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Nine constitutions. What kind do you belong to?
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What is TCM constitution?
Constitution of traditional Chinese medicine refers to the internal characteristics that are formed on the basis of innate endowment and acquired in the course of human life, and are comprehensive and relatively stable in morphological structure, physiological function and psychological state. Constitution is the internal basis of the occurrence of diseases, and people have their own qualities, so the incidence law, pathological characteristics and development prognosis are different. After conditioning and intervention, it can be improved, so pay attention to your health.
What are the classifications of TCM constitution?
1, peace: refers to the physical state of harmony between yin and yang, qi and blood, characterized by moderate posture, rosy complexion and full of energy.
2. Qi deficiency: refers to the physical state characterized by insufficient vitality, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, etc.
3. Yang deficiency: refers to the physical state characterized by Yang deficiency, such as being afraid of cold and having lukewarm hands and feet.
4. Yin deficiency: refers to the physical condition characterized by insufficient vaginal fluid, such as dry mouth and throat, hand, foot and heart fever.
5. Phlegm-dampness refers to the physical condition characterized by phlegm-dampness condensation, such as obesity, abdominal distension, sticky mouth and greasy fur.
6. Damp-heat quality: refers to the physical state with the connotation of damp-heat, which is manifested as greasy face, bitter taste and greasy fur.
7. Blood stasis: refers to the physical state characterized by poor blood circulation and blood stasis, such as dull skin color and purple tongue coating.
8. Qi stagnation: refers to the physical state characterized by qi stagnation, such as depression, anxiety and fragility.
9. Intrinsic quality: refers to the physical state characterized by congenital abnormalities, physical defects and allergic reactions.
Qi deficiency constitution
1, signs of qi deficiency:
Physical emaciation or obesity, fatigue, pale or sallow complexion, low voice, frequent spontaneous sweating, especially during exercise, palpitation, anorexia, pale tongue with white fur and weak pulse are its basic characteristics.
2, diet drug conditioning:
(1) Diet aftercare: You can often eat japonica rice, glutinous rice, millet, yellow rice, barley, yam, potato, jujube, codonopsis pilosula, radix astragali, carrot, mushroom, tofu, chicken, rabbit meat, beef and fish.
(2) Drug conditioning: For patients with spleen deficiency, Sijunzi Decoction or Shen Ling Baizhu Powder should be selected; Those with lung qi deficiency should choose Yupingfeng powder; Kidney-qi deficiency, multi-purpose Jingui Shenqi pills.
3. Pay attention to daily life:
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "lying down for a long time hurts the gas", so it is necessary to do some exercise properly, especially for the elderly who have nothing to do at home after retirement, and should pay more attention to exercise, such as walking, yoga and Tai Chi. You can also use moxibustion at Baihui, Qihai, Dazhui and Zusanli, which is helpful for qi deficiency.
Damp heat constitution
1, damp heat constitution performance
Appearance characteristics:
(1) The face is groggy, yellow and black, greasy, with red lips and yellow teeth, red gums and red lips.
(2) The skin is prone to acne, redness and pustules.
(3) Dry mouth, bad breath, bitter taste, excessive sweating and body odor.
(4) The stool is dry or sticky, with a particularly strong odor and stench.
(5) Urine Huang Chi, dark in color and burning.
(6) More leucorrhea, unpleasant smell, yellow color, and frequent itching of vulva.
(7) Tongue picture: red tongue with yellow fur. Red tongue with thick yellow fur.
Mentally: irritable.
2. The causes of damp heat constitution:
(1) congenital endowment.
(2) People who are addicted to alcohol and tobacco and often stay up late are ugly: their teeth are black, their tongue coating is yellow and greasy, their breath is full, and their body odor is unpleasant. Long-term leucorrhea is yellow in color, with strong odor in the lower body and yellow leucorrhea. If you smoke and drink and stay up late, you are destined to be damp heat constitution. You are doomed to be ugly: smoky face, talking like Donald Duck, black lips, black teeth and yellow greasy tongue coating; A mouthful of breath, even the smell of the body is great.
(3) Long-term emotional depression, indulging in alcohol.
(4) Hepatitis virus carrier: the liver and gallbladder are weak links, and the liver and gallbladder are not well drained, and symptoms such as liver meridian, gallbladder and fu organs are more common.
(5) Living in a hot and humid environment for a long time, such as Guangdong. Sub-health is particularly common in damp heat constitution.
3. How to maintain damp heat constitution?
(1) Cut off the source of damp-heat, do not regenerate damp-heat, clear away heat and promote diuresis, that is, make sure that defecation is unobstructed, urine is not sticky, urine is light in color, urine is not always so yellow, and you should drink water as soon as you see yellow urine.
(2) Eat less sweets, sweet drinks and spicy food, and drink less. Of all the foods, wine is the most humid. Eat less fat and sweets. Diet should be light and humid. Another special message is to quit smoking and drinking. Some people don't choose to give up this life.
Lifestyle, then you have to bear the consequences, "the sick are at home."
Damp-removing food: mung bean, wax gourd, loofah, adzuki bean, watermelon and green tea.
4. Daily life:
Do not stay up late, staying up late will aggravate damp heat. Because staying up late hurts the liver and gallbladder, it will greatly affect the rise of liver and gallbladder qi, and it is easy to get damp heat. In addition, try to avoid working or living in a humid environment.
Warm reminder
(1) damp heat constitution is a transitional constitution, and few people are still damp heat constitution-dominated in their old age. Because damp heat constitution is often uncomfortable, there will be skin itching, inflammation, skin infection, urinary tract infection and so on. , it will make people very uncomfortable. If they are uncomfortable, they will urge people to take some medicine, such as antipyretic medicine and cold medicine. So damp heat constitution was basically divided in his later years. It is very likely that he will take diuretics and heat-clearing and detoxicating drugs, and many people will turn to yin deficiency constitution; Injured yang will gradually become qi deficiency, yang deficiency or phlegm-dampness constitution. Therefore, damp heat constitution is generally more common among young people. In old age, although there are damp heat constitution factors in it, it is not the most important.
(2) Drugs for eliminating damp-heat are generally not peaceful and cannot be eaten for a long time. Commonly used drugs for eliminating damp-heat are: Pogostemon rugosa, Plantago asiatica, Lophatherum gracile, Talcum, Rabdosia rubescens, Kapok, etc. These are cold and can't be taken for a long time.
qi depression constitution
The representative figure of qi stagnation constitution: Lin Daiyu
Qi of human body is the foundation and motive force of human life movement. The maintenance of life activities must rely on qi. Qi of human body is closely related to the physiological functions of kidney, spleen, stomach and lung, in addition to innate endowment, acquired environment and dietary nutrition. Therefore, all kinds of physiological activities of the body are essentially the concrete embodiment of the movement of qi in the human body. "Qi stagnation" means that qi cannot reach the outside, but accumulates inside. Chinese medicine believes that qi depression is mostly caused by depression and unhappiness. Long-term stagnation of qi will lead to poor blood circulation and seriously affect health.
1, physical characteristics:
(1) looks melancholy, emotionally fragile and unhappy;
(2) sentimental and melancholy;
(3) Often sighing for no reason, easily flustered and prone to insomnia;
(4) It is easy to be frightened, and it is easy to feel scared when something happens;
(5) The tongue is red, the coating is thin and white, and the lateral abdomen or breast is prone to swelling and pain;
2, mental aftercare:
Worry, anger and mental depression are the causes of stagnation of qi and blood. People with qi stagnation are introverted and lack communication with the outside world, so they will be depressed if their emotions are not timely. Therefore, the health care method of people with qi stagnation constitution focuses on mental health and psychological conditioning. Psychological adjustment can be carried out in the following ways.
(1) Participate in social activities and group entertainment activities; Often watch comedies, burlesque, movies and TV series with encouraging and enlightening significance; Don't watch tragedies and bitter dramas;
(2) Listen to lively, clear and exciting music to improve your mood;
(3) Read more books that are positive, inspiring, interesting and show the bright future of life, and cultivate a cheerful and open-minded character;
(4) Don't care about the gains and losses of fame and fortune, be broad-minded, don't be swayed by considerations of gain and loss, and be content with happiness.
3, diet aftercare:
(1) Qi stagnation has the potential tendency of qi stagnation and discomfort, so foods with the functions of regulating qi, relieving depression and regulating spleen and stomach should be selected, such as barley, buckwheat, sorghum, sword beans, mushrooms, lobster sauce, bitter gourd, radish, onion and rose. People with qi stagnation should eat less astringent and sour things, such as ebony. Pumpkin, pickles, pomegranate, bayberry, strawberry, carambola, jujube, plum, lemon, etc. At the same time, blocking the qi movement, qi stagnation will cause blood coagulation. Don't eat too much cold food, such as ice cream, ice cream, frozen drinks, etc.
(2) Soothing the liver and regulating qi, and drinking a little.
(3) A small amount of drinking can activate blood vessels and improve mood. It is best to drink wine, because wine has the function of lowering blood fat and beautifying.
(4) Eat more popular foods: bergamot, orange, orange peel, leek, jasmine, rose, buckwheat, fennel, garlic, ham, sorghum peel, sword bean, citron and so on.
Warm reminder
People with qi stagnation should intervene as soon as possible and pay special attention to their emotions. It is suggested that listening to music is the best way to treat qi stagnation and doing more outdoor activities. Don't always shut yourself up at home, you can eat more Bupleurum and roses to relieve depression. If you can't adjust yourself through these methods, you should seek medical intervention and guidance as soon as possible. There's no need to dwell on this all the time.
Phlegm-dampness constitution
1, physical properties
People with phlegm-dampness constitution are prone to obesity, heaviness, obesity (puffiness), dull complexion, lethargy, phlegm-dampness in throat, gluttony, laziness, lethargy, heavy weight, sticky or thin stool, slippery pulse, fat tongue, greasy fur and so on. Cholesterol, triglyceride, very low density lipoprotein and blood sugar of people with phlegm-dampness constitution are significantly higher than those without phlegm-dampness constitution, and they often show listlessness, dizziness, excessive phlegm, edema and snoring during sleep.
Examples of judging phlegm-dampness constitution
(1) People with phlegm-dampness constitution often feel chest tightness, and patients with coronary heart disease often feel chest tightness, so patients with coronary heart disease generally have phlegm-dampness constitution. The etiology of coronary heart disease in Lingnan area is generally wet symptoms, while in northern area it is symptoms of qi deficiency and blood stasis. Therefore, the same disease in each region is different in Chinese medicine, and the treatment methods and Chinese medicine intervention will be different.
(2) Pharyngolaryngitis is called "plum nuclear gas" in western medicine and "plum nuclear gas" in Chinese medicine. The symptom of this disease is that I often feel phlegm in my throat, but I can't spit it out and swallow it. You always feel uncomfortable. People with this symptom are caught in phlegm and dampness.
(3) Some people seem to be in a state of paunch. Get up in the morning with swollen eyes or swollen feet (common in menopausal women). There is nothing wrong with going to the hospital to check their urine. In fact, it is a problem of poor metabolism of water and moisture in traditional Chinese medicine. People with this symptom also belong to phlegm-dampness constitution.
2. More attention should be paid to the methods of keeping in good health:
(1) Strengthen exercise to enhance physical function and healthy spleen and stomach function.
(2) It is not advisable to stay in a humid environment for a long time, and attention should be paid to avoiding the invasion of wet pathogens in the rainy season. People with this constitution should also check their blood sugar, blood lipid and blood pressure regularly.
(3) Sleepy people should gradually reduce their sleep time, do more outdoor activities, and let the sun make their body function active.
(4) Take a hot bath and sweat properly; Dress as loosely as possible, and the fabric is mainly made of natural fibers such as cotton, hemp and silk, which is conducive to the evaporation of sweat and the elimination of moisture in the body.
(5) Keep warm. Wet meets warm, and cold condenses. Cold weather is not conducive to the transport of water and dampness in the body, which often hurts the spleen and stomach, so the symptoms of phlegm-dampness constitution are more obvious when the weather is cold.
3, diet aftercare
Most people with phlegm-dampness constitution are obese, heavy, easily tired, like to eat greasy and sweet food, and eat a lot. In dietotherapy, the first thing is to abstain from fat, sweetness and alcohol, and avoid overeating and eating too fast. Always eat light and mild food, eat more fruits and vegetables, especially some foods that have the functions of invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, removing blood stasis and resolving phlegm.
suggestion
(1) Foods suitable for people with phlegm-dampness constitution include mustard, leek, kohlrabi, Toona sinensis, pepper, garlic, onion, ginger, papaya, radish, water chestnut, laver, onion, ginkgo, jujube, lentils, adzuki bean, Chinese cabbage, yam and coix seed.
(2) The intake of salt should be limited, and fatty, greasy and sour foods, such as caramel, pomegranate, grapefruit, loquat and sugar, should not be eaten.
(3) Almond paste, lotus root starch and tuckahoe cake are good food supplements for this physique.
It is especially recommended that people with qi deficiency and blood stasis, especially the elderly, can grind Radix Notoginseng, Radix Ginseng Rubra and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae into powder, then consult a doctor and adjust the dosage according to the doctor's advice. Remember not to mix 1: 1: 1, which is not conducive to dose distribution. If the doctor says that you are mainly suffering from qi deficiency, you can increase the amount of red ginseng, reduce the amount of notoginseng and salvia miltiorrhiza, and adjust the dosage according to your own situation.
In life, many people know nine kinds of constitutions, but they may not be able to accurately identify them. Many times, many people are not a simple constitution. They may be based on one constitution and then other constitutions, which is more complicated. Moreover, judging physical fitness is not as simple as consulting Chinese medicine. It takes a lot of questions to understand personal life and other aspects to make a comprehensive judgment. If you want to know what kind of constitution you belong to.
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