Oyster

Nutritional Value

5 / 5

Organ Affinities

Tonifies

Therapeutic Properties

AHM Properties

Oysters are a deeply nourishing food for Liver and Kidney Yin, while also calming the Heart spirit and anchoring Yang that has risen too high. The shell — used as the classical herb Mu Li — is well known as a sedative; the meat shares those qualities in a gentler form. For people dealing with anxiety, trouble sleeping, or heart palpitations rooted in Heart and Liver Yin deficiency, oysters are one of the most therapeutically valuable foods available — and among the most mineral-rich of any food.

Oysters provide zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and taurine — nutrients with well-established roles in regulating inflammatory response — consistent with their AHM role in nourishing Liver Yin, anchoring Yang, and clearing deficiency Heat.