The dampness in the body is heavy, and people will be very uncomfortable. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "wet and heavy is like wrapping", which means that the body is damp and will feel as awkward as being wrapped in a half-dry and half-wet garment. Summer is the time when you are most likely to get damp, so what can you do to avoid it?
Keeping in mind the six "moisture avoidance methods"
An unhealthy lifestyle will allow moisture to "take advantage of the void", and the following details can be used to dehumidify the body in life.
1. Sleep well
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, staying up late and not getting enough sleep can easily lead to spleen deficiency, which in turn causes stagnation of water and dampness.
It is recommended to go to bed before 11 o'clock every night and ensure 6~8 hours of sleep.
2. Avoid being sedentary
The main muscle of the spleen is the main movement of water and dampness, and lack of exercise can cause spleen qi deficiency and water dampness, and proper exercise can help to discharge moisture.
3. Stay away from sweets and alcohol
Sweets and alcohol are both foods that help to produce dampness, which can easily cause dampness to accumulate in the body and cause spleen and stomach dysfunction.
4. The indoor temperature should not be too low
If the indoor temperature is too low, the pores of the body will automatically close, and the sweat will not be discharged, and the moisture will not be dispersed, but can only accumulate in the body.
5. Blow dry your hair after washing
If you don't dry your hair after washing, cover it with a towel, or don't change your dry clothes in time after it rains on a rainy day, it's easy to get entangled in dampness.
6. Avoid the cold
It should be noted that the so-called "cold" in Chinese medicine is not limited to iced food, but also some normal temperature foods that are cold in nature.
cold fruits such as watermelon, kiwifruit, banana, mangosteen, etc.; cold vegetables, such as bitter gourd, bitter herbs, lotus root, kelp, seaweed, etc.; As well as herbal tea and other cold drinks, you should not eat too much.
What should I do if I am already damp?
The focus of dampness is to strengthen the spleen.
In the human body, the spleen and stomach are located in the middle of the human body and are the largest "water pump" in the body. When the spleen and stomach are malfunctioning, all kinds of water in the human body continue to accumulate, and dampness comes.
Therefore, Zhang Jingyue of the Ming Dynasty said: "Water is only afraid of the soil, so it is controlled in the spleen." ”
If you want to nourish the spleen and stomach, there is a medicinal herb (medicine and food homology) that is worth recommending-five-finger peach.
Five-fingered peach is a kind of Lingnan medicinal material, which has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, invigorating qi and dampness, expelling phlegm and relieving asthma, relieving tendons and activating the body.
Deng Tietao, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, once summarized its advantages:
It is good for qi and not for fire;
replenish qi without lifting qi;
upholds the right and does not hinder the evil;
Modern people are delicious and lazy, and most of the tongues that stick out have symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness, such as fat tongues, tooth marks, and white and thick tongue coating. For this case, the five-fingered hairy peach is just right.
Moreover, this herb has a peaceful taste, and can dissolve phlegm and remove dampness, relax the muscles and activate the nerves, even if the deficiency is not replenished, and the person with a damp and deficiency constitution can also use it with confidence.
Three soups for reference
Dr. Chen Yanxia from Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine recommends three soup recipes for everyone, which are more compatible and effective.
01 Five-finger peach four-god soup
Ingredients: 15 grams of five-finger peach, poria cocos, lotus seeds, seeds, yam, half a chicken.
Method: Wash the soup and soak for 15 minutes; Blanch the chicken and set aside; Put all the ingredients into the soup pot, add water to boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 1 hour, add salt to taste.
Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness. It is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and dampness, weak resistance, etc.
02 Five-fingered peach soil poria soup
Ingredients: 30 grams of five-finger peach, 30 grams of Poria cocos, 500 grams of pork bones, 5 slices of ginger.
Method: Wash the five-finger peach and soil poria and soak it in an appropriate amount of water for 15 minutes; Blanch the pork bones and set aside; Put the ingredients into the soup pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat, simmer for 1 hour, add salt to taste.
Efficacy: Clearing away heat and detoxifying, strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness. It is suitable for people with heavy dampness and heat, fatigue and weakness, and damp poison belts.
03 five-fingered peach chicken
Ingredients: 50 grams of five-finger peach, 1 chicken, 5 slices of ginger.
Method: Soak the five-fingered peach in an appropriate amount of water for 15 minutes, add an appropriate amount of salt to the chicken, and marinate for 20 minutes; Stuff the five-finger peach and ginger slices into the chicken belly, boil the water, and steam for 25 minutes over high heat.
Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness, replenish qi and nourish blood. It is suitable for people with lung and spleen qi deficiency, lack of qi and blood, and weak spleen and stomach. ■
[Source: Health China, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine]