Nature of Late Summer

Also recognized as periods of seasonal transition all year round.

Chinese Medicine Diet HuangDi: Yellow Emperor

Chinese Medicine Theory
  • Spleen
  • Stomach
  • Earth
  • Sweet
  • Transforming, Holding
  • Center
  • Damp
  • Pensiveness
  • Yellow
  • Yin Organ
  • Yang Organ
  • Element
  • Flavor of Food or Herb
  • Action
  • Direction
  • Climate
  • Emotion
  • Color

    • Diet: Eating for the Season

    Late summer is the time of garden abundance; best to eat accordingly. Fresh and Local and Organic, of course. Summer Squash: Zucchini, Yellow Squash and Patty Pan. Garden Beans. Tomatoes, Peppers sweet and hot, Tomatillos, Eggplant (caution with solanacea family if living with arthritis). Pears. Apples. Raspberries. Huckleberries. And so on... Visit Chef's Collabortive online: www.chefscollaborative.org

    HuangDi NeiJing SuWen: Ancient Ecology of the Yellow Emperor

    A harmonious earth year will be balanced in moisture and precipitation leading to abundant yields.

    (ref. Maoshing Ni, The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine)



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