Symptoms of damp heat

Damp-heat is a term in traditional Chinese medicine. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the bladder belongs to the organ of body fluid. If damp-heat occurs, some symptoms of the urinary system will often appear. The most common ones are frequent urination and urgency, and turbid urine. At this time, some Chinese medicine can be used for treatment. For example, the use of Wulin Powder according to syndrome differentiation, the use of Huanglian Jiedu Decoction, etc., can all play a good therapeutic role.

Symptoms of damp heat

Damp-heat descending is the name of the disease. Refers to the flow of damp heat into the lower part of the body. The main symptoms are short and dark urine, heavy body and fatigue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and weak and rapid pulse. Symptoms include painful, red and difficult urination, lower abdominal cramps, distension and pain in the perineum, turbid urine at the urethral opening, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Clinically, it is often seen in symptoms such as damp-heat dysentery, damp-heat diarrhea, stranguria, urinary retention, vaginal itching, leucorrhea, swelling and pain in the joints of the lower limbs, and damp athlete's foot infection.

What Chinese medicine should I take for damp-heat?

1. Longdan Xiegan Pills: The main ingredients are gentian, bupleurum, scutellaria, gardenia (fried), oriental rhizome, akebia, plantain seed (fried with salt), angelica (fried with wine), rehmannia, and roasted licorice. The efficacy and function are to clear the liver and gallbladder, and eliminate dampness and heat. Experts believe that this Chinese patent medicine can be used to treat symptoms such as damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, pain in the ribs and bitter taste in the mouth, dizziness and red eyes, tinnitus and deafness, red urine, and damp-heat in the lower body. 2. Jiawei Xianglian Pills: The main effects and functions are clearing away heat and dampness, resolving stagnation and relieving pain. It can be used to treat dysentery caused by damp-heat flowing down into the large intestine, with symptoms including bloody stools, abdominal pain, and tenesmus. The method of use is oral administration, taking a certain dose 3 times each time. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the coptis root in the prescription can clear away heat and dampness, stop diarrhea and dysentery, and is the main medicine in the prescription. Drugs such as Scutellaria baicalensis and Phellodendron chinense can enhance the heat-clearing and dampness-relieving effects of Coptis chinensis, and are all considered as assistant drugs. Among them, two kinds of medicines, white peony root and angelica, can promote blood circulation and stop pain. Corydalis can regulate qi and relieve pain. Drugs such as costus root, magnolia bark, bitter orange peel, and areca catechu can promote qi and harmonize the middle, relieve stagnation and relieve pain. The function of Evodia rutaecarpa is to warm the middle, dry dampness and stop diarrhea, and it also controls bitter and cold substances, serving as an adjuvant. Licorice can harmonize the properties of the medicine, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, and is an adjuvant drug. The combination of these medicines can play a better role in clearing away heat and dampness, resolving stagnation and relieving pain.