Barley enters the spleen and can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. Depending on the nature and flavor of the medicinal materials, the dampness-removing medicines in traditional Chinese medicine are either pungent and warming, or sweet, light and expelling. Spicy and warm, like tangerine peel, can remove dampness and resolve phlegm, just like setting up a fire to dry water. This has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the moisture can be removed quickly. The disadvantage is that if the "fire" is too big, it is very likely to dry out the pot.

Barley is sweet and light in taste, and its infiltration benefit means that it can induce water and dampness, draining water away like dredging water channels. It is generally cold and cool, and most of the drugs used as fruits, seeds and heavy substances are sedimentation drugs, and sedimentation can benefit the infiltration. Barley is cool in nature and settles, and is a commonly used medicine for diuresis and dampness.

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People who should not eat barley

1. Pregnant women

Barley is a substance that has the same origin as medicine and food. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that barley is a food that has the same origin as medicine and food. Its quality is smooth and sharp. Pharmacological experiments have shown that barley has an exciting effect on uterine smooth muscle and can promote uterine contraction, thereby potentially inducing miscarriage.

2. People with constipation due to dry body fluid

Barley has the functions of diluting water and reducing swelling, invigorating the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing paralysis, clearing away heat and expelling pus. It is a commonly used medicine for diluting water and removing dampness. The heat-clearing effect of barley may improve patients with constipation, but barley has a very strong diuretic effect and can aggravate constipation, and the sugars contained in barley kernels are highly viscous, so eating too much may hinder digestion and cause constipation. It is best for patients not to eat barley.

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