Eight-Constitution Regimen (2023.10.11. Updated)
- OO Very Beneficial
- O Beneficial
- △ Moderate(Preferably Avoided)
- X Harmful
- XX Seriously Harmful
01 Animal Protein
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Beef |
OO |
OO |
OO |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
OO |
Beef |
Pork |
△ |
OO |
OO |
OO |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
Pork |
Chicken & Poultry |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
OO |
OO |
Chicken & Poultry |
Lamb & Goat |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
OO |
OO |
Lamb & Goat |
Milk(Cold/Warm), Dairy Products |
O(W) |
O(W) |
O(C) |
△(C) |
XX |
XX |
△(W) |
△(W) |
Milk(Cold/Warm), Dairy Products |
Butter |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Butter |
Cheese |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Cheese |
Egg York |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Egg York |
Egg White |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
Egg White |
Salt Water Fishes |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
OO |
OO |
△ |
X |
Salt Water Fishes |
Fresh Water Fishes |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Fresh Water Fishes |
Clams |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
OO |
OO |
X |
X |
Clams |
Oyster |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
Oyster |
Shell Fishes |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
XX |
Shell Fishes |
Ocean Fishes(with Scales) |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
OO |
OO |
O |
X |
Ocean Fishes(with Scales) |
Ocean Fishes(w/o Scales) |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Ocean Fishes(w/o Scales) |
Blowfish(Monk Fish) |
XX |
XX |
OO |
OO |
O |
O |
XX |
XX |
Blowfish(Monk Fish) |
02 Vegetable Protein
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Beans |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Beans |
Soybean |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Soybean |
Pea, Kidney Bean, Pinto Bean |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Pea, Kidney Bean, Pinto Bean |
Red Bean(Adzuki Bean) |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
Red Bean(Adzuki Bean) |
Fermented Soybean(Natto) |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Fermented Soybean(Natto) |
Peanut, Almond, Cashew Nut, Pistachios |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Peanut, Almond, Cashew Nut, Pistachios |
Pecan, Walnut, Pine nut, Sunflower Seed |
O |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Pecan, Walnut, Pine nut, Sunflower Seed |
호두(Walnut, Pecan) |
O |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
호두(Walnut, Pecan) |
Acorn |
O |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Acorn |
Bean paste(fermented) |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
OO |
Bean paste(fermented) |
Soy milk |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
Soy milk |
Tofu |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
Tofu |
03 Carbohydrates (Grains)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Rice (White:백미) |
O |
O |
O |
O |
OO |
OO |
O |
O |
Rice (White:백미) |
Brown Rice (현미) |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
X |
O |
O |
Brown Rice (현미) |
Sweet Rice (찹쌀) |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Sweet Rice (찹쌀) |
Barley (보리) |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
Barley (보리) |
Buckwheat (메밀) |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Buckwheat (메밀) |
African/Indian Milet (수수) |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
O |
△ |
African/Indian Milet (수수) |
Milet: Setaria italica (메조) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Milet: Setaria italica (메조) |
Mung Bean (녹두) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
Mung Bean (녹두) |
Corn |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Corn |
Wheat Products (밀가루 음식) |
OO |
OO |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Wheat Products (밀가루 음식) |
Oat (귀리) |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Oat (귀리) |
Rye (호밀) |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
Rye (호밀) |
04 Oil
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Perilla Oil (들기름) |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Perilla Oil (들기름) |
Sesames Oil |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
Sesames Oil |
Soy Oil |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Soy Oil |
Corn Oil |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Corn Oil |
Canola Oil |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Canola Oil |
Olive Oil |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Olive Oil |
Grapeseed Oil |
X |
X |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Grapeseed Oil |
Coconut Oil |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Coconut Oil |
Avocado Oil |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Avocado Oil |
05 Root Vegetables (Roots,Underground Stems)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Root Vegetables(Radish, Carrot, lotusroot, etc.) |
OO |
OO |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Root Vegetables(Radish, Carrot, lotusroot, etc.) |
Potato |
OO |
OO |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
OO |
OO |
Potato |
Sweet potato, Yam |
OO |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
Sweet potato, Yam |
Dioscorea opposita (마) |
O |
O |
X |
X |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
Dioscorea opposita (마) |
Beets |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
Beets |
Ginger |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
O |
Ginger |
Platycodon grandiflorus (도라지) |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Platycodon grandiflorus (도라지) |
Taro (토란) |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Taro (토란) |
Codonopsis lanceolata (더덕) |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Codonopsis lanceolata (더덕) |
Arctium lappa (우엉) |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Arctium lappa (우엉) |
06 Green Vegetables (Leaves, Stems)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Green Vegetables(Lettuce, Cabbage, etc.) |
X |
X |
O |
O |
OO |
OO |
O |
△ |
Green Vegetables(Lettuce, Cabbage, etc.) |
Bracken (Fern:고사리) |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Bracken (Fern:고사리) |
Cucumber |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Cucumber |
Stems of Radish (무청) |
X |
X |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
Stems of Radish (무청) |
Spinach |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
Spinach |
Aster scaber (취나물) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
Aster scaber (취나물) |
Water Dropworth (미나리) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
Water Dropworth (미나리) |
Perilla leaf (들깻잎) |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Perilla leaf (들깻잎) |
Allium tuberosum (부추) |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
Allium tuberosum (부추) |
Bell Pepper |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Bell Pepper |
Pumpkin |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
O |
Pumpkin |
Zucchini |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
O |
Zucchini |
Egg Plant |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
Egg Plant |
Tomato |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Tomato |
Avocado |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Avocado |
Shoot of a fatsia(두릅) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
Shoot of a fatsia(두릅) |
Mushrooms |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
O |
Mushrooms |
Celery |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
Celery |
07 Herbs / Spices
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Hot Pepper |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Hot Pepper |
Onion, Green Onion, Ginger, Cinnamon, Curry, Mustard, Wasabi |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Onion, Green Onion, Ginger, Cinnamon, Curry, Mustard, Wasabi |
Garlic |
OO |
OO |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
Garlic |
Sugar(Sucrose) |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
O |
Sugar(Sucrose) |
08 Sea plants
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Seaweeds |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Seaweeds |
Nori (김) |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
Nori (김) |
09 Fruits
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Apples |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
OO |
OO |
Apples |
Asian Pears |
OO |
OO |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
O |
Asian Pears |
Citrus (Lemon, Lime, Orange, Tagerine, Grapefruit) |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Citrus (Lemon, Lime, Orange, Tagerine, Grapefruit) |
Mango |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
Mango |
Tomato |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Tomato |
Melons |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Melons |
Campbell Early (한국포도) |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
Campbell Early (한국포도) |
Grapes |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
O |
O |
XX |
Grapes |
Berries |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Berries |
Banana |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Banana |
Pineapple |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Pineapple |
Kiwi |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Kiwi |
Pomegranate |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Pomegranate |
Papaya |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Papaya |
Blueberry |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Blueberry |
Mulberry (오디열매) |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Mulberry (오디열매) |
Persimon |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
Persimon |
Raspberry |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
Raspberry |
Peaches, Plums |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
Peaches, Plums |
Cherry, Apricot |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
Cherry, Apricot |
Cranberry |
X |
X |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
Cranberry |
Coconut |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Coconut |
Fig |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Fig |
Lychee |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Lychee |
10 Herbal Medicine & Health Supplements
(medicines are not the foods. Frequent usage could be harmful.)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Ginseng, Red Ginseng |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Ginseng, Red Ginseng |
Antlers of the Deer |
O |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
Antlers of the Deer |
Honey |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Honey |
Dates, Jujube |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Dates, Jujube |
Chinese Matrimony Vine (구기자) |
X |
X |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Chinese Matrimony Vine (구기자) |
Root of Ranunculaceae (부자) |
△ |
X |
XX |
XX |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Root of Ranunculaceae (부자) |
Reishi Mushroom (영지버섯) |
X |
X |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
X |
X |
Reishi Mushroom (영지버섯) |
Phellinus linteus Aoshima |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Phellinus linteus Aoshima |
Quince |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Quince |
Citrus Tea (유자) |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Citrus Tea (유자) |
Japanese Apricot (매실) |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
Japanese Apricot (매실) |
Schisandra chinensis (오미자) |
△ |
O |
X |
X |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
Schisandra chinensis (오미자) |
Cornus officinalis (산수유) |
X |
X |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
XX |
XX |
Cornus officinalis (산수유) |
Arrow Root (칡) |
O |
O |
X |
X |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
Arrow Root (칡) |
Aloevera |
XX |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
XX |
XX |
Aloevera |
Squalene |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Squalene |
Vit. A, D (in food) |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Vit. A, D (in food) |
Vit. C (in food) |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Vit. C (in food) |
Vit. B (in food) |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Vit. B (in food) |
Vit. E (in food) |
X |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
Vit. E (in food) |
Dextrose Injection |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Dextrose Injection |
Dextrose Powder |
XX |
XX |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Dextrose Powder |
11 Drinks / Beverages
(Tea is made of the herbs. It should be considered as medicine. Frequent usage is not recommendible.)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Caffeinated Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Energy Drinks) |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Caffeinated Beverages (Coffee, Tea, Energy Drinks) |
Green Tea |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Green Tea |
Camomile Tea |
△ |
O |
△ |
X |
XX |
XX |
X |
X |
Camomile Tea |
Ginger Tea |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
△ |
O |
O |
Ginger Tea |
Dates, Jujube Tea |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Dates, Jujube Tea |
Adlay Tea (율무차) |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
Adlay Tea (율무차) |
Quince Tea |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Quince Tea |
Ginseng Tea |
O |
X |
XX |
XX |
XX |
X |
O |
O |
Ginseng Tea |
Cold Drinking Water |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
Cold Drinking Water |
Warm Drinking Water |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
Warm Drinking Water |
Alkaline Beverages |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Alkaline Beverages |
Ice |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
얼음 |
Soda |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Soda |
12 Favorites/ Snacks
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Alcoholic Beverages |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
Alcoholic Beverages |
Smoking Cigarette |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
Smoking Cigarette |
Chocolate, Cocoa |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Chocolate, Cocoa |
13 Alcoholic Bev.
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Beer |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
Beer |
Whiskey |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Whisky |
Tequila |
X |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
X |
XX |
Tequila |
Vodka |
△ |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Vodka |
Wine |
XX |
XX |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
XX |
Wine |
Sake(Rice), Distilled Soju |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
△ |
Sake(Rice), Distilled Soju |
Soju(Chemical Soju) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Soju(Chemical Soju) |
14 Minerals
(Corresponds to wearing at night while sleeping.)
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Gold(Gold Filing) |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
X |
X |
X |
O |
Gold(Gold Filing) |
Silver |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
X |
Silver |
Jade |
O |
O |
△ |
△ |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
Jade |
15 Activities
Foods \ Constitutions |
Hep. |
Cho. |
Pan. |
Gas. |
Pul. |
Col. |
Ren. |
Ves. |
Constitutions / Foods |
Swimming(Cold) |
X |
X |
△ |
△ |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
Swimming(Cold) |
Sauna(Perspiration-發汗) |
OO |
OO |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
Sauna(Perspiration-發汗) |
In case of breathing exercise, focusing on inhaling |
O |
O |
O |
X |
X |
X |
X |
O |
In case of breathing exercise, focusing on inhaling |
In case of breathing exercise, focusing on exhaling |
X |
X |
X |
O |
O |
O |
O |
X |
In case of breathing exercise, focusing on exhaling |
Sun Tanning |
O |
O |
O |
△ |
XX |
XX |
XX |
XX |
Sun Tanning |
This is the regimen based on Eight-Constitution Medicine by Dr. Dowon Kuon
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