To achieve the effect of diuresis, it can be improved through diet and medication. There are many diuretic foods, among which vegetables are common and have good diuretic effect, such as cucumber, wax gourd, tomato, and so on. Some traditional Chinese medicines also have very good effects in diuresis, such as poria cocos, corn silk, coix seed, and wax gourd peel, all of which can play a diuretic role.

Diuretic Vegetables

1. Cucumber: It can eliminate heat, diuretic, detoxify, and has a cool nature.

2. Wax Gourd: It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic and anti-inflammatory, and can also sober up and lose weight. Note: The diuretic and anti-edema effect of wax gourd mainly lies in the peel, so it needs to be boiled with the peel.

3. Tomato: Eating fresh tomatoes can help with diuresis and relieve leg fatigue, reducing edema. If eaten raw, the effect will be even better.

4. Lettuce: Lettuce has a cool, bitter, and sweet taste, entering the intestines and stomach meridians; it has the effect of benefiting the five organs, unblocking meridians, clearing stomach heat, clearing heat and diuretic; it is used for symptoms such as difficult urination, bloody urine, and insufficient milk.

Diuretic Chinese Medicines

1. Poria Cocos: Poria cocos has the effect of promoting diuresis and removing dampness, with a gentle medicinal property that promotes diuresis without injuring the vital energy, making it an essential medicine for promoting diuresis and removing dampness.

2. Corn Silk: Corn silk has the effect of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, clearing the liver and promoting gallbladder function. It is mainly used for treating edema, frequent urination, jaundice, cholecystitis, gallstones, hypertension, diabetes, and insufficient milk.

3. Coix Seed: Coix seed has the effect of relieving arthralgia and diarrhea, strengthening the spleen, and promoting diuresis and removing dampness. It is used for the treatment of edema, beriberi, difficult urination, dampness arthralgia, and spleen deficiency diarrhea.

4. Wax Gourd Peel: Wax gourd peel, a traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the dried outer peel of the wax gourd, a plant from the Cucurbitaceae family. It has the effect of promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is used for treating edema, difficult urination, heatstroke thirst, and short and reddish urine.