In life, there are many people who have high levels of moisture in their bodies, especially female friends. Do you know what foods are good for women who have high levels of moisture? I guess many people don’t know this yet. Let’s give you a detailed introduction to the foods that women with heavy moisture should eat. I hope it can help you remove moisture from the body. Let’s take a look.
1. What should women eat if they have heavy moisture?
1. Corn
It has the effects of regulating appetite, reducing turbidity and diuresis, etc., and is suitable for urinary tract stones or Chronic nephritis, edema, hypertension, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
2. Field snails
It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, laxative and detoxifying, and is suitable for conditions such as red and swollen eyes, jaundice caused by damp-heat, hot bladder, blocked urination, bloating and edema.
3. Yiren
It has the effects of promoting water and dampness, strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for short red urine, edema, athlete's foot, rheumatism, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, flat warts and other diseases. .
4. Lentils
It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the heart, relieving heat and reducing dampness. It is suitable for diseases such as vomiting and diarrhea caused by summer heat-dampness, vomiting due to spleen deficiency, less food and loose stools, diarrhea and edema, redness, white blood and discharge.
5. Winter melon
It has the effects of clearing away heat and diuresis, reducing swelling and detoxification, promoting fluid production and relieving troubles. It is suitable for treating polydipsia, edema, difficulty in urination, quenching thirst and water edema. Shortness of breath and other symptoms.
6. Abalone
It has the effects of nourishing blood and softening the liver, nourishing yin and clearing away heat, replenishing essence and improving eyesight, diluting dampness and promoting paralysis. It is suitable for treating yin deficiency, internal heat, blood dryness, amenorrhea, and lactation. Insufficiency, yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, night blindness and cataracts, as well as five stranguria, jaundice and other diseases caused by internal dampness and heat.
7. Cress
It has the effect of clearing away heat and diluting water, and is suitable for diseases such as painful urination, bleeding in urine, and vaginal discharge.
8. Purslane
It has the effects of clearing heat, removing dampness, dispersing blood and reducing swelling, and is suitable for acute enteritis, dysentery, hematuria, hot urine, jaundice, gingivitis and other diseases. .
2. Recommended recipes for removing dampness
1. Barley and red bean porridge
Ingredients: Barley and red beans are mixed at a ratio of 2:1.
Method: Wash the barley and red beans and soak them overnight. Put all the ingredients in a pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and cook until the barley is thoroughly cooked. You can add some rock sugar or brown sugar as appropriate when drinking.
Efficacy: to remove dampness, replenish the heart, and strengthen the spleen and stomach, barley and adzuki beans are the best. Summer happens to be a time of continuous heat, with internal and external dampness. Using these two herbs can just play a role in nourishing blood and removing dampness. Barley, known as "coix kernel" in traditional Chinese medicine, is listed as top grade in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". It can cure dampness, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and lighten the body and replenish qi after long-term use.
2. Winter melon and barley duck soup
Ingredients: half an old duck, 1 handful of barley, two pounds of winter melon, appropriate amounts of ginger, cooking wine, salt, white pepper, and green onions.
Method:
1. Remove the head, feet and butt of the old duck, clean it, remove excess grease, and chop into large pieces.
2. Slice ginger, peel and cut winter melon into large pieces, wash barley and soak in advance for later use.
3. Do not put oil in the wok, put the duck pieces in, add two or three slices of ginger, stir-fry until the duck meat changes color, add a little cooking wine, and continue to stir-fry until the duck pieces shrink. , oil leaks out.
4. Transfer the fried duck pieces to the casserole, add the remaining ginger slices, add enough boiling water and soaked barley, bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 1 hour.
5. Add winter melon and a little salt to the soup pot, simmer over medium heat for another 20 minutes, sprinkle with chopped green onions and white pepper and serve.
Efficacy: Winter melon can clear away heat and detoxify, barley can strengthen the spleen, remove dampness, whiten and reduce swelling, and duck meat can nourish yin, nourish the stomach, diuresis and reduce swelling. Boil the three together into a soup. Drinking it has certain therapeutic effects. This soup is sweet and fragrant. It not only has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, relieving heat and removing dampness, but also has the effects of losing weight, eliminating cellulite, and whitening and removing acne. It is very suitable for girls to drink frequently in summer to achieve the purpose of whitening and nourishing the skin.
3. How to remove moisture
1. Tongue coating
Thick and greasy tongue coating is a classic manifestation of dampness disease. It often occurs when the body has not shown any outstanding pathological symptoms. It shows when the situation arises. The most accurate way to look at tongue coating is when you first get up in the morning.
2. Digestive effect
Dampness troubles the spleen and harms its normal transportation and transformation. It will cause chest tightness and abdominal distension, poor appetite, reduced appetite, and unformed meals. When there is "internal dampness" due to poor transportation and transformation of the spleen, there are often symptoms of qi deficiency and dampness, such as light mouth, sticky mouth, thirst but no desire to drink, fatigue and fatigue.
3. Head
The "Nei Jing" says that "due to dampness, the head is like a wrap." When the dampness first invades the body, it can appear dizzy and heavy, like a wrap. A piece of cloth; the body is sleepy and heavy, the limbs are heavy, the whole body is uncomfortable, and it seems that there is a heavy object attached to the body. In addition, there may be symptoms of surface dampness such as fever, slight fear of cold and wind, and clear nose.
When dampness damages the joints, some Qi and blood will not flow smoothly, and there will be symptoms such as soreness and heaviness in the joints of the limbs, and difficulty in joint flexion and extension.
5. Shapeless stool
Long-term constipation indicates moisture in the body. After defecation, you will find that some poop is always stuck on the toilet, and it needs to be flushed several times before it can be flushed down. For people with dampness in the body, one piece of paper is not enough after defecation. You need to use several more pieces.
6. Urination and vaginal discharge by women
Another characteristic of dampness evil is that it "tends downward" and can easily hurt people's areas below the waist. Characteristics such as cloudy urine, loose stools, excessive leucorrhea in women, and itching in women's private parts are relatively classic.
4. How to massage to remove moisture
1. Massage the armpits frequently
In fact, there is a heart meridian at the pulse point of the pulse under our armpits. Important acupoint - Jiquan point. Regularly pressing and rubbing the Jiquan point can broaden the chest and regulate qi, which can effectively promote the heart to eliminate toxins in a timely manner. Therefore, rubbing the Jiquan point has a great effect on the heart of our body. Regular compression can also prevent heart disease.
2. Pat the elbow fossa
When the body has uncomfortable symptoms such as throat swelling and pain, upset and hot heart, insomnia and dreaminess, continuous tapping can be performed on the elbow fossa. Slap. If you feel any discomfort, tap the elbow socket and reactants of different colors will appear. In fact, these different colors represent different toxins contained in the body. Patting the elbow fossa once every one to two weeks can also effectively eliminate cardiopulmonary toxins.
3. Massage Weizhong point
There is an important acupoint in the human body that carries the bladder meridian - Weizhong point. Weizhong point is located in the knee fossa. If you find that your legs and feet are often sore and weak, it may be that the blood in Weizhong point is not smooth, toxins cannot be discharged, and all moisture accumulates here. If things go on like this, it can easily lead to arthritis. Therefore, you can habitually tap the knee socket in normal times. If something similar to Sha spots appears, it proves that the Weizhong point has indeed accumulated a lot of toxins. You need to insist on tapping it once every one to two weeks to slowly unblock the Weizhong point.
4. Massage Yinlingquan
There is another important acupoint on human legs that can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, and that is Yinlingquan. Yinlingquan massage has no time or place restrictions. As long as you have time, you can use your fingers to massage Yinlingquan. If you feel pain during the pressing process, it is because the spleen dampness in the body is relatively heavy. Keep massaging Yinlingquan, and the pain will gradually lessen. Locate the location of Yinlingquan, which is in the depression on the inner side of the tibia below the knee.
5. Massage Zusanli
Zusanli is an important point for human health and has a good dehumidification effect. The best way to use Zusanli to dehumidify is to use moxa sticks. In this way, the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness can be achieved.
6. Chengshan Point
Chengshan Point should be the most effective acupoint for dehumidification in the human body. We know that the human body’s yang energy is controlled by the bladder meridian. Chengshan Cave is at such a key location. If there is obvious soreness and pain when pressing Chengshan point, the more obvious the feeling is, the heavier the body moisture is. The Chengshan point is located at the back of the calf. As long as you stand on tiptoes with a little force, the lower end of the muscles on the back of the calf is where the Chengshan point is.
7. Fenglong Point
The last part is Fenglong Point. Fenglong point is located on the front side of the calf, 8 inches above the outer ankle, about as wide as two middle fingers across the front edge of the tibia. Regular pressure on this acupoint can remove dampness and resolve phlegm.
Pat these seven parts of the body frequently so that the moisture in the body has nowhere to hide. The following is an introduction to common dehumidifying foods in daily life.