A Comprehensive Guide to Food Nutrition: Poultry, Animals, Seafood, Fruits, Vegetables, and Men's Health

Nutritional Values ​​of Food

I. Poultry, Beasts, and Insects

1. Deer Penis

Sweet, salty, warm. Nourishes kidney essence, warms the lower back and knees. Treats lower back pain with limited flexibility, kidney deficiency with seminal emission, dizziness, and tinnitus.

2. Ox Penis

Sweet, warm. Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang. Used for impotence, premature ejaculation, and lower back and knee pain due to kidney yang deficiency.

3. Pig Kidney

Sweet, salty, neutral. Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang. Used for lower back pain due to kidney deficiency, edema of the body and face, seminal emission, night sweats, and age-related hearing loss.

4. Mutton

Meat of goats or sheep (Bovidae). Sweet, warm. Nourishes deficiency and replenishes qi, warms the middle and lower body. Treats weakness and emaciation, lower back and knee weakness, postpartum weakness and coldness, abdominal pain, cold hernia, and nausea due to deficiency of the middle jiao.

5. Dog Penis

Salty, warm. Tonifies the kidney yang and warms the Chong and Ren meridians. Used for impotence, premature ejaculation, uterine coldness, and leukorrhea.

6. Deer Antler

The unossified young antlers of sika deer or red deer. Sweet, salty, and warm. Strengthens the primordial yang, replenishes qi and blood, benefits essence and marrow, and strengthens muscles and bones. Treats weakness and emaciation, fatigue, dizziness, deafness, blurred vision, lower back and knee pain, impotence, spermatorrhea, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea.

7. Chicken

The meat of the domestic chicken (Pheasantidae). Sweet and warm. Warms the middle jiao and benefits qi, replenishes essence and marrow. Treats weakness and emaciation, poor appetite due to spleen deficiency, diarrhea, dysentery, thirst, edema, frequent urination, post-illness weakness, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea.

8. Duck Meat

The meat of the domestic duck (Anatidae). Sweet and cool. Nourishes yin and stomach, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling. Treats tuberculosis with fever, cough, and edema. 9. Gecko

The meaty part of the gecko (Gecko spp.), an animal of the Gecko family, after removing its internal organs. Salty, neutral. Nourishes the lungs and kidneys, relieves asthma and cough. Treats weakness, pulmonary tuberculosis, cough with wheezing, hemoptysis, diabetes, impotence, etc.

10. Sheep Kidney

Sweet, warm. Nourishes kidney qi and replenishes essence. Treats kidney deficiency, lower back pain, weakness of the legs and knees, deafness, diabetes, impotence, frequent urination, etc.

11. Sheep Penis

Sweet, warm. Nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang. Used for kidney yang deficiency, lower back and knee weakness, weakness of muscles and bones, impotence, premature ejaculation, etc.

12. Quail Meat

The meat of the quail (Pheasantidae family). Sweet, neutral. Nourishes the five internal organs, replenishes qi, clears damp heat. Used for infantile malnutrition, indigestion, loss of appetite, lower back and knee pain, etc. Quail is sometimes called "animal ginseng" due to its high nutritional and medicinal value, making it an ideal food for the elderly, women, and children.

13. Squab

Meat of the pigeon, domestic pigeon, and rock pigeon (all belonging to the Columbidae family). Sweet, salty, neutral. Nourishes the kidneys and replenishes qi, dispels wind and detoxifies. Used for weakness, thirst, chronic malaria, and amenorrhea in women; especially beneficial for weakness caused by insufficient kidney essence in the elderly.

14. Egg

Sweet, neutral. Nourishes yin and moistens dryness, nourishes blood and calms the fetus. Treats feverish restlessness, dry cough and hoarseness, red eyes and sore throat, and threatened abortion.

II. Marine Products

1. Oyster

Several species of oysters, including the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas). Meat: Sweet, salty, neutral. Regulates the middle jiao and replenishes deficiency. Shell: Salty, astringent. Calms the liver and suppresses yang, soothes the mind, softens hardness and dissipates nodules. 1. **Commonly used for epilepsy, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, seminal emission, urinary tract infections, leukorrhea, metrorrhagia, scrofula, and goiter.**

2. **Shrimp (dried shrimp)**

Refers to various freshwater shrimp, including the blue shrimp (Penaeus chinensis). Sweet, neutral. Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, promotes lactation and eliminates toxins. Treats impotence, carbuncles, etc.

3. **Shark fin (golden thread vegetable)**

Dried fins of sharks, fish, and squid (such as silver shark). Sweet, salty, neutral. Nourishes deficiency and replenishes qi. Used for qi deficiency, spleen and stomach weakness, etc.

4. **Abalone**

Refers to the abalone (Abalone octopus), whose shell is called "Shi Jue Ming" (石决明). Meat: Sweet, salty, neutral. Nourishes yin and clears heat, benefits essence and improves eyesight. Shell: Salty, neutral. Clears heat and improves eyesight, calms the liver and subdues yang. Primarily used for consumptive fever, bone steaming, cough, gonorrhea, glaucoma, etc. 5. Sea Cucumber

Refers to the sea cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) and other sea cucumber species. Salty, warm. Nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence, nourishes blood and moistens dryness. Treats deficiency of essence and blood, weakness and fatigue, impotence, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, etc.

6. Loach

Refers to the meat of the loach (Cobitidae). Sweet, neutral. Replenishes the middle qi and dispels dampness. Treats diabetes, impotence, infectious hepatitis, hemorrhoids, scabies, etc.

7. Eel

Refers to the meat of the swamp eel (Eriocheir sinensis). Sweet, warm. Replenishes deficiency and strengthens tendons and bones. Used for tuberculosis, hemorrhoids, fistula, qi and blood imbalance, etc.

8. Soft-shelled Turtle

Refers to the soft-shelled turtle (Trionyx sinensis). Meat: Sweet, neutral. Nourishes yin and cools blood. Treats bone steaming fever, chronic dysentery, chronic malaria, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, scrofula, etc. 9. Turtle shell (back shell): Salty, neutral. Nourishes Yin and clears heat, calms the liver and extinguishes wind. Softens hard masses and dissipates nodules. Treats bone steaming fever, Yin deficiency with wind-heat, etc.

10. Seahorse

Several species of seahorses, including the seahorse *Hippophae rhamnoides* and *Hippophae lanceolata*. Sweet, warm. Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens Yang, regulates Qi and invigorates blood. Treats impotence, enuresis, asthma, boils and carbuncles, etc.

11. Seadragon

Several species of seadragons, including the seadragon *Hemibernis chinensis*. Sweet, warm. Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens Yang. Treats impotence, infertility, neurasthenia, etc.

12. Crucian carp

Crucian carp (Cyprinus carp). Sweet, neutral. Strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis. Used for spleen and stomach weakness, boils, and hernia.

13. Carp

Carp (Cyprinus carp). Sweet, neutral. Promotes diuresis and reduces swelling, lowers Qi and promotes lactation. Treats edema, beriberi, jaundice, cough with shortness of breath, and insufficient lactation.

13. Mussels

Meat of the thick-shelled mussel and other mussels. Sweet, salty, and warm. Nourishes the liver and kidneys, replenishes essence and blood. Used for weakness and emaciation, dizziness, night sweats, impotence, lower back pain, hematemesis, goiter, and hernia.

III. Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, and Legumes

1. Pumpkin Seeds

Fruit of the pumpkin plant (Cucurbita moschata). Sweet and warm. Nourishes the middle energizer and replenishes qi, reduces inflammation and relieves pain. Pumpkin seeds contain abundant trace elements zinc and magnesium, as well as vitamin F, and have aphrodisiac and sperm-strengthening effects. They are effective for impotence and premature ejaculation caused by prostate diseases.

2. Yam (Huai Yam)

Tuber of the yam plant (Dioscorea opposita). Sweet and neutral. Nourishes the spleen and lungs, strengthens essence and stops diarrhea. 3. Leek

Leeks are the leaves of the leek plant (Liliaceae family). They are pungent and warm. They warm the middle burner, disperse blood stasis, promote qi circulation, and detoxify. They are used for impotence, hiccups, nausea, vomiting blood, hematuria, dysentery, diabetes, hemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and traumatic injuries.

4. Celery

The whole herb of the celery plant (Apiaceae family). It is sweet, bitter, and cool. It calms the liver, clears heat, dispels wind, and promotes diuresis. It is used for hypertension, dizziness, headache, flushed face and ears, hematuria, and carbuncles.

5. Walnut

The seed of the walnut tree (Juglans regia, Juglandaceae family). It is sweet and warm. It tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, consolidates essence and reduces urination, calms asthma, and moistens the lungs. It is used for kidney deficiency, lower back pain, impotence, seminal emission, frequent urination, constipation, and urinary tract stones. 6. Black Sesame (also known as Giant Sesame Seed)

The seeds of the sesame plant (Sesame arborescens). Sweet, neutral. Nourishes the liver and kidneys, moistens dryness and lubricates the intestines. Used for liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness due to deficiency, etc.

7. Lotus Seed

The seeds of the lotus. Sweet, neutral. Benefits the kidneys and heart, strengthens the spleen, astringes the intestines. Used for excessive dreaming, seminal emission, urinary tract infections, chronic dysentery, diarrhea, etc.

8. Euryale Seed (芡实)

The mature seeds of the Euryale ferox plant (芡实). Sweet, astringent, neutral. Strengthens the kidneys and astringes essence, strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea. Used for seminal emission, urinary tract infections, leukorrhea, urinary incontinence, diarrhea, etc.

9. Garlic

The bulb of the garlic plant (Allium tuberosum). Pungent, warm. Kills parasites, detoxifies, eliminates stagnation, promotes digestion, strengthens the stomach. Used for indigestion, abdominal pain due to cold, edema, diarrhea, dysentery, malaria, whooping cough, carbuncles, boils, tinea capitis, snake and insect bites, etc.

10. Banana

The fruit of the banana plant (Musa paradisiaca). Sweet, cold. Nourishes Yin and moistens the intestines, clears heat and detoxifies. Used for feverish thirst, constipation, hemorrhoids, etc.

11. Carrot

The root of the carrot plant (Carrot arugula). Sweet, neutral. Strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness. Treats indigestion, chronic dysentery, and chronic cough.

12. Sweet potato (Potato sava).

The tuberous root of the sweet potato plant (Dioscorea opposita). Sweet, neutral. Nourishes the middle and harmonizes blood, replenishes Qi and generates fluids, soothes the intestines and stomach, and relieves constipation. Used for spleen and stomach disharmony, thirst, constipation, damp-heat jaundice, etc.

13. Chestnut

The kernel of the chestnut plant (Castanopsis spp.). Sweet, warm. It tonifies the kidneys, strengthens muscles and tendons, and promotes blood circulation. It is used for symptoms such as weakness in the lower back and knees, and swelling and pain in the muscles and bones.