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

Helpful foods include Barley, Red beans, Cucumber, Watermelon, Pork, Fresh vegetables; to be careful with are Chicken, Ginseng and honey, Spicy, hot food. This varies with individual health and allergies.

How do I know if I'm the Soyang (Lesser Yang) 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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Soyang (Lesser Yang) type

Strong spleen, weak kidneys (脾大腎小) · A relatively common type.

At a glance

An active, passionate type with strong spleen-stomach energy and weak kidney energy.

Build & temperament

The Soyang type is seen to have a developed chest (upper body) with relatively weak hips and lower body. In temperament they are outgoing and quick, with a strong sense of justice and drive, launching things rapidly. As they tend toward impatience, adding follow-through and composure makes their strengths last.

Health & wellness

Heat tends to rise to the upper body while the kidneys, urogenital system, and lower body run weak, so cooling foods that clear heat and replenish fluids help. A regimen that cuts back on spicy, hot foods that stoke the fire, and on overwork, is good.

Helpful foods

Barley
Red beans
Cucumber
Watermelon
Pork
Fresh vegetables

Foods to be careful with

Chicken
Ginseng and honey
Spicy, hot food

Frequently asked

What is the Soyang (Lesser Yang) type?: It is the type of Strong spleen, weak kidneys (脾大腎小). An active, passionate type with strong spleen-stomach energy and weak kidney energy. The Soyang type is seen to have a developed chest (upper body) with relatively weak hips and lower body. In temperament they are outgoing and quick, with a strong sense of justice and drive, launching things rapidly. As they tend toward impatience, adding follow-through and composure makes their strengths last.
What foods help the Soyang (Lesser Yang) type, and which to be careful with?: Helpful foods include Barley, Red beans, Cucumber, Watermelon, Pork, Fresh vegetables; to be careful with are Chicken, Ginseng and honey, Spicy, hot food. This varies with individual health and allergies.
How do I know if I'm the Soyang (Lesser Yang) 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).