Phlegm and dampness are obese, often press this dampness acupoint to dispel dampness and lose weight!
▲Professor Wu Huanlin, the heir of the academic experience of Professor Deng Tietao, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, the director of the cardiovascular department of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and one of the experts guiding this article
"I eat 300 lychees a day, and I don't want to be a Lingnan person." Su Dongpo's famous sentence not only made lychee, but also made "Lingnan people" famous. On one side, the water and soil are the other side, and the Lingnan people also have unique physical characteristics, that is, there are many phlegm and dampness.
Phlegm and dampness are harmful, and Lingnan people's hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease and other common diseases and common diseases can be called "all diseases are caused by phlegm". How to "subdue" phlegm and dampness and regulate physical fitness, famous Chinese medicine doctors have high skills.
In the end, where does Lingnan people's "phlegm and dampness" come from?
The Lingnan area is bordered by the ocean in the south and Wuling in the north, and is hot and humid because it is at the intersection of the marine climate and the inland climate. It is the "soil" as the saying goes, which gives birth to the characteristics of Lingnan people, including: generally sweating, swimming diligently, loving bathing, and liking to eat raw and cold food, fish, shrimp and seafood and other wet or greasy products. If this is the case, it is the source of phlegm and dampness among the Lingnan people.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that congenital endowment, acquired influence, and visceral disorders are all factors that form a physique. Living in Lingnan, genetic factors are naturally the first factor in the formation of phlegm-dampness constitution of local Lingnan people. Eating more and moving less, overeating, craving for fat, sweet and greasy, greedy for cold and cold drinks, living in dampness, rain and wading, irregular work and rest time, love to sleep late, etc., are the influence of acquired factors; "The lungs are the phlegm storage organs", "the spleen is the source of phlegm", "the kidneys are the root of phlegm", when the lungs are out of order, or the spleen is out of health, or the kidney is insufficient, etc., it leads to the imbalance of the viscera, the movement is impaired, and the dampness is stagnant, forming phlegm and dampness.
Test: Eight questions can be used to determine whether there is "phlegm dampness".
How can you tell if you have a "phlegm-damp" quality? Wu Huanlin said that according to the experience and self-feeling in the past year, the answer to the question:
1. Do you feel tightness in your chest or bloated abdomen?
2. Do you feel heavy or unpleasant?
3. Is your belly plump and fluffy?
4. Do you have a lot of oil secretion on your forehead?
5. Is your upper eyelid slightly swollen than others, that is, the upper eyelid is slightly raised?
6. Do you have a sticky feeling in your mouth?
7. Do you usually have a lot of phlegm, especially when you always feel that there is phlegm blocking in your throat?
8. Do you have a thick tongue coating or a feeling of thick tongue coating?
If most of the answers to the above questions are "yes", then you can initially judge the phlegm-dampness constitution, or you can find a doctor to calculate and determine the constitution type according to the "TCM Body Mass Table".
Hazards: "All diseases are caused by phlegm".
There is a folk saying: "All diseases are caused by phlegm" and "strange diseases are phlegm", which is true. Phlegm-dampness is harmful to health and can be said to cause a wide range of diseases.
No matter how many kinds of strange ugliness there are, there is a kind of ugliness that exists calmly, called "phlegm damp ugliness". The kind of acne that can squeeze out pustules is a kind of acne. Acne is actually phlegm in the body, flowing with the blood around the body, because there is no outlet for detoxification on the head and face, it has to arch out of the skin, forming acne on the face.
Belly fat is one. The big belly and poop are mostly phlegm-damp constitution, and some people are not fat in other places, but the abdomen is fat and soft to be surprisingly soft, and most of them are phlegm dampness.
The complexion is yellow and dark, and the meat floss is one. People with phlegm and dampness must have a deficiency of spleen and yang, and the spleen is the main muscle, and the phlegm and dampness will first turn into a yellow-faced woman, and then turn black. This human flesh must be loose.
Eye bags and big dark circles are one.
For those of you who have been feeling damp but can't get rid of it, it's time to cheer up and let yourself know some truths!
The yang energy of the human body is the same as the sun in the sky, and if we have enough yang energy in our own body, even if there is moisture, it can be vaporized. If we don't have enough yang energy in our body, the dampness will be like a fog that can't be transported away and excreted.
After a long time, the dampness will turn into phlegm-like mucous substances, which accumulate in the internal organs or joints, blocking the meridians and turning into phlegm and dampness. At this time, it is useless to eat "red bean and barley porridge" and other simple dampness and evil, and it is necessary to warm and replenish the yang energy of the internal organs, and it is the yang energy of the spleen and kidney.
Because the spleen is responsible for transporting water and damp phlegm to drink, it can be said that friends who are damp all year round must have spleen and yang deficiency.
The body has become heavy - the person is sleepy, heavy, and has no energy.
Prone to edema, joint pain, back pain, and low back pain.
If you are not very thirsty, you can't think of drinking water.
The focus is on the tongue elephant
What should I do if my phlegm is heavy? Usually press a few acupuncture points that are most likely to accumulate phlegm and dampness
According to the Fenglong point, it is 8 inches on the lateral malleolus, 1.5 inches on the lateral edge of the anterior edge of the tibia, and between the tibia and fibula. Generally, 2 times a day, 3 minutes each time. Long press to eliminate phlegm and turbidity, fat people have more phlegm and dampness, so Fenglong acupoint is also a weight loss acupoint.
Hong Leong originally meant to refer to the god of thunder in ancient mythology. Fenglong acupoint, as the name suggests, is to use the onomatopoeia of Fenglong to expel the turbidity and dampness on the spleen and stomach like thunder and rain. Therefore, rubbing this acupoint more in the rainy season has a very good effect on strengthening the spleen and dispelling dampness.
According to the middle navel acupoint, it can strengthen the spleen with the stomach and promote the movement of the spleen and stomach. When taking acupoints, you can use a supine position, and the midpoint of the line between the lower sternum and the navel is this acupoint. We can use the fingertips or palm roots to rub on the acupoints for 2~5 minutes, or we can use the palm or four fingers to massage the middle belly for 5~10 minutes.
Yinling Spring is the acupoint of the spleen meridian, and the spleen meridian qi from the toes goes deep into it here, which can strengthen the spleen and dehumidify. It is below the knee, along the inner calf bone upward, and the depression when it turns inward is where the Yinling Spring is located. Rub your fingers here for at least 10 minutes a day.
For people who are wet and heavy, the position of Yinling Spring will be sore when pressed; People with a weak spleen can easily accumulate dampness here, and their faces will turn yellow after a long time. Gua sha at Yinling Spring can internalize dampness, clear dampness and heat, and strengthen the spleen and regulate qi.
As mentioned earlier, friends who are damp all year round must have spleen and yang deficiency. Therefore, people with phlegm and dampness must strengthen the spleen and replenish spleen yang at the same time.
When it comes to strengthening the spleen, everyone must think of eating yam, which actually does not help much to dispel dampness, because yam is better for spleen and yin deficiency. On the contrary, these spleen-strengthening foods can be: such as Poria cocos, five-fingered peach, lotus seed, gourd, atractylodes, and dried ginger.
Professor Hao Wanshan recommends a soup recipe for everyone's reference to dispel dampness: 30 grams of five-finger peach and Poria cocos, and grab a small handful of others respectively, there is no strict amount requirement, but white lentils must be fried, white lentils are slightly poisonous when used raw, and the effect of fried spleen and dampness will be stronger.
Phlegm and turbidity small tea recipe: lentil yam tea
Method: 30 grams of yams, 30 grams of fried white lentils, 3 grams of tangerine peel. The three are decocted in water to extract the juice, and sugar can be added to taste. This tea recipe strengthens the spleen and invigorates qi, dissolves dampness and stops the band. It can be drunk as tea on a regular basis.
Because of spleen deficiency, melasma, dark circles, "swimming rings", and it is easy to sag. Troubled friends, you can often drink this tea to eliminate phlegm.
The most cost-effective way to get rid of dampness: outdoor sports
People who are damp are actually the most lazy people. Can sit without standing, can lie down without sitting, sleep for a while if you can, and don't do it if you can. This kind of laziness is good to get rid of the moisture.
If you really want to get rid of dampness, you must not lack exercise. And it must be outdoors, when the fresh air and energy come in, and the yang energy rises, the deposited turbidity can be discharged. This is the most straightforward and cost-effective way.
However, most people who have been wet and heavy for a long time are weak in qi, and they can't do too energy-consuming exercises at the beginning, just jogging or brisk walking.