Foods that clear the liver and promote bile secretion, these four are the most effective

On weekdays, when people choose food to eat, they can often eat foods that have the effect of clearing the liver and promoting bile secretion. So, what are the foods that can clear the liver and promote bile secretion?

1. Bitter Melon

Bitter melon can nourish the gallbladder and moisten the liver, promote diuresis, relieve heat, relieve alcohol, aid digestion, prevent colds, and can also treat laryngitis and wind-heat cough. The momordica charantia in bitter melon is known as the "fat killer". The fresh juice of bitter melon contains momordica charantia and insulin-like substances, which have a good blood sugar lowering effect and can reduce the intake of fat and polysaccharides.

2. Hawthorn

Hawthorn is well known to us because of candied haws, but in fact hawthorn is also a kind of Chinese medicinal material. It tastes sour and sweet, is slightly warm in nature, and belongs to the liver, gallbladder and spleen meridians. It contains ursolic acid, which can reduce the deposition of animal fat in blood vessel walls and alleviate arteriosclerosis to a certain extent.

3. Black plum

Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that Wumei decoction can promote the contraction of the gallbladder and promote choleresis, which is beneficial for the drainage of bile from the bile duct, reducing and preventing bile duct infection, increasing bile secretion, and making the bile acidic. Therefore, Wumei Sini Decoction can be used as a basic prescription for liver and gallbladder diseases.

4. Corn

Corn, also known as "maize", "corn", "jade", "cob", etc., is sweet and flat in nature. It has the functions of regulating the stomach and appetite, benefiting the lungs and calming the mind, clearing away dampness and heat, benefiting the liver and gallbladder, and delaying aging. Corn contains flavonoids, which have a certain effect on the macula of the retina, so eating more corn can help improve eyesight.