Dampness elimination tea consisting of adzuki bean and Coix lacryma is effective and is recommended to be used after consulting a doctor.
According to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, red beans taste sweet, sour, flat, to the heart, small intestine meridian, with diuresis, swelling, detoxification and drainage of pus, can be used for the treatment of edema and swelling, swollen feet, jaundice, urine red, rheumatism and heat paralysis (often manifested as joints and muscles, burning, pain, redness and swelling), carbuncle, swelling, sores and poisoning and other diseases. Yin deficiency and fluid injury should be used with caution, overdose can be oozing and injuring the fluid.
Job’s tears are sweet, light, cool in nature, belonging to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian, with diuresis (to promote the flow of water to dispel dampness), strengthen the spleen to stop diarrhea, remove paralysis, drainage of pus, detoxification and dispersal of the efficacy of the treatment of oedema, foot fungus, urinary incontinence (urine is not smooth), diarrhea of the spleen deficiency, dampness paralysis, contracture and other conditions. It can be used for treating edema, foot fungus, dysuria, diarrhea of spleen, dampness paralysis and contracture, etc. It should not be used in pregnant women.
Using the two together can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, which is suitable for people with heavy dampness. It is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner before consuming Adzuki Bean and Job’s Tear Tea to eliminate dampness, to avoid discomfort after drinking.