Specialist Doctor 1 Le Thi Thuy Hang, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - Facility 3 said that to purify the body, traditional medicine has many effective methods such as using herbs to clear heat and detoxify, acupuncture, acupressure massage, herbal baths, and health exercises to balance the body according to the principle of yin and yang and the five elements.
Below are 6 herbs commonly used to purify the body, especially during hot weather days.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum is not only a familiar anti-heat and anti-inflammatory medicine in herbal medicine, but also an ingredient in many popular dishes and drinks, such as chrysanthemum tea or chrysanthemum infusion. According to traditional medicine, chrysanthemum tea has a sweet, slightly bitter taste, cold properties, and affects the lungs, liver, and kidneys with the effect of cooling and detoxifying.
From a modern medical perspective, chrysanthemum contains flavonoids, terpenoids, phenylpropanoids and phenolic acids that have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, immunoregulatory and liver-protective effects.
Chrysanthemum tea has a sweet, slightly bitter taste, cold properties, and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
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Honeysuckle
When it comes to clearing heat and detoxifying, honeysuckle cannot be ignored. This medicine has a sweet taste, cold properties, and enters the lung, heart, and stomach meridians. It has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood, and dispersing wind-heat.
According to modern medicine, the drug contains flavonoids (lonicerin, rutin), saponins, tannins, carotenoids and many essential oils. The drug has a broad antibacterial spectrum, inhibits many types of bacteria, inhibits some skin fungi, is anti-allergic, anti-oxidant and strengthens blood vessel walls.
Phyllanthus urinaria
Commonly known by the folk name of sawtooth dogwood. According to traditional medicine, Phyllanthus urinaria has a sweet, bitter taste, cool properties, and enters the liver and lung meridians with the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, dispersing blood stasis, promoting blood circulation, and promoting urination.
Dandelion
Dandelion is also known as wild lettuce, spearhead or plow nose vegetable. It has a bitter, sweet taste, cold properties with the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, reducing inflammation and dispersing stagnation.
According to modern medicine, the drug contains flavonoids, bitter substances of the sesquiterpen lactone group with choleretic, laxative effects, increased detoxification through the liver and kidneys, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant effects.
Green bean
Green beans are both a medicine and a very popular dish. Green beans are sweet and cold, and enter the Heart and Stomach meridians with the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and promoting urination.
Green beans are often used to treat painful boils, relieve irritation and thirst, and treat drug and food poisoning such as aconite and cassia poisoning by drinking the water soaked in green bean powder, or drinking the decoction of green beans and licorice.
Green beans are sweet, have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, and are diuretic.
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Fish mint
This is not only a popular raw vegetable but also a type of plant antibiotic with many antibacterial properties. According to traditional medicine, fish mint is spicy, slightly cold, enters the lung meridian, has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, eliminating tumors and pus, and promoting urination.
According to modern medicine, the whole plant contains essential oils. The drug inhibits typhoid bacilli, staphylococcus aureus, diplococcus, streptococcus, tuberculosis bacilli to varying degrees, enhances macrophage function, enhances immunity, dilates renal arteries, increases renal arterial blood flow, relieves pain, stops bleeding, and reduces cough.
Some other measures to help purify the body
According to Dr. Hang, besides using herbs, there are some other measures to help purify the body such as:
Acupuncture, acupressure massage : According to traditional medicine, acupuncture and acupressure massage are effective methods in stimulating acupuncture points on the body, thereby improving blood circulation, reducing stress and supporting the detoxification process. These therapies not only help the body balance energy but also promote the elimination of harmful substances, increase blood circulation, support the immune system and improve the function of internal organs, helping the body to naturally purify itself.
Steam bath, herbal bath : Steam bath is a very popular method of body purification in traditional medicine. Steam water is made from herbs such as mugwort leaves, lemongrass leaves, or other cooling plants that help the body release toxins through sweat. Another method also applied in traditional medicine is herbal bath or foot bath. Herbs such as mugwort, grapefruit leaves, green tea leaves are used for bathing, helping to relax the body, detoxify and improve blood circulation.
Health care : Traditional medicine also encourages health care exercises and tai chi to promote blood circulation, improve health, and help the body naturally purify itself through deep breathing and gentle movement.
"In addition to applying the above solutions, patients also need to pay attention to avoid bad habits such as staying up late, abusing foods rich in fat, sugar, red meat, or drinking too much beer and alcohol, smoking, drugs and foods of unknown origin. In addition, it is also necessary to pay attention to drinking enough water, eating lots of green vegetables and low-sugar fruits, which are very beneficial habits for health," Dr. Hang recommends.
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