Barley, called coix kernel in traditional Chinese medicine, can treat dampness and eliminate edema. It is a must-have dietary therapy for removing moisture from the body. The combination of dampness and cold is called cold dampness, the combination of dampness and heat is called dampness and heat, the combination of dampness and wind is called rheumatism, and the combination of dampness and heat is called summer dampness. If the dampness evil is not eliminated, no matter how many supplements you take, the medicine will be like scratching the itch and beating the cow from across the mountain. Moisture is the "evil of all evils" and is most likely to breed disease. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is the root cause of many diseases, which will affect the functions of the human body's internal organs, leading to the possibility of diseases from top to bottom, from the inside to the outside. ?So how can you eat barley to remove moisture from the body?

There are two types of barley, raw barley and fried barley. Raw barley is cold in nature, and people with heavy dampness often have weak spleens, and coldness will damage the spleen. Eating raw barley for a long time will slowly accumulate cold air, which will eventually make the spleen more deficient, but the dehumidification effect will not be obvious. Moisture is generally divided into two types: cold-dampness and damp-heat. Raw barley is more suitable for people with damp-heat physiques, while people with cold-dampness physiques eat raw barley, adding cold to the cold, which may lead to heavier moisture in the body.

Cooked barley is barley that has been fried from raw barley. Fried cooked barley has removed its coldness, and its dampness-removing effect is not as good as that of raw barley, but it is more friendly to the spleen and stomach and has anti-diarrheal effect on people with diarrhea. Simply put, the effect of raw coix seed is more focused on diuresis, reducing swelling, detoxification and pus, while fried coix seed not only dilutes water but also strengthens the spleen and exudes dampness, and is not so cold in nature, making it more suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. The reason why we say that barley water can strengthen the spleen is because it has the effect of diuretic and reducing swelling, which can help the spleen to remove the dampness that is blocking it, so that the spleen can resume its normal function.

For the phlegm and water-dampness caused by weak spleen and weak transportation and transformation, we still need to improve the spleen's own transportation and transformation function, which cannot be eliminated by barley alone. In hot, humid or rainy weather, we can drink some barley water or porridge to help the body. However, for diseases caused by heavy moisture accumulated due to bad living habits, it may be difficult to rely only on food to dehumidify. Not enough. The fundamental tool for dehumidification is the old saying we all know: "Shut your mouth and open your legs."

Barley is rich in water-soluble fiber, which can well absorb the bile salts in fat, making the intestinal absorption rate of fat worse, thereby lowering blood lipids. In addition, barley can also promote the metabolism of blood and water, thereby having a diuretic and swelling effect, so it can achieve a good weight loss effect. Therefore, eating barley porridge can have a better dehumidification effect.

< p> Coix kernel, winter melon and pork soup: 10 grams of coix kernel, 10 grams of lentils, 5 grams of tangerine peel, 500 grams of winter melon (with skin), 400 grams of pork, appropriate amount of ginger. Wash and cut the pork into pieces, blanch to remove the blood and set aside. Wash coix kernels, lentils, and tangerine peel, wash and cut winter melon (with skin) into cubes, and slice ginger. Put the above ingredients into a casserole together, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours, add refined salt and serve. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, and is suitable for health care in summer due to summer heat and dampness.

Barley and Tremella Soup: 150 grams of barley, 25 grams of lotus seeds, 50 grams of dried white fungus, and an appropriate amount of honey. Soak barley in warm water, put lotus seeds and white fungus in cold water to soften. Add water to the pot, add barley and lotus seeds and cook until cooked, then add white fungus and cook for 20 minutes. After serving, add honey to taste.