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

Helpful foods include Buckwheat, Grapes, Kiwi, Clams and seafood, Pine-needle tea; to be careful with are Spicy, greasy food, Hot, stimulating food, Excess meat. This varies with individual health and allergies.

How do I know if I'm the Taeyang (Greater 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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Taeyang (Greater Yang) type

Strong lungs, weak liver (肺大肝小) · The rarest of the four types (under 1% of the population).

At a glance

A creative, enterprising type with strong lung energy and weak liver energy.

Build & temperament

The Taeyang type is seen to have a well-developed head and nape with a relatively weak lower back and legs. In temperament they are original and intuitive, with strong drive and leadership and a gift for the big picture. When decisiveness runs to excess it can clash with those around them, so adding follow-through and listening firms the grain.

Health & wellness

Because the liver energy tends to run weak, it helps to watch digestion (especially food that does not settle well) and lower-body stamina. A regimen of plain, cooling foods to settle the energy, and avoiding overwork and heavy drinking, is beneficial.

Helpful foods

Buckwheat
Grapes
Kiwi
Clams and seafood
Pine-needle tea

Foods to be careful with

Spicy, greasy food
Hot, stimulating food
Excess meat

Frequently asked

What is the Taeyang (Greater Yang) type?: It is the type of Strong lungs, weak liver (肺大肝小). A creative, enterprising type with strong lung energy and weak liver energy. The Taeyang type is seen to have a well-developed head and nape with a relatively weak lower back and legs. In temperament they are original and intuitive, with strong drive and leadership and a gift for the big picture. When decisiveness runs to excess it can clash with those around them, so adding follow-through and listening firms the grain.
What foods help the Taeyang (Greater Yang) type, and which to be careful with?: Helpful foods include Buckwheat, Grapes, Kiwi, Clams and seafood, Pine-needle tea; to be careful with are Spicy, greasy food, Hot, stimulating food, Excess meat. This varies with individual health and allergies.
How do I know if I'm the Taeyang (Greater 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).