TCM FOOD-CLAIM EVIDENCE READING RECORD
Original TCM Body Constitution Guide worksheet. A reading aid, not clinical review or personal treatment advice.

ARTICLE AND CLAIM
Article title, author, publisher, URL and date:
Exact claim sentence:
Statement type: traditional classification / nutrient information / mechanism / association / clinical outcome
Product-selling purpose or other relevant interest:

TRACE THE CITATION
Source title, authors, publication year and DOI/URL:
What I read: full text / abstract / public summary / secondary report
Correction, retraction or newer evidence check if relevant:
If a review: search date and the question it reviewed:

MATCH THE STUDY TO THE CLAIM
Food, species, preparation and whole food versus extract/formula:
Studied amount and route, recorded as methods—not a recommended dose:
People, cells or animals; participant age, condition and setting:
Number enrolled and number contributing to the reported result:
Intervention and actual comparator:
Randomization and masking information:
Outcome, measurement units and timing:
Intervention duration and follow-up:
Reported result for both groups where applicable:
Uncertainty, limitations, missing data and harms reported:
Funding and relevant conflicts:

BOUNDED CONCLUSION
This source supports:
This source does not establish:
Main mismatch or missing detail:
Information still unknown:
Next useful source or question:

Do not treat a traditional food category as a diagnosis or a laboratory/animal finding as a proven household-food treatment.
Do not stop or change medicines, use extracts or restrict a diet based on this worksheet. Discuss personal health decisions with appropriate qualified care.