweed, Vegetables, Fruits, Raw
Diet for EXCESS: Bitter; Fasting; Vegetables, Fruits, Sprouts
Diet for DEFICIENCY: Whole Foods; Mineral Rich Vegetables, Seaweeds, Spirulina
for hot people/conditions, use cool herbs (antiinflammatories)
DRY / DAMP – for dry people/conditions, use moistening herbs (yin tonics)
for damp people/conditions, use dry herbs (bitters, aromatics)
EXCESS / DEFICIENT – for excess, use cleansing herbs (diuretics, diaphoretics)
for deficient people/conditions, use nourishing herbs (sweet tonics)
WIND – for conditions of wind, use cholagogues and antispasmodics
Aloe Aloe vera cold, bitter, purgative, cholagogue, anti-inflammatory, alterative
Birch Betula lenta aromatic, warm, antirheumatic, stimulant, astringent, diuretic
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara bitter, sweet, cold, narcotic, alterative, antispasmodic
Black Cohosh Actaea racemosa sweet, pungent, cool, antispasmodic, emmenagogue
Cinnamon Cinnamomum cassia spicy, sweet, hot, stimulant, analgesic, carminative
Devil’s Claw Harapagophytum procumbens bitter, cool, anti-inflammatory
Devil’s Club Oplopanax horridus acrid, bitter, cool, tonic, adaptogen, antiarthritic
Horsetail Equisetum arvense sweet, bitter, cool, diuretic, antiinflammatory
Kava Kava Piper methysticum pungent, bitter, warm, analgesic, antispasmodic, sedative
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria bitter, cool, astringent, analgesic, antiinflammatory
Pine Pinus spp. aromatic, warm, analgesic, antispasmodic, stimulant, expectorant
Poplar Populus spp. bitter, cold, alterative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic
Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum americanum spicy, warm, stimulant, analgesic, alterative
Reishi Ganoderma lucidum and spp. sweet, warm, tonic, amphoteric, alterative
Sarsaparilla Smilax spp. sweet, spicy, alterative, tonic, diuretic, diaphoretic
Sassafras Sassafras spp. spicy, warm, diaphoretic, diuretic, alterative
Solomon’s Seal Polygonatum biflorum sweet, cool, yin tonic, antiinflammatory
Teasel Dipsacus spp. bitter, warm, tonic, diuretic, antiarthritic, antirheumatic
Turmeric Curcuma longa spicy, bitter, warm, anti-inflammatory, cholagogue
Willow Salix alba and spp. bitter, cold, alterative, anodyne, antiinflammatory
Wintergreen Galutheria procumbens aromatic, warm, antirheumatic, anodyne
Yucca Yucca spp. sweet, cool, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, alterative, laxative
General diet for ARTHRITIS: Whole foods- whole grains and vegetables with beans, sea vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, wild fish and game. Avoid refined foods, domestic meats, and nightshades.
Diet for WIND: Bitter, Sour; Barley, Oats, Raw; depends on Heat/Cold/Damp/Dry
Diet for DAMPNESS: Bitter, Spicy; Millet, Rye, Corn, Adzuki, Pumpkin, Allium; W/C
Diet for DRYNESS: Barley, Rice, Black Beans, Lima Beans, Mung, Soy, Seaweeds, Fruits
Diet for COLD: Sweet, Pungent, Aromatic; Oats, Quinoa, Game; Cooked Foods with Warming spices
Diet for HEAT: Bitter; Mung Beans, Soy, Seaweed, Vegetables, Fruits, Raw
Diet for EXCESS: Bitter; Fasting; Vegetables, Fruits, Sprouts
Diet for DEFICIENCY: Whole Foods; Mineral Rich Vegetables, Seaweeds, Spirulina