Chen Pi tea (Tangerine peel)

Portion: 4 grams chen pi

Function: Improves spleen and liver function; expels toxins and fluids

(diuretic).

Portion: 10 grams Pu'er tea

Function: Aids digestion, expels fat, diuretic, laxative.

Foods to help you lose weight

Yi Mi (Job's tears) congee

Ingredients: Job's tears (30g), sugar

Function: Improves the function of the spleen and expels excessive body fluid

(diuretic), thus aiding to weight loss and relieving swelling. It helps reduce

hypertension and lower blood sugar. Also known as coix seed or Chinese pearl

barley, it tastes like barley.

1. Put Job's tears into a saucepan, bring quickly to a boil. Reduce heat,

simmer for 30 minutes until Job's tears become soft.

2. Add sugar and stir.

Ingredients: Dried shrimp (15g), white gourd (400g), lard (25g), green onion

(8g), salt, gourmet powder, and sesame oil.

Function: Expels excessive body fluid (diuretic), thus promoting weight loss

and relieving swelling. It also helps expel toxins and phlegm.

Effect is best if prepared with only 30g white gourd with peel and drink as tea

several times a day.

Method:

1. Wash the dried shrimp, and soak it in warm water. Peel the white gourd, and

chop it into slices.

2. Boil the water in saucepan, and then add white gourd, dried shrimp and salt.

Wait 8-10 minutes, then add green onion, gourmet powder and sesame oil.