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Based on scientific principles and the promotion of nutritional health, it’s time to talk about health with friends. Today, the health topic we want to share with you is about dampness. According to traditional Chinese medicine, dampness is the primary factor of summer, so diseases caused by dampness largely occur in summer. Therefore, if one does not pay attention to diet in summer, an excessive dampness condition may easily arise. Heavy dampness is extremely detrimental to our health, leading to fatigue, weakness, obesity, and even triggering various other diseases.
So, what should you do? We all know that summer diet often includes fruits, and there are many fruits that can help us dispel dampness. Enjoying these 7 fruits in summer will keep you refreshed and free from dampness! To avoid being burdened by dampness, make sure these fruits are always on your table, the more you eat, the less dampness you’ll have!
1. Peach
Peaches are warm in nature, nourish the body, and contain a lot of pectin, which helps absorb moisture in the intestines and clear up intestinal waste. Moreover, peaches are rich in potassium, promoting diuresis and effectively reducing body swelling. Therefore, eating peaches regularly can keep you refreshed and free from dampness throughout the summer!
2. Cucumber
Cucumbers have a sweet and cool nature and are beneficial for the small intestine and stomach meridians. They aid in strengthening the spleen, dispelling summer heat, and eliminating dampness, making them suitable for conditions such as heat-induced vomiting and diarrhea, deficient spleen with vomiting, poor appetite, loose stools, diarrhea with edema, red and white vaginal discharge, and other disorders.
Cucumbers can be consumed raw, cold mixed, stir-fried, or made into soup. For promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, and dispelling dampness, it’s best to consume them in soup.
3. Cherry
Cherries are often overlooked as dampness dispellers. They are warm in nature, slightly sweet and sour, entering the spleen and liver meridians. They have the effects of tonifying the middle, expelling wind better than dampness, governing diarrhea due to dampness in water and grain, and stopping seminal emissions. Research by American scientists has shown that regular consumption of cherries helps alleviate pain, reduce swelling, and is particularly beneficial for arthritis and gout prevention and treatment.
Recommended consumption: Cherry porridge for dispelling wind and dampness
Mash 100g of cherries after washing; Wash 100g of rice and cook into porridge, then add and mix the cherry juice when the porridge is ready, bring to a boil and serve.
4. Loquat
When it comes to dispelling dampness, Chinese medicine views loquat as possessing the energies of all four seasons, making it highly valuable medicinally. It is an expert in clearing heat and dispelling dampness. In case of wind-cold invasion, sore throat, cough with abundant phlegm, or when there is heat or moisture, consuming a loquat is a widely known folk remedy.
5. Pineapple
Pineapple, a tropical fruit, has a neutral nature and sweet taste, with the effect of clearing summer heat, quenching thirst, aiding digestion, stopping diarrhea, nourishing the spleen and stomach, consolidating essence and qi, aiding digestion, dispelling dampness, nurturing the skin, and promoting weight loss. Moreover, pineapple contains an enzyme called “bromelain” that can break down proteins, dissolve fibrous proteins and blood clots trapped in tissues, improve local blood circulation, and alleviate inflammation and edema.
6. Papaya
In addition to being known for its breast-enhancing effects, papaya can also regulate qi and stomach, nourish the liver, reduce swelling, and dispel dampness. This is because traditional Chinese medicine considers papaya to be warm and sour, entering the liver and spleen meridians. Papaya can clear summer heat, dispel dampness, promote spleen function, produce body fluids, stop thirst, and when one consumes it during hot and humid weather, it not only helps prevent heatstroke and cool the body but also replenishes body fluids lost due to excessive sweating in summer.
Furthermore, papaya’s papain can break down fats into fatty acids. Papaya contains an enzyme that can digest proteins, facilitating food digestion and absorption, hence aiding in spleen-strengthening and aiding digestion, which is extremely beneficial for dispelling dampness.
7. Orange
Eating oranges benefits digestion and stomach health. Oranges contain volatile oil components that can help resolve phlegm and thirst, especially beneficial for those with a damp-heat constitution. Modern research has found that oranges contain organic acids that can regulate the body’s metabolism, helping expel some dampness from the body.
That’s all for today’s sharing. We hope this information is helpful to you. Feel free to share other fruits that can help dispel dampness in the comments, allowing more friends to have more choices. A fragrant rose given to others will always leave its fragrance. Thank you~
References
Zhang Ling. Smart Ways to Enjoy the Hot Summer[J]. Modern Health
Fang Lanyun. How to Dispel Excessive Internal Dampness[J]. Chinese Health and Wellness
Anonymous. Fruits with New Attributes, Have You Chosen Correctly? [J]. Broad Health Perspectives
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