Dampness And Heat In The Body? Don’t Just Get Wet! Teach You How To Use Traditional Chinese Medicine To Regulate Damp-heat Constitution

Many friends get worried when they look in the mirror. In the afternoon, their hair becomes greasy and sticks to their scalp, and their face always seems to be shrouded in a layer of oil.

When talking to others, I thought my breath was refreshing, but I didn't expect that others would notice the odor, not to mention that after going to the toilet, the feces would stick to the toilet and it would be difficult to remove it even after repeated flushing.

These minor problems may seem unrelated to each other, but in fact most of them are probably caused by the same problem, which is dampness and heat in the body.

Once many people heard that there was moisture, they hurriedly boiled red bean and barley water and drank it. After drinking it for more than half a month, they found that not only did it have no effect, but they became even more tired.

Why is this?

In fact, we only focus on the problem of "wetness", but ignore the "heat" behind it.

Nowadays, many people are keen on eating hot pot and barbecue. Every meal is inseparable from fried and high-calorie foods. Those things accumulate in the stomach and cannot be digested. Over time, internal heat is generated.

The moisture hits the internal heat and becomes Damp and hot , simply removing dampness is naturally useless.

How did the heat and humidity get to you?

In the field of traditional Chinese medicine, there is the concept that the spleen governs transportation and transformation. To put it simply, the spleen is responsible for transforming the food we eat into nutrients, and then transporting them to different places in the body.

Once the spleen's transportation and transformation ability begins to decrease, the essence of water and grains eaten cannot be transported out, and then accumulates in the body, eventually forming water dampness.

At this time, the digestion ability of the stomach becomes worse. If you eat spicy and irritating food, it will all stay in the stomach and slowly generate heat. The moisture and heat gather together, forming a damp-heat constitution that is difficult to deal with.

It is actually not difficult to determine whether you are suffering from dampness and heat.

Think about it: Do you have such a situation? All day long, your limbs feel as heavy as if they were filled with lead. You are too lazy to move your body and limbs. You break out in sweat at the slightest movement. You often feel irritable in your heart, and you often get angry for no reason.

The red and swollen pimples appear repeatedly on the face, the skin easily develops eczema, the hair becomes extremely oily in just half a day, and the breath is so heavy that you can smell it.

After going to the toilet, my stool sticks to the toilet bowl. I cannot flush it clean after flushing it several times. My urine is very yellow in color.

I stuck out my tongue in front of the mirror and saw that the tongue coating was yellow, thick and greasy.

If you have more than half of these symptoms, you most likely have a damp-heat constitution.

The two-flavor medicine recipe left by our ancestors

When it comes to regulating dampness and heat in the body, many Chinese medicine practitioners often recommend a very classic and simple prescription. This prescription only contains two herbs, and it is called Ermiao San.

Even though the prescription is small, the effect is not small at all. It specializes in improving dampness and heat from the root of the spleen and stomach.

Many people think that such a simple prescription can be effective?

In fact, the subtlety of the prescription passed down from our ancestors lies in its precise compatibility. The two drugs cooperate with each other to solve the problem appropriately.

Let’s talk about the first medicine first. Cork .

Many people know that Coptis chinensis and Scutellaria baicalensis have the effect of clearing away heat. Why don’t they choose them here, but choose Phellodendron cypress? Why?

There is a lot to pay attention to here.

Phellodendron not only has the effect of clearing away heat, but also has the ability to remove dampness. More importantly, its medicinal properties move downward, specifically entering the lower burner.

We have a damp-heat constitution, and many problems are caused by the downward movement of damp-heat. For example, there is a burning sensation around the anus, and yellow and red urine. For these problems, using coptis and skullcap is not as symptomatic as Phellodendron.

According to historical records, Cortex Phellodendron has the effect of treating short, narrow, red urine accompanied by heat and pain caused by the downward injection of damp heat into the bladder, which is consistent with these symptoms.

A combination of one cold and one warm will not harm the body

However, Phellodendron has a cool nature. Will it hurt the spleen and stomach if used for a long time?

This is the wisdom possessed by our ancestors. Adding the second herb Atractylodes to the prescription can solve this difficult problem.

Atractylodes has a bitter and pungent taste and is warm in nature. It can enter the spleen and stomach meridian. Its main function is Dry dampness and strengthen the spleen .

It can help dissolve the dampness evil accumulated in the spleen and stomach, and also has the function of restoring the spleen's transportation and transformation function, and can prevent the dampness evil from breeding again at the source.

Atractylodes is warm in nature, which can restrain the coolness of Phellodendron cypress and prevent Phellodendron cypress from hurting the spleen and stomach.

You see, Phellodendron is responsible for clearing away the already generated dampness and heat to deal with current problems; Atractylodes is responsible for restoring the function of the spleen and stomach, cutting off the foundation of generated dampness and heat, and protecting the spleen and stomach from cold.

There are two kinds of medicines, one with cold properties and one with warm properties. The cold medicine has the effect of clearing away heat, while the warm medicine has the effect of strengthening the spleen. The two cooperate with each other and will not cause damage to the righteousness during the removal of dampness and heat. This compatibility is really ingenious.

Ancient books also say that Atractylodes can "strengthen the stomach and calm the spleen", and also mention that "all kinds of dampness, swelling and fullness cannot be eliminated otherwise". From this, we can see the role of Atractylodes in treating dampness.

Nowadays, many people have excessive moisture in their bodies, and the root cause is that the function of the spleen and stomach is not very good. The role of atractylodes is to help guide the work of the spleen and stomach on the right track again.

Before using it, check to see if it suits you.

When faced with various problems caused by dampness and heat, such as acne on the face, oiliness, bad breath and thirst, sticky stools, and yellow urine, this recipe can play a good conditioning role in these situations.

But it must also be made clear that not everyone can use it.

It is mainly suitable for situations where heat and humidity are heavier, or heat is heavier than humidity.

How to judge?

The most direct way is to check the tongue and urine. If the tongue coating appears yellow and greasy, and the color of the urine becomes yellow, then this is in line with the symptoms.

If your tongue coating is white and greasy, and you don't feel thirsty at all, it means that the dampness is more serious than the heat, and this prescription is not suitable. After use, it may cause symptoms.

Nowadays, many young people have problems with dampness and heat. They eat takeout every day, drink milk tea every day, eat hot pot every day, and eat barbecue every day. These are all eating habits that can cause dampness and heat.

Even if dampness and heat are eliminated with medication, if these bad habits are not abandoned, dampness and heat will still reappear after a period of time.

The key to regulating your physique lies in your daily routine. You should reduce staying up late, eat less spicy and greasy foods, and exercise appropriately to maintain good transportation and transformation functions of the spleen and stomach. Only in this way can you truly achieve less generation of dampness and heat.

Here we also need to remind everyone that Chinese medicine attaches great importance to syndrome differentiation and treatment when conditioning. For different people, the same prescription is applicable to different conditions.

If you are not sure whether you have a damp-heat constitution, you must go to a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to take a look, and do not blindly use medicine on your own.

After all, everyone’s physique is different, and what works for others may not work for you.

The following content is a sharing of health knowledge. It cannot replace professional diagnosis and treatment. If you feel uncomfortable, please go to the doctor in time.