What is the Best Food to Remove Dampness?
Disease description:
I am 25 years old this year. Recently, I noticed marks on both sides of my tongue caused by tooth pressure. I also experience loose stools. It is said these are signs of excessive dampness in the body. Doctor, what foods are most effective for removing dampness?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
When the body accumulates excessive dampness, you can choose certain foods with dampness-resolving properties to help regulate your condition. The following are some recommended foods:
1. Coix seed (Job's tears): It effectively promotes diuresis, removes dampness, strengthens the spleen, and alleviates diarrhea, making it suitable for individuals suffering from excessive internal dampness.
2. Mung beans: With a cool nature, mung beans clear heat and resolve dampness. They can be consumed as porridge or soup, and also help cleanse the intestines and support detoxification.
3. Bitter melon: Bitter and cold in nature, it clears heat, detoxifies the body, promotes dampness elimination, and alleviates jaundice. It can be consumed as bitter melon juice and is rich in vitamin C and fiber, which enhance immunity and aid digestion.
4. Chinese yam: It strengthens the spleen and benefits the kidneys, making it highly effective in regulating excessive dampness caused by spleen and stomach weakness.
5. Poria (Poria cocos): It strengthens the spleen, resolves dampness, and calms the mind. It can be used in soups or brewed as tea.
6. Tangerine peel (aged): It regulates qi, strengthens the spleen, dries dampness, and resolves phlegm, making it suitable for conditions of dampness obstruction caused by spleen deficiency.
7. Winter melon: With a cool nature, it clears internal heat, relieves summer heat, promotes diuresis, and reduces edema. It is especially suitable for consumption during summer to help eliminate excess moisture and dampness from the body.
When selecting foods to resolve dampness, it is important to appropriately combine them according to individual constitution and health condition, avoiding excessive consumption.
