Do you know the principles of nine types of body constitution conditioning formulas?

The most important thing about paste prescriptions is that they are not suitable for everyone. Everyone's living environment and physical condition are different. Not everyone is suitable for taking paste prescriptions, and not one paste prescription can be suitable for everyone. The following introduces the principles of conditioning with paste prescriptions for nine different body types.

Qi deficiency

[Clinical features] Introverted personality, not adventurous. Intolerance to wind, cold, heat and dampness.

[Treatment principles] Replenish vital energy, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the middle.

Yang deficiency constitution

[Clinical features] Insufficient Yang Qi, with symptoms of coldness, fear of cold, cold hands and feet as the main features. It can tolerate summer but not winter; it is susceptible to wind, cold and dampness.

【Treatment principles】Warming Yang and replenishing Qi.

Yin deficiency constitution

[Clinical features] Deficiency of yin fluid, with symptoms of deficiency heat such as dry mouth and throat, hot hands and soles, etc. as the main features. Hot palms and soles, dry mouth and throat, slightly dry nose, preference for cold drinks, dry stool, red tongue with little fluid, and thin and rapid pulse.

【Treatment principles】Nourishes Yin fluid.

Phlegm-damp constitution

[Clinical features] Phlegm-dampness condenses, with the main features being obesity, abdominal distension, sticky mouth and other phlegm-dampness manifestations. The facial skin is oily, sweaty and sticky, there is chest tightness, excessive phlegm, a sticky or sweet mouth, a preference for fatty, sweet and sticky food, a greasy tongue coating, and a slippery pulse.

[Treatment principles] Strengthen the spleen and regulate Qi, resolve phlegm and eliminate dampness.

Moisture and heat

[Clinical features] Internal accumulation of dampness and heat, with greasy face, bitter taste in the mouth, and greasy yellow tongue coating as the main symptoms. The face is oily and dirty, prone to acne, bitter and dry mouth, heavy body and drowsiness, sticky or dry stools, short and yellow urine, men are prone to wet scrotum, women are prone to increased vaginal discharge, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

【Treatment principles】 Clear away heat and eliminate dampness.

Blood Stasis

[Clinical Features] Poor blood circulation, with dark complexion, purple tongue and other blood stasis manifestations as the main features. The skin color is dull, with pigmentation, easy bruising, dull lips, dark tongue or petechiae, dark purple or thickened sublingual veins, and a sluggish pulse.

【Treatment principles】Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

Qi stagnation constitution

[Clinical features] Qi stagnation, with depression, anxiety, fragility and other symptoms as the main features. Depressed expression, fragile emotions, irritability, pale red tongue, thin white fur, and stringy pulse.

[Treatment principles] Soothe the liver and relieve depression, regulate the body and calm the mind.

Special qualities

[Clinical Features] Congenital abnormalities, with physiological defects, allergic reactions, etc. as the main features. People with allergic constitution often suffer from asthma, urticaria, itchy throat, nasal congestion, sneezing, etc.

【Treatment principles】Dispel wind and nourish blood.

Peaceful

[Clinical features] The main features are harmonious balance of yin and yang, qi and blood, moderate body shape, ruddy complexion and abundant energy.

[Treatment principles] Strengthen the spleen and kidney, replenish qi and nourish blood, and regulate the heart and spleen.