• SWEET - Molasses
• SOUR   -  Pomegrante, Wine Vinegar,  matured chang
• SALTY  - Sea Salt

• BITTER
• ASTRINGENT 

SWEET Taste (Helpful) - gives STRENGTH 
molasses (Heavy) brown crystal sugar - 
Old-age, obstructions in throat, Lungs problem, Muscle prob. heals wounds, good for complexion, clear perception of sense organs, life-sustaining, against poison. Good for general health, enhances and enriches 7 .B.C.'s, checks senile decay, good for children, depleted eneergy, throat/lungs problem,, increases body weight, heals wounds, sustains body, enhances complexion, improves sense organs, perception, prolongs life, anitdoe to Lung and Tipa problems. 

SWEET Taste (Harmful)
Rice, flour, potatoes, cabbage, RAW VEGETABLES -  all have SWEET taste - 
Obesity - harms digestive heat of body, diabetes, goitre, glandular diseases (Badkhen disorders)

SOUR Taste (Helpful)
Gaining body heat and appetite, good digestion, counteracts Badkhen disorders, transforms 7 B.C.'s in a proper manner, COOLING if applied externally, obstruction of lungs,, rectum, CIRCULATION, further helps metabolism of 7 B.C'S, evacuating waste from body, opens channels. 

Orange, mango, chang, dried cheese, curd 

SOUR TASTE - (Harmful) 
Harms by creating Tipa disorders, dizziness, swelling in body, burning sensation of skin, skin diseases, pimples, thirst, infectious diseases, blurring of vision, giddiness, headaches problems with body fluids 

SALTY Taste (Helpful)
Good for strength and vitality, obstruction of faeces - CONSTIPATION, obstruction of channels, applied heat on body, indigestion, strong pain in stomach, gives body firmness, muscle formation, clears channels, increases appetite and digestive heat 

SALTY Taste (Harmful) 
Falling out of hair, turning hair white, wrinkles on body/face, losing strength, thirst, leprosy, skin diseases, blood and tipa, high blood pressure - less salt, weakens 7 B.C.'s, aggravates dermatitis and body fluids 

ASTRINGENT Taste (Helpful) 
dries up fat, blood, tipa, gangrenes, excess portion of blood and tipa, gives cool effect, enhancing complexion, good looks of person 

ASTRINGENT Taste (Harmful)
Excess: too much mucus, excess of waste products, saliva, flatulence, cardiovascular, depletion of B.C.ís, blockage of channels and orifices 

Blood - Tipa (Heat)   Badkhen - Earth and Water - Cold - Blood moist. 
Fire fanned for ASCENDING LUNG affects cooling quality of Badkhen on blood - thirst we feel is disease. 
Loss of appetite, imbalance of diet and behaviour (nye ga chu pa - (YE GA ACHUS) lethargy, dislike of talking, no determination,  loss of appetite, confusion 
Exacerbates all symptoms of all types. 

MEDICINAL TASTES FOR LUNG:

SWEET - Molasses
SOUR  - Matured chang
SALTY - Sodium chloride