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DIETARY THERAPY FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TDT class 6 Diabetes (Handout from Flaws) Respiratory Disorders ASTHMA ? WIND COLD ? PHLEGMHEAT OBSTRUCTING THE LUNGS ? SPLEEN amp。 LUNG QI DEFICIENCY ? LUNG QI/ amp。 KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY WIND COLD ? Clinical Manifestations ? Cough, copious clearwatery sputum, gasping with phlegm rales, aversion to cold, scratchy throat. ? Tongue: thinwhite coating. ? Pulse: Floating ? Etiology ? This is due to exposure to Wind and Cold. The root cause is the relative weakness of the body39。s Qi in relation to the pathogenic factor at that particular time. ? Treatment ? Principle of treatment: Use acrid taste and warm foods and warming preparation methods. ? Vegetables: Green onions ? Grains: Oats ? Spices: Aniseed, coriander, ginger, thyme ? Avoid: Raw, cool, cold foods, dairy products Remended foods PHLEGMHEAT OBSTRUCTING THE LUNGS ? Clinical Manifestations ? Profuse yellow or green or dark, and foul smelling sputum, rapid breathing, asthma, thirst for cold drinks. ? Tongue: Red body, thicksticky yellow coating. ? Pulse: SlipperyRapidFull. ? Etiology ? Excessive consumption of greasy and hot foods leading to the formation of Phlegm and Heat. Smoking can also be a factor leading to this pattern. Can also be precipitated or aggravated by invasion of exterior WindHeat. ? Treatment ? Principle of treatment: use sweet and acrid tastes. Neutral, or cool foods. Remended foods ? Fruit: Grapefruit (peel), tangerine(peel), lemons (peel), pears ? Vegetables: Watercress, radish, seaweed, bamboo sprouts, portobella mushroom, dandelion, mung bean, water chestnut ? Beverages: Peppermint tea, green tea, pear juice ? Grains: Pearl barley, millet, rice ? Spices: Aniseed ? Avoid: Hot and warm foods, dairy, alcohol, fatty food, excess sweets or meat SPLEEN amp。 LUNG QI DEFICIENCY ? Clinical Manifestations ? Copious white sputum, fullness in the chest, bloating after eating, tiredness. ? Tongue: Pale swollen with thick white fur. ? Pulse: Empty, weak. ? Etiology ? Constitutional weakness, chronic Spleen qi deficiency from bad diet and overwork. ? Treatment ? Principle of treatment: Sweet and acrid tastes, neutral and warm foods and warming cooking methods. ? Meat: Poultry, duck, beef ? Fish: Carp ? Fruit: Pears, apples, cherries, grapes ? Vegetables: Cauliflower, carrots, onions, radish, leeks, fennel