【生枣】令人热渴气胀,寒热羸瘦者弥不可多,动脏腑,损脾元。与蜜同食,损五脏。软枣
令动宿疾,发嗽,与蟹相忌。
【梅子】壤齿。
【生龙眼】半沸汤内炸过,不动脾。
【生荔枝】性热,多食发虚热烦渴,口干衄血。
【樱桃】寒热病不可多食,发暗风,伤筋骨,呕吐。小儿多食作热,性热也。
【橘柚】多食口爽,不知五味。
【杨梅】多食发热损齿及筋。
【杏实】多食损筋骨。杏酥生熟吃俱得,半生半熟者杀人。杏仁久服目盲,眉发须落,动宿
疾。双仁者杀人,可研细治大伤。
【桃实】发丹石毒,损胃,多食有热。食桃仁水浴成淋。桃杏仁花本五出,而六出者必双仁,
能杀人者,天常故也。
【李子】平发疟疾,多令虚热。白蜜合食,伤人五内。不可临水上啖之,及与雀肉同食。李
不可沉水,沉水者毒。仁和鸡子食,内结不消。
【梨】寒乳。鹅梨,紫花梨治心热。此外俱不益人,多食寒中,产妇、金疮人勿食,令萎,
因其性益齿而损脾胃,正月勿食佳。(有人家生一梨,大如斗,送之朝贵,食者皆死。考之树下有
大蛇聚毒于此,不常为妖也。他仿此,宜忌之。)
【林擒】多食,热涩气好睡,发冷疾,生疮疖,脉闭不行。子不可食,令人烦。
【石榴】多食,损肺及齿。山石榴多食,无益,涩气。
【栗子】温,生治腰脚,生则发气,宜晒干蒸炒。食多即气壅,患风水气人不宜食。生栗可
与灰中煨令汗出,杀其水气,勿通熟。小儿食生者多难化,熟者多滞气。
【柿子】寒,日干者性冷,多食腹痛,生者弥冷。红柿与蟹同食,吐红。饮酒食红柿,心
痛,至死,亦易醉,不解酒毒。
【FS 稗子】性尤冷,与蟹同食,腹痛大泻。
【蒲萄酒】过多,昏人眼。架下饮酒,防虫屎伤人。
【白果】生引疳,解酒。熟食益人,然不可多,多食腹满。有云满一千个者死。此物二更开花,三更结子,
当是阴毒之物。有人艰籴,取白果以为 饱食,次日皆死。
【菱】芰也,冷脏多利,损阳令阴萎,不益脾,难化,令腹满,姜酒解之。七月食生菱作蛲虫。
【茨菰】大寒,动宿疾,冷气,腹胀满。小儿秋食之,脐下痛。孕不可食。吴人常食患香港脚,瘫痪损齿,
失颜色。荸荠性与茨菰同。
【芡实】生食动风,令气损,脾难消,却益精。幼儿多食,久则侏儒不长。
【藕】多食冷中,能去疫气。产后惟此不同生冷忌者,破血故也。
【甜瓜】动痼疾,多食阴下温痒生疮,发虚热,破腹,令人 ,弱脚手无力。少食则可不中
暑,多食未有不下泄。夏日多食,深秋下痢难治,损阳故也。患香港脚食此永不除。五月甜瓜沉水
杀人。多食发黄胆,动气,解药力。双蒂者杀人。与油饼同食发病。防州太守陈逢浓避暑食瓜,
至秋忽腰腿不能举动,遇商助教疗之,更生。
【西瓜】甚解暑毒,北人禀浓食惯,南方禀薄不宜,多食动肠胃冷病。
【木瓜】温,皮薄微赤黄,香甘酸不涩,向里头尖面方是真,益脾而颇损齿。
【甘蔗】多食衄血,烧其渣,烟入目则眼暗。
【沙糖】寒,多食心痛。鲫同食成疳,葵同食生流癖,笋同食成瘕,身重不能行。小儿多食损齿,及生蛲虫。
【 】子不可多食,损齿伤筋。
【松子】多食发热毒。
【胡桃】平,多食利小便,脱人眉,动风动痰,恶心呕吐。与酒同食过多咯血。五月实未成果核,发痈疖
寒热。秋夏果落地,恶虫缘食之,患九漏。生果停留多日,有损处,食之伤人。
一切果核双仁者害人。
治诸果毒,烧猪骨过为末,水服方寸匕。
【生枣】食用后会让人产生热感、口渴、气机胀满,对于患有寒热往来且身体消瘦虚弱的人更加不宜多吃,它会扰动脏腑,损伤脾脏元气。与蜂蜜一同食用,会损伤五脏。软枣会诱发旧疾,引发咳嗽,与螃蟹相禁忌。
【梅子】会腐蚀牙齿。
【生荔枝】性质温热,多吃会引发虚热、烦躁口渴、口干及鼻出血。
【樱桃】患有寒热病时不可多吃,否则会引发“暗风”(一种隐伏的风邪病症),损伤筋骨,导致呕吐。小儿多吃会生热,因为其性质属热。
【橘柚】多吃会导致味觉失灵,不知五味。
【杏实】多吃会损伤筋骨。杏酥无论生吃还是熟吃都可以,但半生不熟的杏肉会致人死亡。杏仁长期服用会导致失明、眉毛头发胡须脱落,并诱发旧疾。双仁的杏仁会致人死亡,但可以研细用于治疗严重外伤。
【桃实】会引发丹石毒(服食丹药引起的中毒或热毒),损伤胃气,多吃会产生热象。食用桃仁后洗热水澡会形成淋证(小便频数短涩、滴沥刺痛)。桃树和杏树的花原本有五个花瓣,但出现六个花瓣的必定是双仁核,能致人死亡,这是自然的常理。
【李子】性平,但会诱发疟疾,多吃会导致虚热。与白蜜同食,伤害五脏内脏。不可在水边吃李子,也不可与雀肉同食。李子不可沉入水中,沉水的李子有毒。李仁与鸡蛋同食,会在体内结聚难以消化。
【梨】性质寒凉,乳汁类食物也属寒。鹅梨、紫花梨可以治疗心热。其他的梨都不利于人体,多吃会寒气伤中,产妇和金疮(刀箭创伤)患者不要食用,否则会导致身体萎弱,因为梨虽然有益牙齿却损伤脾胃,正月里不吃为佳。(曾有人家生出一个大如斗的梨,送给朝廷权贵,食用者全部死亡。经查是因为树下有大蛇聚集毒素于此,并非经常成妖作怪。其他情况类似,应当忌讳。)
【林擒】(即沙果/海棠果)多吃会感到热气、涩滞、气息好睡,引发冷疾,生疮疖,脉道闭塞不通。其果实不可食用,会让人烦躁。
【栗子】性温,生吃可治疗腰脚疾病,但生吃会引发气滞,宜晒干蒸炒后食用。吃得多了会导致气机壅塞,患有风水气肿的人不宜食用。生栗子可在灰中煨烤至出汗,以去除其水湿之气,但不要完全做熟。小儿吃生的难消化,吃熟的容易阻滞气机。
【柿子】性寒,日晒干的性质更冷,多吃会引起腹痛,生的柿子更冷。红柿与螃蟹同食,会吐出红色液体。饮酒后吃红柿,会导致心痛,甚至死亡,也容易醉,且不能解酒毒。
【葡萄酒】喝过多会昏花眼睛。在葡萄架下饮酒,要防止虫屎伤人。
【白果】(银杏)生吃会诱发疳积,可解酒毒。熟食对人有益,但不可多吃,多吃会导致腹胀。有人说吃满一千个会死。此物二更开花,三更结果,应当是阴毒之物。有人买不起米,取白果作为饱腹之粮,第二天全都死了。
【菱】即芰,性冷,多利大便,损伤阳气,令阴部萎弱,不益脾胃,难消化,导致腹胀,可用姜酒解毒。七月吃生菱会生出蛲虫。
【茨菰】(慈姑)性大寒,会诱发旧疾,引起冷气、腹胀满。小儿秋天吃它,脐下会痛。孕妇不可食用。吴地人常吃会患香港脚(足癣或脚气病)、瘫痪、损伤牙齿、面色失荣。荸荠的性质与茨菰相同。
【芡实】生吃会动风,耗气,脾难消化,却能补益精气。幼儿多吃,时间久了会导致侏儒症不长高。
【藕】多吃寒气伤中,能去除疫气。产后唯独不忌生冷的是藕,因为它能破血。
【甜瓜】会诱发顽固性疾病,多吃会导致阴部温热瘙痒生疮,引发虚热,破裂腹部,使人肢体软弱无力。少吃可以避免中暑,但多吃没有不腹泻的。夏天多吃,深秋时患痢疾难治,这是因为损伤阳气的缘故。患有香港脚的人吃此病永不除根。五月沉水的甜瓜会致人死亡。多吃会发黄胆,动气,解除药效。双蒂的瓜会致人死亡。与油饼同食会发病。防州太守陈逢浓避暑吃瓜,到秋天突然腰腿不能活动,遇到商助教治疗,才恢复生机。
【西瓜】非常解暑毒,北方人禀赋浓厚习惯食用,南方人禀赋薄弱不宜多吃,多吃会引发肠胃冷病。
【木瓜】性温,皮薄微赤黄,香气甘酸不涩,向内头尖面方才是真品,益脾胃但颇损牙齿。
【甘蔗】多吃会导致鼻出血,烧其残渣,烟雾进入眼睛则视力昏暗。
【沙糖】(红糖/白糖)性寒,多吃会心痛。与鲫鱼同食成疳积,与葵菜同食生流癖(游走性肿块),与笋同食成瘕(腹内结块),身体沉重不能行走。小儿多吃损伤牙齿,并生蛲虫。
【榛子】不可多吃,损伤牙齿和筋脉。
【松子】多吃会发热毒。
【胡桃】(核桃)性平,多吃利小便,使人眉毛脱落,动风动痰,恶心呕吐。与酒同食过多会咯血。五月果实未成熟时,会引发痈疖寒热。秋夏果实落地,被恶虫啃食,患九漏(瘘管)。生果停留多日,有损坏处,食用会伤人。
一切果核中双仁的都害人。
治疗各种果毒,将猪骨烧过研为粉末,用水送服一方寸匕。
[Raw Jujube] Causes heat, thirst, and abdominal distension. It is especially inadvisable for those with alternating chills and fever who are emaciated to consume it in excess, as it disturbs the Zang-Fu organs and damages Spleen Yuan Qi (Primordial Qi of the Spleen). Consuming it with honey damages the Five Zang Organs. Soft jujubes can trigger latent diseases and induce coughing; they are contraindicated with crab.
[Plum] Corrodes teeth.
[Raw Longan] If blanched in half-boiled water, it does not damage the Spleen.
[Raw Lychee] Has a hot nature. Excessive consumption induces deficiency-heat, irritability, thirst, dry mouth, and epistaxis (nosebleed).
[Cherry] Should not be consumed in excess during conditions of alternating chills and fever, as it may induce "Hidden Wind" (a latent wind-pathogen disorder), damage sinews and bones, and cause vomiting. Children consuming too much will generate heat due to its hot nature.
[Tangerine and Pomelo] Excessive consumption leads to loss of taste sensation and inability to discern the five flavors.
[Bayberry] Excessive consumption causes fever, damages teeth and sinews.
[Apricot Fruit] Excessive consumption damages sinews and bones. Apricot paste can be eaten raw or cooked; however, semi-ripe apricots are fatal. Long-term consumption of apricot kernels causes blindness, loss of eyebrows, hair, and beard, and triggers latent diseases. Kernels with two embryos are fatal but can be ground fine for treating severe trauma.
[Peach Fruit] Induces Dan Shi toxicity (toxicity from mineral pills/heat toxins), damages the Stomach, and excessive consumption generates heat. Bathing in warm water after consuming peach kernels can lead to Lin syndrome (dysuria). Peach and almond flowers typically have five petals; those with six petals invariably contain double-kernel seeds, which are fatal. This is a natural law.
[Plum] Neutral in nature but can induce malaria; excessive consumption causes deficiency-heat. Consuming with white honey harms the internal Zang-Fu organs. Do not eat plums near water or with sparrow meat. Plums that sink in water are toxic. Plum kernels eaten with chicken eggs form indigestible masses internally.
[Pear] Cold in nature. Goose pear and purple-flowered pear treat Heart heat. Other pears are not beneficial; excessive consumption injures the Middle Jiao with cold. Postpartum women and patients with traumatic wounds should avoid them, as they cause atrophy. Although beneficial to teeth, they damage the Spleen and Stomach; best avoided in the first lunar month. (Note: A pear as large as a bushel was once given to court officials by a family; all who ate it died. Investigation revealed a large snake had gathered toxins under the tree. This is not always demonic but requires caution.)
[Malus asiatica / Crabapple] Excessive consumption causes heat, astringency, lethargy, cold disorders, sores, and blocked pulses. The fruit itself should not be eaten as it causes irritability.
[Pomegranate] Excessive consumption damages the Lungs and teeth. Wild pomegranate offers no benefit when eaten in excess and is astringent.
[Chestnut] Warm in nature. Raw chestnuts treat waist and leg ailments but cause Qi stagnation if eaten raw; they should be dried, steamed, or roasted. Excessive consumption causes Qi obstruction; those with Feng Shui edema (wind-water swelling) should avoid them. Raw chestnuts can be roasted in ashes until sweating occurs to remove dampness, but should not be fully cooked. Children find raw chestnuts hard to digest and cooked ones prone to causing Qi stagnation.
[Persimmon] Cold in nature. Sun-dried persimmons are even colder; excessive consumption causes abdominal pain, and raw persimmons are extremely cold. Red persimmons eaten with crab cause vomiting of red fluid. Persimmons eaten after alcohol cause heart pain, potentially fatal, increase intoxication, and fail to resolve alcohol toxicity.
[Barnyard Millet] Extremely cold in nature. Eaten with crab, it causes severe abdominal pain and diarrhea.
[Grape Wine] Excessive consumption blurs vision. Drinking under grapevines risks injury from insect droppings.
[Ginkgo Nut] Raw ginkgo induces infantile malnutrition (Gan syndrome) and resolves alcohol toxicity. Cooked ginkgo is beneficial but should not be overconsumed, as it causes abdominal fullness. It is said consuming 1,000 nuts is fatal. It blooms at the second watch and fruits at the third, suggesting it is a Yin-toxic substance. There are records of people substituting rice with ginkgo for sustenance, resulting in death the next day.
[Water Caltrop] Also known as Ji. Cools the viscera and promotes bowel movements, damages Yang Qi, causes genital atrophy, fails to benefit the Spleen, is hard to digest, causes abdominal fullness, and can be detoxified with ginger and wine. Eating raw water caltrops in the seventh lunar month may cause pinworms.
[Sagittaria / Arrowhead] Greatly cold in nature. Triggers latent diseases, cold Qi, and abdominal distension. Autumn consumption by children causes umbilical pain. Pregnant women should avoid it. Frequent consumption in Wu region leads to Hong Kong Foot (podagra/tinea pedis), paralysis, dental damage, and pallor. Water Chestnut shares similar properties.
[Euryale Seed / Foxnut] Raw consumption moves Wind, depletes Qi, is hard for the Spleen to digest, yet benefits Essence. Children eating too much long-term may suffer from dwarfism.
[Lotus Root] Excessive consumption injures the Middle Jiao with cold, but can dispel epidemic Qi. Unlike other raw/cold foods, it is permitted postpartum because it invigorates blood and breaks stasis.
[Melon] Triggers chronic diseases. Excessive consumption causes warmth and itching in the genitals with sores, deficiency-heat, abdominal rupture, and limb weakness. Moderate intake prevents summerheat stroke, but excessive intake invariably causes diarrhea. Summer overconsumption leads to difficult-to-treat dysentery in late autumn due to Yang damage. It does not cure Hong Kong Foot. Melons sinking in water in the fifth lunar month are fatal. Excessive consumption causes jaundice, moves Qi, and counteracts medicinal efficacy. Melons with double stems are fatal. Eating with fried dough cakes induces disease. Chen Fengnong, Prefect of Fangzhou, suffered sudden immobility of waist and legs after eating melons in summer; he recovered only after treatment by Instructor Shang.
[Watermelon] Effectively resolves summerheat toxicity. Northerners, with robust constitutions, are accustomed to it; Southerners, with thinner constitutions, should avoid it. Excessive consumption triggers cold disorders in the intestines and stomach.
[Quince] Warm in nature. Thin-skinned, slightly reddish-yellow, fragrant, sweet, sour, and non-astringent. True quinces have pointed tips and square faces. They benefit the Spleen but harm teeth.
[Sugarcane] Excessive consumption causes epistaxis. Smoke from burning sugarcane dregs entering the eyes causes dim vision.
[Refined Sugar] Cold in nature. Excessive consumption causes heart pain. Eaten with crucian carp, it causes Gan syndrome; with mallow, it creates wandering masses; with bamboo shoots, it forms abdominal masses (Jia), causing heaviness and immobility. Children consuming too much damage teeth and develop pinworms.
[Hazelnut] Should not be eaten in excess; damages teeth and sinews.
[Pine Nut] Excessive consumption generates heat toxins.
[Walnut] Neutral in nature. Promotes urination, causes eyebrow loss, moves Wind and Phlegm, and induces nausea/vomiting. Excessive consumption with wine causes hemoptysis. Unripe walnuts in May induce carbuncles and alternating chills/fever. Fallen walnuts in autumn/eaten by insects cause fistulas. Damaged stored raw walnuts are harmful.
All nut kernels with two embryos are harmful.
To treat various fruit toxicities, burn pig bones to ash, grind into powder, and take one cubic inch spoonful with water.