However, in this humid and sultry weather, in fact, as long as the simple "four gods soup" can help eliminate moisture, let the body's metabolism return to normal, and at the same time let the spirit be restored. Li, chief physician of Chinese medicine department of Chimei Hospital, said that if there are these symptoms, it is probably caused by too much humidity. You can try to drink Shen Si soup to help your body get rid of dampness.
Where does the moisture come from? Generally speaking, when we think of "moisture", we will think of "moisture in the air", but in fact "moisture" in Chinese medicine refers to "excess water that the body can't discharge", so on the one hand, we should control foreign moisture, on the other hand, we should also keep the body's metabolic function normal.
External humidity: external humidity
For example, it often rains, the air humidity is high, living by the water, and often wearing wet clothes that are not completely dry, so the body's ability to metabolize water is reduced: the inside is humid.
In summer, people drink too many cold drinks, eat too many cool fruits and vegetables, and eat too much polysaccharide and refined starch. Li said that the digestive system of human body is easily affected by moisture, and the spleen and stomach could have absorbed nutrients, which led to the damage of "temper" and digestive function. If excess water and metabolic waste cannot be eliminated normally, symptoms of "dampness" will appear.
Damp symptoms
Abdominal distension, indigestion, sticky stool, poor defecation, dizziness, fatigue, inattention of limbs, heavy joints and weight gain. Li said that the original exercise can make these "moisture" be discharged due to blood circulation, but with the outbreak of the epidemic, many people's exercise is greatly reduced, resulting in the inability to discharge moisture, which makes them physically and mentally heavy.
Sishen decoction helps the body expel moisture! But in fact, as long as you pass a "four gods soup", you can help eliminate moisture.
Li said that the "four gods" were called "four ministers" in ancient times, and they were composed of four Chinese herbal medicines: yam, poria cocos, Gordon Euryale seed and lotus seed. It tastes delicious and has few side effects. It can tonify kidney and spleen, benefit qi and promote diuresis, regulate gastrointestinal function, strengthen digestion and absorption function, transform spleen and stomach into qi and blood, nourish five internal organs and strengthen health care.
In addition to soup, Li said that red bean and mung bean barley soup are also commonly used to eliminate water. Red beans, mung beans and barley can help diuresis and eliminate dampness. Mung beans can also clear away heat and detoxify, and are also very suitable for eating in hot and humid summer.
However, it is really necessary to get rid of moisture. Li said, we should pay attention to avoid too many iced drinks, fruits and indigestible glutinous rice products, so as not to affect the gastrointestinal function; Stand up and exercise every half hour, do yoga, squat, or some simple Tai Ji Chuan movements, aerobic, sweat a little, activate qi and blood, and expel moisture by yourself, which is the real way to keep fit.