raw and cold food
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raw and cold food
Commonly used in medical and dietary contexts to refer to foods that should be avoided, especially by patients or those with weak digestive systems. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, such foods are believed to damage the spleen and stomach yang.
Bìng病
rén人
jì忌
shēng生
lěng冷
。
Patients should avoid raw and cold food.
Shēng生
lěng冷
shí食
wù物
róng容
yì易
cì刺
jī激
cháng肠
wèi胃
。
Raw and cold food easily irritates the stomach and intestines.
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Zhōng中
yī医
jiàn建
yì议
tǐ体
zhì质
xū虚
hán寒
zhě者
shǎo少
chī吃
shēng生
lěng冷
。
Traditional Chinese medicine suggests that people with deficient and cold constitutions should eat less raw and cold food.
Xià夏
tiān天
suī虽
rán然
rè热
，
dàn但
yě也
bù不
néng能
tān贪
liáng凉
chī吃
tài太
duō多
shēng生
lěng冷
。
Although summer is hot, one shouldn't indulge in coldness by eating too much raw and cold food.