How to regulate special constitution, TCM has a prescription to follow

Perhaps few people know about special constitution. In fact, special constitution is one of the 9 major constitutions mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine. Special constitution often refers to a constitution with some congenital endowments or congenital hereditary diseases, including allergic constitution, congenital malformations or physiological defects, etc. People with special physical constitutions need to pay more attention when conditioning.

1: The first is allergic constitution. Most people with allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, allergic purpura, eczema, urticaria, etc. belong to this category.

2: The second type is genetic disease constitution. People with a family history of genetic diseases or congenital diseases are mostly difficult to cure.

3: The third type is the constitution transmitted through the fetus. It is a physical condition caused by the adverse effects suffered by the mother during pregnancy being transmitted to the fetus. Some people have familial allergies, which they have at a very young age and last a lifetime; some people may not discover it until they are in their thirties or forties. In other words, this type of person has special innate conditions, and the timing of their attacks is affected by the environment.

1: Principles of conditioning: replenish qi and strengthen the exterior, nourish blood and eliminate wind. Commonly used medicines included include: Astragalus, Atractylodes, Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Chan Periostra, Ebony Plum, Leonurus japonicus, Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Moutan bark.

2: Food should be light and balanced, with an appropriate combination of coarse and fine foods, and a reasonable combination of meat and vegetables. Eat more foods that nourish the Qi and strengthen the exterior, and eat less buckwheat (containing the allergen buckwheat fluorescein), broad beans, white lentils, beef, goose meat, carp, shrimp, crab, eggplant, wine, chili, and other spicy foods. Avoid fishy and pungent foods and foods containing allergens. Avoid eating various allergenic foods to reduce the chance of attacks. Note: People with special constitutions should avoid eating raw, cold, greasy and various "irritating foods", such as fish, shrimp, crab, chili pepper, fatty meat, strong tea, coffee, etc., so as not to trigger old diseases. Avoid contact with allergenic substances such as dust mites, pollen, paint, etc.

3: Avoid allergens in your daily life and make sure the room is well ventilated. Keep the room clean and wash and dry bedding and sheets regularly to prevent allergies to dust mites. It is not advisable to move in immediately after interior decoration. You should open the windows and let the formaldehyde and other substances evaporate before moving into the new home. When there is a lot of pollen outdoors in spring, you should reduce the time you spend outdoors to prevent pollen allergies. It is not advisable to keep pets to avoid allergies to animal fur. Your daily routine should be regular and you should get enough sleep.

4: Strengthen physical exercise and actively participate in various physical exercises to enhance physical fitness. When exercising in cold weather, you should pay attention to keeping warm and preventing colds.

There are often congenital and familial characteristics. Fetal-transmitted diseases are the mother's influence on the individual growth and development of the fetus and related disease characteristics. Diseases that people with special constitutions are prone to include: people with allergic constitutions are prone to drug allergies and hay fever; genetic diseases such as hemophilia, congenital idiocy and what Chinese medicine calls "five delays", "five softnesses" and "crania"; fetal-transmitted diseases include fetal heat, fetal cold, fetal shock, fetal obesity, fetal epilepsy, and fetal weakness. People with special constitutions are a group of people with special physiques. Therefore, people with special constitutions need special care.