In recent years, it seems that anything detrimental to health can be associated with "toxins." The lead in car exhaust is "toxic" to the human body, and pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables are also "toxic" to the human body... In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is indeed a concept of "toxins." Not only these exogenous harmful substances, but also the waste products produced by the body's own metabolism, are also considered a type of "toxin." It is not difficult to understand that if toxins accumulate excessively in the body, illness will result. In fact, many so-called "toxins" come from daily diet and can naturally be expelled through diet. Many ordinary natural foods around us have unique detoxification functions.
Tea: Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to alcohol poisoning. Soaking 15-20 grams of tea in 200 ml of boiling water, and drinking it frequently after 10 minutes, can increase urination and prevent ethanol from damaging organs such as the liver and kidneys.
>White Radish: Sweet and pungent in taste. Decocted with an appropriate amount of sugar to make a juice, which can be consumed in several doses to relieve mushroom poisoning.Mung Bean: A good traditional food for detoxification. It contains nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and B vitamins. It has functions like clearing heat and detoxifying, quenching thirst and promoting urination, reducing swelling and lowering qi. Decocting 100 grams of mung beans and 100 grams of raw licorice in water to obtain 1000-1500 ml of medicinal liquid, which can be cooled and then consumed, can relieve food and drug poisoning.
>Water Spinach: It has functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling the blood, and promoting urination. If poisoned after eating dog meat in winter, 500 grams of water spinach can be decocted in 1800 ml of water, and the resulting juice can be consumed frequently to detoxify. For toxic mushroom poisoning, 500 grams of washed water spinach can also be pounded to extract its juice, which has a detoxifying effect.In addition to the foods mentioned above, ginger, hyacinth beans, eggs, and pig's blood also have varying degrees of detoxifying effects. For example, workers and farmers engaged in dusty jobs can benefit from regularly consuming pig's blood to help eliminate the harm caused by dust and metal particles. In areas with frequent sandstorms in the north, one can eat more dishes made with blood tofu, such as "Braised Blood Tofu" or Duck Blood Soup.