The 10 Best Traditional Chinese Medicines for Eliminating Damp-Heat

The 10 Best Traditional Chinese Medicines for Eliminating Damp-Heat

The 10 Best Traditional Chinese Medicines for Eliminating Damp-Heat in Summer, as the Saying Goes: “Ten Fat, Nine Damp” As the saying goes, “Ten fat, nine damp,” meaning that among ten overweight individuals, nine have excessive dampness. Moreover, excessive dampness can affect many bodily functions. Damp-heat downward is a disease pattern in Traditional Chinese Medicine … Read more

How to Regulate and Treat Damp-Heat in Different Organs?

How to Regulate and Treat Damp-Heat in Different Organs?

The damp-heat constitution is actually easy to identify, such as a tendency to be overweight, oily skin, feeling hot in the afternoon, and a yellow greasy tongue coating. These signs indicate the presence of damp-heat in the body. However, many people do not see good treatment results after using heat-clearing and damp-dispelling medicines. This is … Read more

Understanding Damp-Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Damp-Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Damp-Heat Damp and Heat are two distinct pathogenic factors; each can be eliminated individually (by expelling dampness or clearing heat), but when they intertwine, it becomes very difficult to regulate. Ancient texts have long discussed damp-heat, stating, “Damp and heat stew together, like oil wrapped in flour,” and “due to dampness, it feels like … Read more

Where Does Internal Damp-Heat Hide? How to Effectively Eliminate It?

Where Does Internal Damp-Heat Hide? How to Effectively Eliminate It?

Dampness is a common pathological phenomenon we encounter in clinical practice, which can be categorized into cold dampness and damp-heat. Many people have tried various methods to clear heat and eliminate dampness, yet damp-heat remains. Why is it so difficult to eliminate dampness? This is because dampness has a sticky and heavy nature, akin to … Read more

Detailed Explanation of Symptoms for Damp-Heat Syndrome: Spleen-Stomach, Liver-Gallbladder, Large Intestine, and Bladder Damp-Heat Syndromes

Detailed Explanation of Symptoms for Damp-Heat Syndrome: Spleen-Stomach, Liver-Gallbladder, Large Intestine, and Bladder Damp-Heat Syndromes

Click the blue text above · Follow us Damp-Heat Syndrome is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that refers to the accumulation of damp-heat within the body, obstructing the functioning of the organs and meridians, leading to various pathological changes associated with damp-heat symptoms throughout the body. Damp-Heat Syndrome can generally be divided into … Read more

Distinguishing Between ‘Cold Damp’ and ‘Damp Heat’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Distinguishing Between 'Cold Damp' and 'Damp Heat' in Traditional Chinese Medicine

“It is easy to eliminate cold, but difficult to dispel dampness.” The presence of dampness in the body can lead to various diseases. Many people know that they need to eliminate dampness, but the dampness in the body can be categorized as either “cold” or “heat.” The methods for dispelling dampness differ based on its … Read more

A Discussion on Damp-Heat: Understanding Its Nature, Challenges in Elimination, and Classic Solutions

A Discussion on Damp-Heat: Understanding Its Nature, Challenges in Elimination, and Classic Solutions

What is Damp-Heat? Damp-Heat is characterized by symptoms such as a greasy complexion, easy development of acne, bitter and dry mouth, a heavy and fatigued body, sticky and difficult bowel movements or constipation, short and yellow urine, a red tongue, a yellow and greasy tongue coating, and a slippery, soft pulse. The formation of Damp-Heat … Read more

Who Says Damp-Heat is Exclusive to Summer? Winter Damp-Heat is Also a Concern!

Who Says Damp-Heat is Exclusive to Summer? Winter Damp-Heat is Also a Concern!

When it comes to damp-heat, many people might think of the sultry heat of summer, excessive sweating, and dry mouth. However, did you know that damp-heat is not exclusive to summer? Winter damp-heat should not be underestimated either. So, why does damp-heat arise in winter? What effects does winter damp-heat have on our bodies? How … Read more

After Major Heat, Signs of Damp-Heat Accumulation in the Body

After Major Heat, Signs of Damp-Heat Accumulation in the Body

After the Major Heat, the weather is hot and often rainy, with dampness and heat intertwining to the extreme. Prolonged exposure to such an environment, constantly subjected to the invasion of damp-heat evil qi, can easily induce damp-heat diseases. Damp-heat disease is a common condition in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), typically manifesting as a feeling … Read more

How to Regulate Damp-Heat Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

How to Regulate Damp-Heat Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

There are nine types of constitution: balanced constitution, Yang deficiency constitution, Qi deficiency constitution, Yin deficiency constitution, Qi stagnation constitution, blood stasis constitution, phlegm-damp constitution, damp-heat constitution, and special constitution. Except for the balanced constitution, the other eight are considered偏颇体质 (biased constitutions), which, if not corrected in time, can develop into diseases. Among these偏颇体质, the … Read more