Seven tips to teach you to test whether there is dampness and heat in your body

The summer is hot and rainy. Many people will find that even if they drink a lot of water, they often have symptoms such as not wanting to move, oily face, dirty hair, greasy tongue coating, etc. If you also have this situation, you should be alert to whether it is dampness and heat in the body. The following Chinese medicine will teach you how to regulate dampness and heat in the body.

How to determine whether there is dampness and heat in your body

head:

The "Inner Canon of Medicine" says, "Due to dampness, the head feels as if wrapped in cloth." When dampness first invades the human body, the head may feel dizzy and heavy, as if wrapped in cloth; the body may feel heavy, the limbs may feel heavy, and the whole body may feel uncomfortable, as if a heavy object is attached to the body. In addition, there will be symptoms of dampness on the surface such as fever, slight fear of cold and wind, and clear runny nose.

joint:

When dampness damages the joints, the local Qi and blood circulation is blocked, and there will be symptoms such as soreness and heaviness in the joints of the limbs, and difficulty in flexing and extending the joints.

Digestive function:

Dampness disturbs the spleen and affects its normal function of transporting and transforming, which will manifest as chest tightness, abdominal distension, poor appetite, decreased food intake, and unformed food. When "internal dampness" is caused by poor spleen function, there are often symptoms of qi deficiency and dampness, such as a tasteless and sticky mouth, thirst without wanting to drink water, fatigue and listlessness.

Urine and vaginal discharge in women:

Another characteristic of dampness is that it tends to "move downward," easily harming the part of the body below the waist. Symptoms such as turbid urine, loose stools, excessive vaginal discharge in women, and vaginal itching are all typical.

Tongue coating:

Thick and greasy tongue coating is a typical manifestation of dampness disease, which often indicates disease state before the body shows obvious signs. The most accurate way to look at the tongue coating is in the early morning when you just wake up.

Unformed stools:

Long-term loose stools must be caused by dampness in the body. After defecation, there is always some stuff stuck on the toilet, which is difficult to flush down. This is also a manifestation of dampness because dampness has the characteristics of stickiness. For people with dampness in their bodies, one piece of paper is not enough after defecation, and they need to use more pieces.

Diet adjustment, eat more aromatic food

In hot and humid weather, what should people with hot and humid constitution pay attention to in their diet? And how should they regulate themselves? The editor introduces some practical tips to you, you may want to try them.

Vegetables: Eat more aromatic vegetables such as coriander, schizonepeta, patchouli, etc., but these vegetables are also damp and you cannot eat too much. You can eat these vegetables as side dishes to remove moisture. There are also soybean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, winter melon, papaya, and yam. These vegetables can be eaten as main dishes and have a dehumidifying effect.

Tea: Mugwort leaves and perilla leaves, which are warm in nature, can remove dampness, while bamboo leaves and lotus leaves, which are cool in nature, can clear away heat. Drinking tea every day can help clear dampness and heat from the body.

Seasoning: Spices such as ginger, fennel, and cinnamon have the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, and sweating. Adding a proper amount of them when cooking every day can have the effect of warming the middle and removing dampness.

Porridge: Porridge is also a good choice in hot and humid seasons. Add appropriate amounts of Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, millet and rice, cook them into porridge and drink it every day to strengthen the spleen, remove dampness and nourish the stomach.

Soup: Boil appropriate amounts of winter melon, red beans and pork ribs into soup to clear away heat and dampness.

Eat less greasy and sweet foods to prevent dampness and heat

People with damp-heat constitution should not overeat, drink too much, eat less fatty and sweet foods, in addition to adjusting their diet, in order to maintain good digestive function. Drink water in moderation to avoid water retention or moisture entering the body from outside. You should go to bed early and get up early, ventilate the room frequently, avoid air conditioning if possible, and develop the habit of defecating on time. Get up early and exercise until you sweat. Sweating can help remove moisture, but don't sweat too much so as not to damage your qi.

If there are only mild symptoms of dampness and heat in the body, the above treatment will help. If the symptoms are severe and the treatment is ineffective, it is best to seek treatment from a Chinese medicine doctor before treatment.