TABLE IV
Relationship between the six flavors and the three humors

Food flavor	Sweet (earth - water)	Salty (earth fire)	Acid (water fire)	Spicy (Air fire)	Bitter (air ether)	Pungent (air-earth)
It increases:	Mucosity	Fire and mucosity	Fire and mucosity	Fire and wind	Wind	Wind
It reduces:	Fire and wind	Wind	Wind	Mucosity	Fire and mucosity	Fire and mucosity

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