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TCM terminology

Nature & Flavor

Four qi and five flavors

Tianfu Aromatherapy Institute
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Summary

Four qi (cold, hot, warm, cool) and five flavors (acrid, bitter, sweet, sour, salty) predict classical therapeutic actions.

Aromatics

Often acrid-aromatic, facilitating dispersing and orifice opening, depending closely on temperature nature and extraction.

Illustrated Primer

Pairs directly with the illustrated Nature & Flavor concept card in the wiki.

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