Make good use of these 7 kinds of single-ingredient traditional Chinese medicine for detoxification, beauty and health preservation

When it comes to health detoxification, traditional Chinese medicine also plays a significant role. The key lies in whether you have found a detoxification method suitable for yourself. It is particularly recommended for those who suffer from persistent acne and severe constipation.

Detoxifying the spleen and stomach with Huo Xiang

Huo Xiang has a slightly warm nature, tastes pungent, and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. Modern pharmacological studies have shown that Huo Xiang contains volatile oil, whose main components are methyl chavicol and limonene. These can promote gastric juice secretion, enhance digestion, and help the body's toxins be smoothly expelled through the intestines. According to "Ben Cao Zheng Yi," it is described as "aromatic but not too strong, moistening but not overly drying. It can remove dampness and strengthen the spleen and stomach's vital energy, making it an effective drug for those suffering from spleen yang trapped by dampness, fatigue, lack of appetite, and a turbid tongue coating."

Moistening the lungs and reducing fire with Tian Dong

Tian Dong tastes sweet and bitter and has a very cold nature. Also known as Tian Men Dong and Da Dang Men Gen, it becomes hard and brittle when thoroughly dried, while remaining soft and sticky when not fully dried. It can nourish yin, moisten the lungs, stop coughing, and eliminate phlegm, effectively helping to expel toxins from the lungs. Additionally, it can reduce heat and aid excretion. It is mainly used to treat tuberculosis, expectoration of pus and blood, coughing, shortness of breath, diabetes, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, burning pain in the soles of the feet, deficiency labor with bone steaming, and yin deficiency with internal heat. It is decocted into a soup, with a general dosage of 6-15 grams.

Clearing the intestines with Angelica Sinensis

Angelica Sinensis tastes sweet and spicy, has a warm nature, and can lubricate the intestines and relieve constipation due to blood deficiency and intestinal dryness. After eating, it enhances the absorption function of the intestines and stomach, promotes metabolism, and facilitates the elimination of bodily waste. Its sweet and warm quality makes it an excellent blood-activating and blood-nourishing herb, maintaining normal blood circulation and aiding in blood detoxification. It is taken as a decoction, with a general dosage of 5-15 grams.

Promoting digestion with Sirukou

Sirukou has a warm nature and a sweet taste, entering the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of killing parasites, eliminating food accumulation, and strengthening the spleen. Its gentle warmth helps with digestion and clears stagnation in the intestines. Moreover, its rich lipid content ensures smooth flow, assisting in the smooth expulsion of toxins from the body through the intestines. Using Sirukou as the main ingredient is highly effective in treating pediatric malnutrition, indigestion, and loss of appetite. The method involves taking 30 grams of Sirukou, removing the skin and roasting Houpu, Chenpi, and Chuanxiong each at 0.3 grams, grinding them into fine powder, mixing evenly, and using honey to form pills the size of soybeans. Children aged three and above take two pills each time, while those below three take one pill each time, swallowed with rice soup.

Moistening the lungs and relieving dryness with Haizongzi

Haizongzi has a warm nature, tastes sweet, and enters the liver, lung, and large intestine meridians. It contains fat oil (about 74%, mainly composed of oleic esters and linoleic lipids), protein, volatile oil, sugar, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. The primary detoxification effect of Haizongzi is clearing toxins from the lungs. It can nourish yin, moisten the lungs, stop coughing, dispel wind and unblock the network vessels, disperse cold and remove dampness, replenish blood and nourish the liver, nourish yin and subdue yang, and benefit qi and replenish blood. Combined with walnut meat, it can warm and nourish the lungs and kidneys, moisturize and stop coughing, and dissolve phlegm. When these two ingredients are combined with honey, they replenish the kidneys, moisten the lungs, and stop coughing, suitable for long-term coughs and phlegm wheezing caused by lung and kidney deficiencies. The general dosage is about 10 grams.

Eating lotus seeds calms the mind

Lotus seeds have a sweet and astringent flavor and mainly affect the heart, spleen, and kidney. They can nourish the heart and benefit the kidneys, inhibit myocardial contractility, slow down the heart rate, dilate coronary arteries, relax blood vessels, lower blood pressure, tonify the spleen, and astringe the intestines. They also have anti-aging and life-extending effects. When used as a health-preserving dietary therapy, lotus seeds generally include the lotus seed core. The lotus seed core has a bitter taste and has the effects of clearing heart heat, consolidating essence, calming the spirit, and strengthening the heart. The detoxifying elements of lotus seeds mainly come from the lotus seed core. The general dosage is 6-12 grams.

Using red dates for detoxification in cold constitutions

Red dates belong to the category of qi-supplementing herbs and have the effects of moistening the heart and lungs, stopping coughs, tonifying the five zang organs, and treating deficiency damage. People with poor gastrointestinal function or digestive absorption should often eat red dates to improve their condition, increase strength, and help restore normal detoxification functions of the intestines and stomach. Red dates have a high sugar content and can produce a lot of heat, which can change the constitutionally cold state for people with a cold constitution.

The cyclic adenosine monophosphate contained in red dates can dilate the coronary arteries and enhance myocardial contractility. Vitamin C content in red dates is also very high, and they contain nutrients such as hawthorn acid. Research has confirmed that these substances have cancer-inhibiting effects, meaning that red dates have good cancer prevention effects. The general single dose is around 15 pieces.