• Water regulation problems mainly tend to manifest as edema. Edema is swelling due to excess water accumulation in the body. Edema may be localized or general.

    Dampness accumulates in the body over time as a result of a failure to "burn off" or transform moisture in the body. Dampness may be caused by pathogens lodged in the body which have not been properly expelled.


        Foods to Avoid:

    Foods to Avoid mainly include the same foods that cause dampness such as: Raw foods, cold foods, sweet foods, rich foods, over-consumption of fluids. Some foods that are particularly dampening include: Dairy products, pork, rich meat, roasted penuts, saturated fats, concentrated orange juice and tomato juice, beer, yeast, bread, wheat, bananas, sugar, and sweeteners.

    Licensed acupuncturist and Master of Oriental medicine Justin Hays offers telephone TCM diet consultations: contact us to schedule your telephone consultation today!


        Foods to Resolve Water Regulation Problems:

    On the other hand, the following foods and herbs may help to resolve water:

         Aduki bean
         Alfalfa Sprout
         Amaranth
         Anchovy
         Artichoke, globe
         Asparagus
         Ba Dou
         Bai Zhu
         Bamboo Shoot
         Ban Bian Lian
         Ban Zhi Lian
         Barley
         Black Bean
         Black Tea
         Blackcurrant Leaf
         Blackeyed Peas
         Bok Choy
         Broccoli
         Caper
         Carp
         Celery
         Chi Xiao Dou
         Chicory
         Chinese Cabbage
         Cleavers
         Corn (Maize)
         Corn Silk
         Cornsilk
         Couch Grass
         Da Fu Pi
         Da Huang
         Da Ji
         Dandelion Leaf
         Dandelion Root Tea
         Deng Xin Cao
         Di Long
         Dong Gua Pi
         Dong Kui Zi
         Duck
         Fenugreek seed
         Frog
         Fu Ling
         Gan Sui
         Goldenrod
         Grape
         Green Peas
         Green Tea
         Gui Zhi
         Hai Jin Sha
         Hai Zao
         Han Fang Ji
         Horsetail
         Huang Qi
         Irish Moss
         Kava Kava
         Kelp (Kombu)
         Kidney Bean
         Kohlrabi
         Kun Bu
         Laver
         Lentil
         Lettuce
         Lovage Root
         Ma Huang
         Mackerel
         Mandarin
         Mango
         Meadowsweet
         Mulberry
         Mullet
         Mung Bean
         Mustard leaf
         Nettle
         Nori
         Parsley
         Parsley Seed
         Peanut
         Pearled Barley (coix)
         Pineapple
         Plantain
         Plum
         Poke root
         Pomelo
         Pumpkin Seed
         Quail
         Red Clover
         Rye
         Sardine
         Sassafras
         Seaweed
         Soybean, black
         Squawvine
         Ting Li Zi
         Wakame
         Water Chestnut
         Watercress
         Watermelon
         Wu Jia Pi
         Xiang Ru
         Yi Mu Cao
         Yuan Hua
         Zhu Ling
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