What medicine is good for damp-heat in the stomach and intestines?

Gastrointestinal damp-heat problems are not uncommon, so if we want to better regulate and treat them and avoid the impact of these problems on the body, we should pay attention to the use of dietotherapy drugs. Red bean and coix seed drink, five-flower tea, and golden needle and winter melon drink all have good therapeutic effects. The use of drugs should follow the doctor's advice.

1. Vegetarian-roasted bitter melon: 200 grams of fresh bitter melon, cut into shreds, soak in boiling water for a while to remove the bitterness, then put into a frying pan and fry until 90% cooked, remove from the pan, and pour the sauce (containing salt and MSG) on it.

2. Red bean and coix seed drink: 30 grams of red bean and 30 grams of coix seed, add water and simmer for 30 minutes, then take out 100 ml of juice, simmer for another 30 minutes, then pour out the remaining 100 ml of juice, mix the two juices, and drink warm or cold.

3. Daylily and winter melon soup: 20 grams of dried daylily, cut into sections, soak in boiling water for 20 minutes, then add 50 grams of shredded winter melon into the boiling soup. It will be ready in a moment. Add salt, MSG and a few drops of sesame oil.

4. Five-flower tea: 30 grams of dried kapok flowers, 30 grams of honeysuckle, 20 grams of locust flowers, 20 grams of frangipani, and 20 grams of kudzu flowers. Wash all the above ingredients, put them into a pot, add 400 ml of water and boil. This five-flower tea can clear dampness and heat from the large intestine.

5. Corn

According to traditional Chinese medicine, corn is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It enters the liver, kidney, and bladder meridians and has the functions of diuresis and swelling reduction, calming the liver and promoting bile secretion, strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, regulating the middle and stimulating appetite, benefiting the lungs and calming the mind, and clearing away dampness and heat. Corn contains flavonoids, which have a certain effect on the macula of the retina, so eating more corn can help improve eyesight.

6. Mung bean sprouts

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "relieves alcohol toxins, heat toxins, and benefits the three burners", which means that mung bean sprouts can be used to eliminate all heat toxins in the body, and the damp-heat toxins are most severe in summer and autumn. There are also reports that Americans highly recommend mung bean sprouts and believe that it is one of the most suitable vegetables for obese people to eat. For those who have oily faces, high blood pressure or high blood lipids, are addicted to smoking and drinking, and are obese, eating mung bean sprouts regularly can not only cleanse the intestines and stomach, relieve heat and toxins, eliminate dampness and heat, and clean teeth, but also has the effect of losing weight.