What are the alkaline Chinese medicinal materials?

In recent years, we often hear about acidic constitution and alkaline constitution. For the health of the body, the alkaline constitution is much better. Many acidic constitutions are an important cause of serious diseases. In daily life, it is also important to use some alkaline Chinese medicinal materials to regulate the body. There are also many Chinese medicinal materials in this regard. The more common ones are Polygonum multiflorum, Astragalus, Ginseng and so on. There are also many vegetables, such as tomatoes, zucchini, radishes, celery and so on.

What are the alkaline Chinese medicinal materials?

1. The alkaline Chinese herbal medicines with warm nature include: Polygonum multiflorum, Amomum villosum, Cordyceps sinensis, Osmanthus fragrans, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Astragalus membranaceus, Ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, and Atractylodes macrocephala.

2. Alkaline Chinese herbal medicines that are hot in nature include: cinnamon.

3. Chinese herbal medicines with alkaline properties that are cold in nature include: Dendrobium and Phragmites australis.

4. The alkaline Chinese herbal medicines with cool nature include: chrysanthemum, mint, rehmannia, white peony root, American ginseng, adenophora, and cassia seed.

5. The alkaline Chinese herbal medicines that are neutral in nature (compared to yin and yang, compared to yang and yin) include: Polygonatum sibiricum, Gastrodia elata, Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, and Licorice.

What are alkaline foods?

1. Vegetables

Water shield, purslane, Houttuynia cordata, water spinach, tomato, chayote, zucchini, melon, gourd, melon (cantaloupe), Hami melon, watermelon, cucumber, bamboo shoots, and kelp. Lotus root, konjac, water chestnut, kudzu, beet, radish, kohlrabi, celery, amaranth, eggplant, lettuce, wild rice stem, bitter melon, rapeseed, spinach, mushrooms, lettuce, cauliflower, enoki mushroom, winter melon, cucumber, loofah, etc.

2. Fruits

Alkaline fruits mainly include kiwi, persimmon, mulberry, fig, sugarcane, banana and water chestnut. Pears, loquats, oranges, tangerines, mangoes, monk fruit, and apples. Grapes, hawthorn, pomegranate, papaya, longan, betel nut, orange, lychee, lemon, peach, and cherry.

3. Nuts

The main nuts that are strongly alkaline include soybeans, chestnuts, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, etc. Generally speaking, nuts are alkaline foods. Eating nuts often in daily life can have unexpected benefits for the body.

4. Beverages

Alkaline beverages mainly include tea, wine, soy milk, honey, coffee and so on. Not to mention some processed fruit juice drinks. The fruit is alkaline, so the juice is naturally alkaline as well.