However, many materials that have been turned around by everyone and copied from some media are blindly encouraging everyone to get rid of dampness and detoxify. It seems that this incident is just like draining water from a water supply pool. It is simple and rude but disorganized. It only shows everyone the benefits, but never mentions the "disadvantages" and "taboos" that exist at the same time.
Seeing that more and more people are beginning to plunge into this camp, I think it is very necessary to pour a few pots of cold water at this moment.
I believe that everyone who is busy doing dampness-removing homework has held its thigh or is holding it. Even the health care white has heard of the efficacy of this thing.
But many people have "side effects" such as dry eyes, dry nose, dry mouth, dry throat and diarrhea. After drinking red beans and barley water for a period of time, even the skin becomes worse, the stool becomes dry and the menstruation becomes less. ...
Let's analyze it. The "red beans" in the formula are thin and long, which can be used as medicine.
red bean shrub
Many Chinese medical works believe that adzuki bean has the function of diuresis and detumescence, and it has a good effect on many diseases with stagnant water. Li Shizhen, for example, thinks urinating is beneficial. To put it bluntly, if the body fluid does not run smoothly, or there is "bad water" accumulation, as long as it is within the scope of application of adzuki beans, it can be restored to normal through urination and diuresis.
As for Job's tears, Chinese medicine believes that they are sweet, light, cool, diuresis, moisture absorption, spleen strengthening and diarrhea stopping. Similarly, coix seed has a good therapeutic effect on edema and dysuria caused by water-dampness stagnation, or abdominal distension and dysuria caused by spleen deficiency and dampness excess.
To sum up, if the spleen and stomach are damp and hot, such as fear of heat, thick and greasy tongue coating, teeth marks on the edge of the tongue, greasy skin and hair, edema of limbs, and even pits when pressing, moderate intake of red bean and coix seed water can really play a role, but the principle is to "stop the disease" and stop solving the problem.
Coix seed (coix seed)
It is precisely because of the above-mentioned effects, and these two things are both edible and medicinal, unlike those "serious medicinal materials" which are daunting and require a doctor's prescription to take safely, so many people think that they are harmless and will not go bad if they are eaten frequently. ...
In fact, in ancient herbal works, the negative effects of both are described in detail:
Generally speaking, the trend of adzuki bean and coix seed is downward. Although the evil of water and dampness retained in the body can be excreted through diuresis, it will also disturb the precious vaginal fluid in the body and easily cause vaginal discharge.
Improper use, endless drinking, or lack of vaginal fluid, such as thirst, upset, insomnia, dry nasopharynx/tongue/skin, short urine, dry stool, etc. And spleen and stomach yin deficiency is easy to be hungry, thin, dry and not fat. Eating too much blindly is tantamount to poisoning yourself.
In addition, if the spleen and stomach are deficient in cold, or tend to be cold and wet, the downward action of "light infiltration of dampness" is very easy to damage the spleen yang, affect the normal transportation of nutrients, and also affect the process of resolving wet pathogens, making the accumulation of wet pathogens in the body more lawless.
If pregnant women use coix seed, it may also lead to premature delivery. Even if we advocate the use of coix seed now, we should fry it to make it less cold, but we can't deny the essence that coix seed itself is easy to consume body fluid.
Therefore, even if the water of red bean barley is blown into the sky, it seems harmless to people and animals. If you deviate from the principles of "appropriateness", "moderation" and "moderation", it may become your disaster.
At present, the popular method of eliminating dampness is not only red bean and barley water, but also many people may do it through exercise and steaming. What's more, they will engage in some conditioning such as fire therapy and meridian moxibustion to sweat, which seems to dispel dampness and detoxify.
Some people think that when they are sweating all over, soaking wet, or even sweating like being caught in the rain, a lot of seemingly annoying moisture can run away with them. After all, it is all water.
But I don't know who has experienced such problems as palpitation, fatigue, dry mouth, sweating, menoxenia/menopause after a period of strenuous exercise to sweating, or frequent steaming, fire therapy/pulse moxibustion. Or more likely to catch a cold, weaker, more afraid of the cold, and less cold than before.
Because in the view of Chinese medicine, sweat is not a simple liquid metabolite composed of water, sodium chloride, urea, lactic acid and fatty acid. In fact, all kinds of discomfort after sweating are the result of excessive venting, which eventually hurts the essence and consumes gas.
First of all, sweat comes from the nutritional essence produced by the transformation of daily diet, breathing, sleep and other processes, and it is a very important part of human vulva. The so-called "sweat and blood are homologous" and "sweat is the liquid of the heart" is enough to reflect the preciousness of sweat.
Secondly, "Yang is added to Yin, which means sweat." In other words, the process of sweating needs not only sufficient vaginal fluid and seminal blood as the material basis, but also the warmth, transpiration and promotion of yang as the power source, thus opening pores and allowing body fluid to penetrate the body surface, thus realizing the function of sweating.
To sum up, sweating is a physiological process that needs sufficient yin and yang of the body and then cooperates with each other. The extremes meet, blindly and excessively relying on this method, regardless of one's own situation, and sweating to eliminate dampness by oneself will only lead to the loss of both yin and yang.
People with deficiency of qi and blood, thin body and easy to catch a cold, or people who often stay up late, have poor sleep, are tired for a long time, and use their brains too much, here is a special reminder.
Anyone who has done the homework of eliminating dampness probably knows that the source and main contradiction of pathogenic dampness condensation and phlegm dampness lies in the spleen and stomach. There is a problem with transportation, so it can't be discharged. Nature is unstoppable, and ghosts are everywhere.
My opinion is that the three principles of "keep your mouth shut", "don't mess around" and "proper activities" are reliable methods for invigorating the spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving phlegm, which are suitable for men, women and children. Do you believe me:
Shut up.
"Keep your mouth shut" means "eat moderately" in Huangdi Neijing. Pay attention not only to eating, but also to drinking water.
This is not only to protect the spleen and stomach, but also to cultivate the main system of transporting and transforming water and dampness, and at the same time try to avoid the entrance of phlegm and dampness.
"Modesty" not only requires us to eat three meals regularly, chew slowly, not overeating, not hungry for a full meal, but also requires us to restrain the intake of something unpopular with the spleen and stomach, such as what we often say: cold, sticky, greasy, sweet;
Raw food: food cooked without heating, such as raw fish, raw pickled fish, sashimi, cold salad, cold salad, etc. This kind of food has low temperature, which is easy to inhibit the function of spleen and stomach and difficult to digest, thus inducing stagnation of spleen and stomach.
Cold: First, it refers to the food whose entrance temperature is lower than the body temperature, such as iced watermelon, iced beer, food just taken out of the refrigerator, etc. The second refers to cold things, such as pitaya, kiwifruit, strawberries, pears, cherry tomatoes and various melons.
Stickiness: ① refers to "sticky food" such as zongzi, glutinous rice balls, Yuanxiao, eight-treasure rice, sticky bean bags and snowballs; ② refers to nourishing sticky things, such as donkey-hide gelatin, deer glue, sea cucumber and prepared rehmannia root. Difficult to digest, easy to cause gastrointestinal stagnation, phlegm and dampness endogenous.
Stagnation: Foods that are easy to cause stagnation, burping and bloating of some people, such as sweet potatoes, taro, chestnuts, coarse grains and dead cakes. If the digestion is particularly poor, people who have accumulated food themselves, or people with digestive tract ulcers and chronic gastritis are strongly recommended to eat this kind of food.
Fat: it refers to fat and greasy, which not only refers to meat, viscera and animal head and hoof in our conventional sense, but also includes: ① fried and grilled foods, not limited to fried dough sticks, fried cakes, fried chicken, mutton skewers, etc. 2 foods with high oil content, such as nuts; (3) Foods with high animal protein content, such as donkey-hide gelatin, deer glue, sea cucumber, abalone, gelatin and tendon.
Sweetness: refers to foods with extra sugar added during processing, such as snacks, chocolate, candy, fruit juice, soda, milk tea, etc.
Strong flavor: It means that the food is heavily seasoned. Whether cooking at home or eating out, there will always be people who think it is too sweet, too spicy, too salty, too sour and too oily ... It also includes monosodium glutamate, chicken essence or other seasonings that are too fresh. Long-term emphasis on taste will easily lead to visceral imbalance, consumption of spleen and stomach essence and accumulation of phlegm and dampness.
You can collect screenshots and experience and practice slowly. When I say "moderate" or "taboo", I don't mean that you can't eat with a stick, but let everyone decide whether to eat, how much to eat and how long to eat according to their physical conditions.
Besides, I want to talk to you about drinking water.
In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, there are not only accumulated food, but also "accumulated drink". This "drinking" is the concrete manifestation of wet evil and wet evil you hate. It is due to the fact that water and liquid cannot be transported and remain in the body pathologically, which is also called "water stagnation is drinking, and drinking is condensed into phlegm".
It is clearly stated in Huangdi Neijing that drinking water in the stomach, just like food, also requires the cooperation of viscera, consuming essence and completing a whole process of digestion, transportation, absorption and excretion. It is not that drinking water can directly replenish water to the body.
However, if you drink too much, such as drinking 8 glasses of water every day, pouring a large glass of water in the morning, forcing yourself to drink water when you arrive, etc., the problem is not just that the humidity is getting heavier and heavier.
If you have proper limit, a moderate diet can not only fill your stomach, quench your thirst, but also enjoy delicious food, and at the same time nourish your body and mind, instead of being hurt by the diet itself and bad habits.
Don't mess around
"Don't mess around" is very important. This is not only aimed at the bad habit of "humidifying" the body every day, but also includes being cautious about moisture.
First of all, talk about the bad habit of "humidifying" the body in life, including but not limited to:
The last two points are mentioned above. Being in a bad mood or thinking too much will directly or indirectly affect the operation of the spleen and stomach and even the whole body qi, and affect the operation and elimination of water and dampness.
Dampness is like computer garbage. Cleanliness is the key to make it less, but it is imperative to minimize or avoid all kinds of possibilities of garbage generation. Otherwise, even if you clean more frequently, you will not improve in food, clothing, housing, transportation, emotional psychology and so on. And you won't see any obvious changes, which will hurt your confidence in vain.
Secondly, I want to say "don't mess around" to remind everyone that everyone's situation is different, their physique is different, and the methods of eliminating dampness are different.
Take red bean and barley water as an example. As we mentioned before, people in damp heat constitution can use it in moderation. It is necessary to add a small amount of dried ginger to warm the spleen and stomach yang while balancing the coldness, but it is not recommended to use it for a long time because it will still consume yin.
Appropriate movement
"Appropriate exercise" not only refers to moderate physical exercise, but also refers to some simple exercises to strengthen the spleen and stomach, smooth qi and blood, and make the conduction and circulation inside the body.
First of all, proper exercise and moderate sweating can really eliminate dampness and strengthen the spleen and stomach. For people who lack exercise, often sit for a long time and like to stay at home, this is really much better than eating, drinking and getting rid of dampness.
In sports, besides jogging, walking, brisk walking and skipping rope, Baduanjin, Tai Ji Chuan and Wuqinxi are also effective in eliminating moisture, dredging meridians and guiding qi and blood. In the simplest way, you can focus on practicing the two styles of Ba Duan Jin Li, namely "holding triple energizer with both hands" and "regulating the spleen and stomach with one lift".
Whatever you do, just move, just do it when the sun is shining, don't care too much about the length of time, it is better to be slightly hot, slightly sweaty and not feel tired. But it is not recommended that you go to the gym and sweat profusely.
For those who are busy in daily life and always feel that they have no time to exercise, or those who feel that they can't spare special exercise time, it is suggested to refer to the viewpoint of "ten active things" in sports rehabilitation circle. For example, changing "running 10,000 steps" to "walking at leisure 10 minutes" breaks down the amount of exercise into several parts, and keeps moderate activity several times a day, which makes it easier to persist for a long time while not easily causing sports injuries.
With regard to the simple methods of invigorating the spleen, regulating the stomach and dredging qi and blood, I would like to introduce one of the simplest methods-rubbing the abdomen, which integrates tonifying and dredging the middle energizer.
Rub your hands hot, put them on your stomach, and point your palms at your Shenque point (navel). Massage the abdomen with moderate intensity, centering on Shenque point, clockwise and then counterclockwise, 36 times each. It is not recommended during menstruation, prenatal and post-pregnancy.
There is no way to get rid of dampness immediately, once and for all, suitable for everyone. It is far better to establish correct thinking and form good habits than to try a bunch of methods in your hand.