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SOUR Generates fluids and Yin Astringent and can control perspiration and diarrhea
BITTER Clears Heat, sedates and hardens Clears D-H and subdues Wei Qi
SWEET Tonfies, balances, moderates, Used to tonify Xu, and stop pain
PUNGENT Scatters, Used to expel pathogenic factors
SALTY Flows downwards, softens hardness, Used for constipation and swelling
SOUR SE Makes Phlegm worse
BITTER SE Injures Sp, Injures Yin
SWEET SE Creates Damp
PUNGENT SE Injures Yin
SALTY SE Injures fluids
SOUR goes to the nerves and upset the Liv so should be used sparingly if a person suffers from Chronic pain
BITTER taste goes to the bones and an SHI of it should be avoided in Bone diseases
SWEET goes to muscles and an SHI can cause Weakness of the muscles
PUNGENT taste scatter Qi and should be avoided in Qi Xu
SALTY taste can dry the BLOOD and should be avoided in BLOOD XU
BLAND Promotes urination, leaches out dampness
ASTRINGENT Stop leakage
AROMATIC Revives Spleen Opens orifices Transform dampness
Created by: Aculinh
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