Medicine for clearing dampness and heat

Damp-heat constitution is a health problem that many people have. If the human body has a damp and hot constitution, then the person's health will be greatly affected. Therefore, if you are diagnosed with a damp-heat constitution, you must take certain methods to clear away the dampness and heat and regulate your body. So, what are the medicines or dietary therapies that can clear away dampness and heat? This will be introduced below!

1. Pork tendon stewed with isatis root

Ingredients: 8 grams of isatis root, 60 grams of pork tendon, 1 slice of ginger, half a candied date.

Method: Clean the pork shank (the meat from the front calf of the pig) and cut into large slices. Rinse the isatis root slices with water, then put all the ingredients into a stewing pot, stew over high heat for 3 hours, keep warm until drinking, and then add salt to taste.

Tips: Pork tendon is tender and smooth, with a little meat fiber after stewing, and is quite chewy. It is a favorite of many men to eat with soy sauce.

2. Stewed Water Snake with Chinese Smilax

Ingredients: 10 grams of wild yam, 50 grams of water snake, 2 red dates, and 1 slice of ginger.

Method: Cut the water snake into sections, wash it clean, and boil it in hot water for later use. Then peel and slice the wild yam. Then put the red dates, ginger slices, water snake segments and wild yam slices into the stewing pot, stew over high heat for 3 hours, and add salt to taste when drinking.

Tips: When buying, you should distinguish between "water snakes" and "mud snakes". The skin of mud snakes is darker. They look very similar, but the results of stewing them are very different, with the water snake's soup being clear and sweet. It is best to choose small snakes weighing a few taels when stewing water snakes, as they are more flavorful.

3. Stewed Pork Tongue with Chicken Bone Grass

Ingredients: 5 grams of chicken bone grass, 80 grams of pig's fowl, 1 slice of ginger, and half a candied date.

Preparation method: First clean the chicken bone grass and pork tongue, then put all the ingredients into the stewing pot and stew over high heat for 3 hours. After stewing, add salt to taste.

Tips: Soak the chicken bone grass in clean water for a while to rinse off the mud and impurities on the chicken bone grass.

4. Fresh mulberry leaves stewed pork tendon

Ingredients: 5 grams of fresh mulberry leaves, 60 grams of pork tendon, half a candied date, and 1 slice of ginger.

Method: Wash the pork shank and cut into large slices. Rinse the fresh mulberry leaves with water, then put all the ingredients into a stewing pot, stew over high heat for 3 hours, and add salt to taste when drinking.

Tips: Fresh mulberry leaves are most abundant from March to May, so don’t miss it. Young leaves can be cooked and eaten, and old leaves are also fine for making soup.