The most effective Chinese herbal medicine for removing dampness

Scutellaria baicalensis has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, eliminating dampness and neutralizing the body, removing sweat, facilitating urination, and nourishing the fetus. It is recorded in Bencao Huiyan that Scutellaria baicalensis "is an important medicine for supporting the stomach and intestines, dispersing dampness and eliminating numbness, and aiding digestion and eliminating abdominal distension." Scutellaria baicalensis can improve symptoms such as spleen and stomach deficiency, indigestion, poor appetite, and easy diarrhea. It can also be used by people with jaundice, constant sweating, edema, and those with difficulty urinating.

1. Job's tears

Coix seed tastes sweet and mild, and is warm in nature. It enters the heart, spleen, liver, and spleen meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, strengthening the brain and body, aromatic and removing dampness, nourishing yin and blood, and is known as one of the "eight treasures" of traditional Chinese medicine. The characteristics of coix seed are tonic but not harsh, beneficial but not fierce. The medicinal effect is mild, it can nourish blood and dispel evil, and it is an indispensable Chinese herbal medicine for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness for those with spleen deficiency and dampness.

2. Five-fingered peach

Five-fingered peach can be used as both food and medicine. Among many foods that remove moisture, it has the strongest effect of nourishing yin and blood, and can also strengthen the spleen and lung qi. Chinese medicine believes that it can strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish qi and blood, and strengthen the spleen and stomach to remove moisture. When dampness and coldness are more serious, using five-fingered peach to make soup and drink it is beneficial to remove moisture and maintain health!

3. Red Peony Root

It is the underground rhizome of perennial woody plants Atractylodes lancea and Atractylodes macrocephala of the Asteraceae family. The fragrance can remove dampness, and the slightly bitter taste can also clear away heat and dampness, so it has a stronger ability to remove dampness. When the dampness is removed, the spleen functions well, so it has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for spleen dampness, poor appetite, abdominal distension, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, greasy white tongue coating, etc. caused by dysfunction of digestion and absorption. It is often used together with ginger, magnolia bark, and Poria cocos.

4. Artemisia capillaris

Artemisia capillaris is a dehumidifying herb that is very familiar to the folks of Guangdong Province. It is often used as a medicine in soups during the dampness of spring and the heat of summer. It is very cheap and can be found frequently, but it was listed as a fine product as early as the "Shennong Bencao Jing". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it can clear dampness and reduce fever, promote bile secretion and eliminate jaundice, and is especially good at treating cold and dampness in the triple energizer, as well as jaundice, hepatitis, dysuria, wind-induced itch, scabies, etc.

5. Acanthopanax bark

Acanthopanax cortex is a traditional Chinese medicine for removing rheumatism. It has the effects of removing rheumatism, strengthening tendons and bones, and promoting diuresis. In addition, it also has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys and strengthening bones and tendons. The medicinal value of Acanthopanax Cortex is mainly used to treat hernia, abdominal pain, male impotence, residual urine, female waist pain, and leg pain. Located in humid and cold areas, it is very suitable to drink Wujia wine during the Dragon Boat Festival.