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How many kinds of constitutions are common in TCM?
According to Chinese medicine, according to clinical symptoms, pulse condition and tongue coating, there are mainly the following eight constitutions: yin deficiency constitution, yang deficiency constitution, qi deficiency constitution, blood deficiency constitution, yang excess essence constitution, blood stasis constitution, phlegm-dampness constitution and qi stagnation constitution. The specific regimen is as follows:

-1. Yin deficiency constitution regimen

-2. Yang deficiency constitution regimen

-3. Qi deficiency regimen

-4. Health care methods for blood deficiency constitution

-5. Yang Sheng's fitness regimen

-6. Blood stasis and physical health preservation

-7. Phlegm-dampness constitution regimen

-8. Qi stagnation and physical health preservation

1. Yin deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical properties.

Physical emaciation, flushing, dry mouth and throat, restless mood, fever in hands and feet, little sleep, dry stool, yellow urine, intolerance in spring and summer, preference for cold drinks, rapid pulse, red tongue and little fur. If you are sick, the above symptoms will be more obvious, or accompanied by dry cough and less phlegm, hot flashes and night sweats (lung yin deficiency); Or palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia and dreaminess (heart yin deficiency); Or backache, dizziness and tinnitus, nocturnal emission in men, and less menstrual flow in women (kidney yin deficiency); Or hypochondriac pain, blurred vision (liver yin deficiency).

(2) the principle of health preservation.

Nourishing yin and clearing heat, nourishing liver and kidney, the key of yin deficiency constitution lies in nourishing yin; Among the five internal organs, the liver stores blood, and the kidney stores essence, so it is very important to nourish the liver and kidney.

(3) Health care methods.

Mental conditioning: people with this constitution are impatient, often upset and irritable, which is the reason why yin deficiency and fire are flourishing and disturb the gods. Therefore, we should follow the Dafa of "being quiet and empty" and "keeping the spirit inside" in Huangdi Neijing. Usually at work, she won't argue with others about unprincipled issues to reduce her anger, and she should also take less part in entertainment activities in order to win or lose.

Environmental adjustment: this kind of people are thin, while thin people are full of fire, often with hot hands and feet, dry mouth and throat, fear of heat and like cold, easy to catch cold in winter, uncomfortable in summer, and attention should be paid to summer in hot summer.

Diet nursed back to health: it is advisable to nourish yin and lower yang, which should be light, far fat, greasy and dry; You can eat more light foods such as sesame, glutinous rice, honey, dairy products, sugar cane and fish, but eat less spicy foods such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, onions and peppers.

Restrain sexual desire: Because essence belongs to yin, dogs with yin deficiency should protect yin, and too much sexual life will damage essence, so sexual life should be restrained.

Drug treatment: those with lung yin deficiency should take Baihe Gujin decoction; Those with heart yin deficiency should take Tianwang Buxin Pill; People with kidney yin deficiency should take Liuwei Dihuang Pill; Those with liver yin deficiency should take yiguanjian; Other Chinese medicines such as Ligustrum lucidum, Cornus officinalis and Eclipta prostrata can also be selected.

2. Yang deficiency constitution regimen

(1) physical properties.

White and fat body or pale face, usually afraid of cold and warm, listless limbs, long urine, loose stool, weak lips, frequent spontaneous sweating, heavy pulse and pale tongue. People are easy to get sick from cold, which can be regarded as fear of cold, cold limbs, or persistent abdominal pain, and like warm pressure; Or edema of the body and face, not suitable for urination; Or cold pain in the back, clearing the valley; Or impotence, nocturnal emission and infertility caused by palace cold; Or chest pain, cough and palpitation; Or frequent urination at night, incontinence.

(2) the principle of health preservation.

Eliminating yang to treat cold and warming spleen and kidney, because the key to yang deficiency lies in tonifying yang. Among the five internal organs, the kidney is the root of yang and the spleen is the biochemical source of yang, so it should be supplemented with emphasis.

(3) Health care methods.

Mental conditioning: In Huangdi Neijing, it is said that people with poor liver function are prone to fear, and it is also pointed out that people with low heart function are prone to sadness. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yang deficiency is the further development of qi deficiency, so people with insufficient yang spirit often show bad mood and are easy to be sad. Therefore, we should strengthen mental conditioning, be good at adjusting our emotions, eliminate sadness, prevent panic, maintain a happy mood and eliminate the influence of bad emotions.