Temperament is one of the most central foundations of traditional Persian medicine. Many diagnoses and treatments of Persian traditional medicine doctors have been based on the condition of person’s temperament. Paying attention to the temperament of food is one of the main recommendations of traditional medicine doctors. In this article, you can learn the temperaments of more common foods. Foods with cold and dry temperament are beneficial for Sanguine temperaments and over eating them is harmful for Melancholics. Hot and dry foods are beneficial for phlegmatic temperaments and harmful for Cholerics. Warm and moist foods are beneficial for Melancholics and harmful for Sanguines. Cold and moist foods are beneficial for Cholerics and harmful for phlegmatics.
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Warm and Dry | Warm and Moist | Cold and Moist | Cold and Dry |
Mango |
Fresh fig | Tomato | Sour Pomegranate |
Bitter almond | Grapes | Spinach |
Sour Cherry |
Wild almond |
Sweet almond and its oil | Sweet pomegranate | Chestnut |
Cashew | Peanut | Plum |
Raspberry |
Eggplant |
Papaya | Pineapple | Corn |
Quince | White horseradish | Okra |
Rhubarb |
Pistachio |
Black Spanish radish | Orange | Barberry |
Onion | White mulberry | Watermelon |
Unripe olive |
Chives |
Raisins | Strawberry | All kinds of vinegar |
Sunflower seeds and oil | Pear | Cucumber |
Russian olive |
Radish |
Fresh date | Potato | Sour apple |
Tarragon | Carrot | Blackberry |
Black berry |
Leeks |
Apple | Peach | Grapefruit |
Parsley | Turnip | Jujube |
Coriander |
Nutmeg |
Cantaloupe | Mushroom | Lemon |
Kohlrabi | Cherry | Lettuce |
Bitter orange |
Beetroot |
Banana | Pumpkin | |
Mustard | Apricot | Zucchini |
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Olive and Olive oil |
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Walnut and walnut oil |
Peas |
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Coconut and coconut oil |
Tangerine |
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Basil |
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Ginger |
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Garlic |
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Fenugreek |
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Dill |
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Honey |
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Bell pepper |
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Green pepper |
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Black pepper |
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Red pepper |
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Hazelnut |
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Cocoa |
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Celery |
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Cabbage |
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Broccoli |
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Artichoke |
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Nettle |
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Cauliflower |
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Asparagus |
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Savory |
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Persian Shallot |
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Common Herbs | |||
Warm and Dry |
Warm and Moist | Cold and Moist | Cold and Dry |
Wild rue | Hoary basil seeds | Chicory |
Sumac |
Lavender |
Bugloss | Muskwillow | |
Anise | Sisymbrium officinale seeds |
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Thyme |
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Lemon balm |
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Lemon verbena |
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Black tea |
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Green tea |
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Cinnamon |
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Fennel seeds |
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Rosemary and its oil |
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Blackseeds and blackseed oil |
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Turmeric |
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Saffron |
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Cumin |
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Caraway |
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Chamomile |
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Orange blossom |
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Cardamom |
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Peppermint |
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Cloves |
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Vanilla |
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Meats & Dairy |
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Warm and Dry |
Warm and Moist | Cold and Moist | Cold and Dry |
Camel meat | Cow and sheep liver | Pasteurized milk |
Cow and sheep kidney |
Ostrich meat |
Shrimp | Cheese | |
Deer meat | Egg | Cream |
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Butter | Chicken | |
Quail meat | Yoghurt |
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Turkey | Duck meat | |
Cow and sheep heart | Fish |
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Goose meat | Rooster meat | |
Partridge meat | Cow meat |
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Lamb meat | Calf meat |
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Grains |
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Warm and Dry | Warm and Moist | Cold and Moist |
Cold and Dry |
Split peas |
Wheat | Rice | |
Chick peas | Beans |
Barley |
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Coffee |
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Starch | ||
Oat |
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Mung bean |