In the kitchen, the expert in dampness removal, Job’s tears, why do others have a good dampness removal effect after eating, but you feel worse the more you eat? Not only is there no dampness removal effect, but also indigestion and diarrhea may occur.
[Dampness removal is also classified, eating it incorrectly will make you damper the more you eat]
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the body’s dampness is divided into two types: “cold dampness” and “damp-heat,” with different types requiring different methods of dampness removal. Additionally, the preparation method of Job’s tears varies, and its properties, flavors, and dampness removal effects also differ. Therefore, to achieve the desired dampness removal effect with Job’s tears, one should also choose based on the different preparation methods. For individuals with cold dampness constitution, if they eat the wrong Job’s tears, they will become colder and damper the more they eat!
1. [Cold Dampness Constitution—Cooked Job’s Tears]
Individuals with a cold dampness constitution typically display overall heaviness, aversion to cold, cold hands and feet, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, loose stool, a pale tongue with teeth marks, and a white coating on the tongue.
Due to cold dampness often being caused by spleen deficiency, spleen deficiency is mainly due to improper diet habits, such as frequently consuming cold beverages and teas, long-term consumption of cool-natured vegetables and fruits that stimulate the spleen and stomach, leading to damage to yang qi, impaired water transformation function of the spleen, internal generation of cold dampness, and invasion by external wind-cold dampness, such as prolonged stay in air-conditioned rooms during summer, causing the invasion of cold qi into the body. Therefore, for individuals with a cold dampness constitution, when removing dampness, it is crucial to focus on the health of the spleen and stomach, avoid consuming raw Job’s tears with cool-nature, and instead choose cooked Job’s tears.
2. [Damp-Heat Constitution—Raw Job’s Tears]
Damp-heat is often caused by long-term smoking, alcohol consumption, a taste for spicy, fried, sweet, greasy foods, heavy meat consumption, inadequate intake of vegetables and fruits, staying up late, high mental stress, lack of exercise, etc., often presenting symptoms such as a thick, greasy, yellow tongue coating, oily face, prone to acne, soft and sticky stools, dark yellow urine, strong body odor, and excessive sweating.
Raw Job’s tears are cool-natured and excellent at promoting diuresis to remove dampness, it can remove dampness and wind, clear heat, eliminate pus, dispel dampness and alleviate pain, improve conditions such as difficult urination, edema, athlete’s foot, and rheumatic pain, and are more suitable for individuals with a damp-heat constitution.
Source: Beijing News
