Sweet in taste and neutral in nature, it has been a fine tonic for nourishing the body, expelling toxins, and improving complexion since ancient times.
Effects: It has significant effects on moistening the lungs to relieve cough, promoting bowel movements, expelling toxins, and improving complexion. It is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body.
Suitable for: Beneficial for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia. 2. Carrot
Sweet in taste and cool in nature, it is an effective detoxifying food that nourishes the blood, expels toxins, and strengthens the spleen and stomach. [China Cuisine]
Effects: After combining with mercury ions in the body, it can effectively reduce the concentration of mercury ions in the blood and accelerate their excretion. White radish, red radish, and small radish also have the above effects.
Suitable for: Skin problems such as chloasma and butterfly spots caused by lead or mercury超标 in cosmetics or diet. 3. Kelp
Salty in taste and cold in nature, it is an ideal detoxifying food for resolving phlegm, reducing inflammation, relieving asthma, expelling toxins, and promoting bowel movements. [China Cuisine]
Effects: The iodine in kelp can be absorbed by the human body to promote the excretion of harmful substances, pathological substances, and inflammatory exudates. At the same time, kelp contains a substance called fucoidan, which can absorb cholesterol in the blood and excrete it.
Suitable for: Goiter and diseases caused by iodine deficiency, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, drug poisoning, and edema. 4. Wood Ear Mushroom
Sweet in taste and neutral in nature, it is the best food for detoxification, cleansing the stomach and intestines, nourishing the blood, and stopping bleeding.
Effects: Wood ear mushroom contains a plant-based gum with strong adsorption capacity, which can adsorb dust and impurities remaining in the human digestive system and then excrete them.
Suitable for: People working in a dusty environment should eat more of it. 5. Cucumber
Sweet in taste and neutral in nature, it is a detoxifying food with obvious effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting the production of body fluids, and quenching thirst.
Effects: The cucumber acid contained in cucumber can promote human metabolism and expel toxins. The content of vitamin C is 5 times higher than that of watermelon, which can whiten the skin, keep it elastic, and inhibit the formation of melanin. Moreover, eating cucumber helps to resolve inflammation and can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat.
Suitable for: Poor condition of the lungs, stomach, heart, liver, and excretory system, and prone to irritability, thirst, sore throat, or excessive phlegm in summer. [China Cuisine] 6. Bitter Melon
Sweet and bitter in taste, neutral in nature, it is a rare food for detoxification and improving complexion.
Effects: Bitter melon contains an active protein with significant anti-cancer effects, which can stimulate the body's immune system defense function, increase the activity of immune cells, and remove harmful substances from the body.
Suitable for: Although the taste of bitter melon is slightly bitter, aftertaste is sweet. Women should eat more of it to regulate menstruation. 7. Lychee
Sweet and sour in taste, warm in nature, it is an ideal food for detoxifying and stopping diarrhea, promoting the production of body fluids and quenching thirst, and expelling toxins to improve complexion.
Effects: Lychee has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and essence, improving liver function, accelerating toxin excretion, promoting cell regeneration, and making the skin delicate and smooth.
Suitable for: Rough and dry skin, especially kidney deficiency caused by staying up late. 8. Pig's Blood
Sweet in taste and warm in nature, it is an ideal food for detoxifying and clearing the intestines, nourishing blood and improving complexion, and expelling toxins to improve complexion. [China Cuisine]
Effects: After the plasma protein in pig's blood is decomposed by gastric acid in the human body, it produces a detoxifying and intestinal cleansing substance that can expel harmful dust and metal particles from the body.
Suitable for: People who are long-term exposed to harmful and toxic dust, especially drivers who drive vehicles daily. In addition, pig's blood is rich in iron and can improve the condition of anemia and pale complexion. 9. Mung Bean
Sweet in taste and cool in nature, it is a staple food for clearing heat and detoxifying, and reducing internal heat.
Effects: Regular consumption can help expel toxins from the body and promote normal metabolism.
Suitable for: Many people experience skin itching, dark acne, and heat rash after eating greasy, fried, and hot foods. Mung bean has a powerful detoxification effect and can remove various toxins. Mung bean can lower cholesterol, has liver-protecting and anti-allergic effects. Adding honey to mung bean soup to drink enhances the detoxification and beauty effects. [China Cuisine] 10. Tea
Cool in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, it is a detoxifying guard for clearing heat and relieving vexation, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation, and promoting urination.
Effects: Its effects of refreshing the mind, clearing the head and eyes, clearing summer heat and quenching thirst are particularly significant. Tea is rich in a biological substance called tea polyphenols, which has a detoxifying effect. As a natural antioxidant, tea polyphenols can scavenge active oxygen free radicals and are used for health care and anti-aging.
Suitable for: Tea has obvious anti-cancer effects. Persisting in drinking tea has a positive effect of preventing tumor formation. [China Cuisine] 11. Garlic
The special components in garlic can reduce the concentration of lead in the body. 12. Mushroom
It can help expel toxins from the body and promote normal metabolism. 13. Strawberry
It can help clean the gastrointestinal tract and strengthen the liver. People who are allergic to aspirin and have poor gastrointestinal function should not eat it. 14. Cherry
It can remove toxins and unclean body fluids, thus it has a considerable auxiliary effect on kidney detoxification, and also has a mild laxative effect. 15. Grape
It can help the composition of intestinal mucus and remove garbage from the liver, intestines, stomach, and kidneys. The only disadvantage is that the calorie is a bit high, 40 grapes are equivalent to the calories of two apples. 16. Apple
Contains galactose and alduronic acid, which can help detoxify, and pectin can prevent food from rotting in the intestines. The calorie is also very low.