Liver and gallbladder damp-heat is mostly caused by diet. Common symptoms include red, swollen and painful eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, deafness, pain and weakness in the sides, or persistent high fever. If left untreated for a long time, it can also lead to symptoms such as rheumatoid arthritis, prostatitis, and even impotence and premature ejaculation. Here are four dietary remedies recommended by the editor to assist in the treatment of liver and gallbladder damp-heat.
1. Yellow Flower Porridge
Ingredients: Yellow flowers (30g), lean minced meat (15g), glutinous rice, sugar (as needed)
Instructions:
1. Clean the yellow flowers and set aside. Wash the glutinous rice and set aside;
2. Cook the yellow flowers, glutinous rice, and lean minced meat together to make porridge. Consume 1-2 times daily.
Benefits:
Yellow flower porridge has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, reducing swelling, promoting diuresis, and relieving pain. It is especially effective in treating acute jaundice hepatitis. It can be said that liver and gallbladder damp-heat belongs to the hot-blooded type, so patients must eat more foods with cooling blood effects.
2. Yellow Flower Lean Meat Soup
Ingredients: Yellow flowers (30g), lean pork (60g)
Instructions:
1. Soak the yellow flowers and clean them. Set aside. Clean the lean pork and mince it;
2. Put the yellow flowers and lean pork in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook the soup for consumption.
Benefits:
Yellow flower lean meat soup has a good therapeutic effect on acute jaundice hepatitis. In addition, it is also effective for chronic hepatitis B, which are common complications of liver and gallbladder damp-heat. Therefore, it is advisable to consume yellow flower lean meat soup appropriately.
3. Five Juice Drink
Ingredients: Pear, water chestnut, lotus root, fresh reed root (each 100g), ophiopogon (50g)
Instructions:
After washing and peeling the above five ingredients, use a utensil or container to grind and juice, then consume.
Benefits:
It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, replenishing fluids, and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for chronic liver and gallbladder damp-heat.
4. Isatis Root and Chrysanthemum Drink
Ingredients: Isatis root (30g), chrysanthemum crystal (2 spoons)
Instructions:
Cook the Isatis root in water to make a decoction, then add the chrysanthemum crystal and consume it once daily.
Benefits:
It has the effects of clearing heat, dispelling wind, improving vision, and detoxifying. It is suitable for chronic hepatitis and liver and gallbladder damp-heat.
Liver and gallbladder damp-heat can be harmful to the body, so it must be treated in a timely manner.
