Scallion
For Chinese dietary therapy, Scallion (葱) is a food of Warm nature and Pungent flavor. Classified as warm and dispersing in traditional culinary language.
Traditional energetics
- Nature
- Warm
- Flavor
- Pungent
- Affinity
- Lung · Stomach
- Direction of Qi
- Ascending/dispersing · releases the exterior
- Season
- All year
- Group
- Aromatics
How tradition reads it
Classified as warm and dispersing in traditional culinary language.
Scallion and ginger soup is the classic at the first sign of a chill; tradition avoids combining it with honey in the same serving.
In the kitchen
Garnish, stir-fry, soup, and aromatic oil.
Commonly available; no substitute needed.
Current nutrition note
Provides sulfur compounds and quercetin with very few calories.
Precautions
Wash well; may cause symptoms with fructan intolerance.
Recipes with this food
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
