Psyllium does not have the effect of eliminating dampness, but its diuretic effect can assist in eliminating dampness.
Psyllium is sweet and cold in nature, and belongs to the liver of the foot syncope, the kidney of the foot less yin, the lung of the hand Taiyin, and the small intestine of the hand sun meridian. Its main function is to clear heat, dispel phlegm and cool the blood, diuretic and detoxification. It can be used to treat symptoms such as heat drenching and astringent pain (burning and stinging pain is obvious when urinating, accompanied by frequent urination and urgency, and discomfort of traction in the lower abdomen), summer-dampness and diarrhea, edema and urination, epistaxis, vomiting and epistaxis, phlegm-heat coughing, carbuncle, swelling and sores.
Medicines to dispel dampness include medicines such as Coix Seed, Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephala and so on. They all have the effect of strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness. They can be used to treat symptoms such as edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), and tiredness and fatigue caused by heavy dampness. Adverse reactions and contraindications have not been clarified.
Chinese medicine should be taken under the guidance of a Chinese medicine doctor for identification of symptoms and should not be taken on its own. If you are not feeling well, it is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying your condition.