Because of the perennial high temperature and humidity in the Lingnan area, it is easy to cause a "wet" constitution and spleen deficiency. Even for people with a peaceful physique, it is inevitable that they will be attacked by moisture in a humid natural environment.
Recently, the temperature has risen, although the climate is pleasant, but there are many people who have bloated as soon as they eat, lazy, have little strength, and do not want to speak; some people still have cold hands and feet, the color of the tongue is light, and there are tooth marks on both sides of the tongue, the tongue coating is white or thick, the stool is loose, the defecation is weak, and the bowel movement is not clean...... These are all manifestations of spleen weakness and dampness.
The spleen has the function of transporting water and dampness, and the most common phenomenon after spleen deficiency is the metabolic imbalance of "dampness", which causes dampness to remain in the body.
01What are the manifestations of spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness?
Obesity, loose muscles, oily facial skin, sweaty and sticky, chest tightness, phlegm, craving for fat and sweetness, easy drowsiness, sticky or sweet mouth, unpleasant weight, normal or unreal stool, excessive or slightly cloudy urine. The tongue is fat, the tongue coating is white and greasy, and the pulse is wet and slippery.
Recommendation: Poria cocos barley porridge
Ingredients: 30 grams of white poria cocos, 30 grams of coix seeds, 100 grams of japonica rice, pepper, a pinch of salt.
Method:
1. Wash the japonica rice.
2. Put japonica rice, poria cocos and coix seeds into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil with a fire, and simmer until eroded.
3. Add salt and pepper and stir well. 1-2 times a day, for breakfast and dinner.
Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen, promote dampness and dissolve phlegm. Poria cocos has a sweet and flat taste, which is beneficial to water dampness, spleen and spleen, and coix seed is sweet and slightly cold, can reduce swelling with water, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, clear heat and dampness, both drugs can strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, dampness and swelling, and have good health care functions for people with spleen deficiency and dampness.
Contraindications: Those who are deficient in yin and fire should take it with caution.
02How to regulate the diet of people with spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness?
Fan Duying, chief physician of the Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangzhou Medical University, introduced that the clinical manifestations of spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness constitution are mainly easy to be tired and easy to edema, easy to have gastrointestinal problems, such as poor digestion, easy to diarrhea, etc., and elderly people are prone to nocturia.
To improve physical fitness, it is necessary to control the mouth and open the legs, so as to improve immunity and enhance physical fitness.
The diet should be light, and less fat, sweet, greasy, cold and moisturizing products. Commonly used foods can be red beans, peanuts, loquat leaves, radish, onions, winter melon, etc.
Engage in outdoor activities to stretch your yang energy and access your qi. Dress for moisture and air, and spend time in the sun or sunbathing. In wet and cold climates, reduce outdoor activities, avoid cold rain, and keep the room dry. You should take it step by step according to your specific situation and insist on exercise for a long time.
It is advisable to choose whole-body exercise at moderate to medium intensity for a longer period of time, such as walking and jogging. When the exercise load intensity is high, it is necessary to pay attention to the rhythm of exercise to ensure personal safety.
Fan Dehui, a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor in Guangdong Province and director of the Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangdong Province, introduced that the spleen and stomach are the "acquired foundation", and a good spleen and stomach are necessary conditions for good health. We can also stimulate some acupuncture points to strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness.
Shenque acupoint (navel)
Rub the abdomen clockwise, you can also light the moxa to moxibustion and smoke the acupuncture points, or use a moxa box to set it on the abdomen for 20 minutes, taking care not to be too hot.
Destiny Acupoint
It is located behind the human body, below the second lumbar vertebra, opposite the umbilicus. Moxibustion with moxa sticks for 10-15 minutes or moxibustion jars for 20-30 minutes.
Yinling Spring (dampness acupoint)
In a sitting or supine position, grope from the bottom of the knee to the knee and touch the part of the large bone on the inside of the knee.
Tap, massage 100~160 times each time, 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening, you can also use moxa for 3-5 minutes.
Fenglong acupoint (dampness and phlegm acupoint)
The midpoint of the outer side of the calf, the place where the muscles are more bulging, this is a good acupuncture point to dispel dampness, and moxibustion can be used for 15 minutes a day to effectively strengthen the spleen and dissipate dampness. ■
[Source: Guangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Medical Guidance: Fan Dehui, Chief TCM Physician, Fan Duying, Deputy Chief TCM Physician]