In daily life, each of us can not do without water, proper drinking water can not only relieve constipation, strengthen muscles, beauty and beauty, but also prevent arteriosclerosis and stones and other diseases to a certain extent, but if there is too much water in the body, it will also bring some adverse effects, such as the formation of water dampness often said in traditional Chinese medicine.
Dampness disease, we commonly known as "dampness", do not underestimate the harm of "dampness" to human health, because dampness eventually floods the skin surface, which will not only block the blood flow, but also lead to the obstruction of yang energy, therefore, many people with dampness have symptoms such as general sleepiness, fatigue, diarrhea and abdominal pain, which is what we often call "dampness".
So, where does the moisture in our body come from? In addition to daily water intake and food intake, it is also related to one's own spleen and stomach. The spleen is mainly transported, which can transport water and liquid, so that the qi, blood and fluid can go where it should go, but if the spleen and stomach are weak, then the function of transport will naturally be abnormal, and it is difficult to transport water and gas, which is easy to induce the disease of internal arrest of water and dampness, and it is also said in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing" that "all dampness and swelling belong to the spleen". Therefore, if you want to get rid of dampness, it is fundamentally about strengthening the spleen.
In this regard, the famous Eastern Han Dynasty doctor Zhang Zhongjing's "Ling Guishu Gantang" can play a very good role. Ling Guishu Gantang is a classic prescription in Zhang Zhongjing's collection of "Jin Kui Yaolu", the whole formula is mainly composed of 4 flavors of traditional Chinese medicine, namely Guizhi (the original prescription dose is three taels, modern generally uses 9g), Poria cocos (the original prescription dose is four taels, modern generally uses 12g), Atractylodes macrocephalus (the original prescription dose is two taels, modern generally uses 6g) and licorice (the original prescription dose is two taels, modern generally uses 6g).
So, what is the wonderful effect of Lingguishu Gantang? Generally speaking, Ling Guishu Gantang has the effect of warming yang and turning drink, strengthening the spleen and improving water, this prescription is warm, especially suitable for people with cold and damp constitution, if your tongue is fat, and the tongue has tooth marks, thick tongue coating, and often sleepy, then you can take this prescription.
The cinnamon branch in the prescription is actually one of the most commonly used Chinese medicinal materials by Zhang Zhongjing, it has the effect of strengthening the heart yang, when the heart yang in the body is strong, it can promote the dissipation of cold and dampness, and can hide the dampness hidden in the internal organs, through the body surface to vent out. Atractylodes atractylodes is a common medicine for dampness, and the medicinal properties of this herb go up, and it enters the spleen and stomach, so it is also a biochemical spleen and soil medicine in the eyes of doctors.
In our body, the "pipe" used to dredge the water is the bladder and the three cokes, and Poria cocos has the effect of improving water and dampness, and in the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, many times it is the first to regulate the water and dampness in the body, and the "pipe" is unblocked, the disease can be alleviated, and the medicinal properties of Poria cocos can well accumulate the water and moisture in the bladder area, and then remove it from the body along with the urine.
According to modern clinical research, Poria cocos can also be used to treat alopecia, sometimes the reason why people lose their hair is due to spleen deficiency, moisture generation, and attack on the head and face, therefore, the water is dissolved, often also helps to stabilize the hair roots.
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine also pays attention to strengthening the right and dispelling evil, therefore, the "national elders" in traditional Chinese medicine come in handy, using the scorched licorice to sit in the middle of the coke, adjust the medicinal properties of other three-flavor medicinal materials, and jointly exert effects. As the Chinese medicine with the highest appearance rate in the formula, in fact, it is not only for the purpose of sitting in the middle of the focus and harmonizing the medicinal properties, licorice has many wonderful effects, but in Ling Guishu Gantang, licorice only needs to play these two roles, it is already enough.
If it cannot be discharged from the body in time, it will have great depletion of the body's yang energy, and Ling Guishu Gantang happens to be the "nemesis" of moisture. Generally speaking, although Ling Guishu Gantang only has simple four-flavor medicinal materials, it has a clear formation, and it can make you feel good at eliminating evil and strengthening righteousness, which can make you light without "wetness".
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