🌳 Hepatonia (목양체질 / Wood-Yang)
Hepatonia is characterized by an inherently strong liver and gallbladder with relatively weaker lungs and large intestine. This constitution belongs to the Vagotonia (parasympathetic dominant) autonomic classification.
✅ Beneficial Foods
- Meat: Beef, chicken
- Grains: Rice, wheat, soybean, sorghum
- Vegetables: All root vegetables (radish, carrot, lotus root, taro), garlic, zucchini, mushrooms
- Fish: Freshwater fish (eel, loach, catfish) — NOT ocean fish
- Fruits: Pears, apples, watermelon
- Others: Coffee, milk, all nuts (walnuts, chestnuts, pine nuts), deer antler, ginseng
- Supplements: Vitamin A, D, B, alkaline beverages
❌ Harmful Foods
- Seafood: ALL marine fish and shellfish (avoid completely)
- Grains: Buckwheat
- Vegetables: Raw cabbage, fern
- Others: Cocoa, chocolate, dextrose, aloe vera
- Fruits: Persimmon, quince, cherry, green grapes
- Activities: Swimming, cold baths
Lifestyle Recommendations
- Bathing: Cool to lukewarm baths. Avoid prolonged hot baths and saunas.
- Exercise: Swimming and water sports are ideal. Avoid intense heat-generating exercise.
- Metal: Silver jewelry is more compatible than gold.
- Climate: Cooler climates tend to be more beneficial.
- Sleep: Early to bed and early to rise pattern works best.