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What color does multicolored mean?

Multicolored yellow, green, red, white and black are the five colors that are often said in life, and there is no special meaning. But academically speaking, Huang Qing's red, white and black respectively correspond to the five internal organs: black enters the kidney, white moistens the lung, yellow enters the spleen, red nourishes the heart and green nourishes the liver.

There are many "green" foods that nourish the liver. Common ones are white gourd, bitter gourd, green pepper, kiwi fruit, green tea, spinach and olives. These foods are suitable for many people, especially those who lack calcium, and are very suitable for eating these foods. Green food is the best source of calcium, and green vegetables are undoubtedly the best food for growing people.

Red (red) food mainly supplements iron for human body. Common foods in life are carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and red peppers. And tomatoes, red dates and mountain apples.

Yellow food tonifies the spleen and stomach. For people with weak spleen and stomach, eat more foods containing more vitamins, such as corn and pumpkin, both of which are warm. Suitable for people who lack vitamins a and d in their bodies.

White food is milk, rice, eggs, fish and other foods. These foods contain more protein ingredients, which can not only eliminate the fatigue of the body, but also supplement the nutrition for the body.

Black food mainly includes laver, black rice, black fungus, black sesame and so on, which is suitable for people with poor spleen and stomach and women.