How to Deal with Damp Heat of Liver and Gallbladder in Summer Food Recommendations for Clearing Damp Heat of Liver and Gallbladder
Damp heat of liver and gallbladder refers to the syndrome that the evil of damp heat accumulates in the liver and gallbladder. Most of them are caused by exogenous damp heat evil, or endogenous damp heat evil, which is caused by prolonged stagnation of heat. Symptoms include costal distention, pain, burning, abdominal distention, anorexia, bitter mouth, short red or yellow urine, irregular stool, yellow body and eyes, red tongue, yellow and greasy fur, and stringy pulse. It is advisable to treat liver and gallbladder dampness and heat.
There are many factors in life that can lead to the phenomenon of liver and gallbladder dampness and heat. The most common symptoms are nausea and vomiting, abdominal distention, stool or loose or closed stool. Once these symptoms are found, it can basically be concluded that the liver and gallbladder are damp and hot. For these patients, they must be recuperated as soon as possible. Long term damp heat of liver and gallbladder has a great impact on human health. There are many ways to recuperate. In addition to developing good living habits, you can also recuperate through diet.
So what are the foods that can clear the liver and gallbladder from dampness and heat? Let's follow Xiao Bian to have a look.
Food for clearing liver and gallbladder dampness and heat
1. Herba artemisiae
It is bitter and slightly cold in nature. It belongs to the spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder meridians, and can clear heat, promote dampness, and diminish jaundice. It has always been regarded as an important medicine for treating jaundice in clinical Chinese medicine. Artemisia capillaris is the dry aboveground part of Artemisia littoralis or Artemisia capillaris, which is a composite plant. It is born in the field and beside the road. It likes warm and humid climate and has strong adaptability. It is most suitable to grow in sunny, deep, fertile, loose and well drained sandy soil. According to Shennong's Herbal Classic, it tastes bitter and flat, and is mainly used to cure the evil wind cold, damp heat, and jaundice caused by heat. It is said in "On the Nature of Medicines" that it tastes bitter, pungent, and has small poison. It can cure eyes and body yellow, and urine red. The clinical names are Artemisia capillaris and Artemisia capillaris. The seedlings are harvested when they are 6~10cm tall in spring or when the flower buds grow in autumn. It is often called "Herba Artemisiae Scopariae" when the flower buds grow in autumn. The impurities and old stems are removed and dried in the sun. It is called "Herba Artemisiae Scopariae".
2. Day lily
The day lily is sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, clearing away heat, removing dampness, eliminating food, improving eyesight, calming the nerves, etc. It has curative effects on vomiting blood, bloody stool, obstructed urination, insomnia, and poor milk. It can be used as a tonic after illness or postpartum. Day lily drink: 15g day lily (dry). The preparation method is to wash the day lily and add some water to fry the soup to replace the tea. It has the effect of clearing away heat, diuresis and jaundice. It is suitable for chronic hepatitis, liver and gallbladder damp heat, and acute icteric hepatitis. It should be noted that the newly picked day lily contains colchicine, which is oxidized into dichotoxine after entering the human body. It is a highly toxic substance and can strongly stimulate the gastrointestinal and respiratory system.
