Strawberries have cooling thermal nature, sweet-and-sour flavor. These berries are beneficial for the spleen-pancreas and improve appetite. They moisten the lungs and generate body fluids. Strawberries are used for thirst, sore throat, and hoarseness. Eat before meals to treat poor digestion accompanied by abdominal pain and swelling. They relieve urinary difficulties including painful urination and inability to urinate.
Very rich in silicon and vitamin C: useful for arterial and all connective tissue repairs. To strengthen the teeth and gums and help get rid of tartar, cut a strawberry in half and rub onto the teeth and gums; leave on 45 minutes and rinse with warm water.
One of the first fruits to emerge in the spring, strawberries are good for spring cleansing and body detox. Allergic reactions to strawberries are often caused by berries that are not vine-ripened.
Grapefruits have cooling thermal nature, sweet-and-sour flavor. It is popular for t reating poor digestion, belching, and increases appetite during pregnancy. Grapefruit helps overcome alcohol intoxication. The juice, when combined with a tea of the pulp, will reduce fevers (simmer the pulp for 10 minutes in 6 ounces of water, then sip slowly the juice/tea combination and abstain from solid foods). Grapefruit peel has warming power , a pungent, sweet, and bitter flavor. Like most citrus peel, it moves and regulates the spleen-pancreas digestive energy , and can be used to ease intestinal gas, pain, swelling, and promote peristalsis. It also helps resolve mucus conditions of the lungs and can treat lung blocking and coughs that have cold signs. The bioflavonoid activity of the peel in conjunction with its vitamin C is useful for strengthening the gums, the arteries, and overall circulation. To remove the properties of the peel, make a tea by simmering the fresh or dried peel f...