Damp-heat constitution

　　The main reasons for the formation include the following aspects:

　　1. Congenital endowment.

　　2. Smokers and drinkers, those who often stay up late:People with this kind of constitution look unattractive, have black teeth, yellow greasy tongue coating, bad breath, and a strong body odor. Long-term leukorrhea is yellow, and there is a strong smell of the lower body, and there is a lot of yellow leukorrhea. If you smoke, drink, and stay up late, you are bound to have a damp-heat constitution.

　　3. Improper tonification:For example, eating a lot of silver ear, bird's nest, Cordyceps sinensis, Wujibai Feng pills, etc. Improper or excessive tonification can trigger or exacerbate this constitution.

　　4. Long-term emotional depression, using alcohol to drown sorrows.

　　5. Long-term living in a damp-heat environmentFor example, Guangdong. Sub-health status is particularly common in people with damp-heat constitution.

　　In addition to general symptoms, damp-heat constitution can also cause other diseases, patients are prone to boils and abscesses, jaundice, fire diseases, etc. Great attention should be paid to it. Active adjustment and treatment are needed. Therefore, once found, active treatment should be carried out, and preventive measures should also be taken in daily life.

　　Physical characteristics of people with damp-heat constitution: slightly overweight or thin;

　　Common manifestations: face with greasy and shiny skin, frequent acne and comedones, often feeling dry and bitter in the mouth, red and sore eyes, irritability, fatigue, heavy and tired body, red and short urine, dry and hard or sticky stools, males often have moist scrotum, and females often have increased leukorrhea. The above symptoms are more severe during illness;

　　Tongue appearance: tongue body is red and greasy; pulse: often slippery and rapid;

　　Psychological characteristics: irritable, prone to anger; adaptability: cannot tolerate damp-heat environment.

　　Common skin diseases: acne, eczema, psoriasis, pompholyx, tinea cruris, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, etc.

      Pay attention to doing high-intensity, high-exercise exercises, such as middle and long-distance running, swimming, climbing, various ball games, etc. This can consume excess heat, eliminate excess moisture, and effectively clear heat and dampness after exercise, which can achieve a good regulatory effect. In summer, due to high temperature and humidity, it is best to choose to exercise in the early morning or evening when it is cooler.
      Emotional adjustment for damp-heat constitution:
People with damp-heat constitution should control their emotional outbursts, arrange their work and study reasonably, and cultivate a wide range of hobbies and interests.

Damp-heat constitution is a diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly confirmed through the method of dialectical diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine, while Western medical examinations cannot determine it. There are greasy and shiny skin, frequent acne and comedones, often feeling dry and bitter in the mouth, red and sore eyes, irritability, fatigue, heavy and tired body, red and short urine, dry and hard or sticky stools, males often have moist scrotum, and females often have increased leukorrhea.

　　Dietary conditioning

　　Less sweet, less alcohol, less spicy, less oil, light in taste, and戒除smoke and alcohol

　　Reduce the intake of sweets, sweet drinks, spicy and stimulating foods, and reduce alcohol consumption (the nature of damp-heat is the greatest). Reduce the intake of rich and greasy foods. Diet should be light in taste and dampness-dispelling. It is especially important to戒除smoke and alcohol. Eat more dampness-dispelling foods. Drink more water.

　　Eat more dampness-dispelling foods: Job's tears, cabbage, mung bean, winter melon, luffa, adzuki bean, watermelon, green tea, flower tea, etc.

　　Unsuitable foods: sweets, sweet drinks (such as cola, Sprite, etc.), spicy and stimulating foods such as (chili, star anise, scallion, etc.), alcohol, and rich and greasy foods (such as fatty fish and meat).

　　Dietary preferences and taboos:

　　Recommended:Diet should be light in taste, and more sweet and cold, sweet and neutral foods can be eaten:

　　Suitable fruits: watermelon, water chestnut;

　　Suitable vegetables:空心菜、苋菜、芹菜、黄瓜、白菜、苦瓜、丝瓜、葫芦、冬瓜、莲藕；

　　Suitable seafood: jellyfish, crucian carp;

　　Suitable beans: mung bean, adzuki bean, broad bean;

　　Taboo:Reduce the intake of sweet and sour, greasy and greasy foods, and spicy and wet foods such as hot pot, frying, and roasting:

　　Unsuitable vegetables: chive, ginger, coriander

　　Unsuitable spices: chili, pepper, Sichuan pepper

　　Unsuitable beverages: alcohol, honey

　　Unsuitable sugars: maltose

　　Unsuitable meats: mutton, beef, dog meat, eel

　　Generally, it should be distinguished between dampness and heat. Dampness is treated mainly with dampness-drying herbs, such as Sixi San, Sanren Decoction, and Pingwei San; heat is treated mainly with heat-clearing herbs, such as Lianpu Yin, Yinchen Hua Decoction, and even Ge Gen Qin Lian Decoction. Under this principle, choose corresponding traditional Chinese herbs according to certain special symptoms, such as adding wild chrysanthemum, purple daisy, kudzu, and white birch bark for eczema and boils; adding cinnamon, honeysuckle vine, and mulberry branch for joint swelling and pain; adding white hair root, dioscorea, and plantago for diarrhea and even dysentery; and adding small hemoptysis grass, mugwort root, shiwei, and xushu for hematuria.