If you usually feel heavy, groggy, listless, greasy on your face, and often feel phlegm in your throat, inexplicable obesity or edema, you should be alert to the stagnation of moisture in your body. At this time, it is necessary to help the body get rid of dampness through effective methods, and Smilax glabra is a traditional Chinese medicine with the effect of getting rid of dampness. Therefore, it is also a commonly used dampness-removing drug in Chinese medicine. However, Chinese medicine believes that the weakness of spleen and stomach is an important factor leading to the stagnation of moisture in the body, so Smilax glabra is best used in conjunction with other medicinal materials to get satisfactory dampness-removing effect.

What can Smilax glabra match to get rid of dampness?

1, Smilax glabra can be compatible with Radix Astragali.

Astragalus membranaceus is a kind of warm and sweet medicine, which has the effects of diuresis and granulation, benefiting qi and consolidating exterior. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses it to treat qi deficiency, fatigue, edema and spontaneous sweating. Smilax glabra has the functions of detoxification and dehumidification, benefiting joints, treating various symptoms caused by dampness stagnation, and assisting in conditioning muscle contracture, scabies and beriberi. Stewed soup with Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Radix Astragali, pig bones and other materials can better play the role of invigorating spleen, benefiting qi and eliminating dampness. When making Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Radix Astragali pig bone soup, it is necessary to wash Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Radix Astragali respectively. Next, wash the prepared pig spine, chop it, and fly it for later use. Finally, put all the ingredients together in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, cook slowly with low fire until cooked, and season with salt.

2. Smilax glabra can be paired with dried tangerine peel.

Dried tangerine peel is also a commonly used medicine in traditional Chinese medicine, which has the function of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen. Smilacis Glabrae and Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae can strengthen the spleen, promote diuresis, eliminate phlegm, reduce blood fat and lose weight. In particular, these two things are combined to make tea, which is very suitable for some women. When making Smilax glabra and Chenpi tea, first wash these two things with cold water, put them into a container, add appropriate amount of boiling water, cover them and soak them for five minutes before taking them directly.

3. Smilax glabra can be paired with coix seed.

Coix lachryma-jobi is a kind of food with the same function of invigorating spleen and eliminating dampness, and it is also a kind of rice that people in southern China usually eat. Cooking Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Coicis Semen into porridge can also play the role of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen, and can also play the role of slimming and losing weight if taken frequently. The preparation method of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Coicis Semen porridge is also very simple, and the prepared Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae and Coicis Semen can be washed and dried separately. Then, soak Job's tears in water for about two hours, then put them together in a pot, add a proper amount of water, boil them with high fire, and simmer them slowly until they are cooked. In addition, you can add some rock sugar to taste before cooking to improve the taste.

In short, people with moisture in their bodies can usually take Smilax glabra with other materials according to their own tastes. At the same time, we should also pay attention to eating less cold food in order to better prevent the symptoms from getting worse or recurring.