In recent years, it seems that anything detrimental to health can be associated with "toxicity." The lead in car exhaust is "toxic" to the human body, and pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables 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 generated by the body's own metabolism, are 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 eliminated through diet as well. Many common 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 for 10 minutes and then drinking it frequently can increase urination, preventing ethanol from damaging organs such as the liver and kidneys.
White Radish: Sweet and pungent in flavor, when decocted with an appropriate amount of white sugar, the juice can be consumed in several doses to relieve mushroom poisoning.
Mung Bean: A traditional detoxifying food. It contains nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and B vitamins. It has functions such as clearing heat and detoxifying, quenching thirst and promoting urination, reducing swelling and lowering qi. Using 100 grams of mung beans and 100 grams of raw licorice, decocted in water to obtain 1000-1500 ml of medicinal liquid, which can be cooled and then consumed, it 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, 500 grams of water spinach can be decocted in 1800 ml of water, and the juice consumed frequently to detoxify; for toxic mushroom poisoning, 500 grams of water spinach can be washed, pounded to extract the juice, which also has a detoxifying effect.
In addition to the foods mentioned above, ginger, hyacinth beans, eggs, and pig blood also have varying degrees of detoxifying effects. For example, workers and farmers engaged in dusty work can benefit from regularly consuming pig blood to help alleviate the harm caused by dust and metal particles on the body. In northern regions with more sandy and dusty days, one can eat more dishes made with blood tofu, such as "Stewed Blood Tofu" and duck blood soup.