Author of this article: Yan Yuhong, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
More and more women have been diagnosed with thyroid nodules, breast nodules, uterine fibroids, and even malignant tumors... This type of women usually have a common constitutional problem, which is the constitution of phlegm and blood stasis.
Phlegm and dampness + blood stasis, forming a constitution that phlegm and blood stasis is intertwined
1, sticky and heavy turbid phlegm and dampness
0 Traditional Chinese medicine says that there is phlegm and dampness and phlegm and turbidity in the body, which refers to "invisible phlegm". Although it cannot be seen directly by the naked eye, it can exist in various tissues, organs and blood of the human body. It is the accumulation of wastewater due to the stagnation of the water in the body.
The manifestations of phlegm and dampness:
(1) chest tightness or abdomen fullness;
(2) Feeling heavy body, not relaxed or unhappy;
(3) eyelid is more swollen than others
(4) There is a sticky feeling in the mouth or throat, or there is phlegm;
(5) The body is fat, especially those with obese abdomen;
(6) There is a lot of leucorrhea and the smell is heavy;
(7) The stool is not formed or the three impurities (unclearly pulling, wiping, and rinsing).
If there are 2 or more of the above manifestations, it is likely to be a phlegm and damp constitution.
2. Stagnant blood stasis
Blood stasis is a pathological product formed in the human body due to slow blood circulation or blood accumulation, including blood stagnant from the meridians and blood stagnant in the meridians or organs due to poor meridian circulation.
Women are more likely to experience blood stasis than men. If the menstrual blood excretion that visits each month is blocked, blood stasis will be deposited in the body. Moreover, women exercise less and are more likely to sit for a long time, which is also a major reason for blood stasis. Sitting for a long time will slow down the blood circulation in the pelvic cavity and blockage of blood. Over time, blood stasis will occur.
The symptoms of blood stasis:
(1) irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea (stinging);
(2) There is a blood clot in menstruation, dark and brown in color;
(3) There is a fixed place in the body, which is usually heavy at night and light during the day;
(4) The lips and eye sockets are dark purple and dark, and the complexion is dark;
(5) The throat is dry, and I don’t feel relieved after drinking water;
(6) The skin is dry, and even if I apply body lotion, it will not relieve it;
(7) If the skin touches it, it is easy to appear purple.
If you have 2 or more of the above symptoms, it is likely to be a blood stasis constitution.
By looking at the tongue, judge the constitution of phlegm and blood stasis,
If the symptoms are not easy to judge, then there is another simple way to judge the constitution problem, that is, look at the tongue of , . The following tongue images all indicate the constitutional problems of phlegm and blood stasis.
Tongue icon 1: The tongue coating is white and greasy, with tooth marks , ecchymosis, petechiae
Tongue coating is white and greasy, the tongue is fat, there are sunken in the tongue, and tooth marks on the edge of the tongue. This is a typical tongue image manifestation of phlegm and damp constitution. If there are ecchymns and pectoris on the edge of the tongue on this basis, it means that there is blood stasis at the same time. The darker the color and larger the area of the ecchymns, the more serious the stagnation.
Tong Episode 2: The tongue coating is white and greasy, purple dark tongue
When ecchymns and petechiae gradually expand to the entire tongue, purple dark tongue is formed. Even the thick white and greasy coating with phlegm and dampness cannot cover up the blood circulation caused by blood stasis in the body and the purple tongue color. This means that the overall situation of the human body is stagnant and there is no corner where blood stasis cannot reach.
Tongue image 3: Sublingual veins are stagnant
In addition to ecchymns, pectoris, and purple dark tongue, we can also judge whether it is a blood stasis constitution by looking at the sublingual veins.
The specific method is: open your mouth and gently press the tip of your tongue against the upper palate. Do not use too much force, otherwise it will affect the appearance of the veins. If the sublingual vein is purple and dark, thicker, and irritated, and you can even see "beaded" nodules , it indicates that the body is stagnant. The more purple and dark this vein is, the more thick it is, the more nodules it has, the more severe the degree of blood stasis.
How to regulate the constitution of phlegm and blood stasis?
Friends who have phlegm and blood stasis are often damp and dry. This kind of physical conditioning requires us to pay great attention to both life and diet.
(1) Pay attention to your diet and use diet well to treat
. Those who have phlegm and blood stasis have a strong turbidity in their bodies, so they are prone to "three highs", so they should eat more complicatedly. The so-called complexity does not mean that you should eat some delicious foods or great supplements, but try to eat high-quality foods, such as the ingestion of protein , high-quality protein should be preferred.
At the same time, you should eat more foods rich in dietary fiber, such as brown rice , grains, sweet potatoes, beans, etc. When steaming white rice, just add some coarse grains.
Milk, yogurt, sugar and other foods that are prone to moisture should be eaten less or not; it is best to strictly avoid spicy foods, fried or barbecued, otherwise it will aggravate phlegm, dampness and dryness.
You can also add some foods to increase digestive motivation, help relieve venting and increase yang in daily life, such as tangerine peel, Buddha hand , rose, etc.
Dietary therapy recommendation: Remove the stasis and sour plum drink
Take black plum 10 grams, 5 grams of hawthorn, 3 grams of tangerine peel, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Add enough water and add black plum, hawthorn, and tangerine peel; boil over high heat and turn to low heat and cook for 10 minutes, add rock sugar and cook for another 10 minutes.
Effects: remove blood stasis and disperse nodules, promote fluid and quench thirst, clear and reduce deficiency fire . Women with uterine fibroids, breast hyperplasia, , and thyroid nodules can use it 1 to 2 times a week. for stomach problems , women during menstruation use with caution, and it is prohibited during pregnancy.
(2) Remove blood stasis and unblock meridians and promote circulation
People with phlegm and blood stasis must strengthen their exercise. Exercise can promote the body's metabolism and circulation, and "excite" waste such as phlegm, dampness, blood stasis and other waste in the body.
Avoid sitting for a long time in daily life. When sitting for more than 40 minutes, you can get up and walk around and do stretching exercises.
From 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. every day, you can press and rub the Xuehai acupoints on both sides for 5 minutes. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis , nourishing blood, and guiding blood to return to menstruation.
2022-09-23 WeChat public account "Yan Yuhong Women's Health" "Women with this constitution are most likely to suffer from nodules and fibroids! Check and adjust yourself quickly! 》, some content has been deleted, and the copyright belongs to the original author.
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