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 on vegetables and fruits are "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 form of "toxin." It is not difficult to understand that if these human toxins accumulate excessively, one will become ill. 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 urine output and prevent ethanol from damaging organs such as the liver and kidneys.
White Radish: Sweet and pungent in flavor. Decocted with an appropriate amount of white sugar to make a juice, which can be consumed in several doses to relieve mushroom poisoning.
Mung Beans: 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 liquid, which can be cooled and consumed, can relieve food and drug poisoning.
Water Spinach: It has the functions of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling the blood, and promoting urination. If poisoned after eating dog meat in winter, you can take 500 grams of water spinach, decoct it with 1800 ml of water to obtain the juice, and drink it frequently to detoxify. For toxic mushroom poisoning, 500 grams of washed water spinach can be pounded to extract the juice, which has a detoxifying effect.
In addition to the foods mentioned above that can detoxify, ginger, hyacinth beans, eggs, and pig blood also have varying degrees of detoxifying effects. For example, workers and farmers engaged in dust operations can regularly consume pig blood to help eliminate the harm of dust and metal particles to the body. In northern regions where there are many days of blowing sand, one can eat more dishes made with blood tofu, such as "Stewed Blood Tofu" and Duck Blood Soup.