What foods help the Soeum (Lesser Yin) type, and which to be careful with?

Helpful foods include Glutinous rice, Chicken, Ginseng and jujube, Ginger and honey, Pollock, Warm food; to be careful with are Cold or raw food, Pork, Beer and cold fruit. This varies with individual health and allergies.

How do I know if I'm the Soeum (Lesser Yin) type?

Sasang type is read from build, temperament, digestion, sweating, and more together. A questionnaire or a specialist's assessment is the accurate way; it is not decided from Five-Element saju alone.

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Soeum (Lesser Yin) type

Strong kidneys, weak spleen (腎大脾小) · A relatively common type.

At a glance

A delicate, calm type with strong kidney energy and weak spleen-stomach energy.

Build & temperament

The Soeum type is seen to have a lower body more settled than the upper and a generally slender frame. In temperament they are meticulous, delicate, and introverted, calm and deep in feeling. Adding expression and activity so that timidity does not turn to worry lets the grain grow warm.

Health & wellness

With a weak spleen-stomach the belly tends to run cold and digestion slow, so a regimen of warm foods to warm the core is good. Cutting back on cold foods, raw food, and overeating, and eating on a regular schedule to aid digestion, helps.

Helpful foods

Glutinous rice
Chicken
Ginseng and jujube
Ginger and honey
Pollock
Warm food

Foods to be careful with

Cold or raw food
Pork
Beer and cold fruit

Frequently asked

What is the Soeum (Lesser Yin) type?: It is the type of Strong kidneys, weak spleen (腎大脾小). A delicate, calm type with strong kidney energy and weak spleen-stomach energy. The Soeum type is seen to have a lower body more settled than the upper and a generally slender frame. In temperament they are meticulous, delicate, and introverted, calm and deep in feeling. Adding expression and activity so that timidity does not turn to worry lets the grain grow warm.
What foods help the Soeum (Lesser Yin) type, and which to be careful with?: Helpful foods include Glutinous rice, Chicken, Ginseng and jujube, Ginger and honey, Pollock, Warm food; to be careful with are Cold or raw food, Pork, Beer and cold fruit. This varies with individual health and allergies.
How do I know if I'm the Soeum (Lesser Yin) type?: Sasang type is read from build, temperament, digestion, sweating, and more together. A questionnaire or a specialist's assessment is the accurate way; it is not decided from Five-Element saju alone.

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Sasang constitution is a reference frame for wellness, not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment. Source: Sasang constitutional medicine (Lee Je-ma, Donguisusebowon).