The word moisture has been very popular in recent years, as if anything that goes to a hospital for examination without major problems (such as fatness, acne, and lack of energy) can be classified as moisture, but what exactly is moisture? What is dampness?
Chunyujun invited the first Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University, the attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, to explore these problems from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.
The three major symptoms are always one of the minor problems that hit you
are often unexplained from Western medicine, but if you understand the "wet, heat, and poison" in traditional Chinese medicine, you will suddenly realize that these may be caused by "wet, heat, and poison".
Come and see if there is any, do you have these symptoms:
① Wetness in the spleen and stomach: constipation and diarrhea;
② Wetness in the lungs: oily hair, hair loss ; acne;
③ Wetness in the kidneys: gynecological diseases ( leucorrhea has an odor, leucorrhea is yellow, and itchy vaginal itching);
What is moisture?
When it comes to moisture, everyone is familiar with it:
—Wetness is one of the six diseases: wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness and fire.
Especially for people with skin diseases, most doctors will say that this is caused by dampness and toxins. Such as acne , eczema , athlete's foot, dry skin, itchy skin or dark butter, are closely related to moisture.
How does moisture come about?
There are two ways for human body moisture, namely the internal dampness and external dampness mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine.
Internal dampness is caused by the slow and slow operation of the human body's qi, which causes congestion; when the internal organs are dysfunctional, it will cause "internal dampness" due to the impairment of water and liquid transportation;
external dampness is caused by long-term humid environment, causing external moisture to invade the body. If a person is wet from rain in spring and summer, wading in water or in a humid environment, moisture will invade the body through the respiratory tract, skin pores, etc., "set up camp" in various internal organs and tissues, and "live for a long time".
What is "hot"?
A person is troubled by moisture for a long time, and the moisture will accumulate and turn into heat for a long time. This is what traditional Chinese medicine calls "heat".
After the body is heated, there will be many symptoms similar to ignition, such as: red and swollen eyes, erosion of the corners of the mouth, yellow urine, toothache, sore throat, , dizziness, greasy hair, dry and bitter mouth, greasy hair...and due to the influence of spring and summer climate, the discomfort caused by heat is more obvious.
What is the "toxicity" mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine?
Toxins are excess garbage in the human body, and there are two main sources: metabolic waste generated after food digestion and absorption; various pollution obtained from the environment are deposited in the body.
Dampness, heat and toxins collude and influence each other. It is worth noting that moisture, heat, and toxins are not independent, they will collude and influence each other.
Dry dampness will generate heat for a long time. Dampness and heat will affect the spleen and stomach, leading to problems with defecation, and thus produce toxins, which combine with each other, endangering people's health.
So Chinese medicine always calls them damp heat and toxins together.
What harm does damp heat and toxin cause to people?
Damp and heat toxins are called the source of all diseases by traditional Chinese medicine and a health killer. So what harm does damp heat and toxins have to people?
damages the image
damp heat and toxins have a great impact on appearance, which is unimaginable. Acne, dark and oily complexion, thick pores, facial problems such as eye bags, spots, rosacea, and body shape, etc., damp heat and toxins are all to blame. Eczema and urticaria are also closely related to damp heat and toxins.
easily get angry
People with damp heat and toxins in the body are particularly prone to get angry, causing various discomfort symptoms, such as insomnia, dizziness, headache, red and painful eyes, oral ulcers, swollen and painful gums, constipation, etc.
Damp and heat toxins can cause dozens of diseases
Damp and heat toxins can cause dozens of diseases such as spleen, stomach, liver and gallbladder, intestine, urinary and reproductive system, and prematurely cause the occurrence of wealth and honor diseases.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, dampness comes from the spleen and stomach. People with heavy dampness will often experience abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion and other discomforts.When the dampness is not removed for a long time, internal heat will be generated, forming damp heat , which will spread to the liver and gallbladder, diseases such as acute, chronic hepatitis, and cholecystitis will come uninvited.
When damp heat is poured into the kidneys, bladder , intestines, urinary and reproductive systems, diarrhea, constipation, urinary and urinary, hot urination, nephritis, cystitis, and even kidney stones, bladder stones, , bladder stones, .
Traditional Chinese medicine clinically shows that hypertension , hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia , diabetes , fatty liver, etc. are also caused by internal dampness, disorders of qi and blood.
Remove dampness, heat and toxins, and many people are wrong in the first step.
It is worth pondering: damp heat and toxins are so harmful to people. In theory, people will pay special attention to it, but why are there more and more people with damp heat and toxins now?
The main reason is -
Dampness is a disaster, mainly due to problems with the spleen and stomach. The so-called dampness and swelling all belong to the spleen. If the spleen deficiency is not solved, the dampness and dampness cannot be eradicated; if the dampness is not removed, heat will be generated for a long time, and toxins will follow closely, forming a vicious cycle. Many people do not start from the root cause when removing wet. doctors only ask patients to take some medicinal materials for diuretic and wet .
External symptoms of damp heat and toxin such as greasy skin, hair loss, acne on the skin, spots, eczema, urticaria, etc. People often seek other solutions. For example, if you use acne removal freckle removal products, hair loss products, and cosmetics, few people will start from the root of these problems.
What is the correct way to remove dampness, heat and toxins?
After the appearance of " Spleen and Stomach on " in the Jin Dynasty, the treatment of damp heat and toxins by traditional Chinese medicine has formed a strict logic, and has determined the treatment principle of combining inside and outside and adapting to the four seasons.
Inside and outside combined with
internally: strengthens the spleen and stomach; the root cause of dampness and heat toxin lies in spleen deficiency, and all dampness and swelling all belong to the spleen, so when real Chinese medicine removes dampness and heat toxin, it will inevitably start from the spleen and stomach.
externally: uses medicine at the same time to target the superficial symptoms caused by damp heat and toxins, and eliminates the superficial symptoms in a short period of time and often takes effect in a few days, so that people with heavy damp heat and toxins can strengthen their confidence and persist in taking it for a long time.
However, traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that "thousands of cold are easy to remove, but one dampness is difficult to remove", which shows that dampness is extremely difficult to remove. The process of removing dampness and heat in is also relatively long. Generally, it takes more than 3 months to see obvious results. Some patients with severe cases have to persist for one or two years before the symptoms can be completely improved.
There are different treatment methods in the seasons
Each season has its own characteristics. The climate changes rapidly in spring, summer and autumn, or dry, or damp and heat, and the temperature rises slowly. To remove damp and heat toxins, it is advisable to clear heat and reduce heat and remove heat and heat.
In the severe cold winter, people are prone to cold, so they should take some tonic drugs appropriately to enhance yang energy. If the yang energy is sufficient, the evil will not violate the right path, and the dampness will not come again. Therefore, it is better to get rid of cold and warm in winter.
Author of this article: Cheng Binbin First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University Attendant Physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Editor: Chunyujun
Source: Tuchuang Creative
