There are a variety of foods to remove dampness, the more commonly used are Gorgon fruit, Coix Seed, Poria, etc., belonging to the dual-use medicine and food.
1. Gorgon fruit: is the water lily plant gorgonian dry mature seed kernel, its taste sweet and astringent, to the spleen, kidney meridian, there are dehumidification stop belt, stop diarrhea, spleen, benefit the kidney essence of the efficacy. Not to be consumed by those who are unfavorable to urination and defecation (large and small bowel movements).
2. Job’s tears: is the dried mature seed kernel of the grass plant Job’s tears, belonging to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian, has the effect of diuresis (to promote the operation of water to dispel dampness), spleen and diarrhea and other effects in the removal of dampness and atractylodes macrocephala, winter melon skin and other traditional Chinese medicines, in order to treat the spleen deficiency of dampness of the loose stools, dampness and heat and the spleen of the body of the body of the swollen, urinary disorders and other diseases. Pregnant women should use with caution.
3. Poria: Poria cocos is the dried fungus of the Poria family of Polyporaceae, belonging to the heart, lungs, spleen, kidney meridian, spleen and heart, seepage of dampness water effect, in the removal of dampness and diarrhea, atractylodes macrocephala, and other traditional Chinese medicines, in order to treat the water-dampness of the internal stop (water-dampness stays in the body) of the urine is unfavorable, edema and other disorders. Yin deficiency in the body without dampness and heat should be used with caution.
Gorgon fruit, Coix Seed, Poria for food use, there is no therapeutic effect, for the above conditions, can only play an auxiliary role in improving, if you need to remove the dampness, but also need to be under the guidance of a doctor to use the correct medication.