Damp heat constitution is a physical condition characterized by damp heat, which often causes the following manifestations: the face and nose tip are always shiny, acne is easy to grow on the face, and the skin is easy to itch; Often feel bitter mouth, bad breath or bad breath in the mouth, sticky stool, fever in urine and yellow urine color; Observe the tongue phase, the tongue is reddish and the coating is yellow and greasy; Impatient temper; Susceptible to furuncle, jaundice, fever and other diseases; It is difficult to adapt to humid environment or high temperature, especially the hot and humid steam climate in late summer and early autumn.

There are two kinds of people in damp heat constitution, one is overweight and the other is thin. Fat people have the same physique as phlegm-dampness, but the heat is more than phlegm-dampness, so they often have aphtha, or pimples on their faces, or even pustules on their backs and buttocks.

Some people are not fat, but their faces are dark, their cheeks may be a little red, and their faces often feel dull, greasy and dusty. This kind of person is also prone to bad breath, body odor will be bigger, and there will be armpit odor. When talking to him, he may smell a slight unpleasant smell. For women, the color under the belt will be a little yellow, and the amount will be too much; Men often feel scrotum moist.

It can be said that there are more and more people in damp heat constitution now, because of drinking, eating spicy food and overeating. Relatively speaking, there are more people in southern damp heat constitution.

Diet conditioning, eat more aromatic food.

What problems should people in damp heat constitution pay attention to when eating in hot and humid weather? How to adjust it? Small method, might as well have a try.

Vegetables: Eat more fragrant vegetables such as coriander, Schizonepeta and Pogostemon. But these dishes are also wet and you can't eat too much. These dishes can be eaten as side dishes to remove moisture. There are also bean sprouts, mung bean sprouts, wax gourd, papaya and yam, which can be eaten as the main course to promote dampness.

Tea: Folium Artemisiae Argyi and Eupatorium odoratum are warm, which can dehumidify, while bamboo leaves and lotus leaves are cool, which can clear away heat. Make tea every day to help clear away damp heat in the body.

Ingredients: ginger, star anise, cinnamon and other spices, which have the effects of dispelling cold, dehumidification and sweating. When cooking every day, put a little warm to get rid of dampness.

Porridge: Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala,

Appropriate amount of millet and rice, porridge every day, spleen and dampness and stomach.

Soup: winter melon, red beans and ribs are boiled in proper amounts to clear away heat and promote diuresis.

Children or people with long-term weakness of spleen and stomach, if they feel bored all over, or feel full, abdominal distension and diarrhea, can use fried yam and fried chicken's gizzard-membrane, mix them into powder according to the ratio of 1: 1, and drink a spoonful every day to relieve symptoms. Eat less greasy and sweet food to prevent damp heat.

Damp heat constitution, except through diet conditioning, should not overeat, eat less greasy food and sweets, and maintain good digestive function. Drink water moderately to avoid water stopping inside or entering from the outside. You should go to bed early and get up early, often ventilate indoors, try not to use air conditioning, and develop the habit of defecating on time. Get up early and exercise until you sweat. Sweating helps to get rid of dampness, but don't sweat to avoid getting angry.

Dampness and heat in the body, if only manifested as mild symptoms, will be improved through the above conditioning. If the symptoms are serious and the conditioning effect is not good, it is best to seek TCM treatment based on syndrome differentiation before conditioning.