How can one remove dampness from the body, and what foods are effective?

To eliminate dampness, it is effective to consume brown rice, red beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, and Chinese yam. Cupping and sauna therapy can also help remove dampness. Patients may additionally eat coix seed (yi yi ren), which promotes diuresis and reduces swelling, and has the function of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. It is the most commonly used herbal remedy for dampness in daily life. Cooking coix seed with red beans into a porridge and drinking it enhances the dampness-removing effect. Patients are advised to avoid spicy and irritating foods.