The best way to remove dampness with Chinese medicine

There are many kinds of medicines in our daily life, but most of them are divided into two types: Chinese and Western medicines. Both of these medicines can have certain effects on certain diseases of our human body. There are many diseases in the human body, including dampness. This disease can be treated with some Chinese medicine, but many people do not know the specific Chinese medicine. So what is the best way to remove dampness with Chinese medicine?

There are three heat-clearing herbs in Yinchenhao Decoction. The main herb, Yinchen, tastes bitter, pungent, and slightly cold in nature. It enters the spleen, liver, stomach, and gallbladder meridians, and is a traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat, removing dampness, and relieving jaundice; Gardenia can protect the liver and promote bile secretion; Rhubarb is known for its "laxative effect" and is the best at cooling blood and purging fire. It has the effects of clearing heat, removing dampness, relieving accumulation and stagnation, and removing blood stasis and detoxifying. The combination of the three herbs can remove dampness and heat, and reduce jaundice.

Soak 18 grams of Artemisia capillaris, 9 grams of Gardenia jasminoides, and 6 grams of Rhubarb in appropriate amount of cold water for 15 minutes, then add boiling water to brew, cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, then drink frequently as tea. It has the effects of purging heat and dampness, relieving jaundice and detoxifying. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as fever caused by damp heat, yellow skin all over the body, yellow eyes like orange, thirst, chest tightness, irritability, sweating on the head but not elsewhere, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, yellow and red urine, short and astringent urine, and constipation.

Note: This prescription is composed of cold Chinese medicines. Pregnant women should not use it indiscriminately. It is best to use it under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, this prescription is not suitable for patients with damp-heat where dampness is more severe than heat.

Liujunzi Decoction is made up of ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, licorice, tangerine peel, and Pinellia ternata. To invigorate Qi and strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm

Main effects: Among them, ginseng can greatly replenish vital energy, strengthen the spleen and lungs, Atractylodes can strengthen the spleen and stomach, can replenish qi and stop sweating, dry dampness and promote diuresis; Poria can penetrate dampness and strengthen the spleen; moxibustion of licorice is warm in nature, which can not only regulate the spleen and stomach, harmonize drugs and detoxify, but also replenish the vital energy of the three burners, dispel cold and heat, and nourish qi and blood; tangerine peel can regulate qi and harmonize the middle, dry dampness and stop vomiting; Pinellia can harmonize the middle and strengthen the stomach, dispel cold and heat, and stop vomiting. Therefore, the Liujunzi Decoction composed of these six medicinal ingredients is effective for loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency and phlegm and dampness.

Usage: Take 9 grams each of ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, and Poria cocos, 6 grams of roasted licorice, 3-5 grams each of tangerine peel and Pinellia ternata, decoct them into a soup every day, take it twice a day, morning and evening, for 1-2 weeks.

Note: Although Liujunzi Decoction can remove dampness and restore the body to the palace, it is not suitable for everyone, such as people with Yin deficiency, because its function of drying dampness can accelerate the loss of Yin body fluid and aggravate the symptoms of Yin deficiency. In addition, because this recipe contains ginseng, its main effect is to replenish Qi, so tea, radish and other Qi-reducing foods should be avoided to prevent the effect of Yin deficiency.