The lips are very dry all year round, especially in autumn and winter, which is even more serious. As long as the lips are opened and closed too much or laughed when talking, it will cause lip cleavage and bleeding. Over the years, I have used all kinds of methods to drink water frequently, apply lip mask , and apply lip balm every day, but my lips are still the same. What should I do?
In fact, this situation is no longer explained by simple dryness. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is called " lip wind ".
1. What is "lip wind"?
Lip wind is also called " Donkey Mouth Wind ". It mainly manifests as dry, chapped, longitudinal grooves or cracks, desquamation, bleeding, pain and other symptoms that cannot be cured for a long time. Sometimes it is accompanied by fungal infection, forming a pseudo-film and not easily removed, manifesting as symptoms such as redness, swelling, and erosion. Lip wind is more common, and it is more common in autumn and winter.
Western medicine calls lip wind desquamation cheilitis, and believes that the cause of the disease may be related to infection, sun exposure, tobacco and alcohol, cosmetic stimulation, nutritional deficiency, genetic factors, mental stimulation and emotional changes. At present, Western medicine has no effective treatment method. Generally, sesame oil and ointment can be applied to the lips. Antifungal ointment can be applied to the treatment if it has fungal infections.
2. Three common pathogenesis of "lip wind"
" Huangdi Neijing " records: "The temper opens in the mouth, and its beauty lies in the lips." This is also what traditional Chinese medicine calls "the spleen opens to the mouth", which means that the lips are closely related to the spleen and stomach, and the various abnormal symptoms of the lips indicate the disorder of the spleen and stomach function.
Generally speaking, lip wind has the following 3 common pathogens:
wind, fire, dampness and heat, and external lip
"Medical School Golden Mirror·Volume 65·Lips Wind" in the Qing Dynasty said: "Lip wind is mostly born on the lower lip, and the Yangming stomach meridian is attacked, and itchy and red and swollen at first, and itchy and swelling, and long-term cracking and water and fire stirring and hurting."
foot Yangming stomach meridian ring lips hold the mouth. If the stomach meridian is filled with heat and is attacked by wind evil, causing wind and fire to fight, it will be attacked along the meridian and become ripped on the lips.
Modern people overeat spicy and thick flavors, coupled with tobacco and alcohol, causing the stomach meridian to be stagnant and heat-stricken. If they are stimulated by external evils such as wind evil, wind and heat will fight each other, which will cause the spleen and stomach damp heat to steam along the meridian and build on the lips. In the early stage, the lips may just be itchy and dry, and over time, it will desquam and crack, and even the skin around the lips will become red and eroded.
Yin deficiency and dry blood, lip and mouth loss
"Complete Book of Surgery Certifications" records: "Lip wind often produces the lower lip, it turns out to be itchy, red and swollen, it breaks over time, and it hurts like fire, and it looks like skinless. This is the dryness of the spleen meridian and is heavily swelled by the wind evil cold and dampness qi, and it will be slightly swollen, cold or hot, and it will be worse and worse, and it will accumulate over the years."
can be seen. If the internal organs are filled with heat, it will consume body fluids over time, resulting in insufficient stomach yin and insufficient body fluids, and the lips will lose nourishment. This is what we often call "body thirst". When the body is thirsty, not only will the skin become dry and itchy, but the lips are the same.
In this case, in addition to cracked and itchy lips, it will also be accompanied by symptoms such as dry stools, short and red urine, red tongue, and low coating, and dry and hot body.
biochemical deficiency, lip and mouth are infertile
This article is best understood. The spleen and stomach are the basis of acquired nature. If the spleen and stomach are weak, the transportation and transformation are ineffective, and cannot biochemical qi and blood, and reach the lips and mouth, the lips and mouth will lose their nourishment.
Modern people are greedy for cold food, which often leads to damage to spleen yang, which is responsible for transporting and transforming water and grain. If the spleen yang is insufficient, it will affect the microbialization of water and grain essence into qi and blood. In addition to infertility in the lips and mouth, people with weak spleen and stomach also have symptoms such as intravenous eating, abdominal distension, insufficiency of limbs, difficulty in urination, and swelling of limbs. Women also have leucorrhea and leucorrhea and sparseness.
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Secondly, in response to the problem of dry lips, it is recommended to moxibustion the Dicang point at the corner of the mouth to directly replenish the body fluid and blood on the lips.
corresponds to moxibustion
If these three acupoints have not improved significantly, you need to further moxibustion.
1. Wind, fire, dampness, and heat, and external lip
. For the situation of dampness and heat , it is recommended to moxibustion the Quchi point.
Quchi point belongs to Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian , located at the elbow, it is the major barrier for the qi of meridians. It can open up and down, and the inner and outer surfaces. It can clear the wind and heat outside, and can also relieve the fire evil inside. It is the key point for both the exterior and the interior. It has the function of dispersing wind and heat, dispelling the exterior and evil, and is good at relieving the wind and heat throughout the body.
At the same time, Quchi point is the He point of the hand Yangming large intestine meridian. Five Elements Attribute belongs to earth, which "treats internal organs", so it can clear Yangming and relieve dampness and heat. The large intestine meridian is in the inner and inner world, so this point has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and removing wind, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and can relieve various skin diseases of the skin surface.
2. Yin deficiency and blood dryness, lip and mouth loss
Among the acupoints for Yin deficiency and blood dryness, the first thing is to recommend the Gu acupoint. It can be called the "Dabuyin Wan" specializing in the treatment of Yin deficiency and blood dryness.
Yin deficiency and blood dryness are mostly caused by excessive fire. However, Gu point is the Ying point of the kidney meridian, which belongs to fire, and the kidney meridian belongs to water, so its effect of nourishing yin and relieving heat can balance water and fire, which is especially suitable for yin deficiency and blood dryness caused by excessive fire. Moreover, many traditional Chinese medicine practitioners also believe that as a great medicine for the human body, the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing yin is better than that of Dabuyin Pills.
People with yin deficiency and dry blood often have symptoms such as upset, insomnia, dry mouth . Moxibustion on the Rangu point can increase the secretion of saliva, make you less dry mouth, and stabilize your irritable mood and make you sleep soundly.
3. Inadequate biochemical, loss of lip and mouth
As mentioned above, insufficient biochemical indicates weak spleen and stomach, especially spleen yang deficiency is the most common.
There are many acupoints to choose from for spleen yang deficiency, such as Zhongwan, such as Shenque , Guanyuan, Qihai and other middle and lower acupoints. However, here, Zusanli is particularly recommended.
Zusanli is the He point of the stomach meridian. Moxibustion on Zusanli can nourish the spleen and stomach, strengthen the body, and harmonize qi and blood. It is not only suitable for lip and mouth failure, but also for symptoms that affect appearance due to spleen yang deficiency and inconsistent qi and blood in the stomach meridian, such as dull complexion, sallow skin, and wrinkles. You can use moxibustion for 20 minutes each time at
or above acupoints.
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Organized and edited by: Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Correspondent: Qin Shasha Sun Lei Wang Jingjing Dong Wei
