In situations of congested phlegm in the lungs and constipation from sluggish bowels, the treatment strategy is to move the phlegm and encourages peristalsis
Cooking method: baking, steaming, stir frying, food texture slightly crispy
Cooked grains: barley, millet, buckwheat, quinoa, rye, brown basmati rice
Legumes: black lentils, green lentils, green mung beans
Cooked vegetables: Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, kohlrabi, turnip, radish (big and small), beets, Jerusalem artichokes, green peas, string beans, celery, leeks, fennel, green artichokes, chard, asparagus
Fresh vegetables: radish, kohlrabi, carrots, onions, rocket and baby leaves, lettuce, green onions, chives
Oils: Nigella oil, pumpkin seed oil, flaxseed oil, sunflower oil
Seeds: Seeds of pumpkin, Sunflower seeds
Animal food: avoid
Baked fruits: apple, pear
Herbs and spices: Fenugreek, fresh ginger, cinnamon bark, celery seeds, Ajuwan seeds, black pepper, chili pepper, oregano, moss, thyme
Drinks: warm beet juice, barley drink, yanno coffee, cooked fresh ginger and cinnamon bark