Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Science
If the 20th century is the century of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, the 21st century will be the century of phlegm syndrome!
All diseases are caused by phlegm
In modern society, people have a rich diet, and people exercise more and more. Metabolism declines, water and body fluids accumulate slightly to form phlegm-dampness, so diseases are mostly phlegm syndrome.
Traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that “all diseases are caused by phlegm” and “phlegm produces all diseases”.
In clinical practice, dizziness, palpitation, cervical spondylosis, facial paralysis, cough and asthma, lumbar spondylosis, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, Qi, goiter, bloating, etc. are all related to phlegm.
Traditional Chinese say phlegm has “visible phlegm” and “invisible phlegm” the difference.
The so-called visible phlegm refers to the phlegm we cough up. The invisible phlegm refers to the viscous pathological fluid in the body that can stay in various parts of the body.
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Sputum in the heart and brain, dizziness, palpitations, chest tightness, and palpitation;< /p>
Sputum in the blood, thick blood, high blood lipids, high blood sugar, prone to plaque, coronary heart disease;
The phlegm is in the lungs, causing cough, wheezing, and phlegm;
phlegm in the throat, and there is Foreign body sensation, can’t cough up, can’t swallow, appear plum core gas; Limb numbness;
phlegm in the spleen and stomach, showing digestive system problems, stomach bloating, abdominal distension, and support;
Sputum in the neck, lymph node and thyroid disease;
phlegm in the meridians, possibly There will be the performance of herpes zoster, facial paralysis, stroke and other disease groups, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis;
phlegm in the blood vessels, Varicose veins appear in the lower extremities;
whether phlegm-dampness, look at these symptoms!
One of the main characteristics of phlegm in the body is the thick and greasy tongue coating.
Judgment Standard
1. Tongue appearance: The tongue body is fat, the coating is smooth and thick, the color of the tongue coating is whitish or yellow, and the edges of the tongue are often There are tooth marks.
2. Body and complexion: The body is obese, especially the abdomen is plump and soft, the limbs are prone to edema, and the face The skin is more oily, the complexion is pale yellow and dark, the eye blisters are slightly floating, it is easy to be sleepy, and the snoring sounds like thunder when sleeping.
3. Feelings in the mouth and limbs: The mouth is sticky, the lips are pale, and thirst is rarely felt. I don’t want to drink water. Easy to sweat, sticky sweat, cold skin after sweating, heavy head and body, often feel dizzy, severe joint pain, numb skin, prone to tinnitus.
4. Feeling and sleep: The body is sore and weak, lazy and sleepy easily. Chest tightness, excessive phlegm, prone to gastrointestinal discomfort, like to eat fat and sweet.
5. Urinary and bowel movements: The stools are frequent, unshaped, easy to stick to the toilet, and the urine is cloudy.
6. Pulse: The pulse is moist and slippery.
7. Cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, and blood sugar were high in Western medical examination.
8 ways to stay away from phlegmdisease!
1Small cold drinks
Phlegm comes from dampness, and without dampness, there is no phlegm. The weather is getting hotter, people are gluttonous with barbecue and cold drinks, and the air conditioner is blowing for a long time, which often produces varying degrees of phlegm and dampness.
2Hawthorn
Hawthorn itself has the effect of removing blood stasis and lowering lipids. For the elderly with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, you can drink some hawthorn water in moderation.
3Steamed yam
Strengthening the spleen and stomach can help the normal operation of qi, blood and body fluids, and avoid the production of phlegm and blood stasis, especially for people with weak spleen and stomach and diarrhea. You can eat more steamed yam.
4Drink some Poria Chenpi tea
Poria has the effects of infiltrating dampness and diuretic water, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and calming the mind. Chenpi is good at drying dampness and resolving phlegm. Pang Dahai clears heat and moistens the lungs, soothes the pharynx and detoxifies, and moistens the intestines and relieves constipation.
Materials: 10 grams of tuckahoe, 10 grams of dried tangerine peel, 10 grams of fat sea, and 3 grams of licorice.
5Wendan Decoction Foot Soak
Composition: 30 grams of Poria, 6 grams of Pinellia, 9 grams of dried tangerine peel, 6 grams of Zhigancao , Bamboo Ru six grams, Citrus aurantium six grams.
If it is cold phlegm, you can add five slices of ginger; if it is hot phlegm, you don’t need to add ginger.
Use this recipe, boil water, and then mix the concoction into warm water to soak your feet, twice a day, every time Twenty minutes, generally with about five pairs, you can get the effect.
Note: Not suitable for pregnant women.
6do some exercise
Recommended by experts from the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University: Jumping exercise.
Method: Bare feet on the mat, relax and jump 50 times, and the pulse should be more than 50 times after the jump. 120, which can achieve the purpose of fitness.
Note: Just jump twenty or thirty times at the beginning, and progress gradually; A state of tensed-relaxed-tensioned-relaxed.
Contraindications: People with high blood pressure and osteoporosis should not jump; people with dizziness and palpitation should not jump.
7Press and hold to remove Wet Point
Fenglong originally means the god of thunder in ancient mythology, which can expel the dampness from the spleen and stomach like thunder and rain. Therefore, rubbing this point more can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness.
Method: It is 8 cun above the lateral malleolus, 1.5 cun lateral to the anterior border of the tibia, between the tibia and fibula. Usually 2 times a day, 3 minutes each time.
8Keep your mind at ease
Regulate one’s emotions, maintain a happy mood, make qi, blood and body fluid run smoothly, which is conducive to the discharge of phlegm and dampness. Don’t get angry when things go wrong, think openly, and let go is the healthiest.
Everyone should pay attention, people with phlegm and dampness in their bodies should not take supplements lightly. , it will become more and more chaotic.
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