Traditional Chinese Medicine/Taste & Temperature

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Five Tastes:

• Suan-Sour (Chinese: 酸)
• Ku-Bitter (Chinese: 苦)
• Gan-Sweet (Chinese: 甘)
• Xin-Spicy (Chinese: 辛)
• Xian-Salty (Chinese: 咸)

Other Tastes:

• Dan-Bland (淡)
• Se-Astringent (涩)
• Xiang-Aromatic (香)

Temperatures:

• Re-Hot (热)
• Wen-Warm (温)
• Ping-Neutral (平)
• Liang-Cool (凉)
• Han-Cold (寒)

Directions of Action:

• Sheng-Ascending (升)
• Jiang-Descending (降)
• Fu-Floating (浮)
• Chen-Sinking (沈)

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