Damp-heat constitution is one of the constitution types in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). For those with this constitution, removing dampness is crucial for health maintenance. TCM experts have discovered several simple-to-prepare health-preserving porridges that are particularly suitable for those with a damp-heat constitution. The following sections introduce several such porridges.
1. Glehnia littoralis and Anemarrhena asphodeloides porridge
Efficacy: Tonifies Qi and nourishes Yin, clears heat and promotes diuresis.
Ingredients: 20g each of Adenophora stricta, Dioscorea opposita, lotus seeds, Coix lacryma-jobi, and Imperata cylindrica root; 10g of Anemarrhena asphodeloides; appropriate amount of sugar; and 50g of japonica rice.
Preparation: First, cut the yam into small pieces, and wrap it together with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Imperata cylindrica root, and Adenophora stricta in a clean cloth. Then add all the ingredients, add water, bring to a boil, and then simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge.
2. Glehnia littoralis and old duck soup
Efficacy: Nourishes Qi and Yin, clears heat and removes dampness.
Ingredients: 1 old duck, 50 grams of sand ginseng, and anemarrhena asphodeloides.
Preparation: Chop the old duck into pieces, blanch it, stir-fry it in oil with cooking wine until fragrant, wrap the soaked sand ginseng and anemarrhena in a clean cloth, and simmer it with the old duck over low heat until tender. Add seasonings and serve.
3. Mung bean and Job's tears porridge
Efficacy: Clears heat, removes dampness, and relieves summer heat.
Ingredients: 50g mung beans, 30g Job's tears, 100g rice, rock sugar to taste.
Preparation: Wash the mung beans, Job's tears, and rice, cook them into porridge, and add rock sugar after it is cooked. Stir well and it is ready to eat.
4. Dampness-removing and summer-heat-relieving soup
Efficacy: Relieves summer heat, clears heat, and promotes diuresis.
Ingredients: Equal parts of white hyacinth beans, red beans, raw and cooked Job's tears, perilla leaves, Buddha's hand, lotus seeds, and Imperata cylindrica root.
Preparation: Add the ingredients to a pot, add 10 bowls of boiling water, and simmer over low heat for about 2 hours. It is also suitable to add lean meat. Season with salt before serving.
These nourishing porridge recipes are very effective for regulating a damp-heat constitution. If you have a damp-heat constitution, you can try these porridges. Traditional Chinese medicine experts remind you that there are many secrets to regulating your constitution, among which food therapy is the healthiest and safest. Therefore, for the sake of your health, it is important to have a well-balanced diet.
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