What Are Cold-Natured Foods?

Hello, Cold-natured foods are commonly encountered in daily life and include vegetables, fruits, and meats. Examples of cold-natured vegetables include mustard greens, water spinach, bitter melon, and winter melon. Cold-natured meats include duck meat, crab meat, and river snails. Cold-natured fruits include dragon fruit, pear (especially the “snow pear”), watermelon, and mangosteen. Foods are classified according to their inherent thermal properties—cold, cool, warm, or hot. Cold-natured foods generally possess effects such as clearing heat, draining fire, cooling the blood, and detoxifying. They are particularly suitable for individuals with a “heat” constitution or those presenting with excess-heat syndromes. Therefore, people with a heat constitution or patients diagnosed with excess-heat conditions may benefit from incorporating cold- or cool-natured foods to help alleviate symptoms. We hope this information is helpful to you. Wishing you a joyful and healthy life!