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5 Tastes & Direction
Chinese Dietary Therapy: 5 Element Tastes and Directions - Chinese Medicine
| Element | Color | Taste | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | Green or Blue | Sour | Astringes (Holds things in) |
| Fire | Red | Bitter | Descending and Drying - Stimulates detoxification (Promotes peristalsis and flushing out - makes mouth water) |
| Earth | Yellow & Orange | Sweet | Tonifying (Helps build body) and Stimulates Retention (holding on - of information and fluids - faster process) |
| Metal | White | Spicy/Pungent/Acrid | Ascending and Dispersing (Up and Out) |
| Water | Black | Salty | Softens (Minerals from vegetable sources) Consolidation ( Sea Vegetables contain NaCl and iodine - NaCl creates water retention - slower retention process) |