Small blisters on your fingers, recurrent eczema? It may be that there is something empty here, don't just know "dampness"
In summer, sweat herpes on the hands and feet, itching is unbearable, and the skin peels after drying; Or eczema recurs, making people crazy.
Many people think that these common minor problems are related to "dampness", but repeated heat and dampness have no effect. Why is that?
Eczema is always bad, it may be a deficiency of the spleen
In fact, not all eczema is caused by "damp toxin" and "damp heat".
Qian Wenyan, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology of China-Japan Hospital, who has more than 50 years of clinical experience, said that nearly ninety percent of eczema patients have spleen deficiency.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the reason why patients with chronic eczema are prone to recurrence is due to spleen deficiency, insufficient function of transporting water and dampness, and water dampness overflowing into the skin, resulting in eczema.
Under normal circumstances, water in the human body is mainly excreted through the transport function of the spleen and the gasification of the kidneys and bladder. If the function of the spleen and stomach is weakened, the ability to transport and excrete water will also decrease, and in the long run, dampness that is not easy to be excreted may induce eczema.
Especially for modern people, busy work, often staying up late, excessive thinking, long-term spleen and stomach weakness, often unable to transport the subtlety of the water valley, dampness evil from the inside. After a long time, the dampness evil will gather in the body and turn into heat, and the damp heat will become eczema when it is steamed on the skin.
In addition, the three meals are irregular, and the spleen and stomach are weaker; Eating a large number of vegetables and fruits with a cold taste can damage the yang qi of the spleen and stomach, resulting in more insufficient spleen and stomach function, and the symptoms of eczema are getting worse and worse.
Symptoms of spleen deficiency
▶ Heavy head: I feel that my head is very heavy, like a wet towel, my eyes can't be opened, I still feel dizzy and my mind is not clear after waking up, and the performance is more obvious on rainy days.
▶ Yellowish complexion: withered, lifeless, dull yellow.
▶ Drooling: may present with drooling day and night.
▶ Heavy breath: It is normal for normal people to wake up in the morning and occasionally have bad breath, but if the breath does not go all day, it indicates gastrointestinal problems.
▶ Thick and greasy in the middle of the tongue coating: if the tongue coating is thick and greasy, it means that there is stagnation; If the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, it means that the heat is stagnant; If the tongue coating is white and thick, it means that the spleen and stomach are cold and damp; If there is no lichen, it means that the spleen and stomach are seriously deficient; If there is a crack in the middle of the tongue coating, it means that the stomach is injured.
▶ Muscle laxity and weakness: the main muscle of the spleen. If a person has developed limbs, it means that the person has a good spleen and stomach. Some people are very thin, weak muscles, or have a lot of fat, which means that the spleen and stomach function is insufficient.
▶ Bloating without eating: Unlike bloating after eating, bloating with a weak spleen and stomach can occur before eating, and is more pronounced than in the afternoon.
Tonify the spleen, remember one porridge and two acupuncture points
One porridge: yam lentil porridge
White lentils are a good ingredient for tonifying the spleen, and yam has the effects of tonifying the spleen and kidneys, nourishing the lungs, stopping diarrhea, and collecting sweating.
Method: 30 grams of white lentils, 30 grams of fresh iron stick yams, 100 grams of japonica rice, 3 red dates. After washing the white lentils, add an appropriate amount of water and soak them for more than 4 hours. Wash, peel and dice the yam for later use. Bring the white lentils to a boil with the water they soaked before, turn to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, then add diced iron sticks, japonica rice, and red dates. Bring to a boil and bring to a simmer until the porridge is cooked.
Two acupuncture points
1. Spleen Yu acupoint
The Spleen Yu acupoint is the position where the spleen's meridian qi is infused into the back, which is directly connected to the spleen, so massaging the Spleen Yu acupoint helps to restore the function of the spleen.
It is recommended to massage the spleen and Yu acupoints at around 8 p.m. every night to relieve the fatigue of the day and accumulate strength for the next day.
2. Zusanli
We know that the stomach is a "supply storehouse" of the human body, and only when the food in the stomach is digested and rotted in time, and the spleen is transported, distributed and absorbed, can the other organs of the human body get sufficient nutrients, and people can be healthy and energetic. Therefore, the quality of digestion in the stomach is extremely important to us. And Zusanli Acupoint can take on this important task.
Regular kneading or moxibustion can not only replenish the spleen and stomach, promote digestion and absorption of diet as soon as possible, enhance the body's immune function, help correct and dispel evil, but also eliminate fatigue, restore physical strength, make people refreshed and youthful.