The Six Tastes of CombiHs Herbalism

Understanding Body Energetics Through Taste Medicine

General Introduction

Welcome to The Six Tastes, the heart of CombiHs energetic healing.

In this volume, you will discover how taste governs vitality, organ strength, emotional balance, and everyday wellness. Every food, herb, and remedy carries a taste-energy that shapes how your body responds to life.

By understanding the six tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and astringent—you unlock a deeper system for correcting chronic imbalance, reversing excess-origin disorders, and restoring whole-body harmony.

Through clear explanations, practical formulas, and energetic diagnostics, this volume becomes your daily compass for choosing the right herbs at the right time for the right condition.

As you progress, Volume III explores diagnostic energetics, Volume IV unveils practitioner-level healing strategies, and Volume V delivers advanced applications, case studies, and complete clinical guidance. Together, these volumes form a transformational pathway from beginner understanding to confident herbal mastery.


Chapter 8 — Sweet Taste (Volume II — The Six Tastes)

8.1 Introduction to the Sweet Taste

Sweet taste attracts every culture because it instantly restores energy and comfort. In The Six Tastes, sweet taste functions as an energetic force that nourishes, builds, and stabilizes the body.

  • Primary Organs: Pancreas, Spleen, Liver
  • Energetic Qualities: Moistening, strengthening, tissue-building
  • General Uses: Energy renewal, organ restoration, emotional grounding

However, excess sweet leads to stagnation.

8.2 Characteristics and Nutritional Profile

Common Sweet Herbs/Foods: Honey, dates, licorice, yam, rice, sweet potato, cinnamon

Key Properties: Natural sugars, fiber, zinc, magnesium, antioxidants

  • Supplies rapid fuel
  • Rebuilds tissues
  • Activates metabolic movement

Caution: Excess causes inflammation, insulin imbalance, fatty liver, and slow digestion.

8.3 Effects of Excess Sweet Taste

  • Pancreas: Fatigue, early diabetic tendencies
  • Liver: Heat, congestion
  • Spleen: Bloating, heaviness

Emotional Effects: Worry, overthinking

Common Symptoms: Weight gain, cravings, tiredness after meals, puffy skin

8.4 Opposite-Force Healing

Corrective Tastes: Bitter + Astringent + Pungent

  • Bitter: Moringa, neem, bitter leaf
  • Astringent: Guava leaf, green tea, unripe plantain
  • Pungent: Ginger, cayenne, cloves

8.5 Sweet Taste Herbal Formula

Bitter leaf — 20 g
Guava leaf — 15 g
Ginger — 10 g
Licorice — 5 g

Use 1–2 cups daily for 14–21 days.

8.6 Emotional Health

Sweet cravings reflect emotional exhaustion. Balancing herbs restore calmness and mental clarity.

8.7 Call to Action

Record your sweet intake for seven days and add one bitter, one astringent, and one pungent herb daily.


Chapter 9 — Sour Taste

9.1 Introduction

Sour taste sharpens the senses and strengthens digestion. It represents activation and movement.

  • Primary Organs: Liver, Gallbladder, Blood Vessels
  • Energetics: Heating, stimulating, detoxifying

9.2 Characteristics

Sources: Lemon, lime, tamarind, hibiscus, fermented foods

Nutrients: Vitamin C, antioxidants

9.3 Effects of Excess

  • Liver irritation
  • Gallbladder pressure
  • Hypertension tendencies

Emotional Pattern: Irritability, anger

9.4 Opposite-Force Healing

Corrective Tastes: Sweet + Astringent + Bitter

9.5 Herbal Formula

Licorice — 10 g
Guava leaf — 15 g
Bitter leaf — 20 g

9.6 Emotional Health

Sour excess expresses as quick anger. Cooling herbs soften emotional fire.

9.7 Call to Action

Track sour intake and apply corrective herbs daily.


Chapter 10 — Salty Taste

10.1 Introduction

Salty taste maintains hydration and minerals but easily stresses the kidneys and lymphatic system.

10.2 Characteristics

Sources: Sea salt, seaweed, salted foods

Effects: Fluid regulation, nerve support

10.3 Excess Effects

  • Kidney stress
  • Edema
  • High blood pressure

10.4 Opposite-Force Healing

Corrective Tastes: Sweet + Astringent + Bitter

10.5 Herbal Formula

Licorice — 10 g
Dandelion — 15 g
Hibiscus — 10 g

10.6 Emotional Health

Salt excess weakens kidney energy, leading to fear and insecurity.

10.7 Call to Action

Reduce salty foods and add balancing herbs daily.


Reader Testimony

One reader shared how applying CombiHs herbal principles transformed years of chronic fatigue and digestive imbalance. After identifying taste excess and introducing bitter and astringent herbs, her energy improved, cravings reduced, and emotional stability returned within three weeks.


Final Call to Action — Volume II

The Six Tastes empowers homes to prevent and correct illnesses caused by taste excess while equipping herbal students with accurate diagnostic skills.

Use this volume as your daily guide for restoring balance, selecting the right herbs, and preventing organ overload before it becomes chronic disease.

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