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As the saying goes, “Ten out of ten fat people have dampness,” meaning that nine out of ten overweight individuals suffer from excessive dampness, which can significantly affect many bodily functions.
Damp-heat accumulation is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that refers to the presence of damp-heat in the lower jiao (lower abdomen). This condition often arises from a diet rich in spicy, fatty, and heavy foods, or from a deficiency in the spleen and stomach’s ability to transform and transport fluids, leading to qi stagnation and accumulation, which then transforms into heat. Symptoms typically include short and dark urination, a heavy and fatigued body, a yellow and greasy tongue coating, and a slippery and rapid pulse. Clinically, it is commonly seen in conditions such as damp-heat dysentery, damp-heat diarrhea, urinary tract infections, and lower limb joint swelling and pain.
Damp-heat primarily refers to the damp and fire evils among the six excesses. Severe internal damp-heat can occur in two scenarios: during hot and rainy summer weather, where the body is easily invaded by both damp and fire evils, or in individuals with a constitution characterized by internal dampness and excess fire, leading to the transformation of dampness into heat. The best TCM patent medicine for eliminating damp-heat is Wu Ling San (Five-Ingredient Powder), which consists of Fu Ling (Poria), Ze Xie (Alisma), and Zhu Ling (Polyporus) to effectively dispel dampness.
The best TCM patent medicine for eliminating damp-heat is Wu Ling San.
Wu Ling San consists of five medicinal ingredients, four of which have damp-dispelling properties. This formula has excellent diuretic and damp-dispelling effects and can help individuals with a constitution characterized by excess weight and edema to lose weight.
It can also help eliminate acne on the face and has beneficial effects on skin beauty and conditioning. Clinically, Wu Ling San can be used to treat various causes of edema and has a diuretic effect.
Here are the top 10 TCM patent medicines for quickly eliminating damp-heat:
1. Wu Ling San
Wu Ling San is very effective in dispelling dampness due to its ingredients, which all have damp-dispelling and diuretic properties. The effects of Wu Ling San are very significant, and after taking it for three days, one can noticeably feel lighter.
2. Liang Yi San
Main ingredients: Talc and Licorice.
Indications: This product is used to clear summer heat and dispel dampness. It is indicated for fever, fatigue, thirst, diarrhea, and yellow, scanty urination caused by summer heat and dampness; it can also be used externally for heat rash.
3. Er Miao Wan
Er Miao Wan has the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, and can treat skin diseases and genital diseases caused by damp-heat, such as erysipelas, swelling and redness of the knees due to damp-heat, and itching in women’s leucorrhea and men’s scrotal itching.
4. Ba Zheng He Ji
Ingredients: Plantago, Hedyotis (roasted), Herba Ephedrae, Rhubarb, Talc, Chuan Mu Tong, Gardenia, Licorice, Light Heart Grass. Auxiliary material: Sodium benzoate.
Characteristics: This product is a brown liquid; it has a bitter and slightly sweet taste.
Functions and indications: Clears heat, promotes urination, and unblocks the urinary tract. It is used for damp-heat accumulation in the lower jiao, short and dark urination, painful urination, and dry mouth and throat.
Contraindications: Not suitable for pregnant women.
Precautions:
1. Avoid spicy and irritating foods.
2. Do not take warming and tonifying TCM simultaneously during treatment.
3. Patients with severe chronic diseases such as heart disease, liver disease, diabetes, and kidney disease should take it under the guidance of a physician.
4. Strictly follow the dosage instructions; children, nursing women, and elderly or weak patients should take it under the guidance of a physician.
5. If symptoms do not improve after three days of taking the medicine, or if other severe symptoms occur, seek medical attention.
6. Those allergic to this product should avoid it; those with allergic constitutions should use it cautiously.
The main efficacy of Ba Zheng He Ji is to clear heat, promote urination, and dispel dampness, primarily treating painful urination, frequent urination, urgency, and dry mouth and throat caused by damp-heat accumulation.
5. San Jin Pian
Ingredients: Gold Cherry Root, Houttuynia, Shepherd’s Purse, Gold Silk Vine, Centella Asiatica. Auxiliary materials: Corn starch, talcum powder, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, film coating premix.
Characteristics: This product is a film-coated tablet; after removing the coating, it appears brown to black; it has a sour, astringent, and slightly bitter taste.
Functions and indications: Clears heat and detoxifies, dispels dampness. It is used for short and dark urination, painful urination caused by damp-heat in the lower jiao.
Adverse reactions: Occasionally, mild increases in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), mild increases in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and mild decreases in white blood cells (WBC) may occur.
Contraindications: Not suitable for pregnant women.
Precautions:
1. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods.
2. Do not take tonifying TCM simultaneously during treatment.
3. Monitor liver and kidney function during treatment.
4. Patients with severe chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, and kidney disease should take it under the guidance of a physician.
San Jin Pian has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling dampness, and promoting urination, treating urinary tract infections, painful urination, frequent urination, and urgency caused by damp-heat in the lower jiao.
6. San Ren He Ji
Main ingredients: Bitter Apricot Kernel, Cardamom, Job’s Tears, Talc, Light Bamboo Leaf, Pinellia, Tong Cao, Magnolia Bark.
Indications: Unblocks the middle jiao, clears heat, and dispels dampness. It is used for the initial stage of damp-heat, where the evil lingers in the qi level, not yet transforming into dryness, with symptoms of headache, heavy body, chest tightness, lack of appetite, afternoon fever, and a white tongue without thirst.
7. Li Dan Pai Shi Pian
Ingredients: Money Grass, Artemisia, Scutellaria, Mu Xiang, Curcuma, Rhubarb, Mirabilite, Areca Nut, Fried Bitter Orange, Ginger, Magnolia Bark.
Characteristics: This product is a sugar-coated tablet; after removing the coating, it appears brown; it has a bitter and salty taste.
Functions and indications: Clears heat and dispels dampness, promotes bile secretion and stone expulsion. It is used for damp-heat accumulation and toxicity, with symptoms of hypochondriac pain, gallbladder distension, fever, yellow urine, and constipation; it is indicated for cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
Contraindications: Not suitable for pregnant women.
Precautions: Use cautiously in individuals with weak constitutions or poor liver function.
Drug interactions: May interact with other medications; consult a physician or pharmacist for details.
Li Dan Pai Shi Pian primarily clears heat and dispels dampness, promotes bile secretion and stone expulsion, treating pain from stones caused by damp-heat accumulation.
8. Qing Lin Granules
Qing Lin Granules primarily clear heat and drain fire, promote urination, and are mainly used for urinary issues caused by damp-heat entering the bladder, such as painful urination, urinary retention, and urinary tract obstruction; they are commonly used for urinary tract infections and prostatitis.
9. Long Dan Xie Gan Wan
Ingredients: Gentian, Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Gardenia (roasted), Alisma, Mu Tong, Salty Plantago, Wine Angelica, Rehmannia, Roasted Licorice.
Characteristics: This product is a dark yellow water pill with a bitter taste.
Functions and indications: Clears liver and gallbladder, dispels damp-heat. It is used for liver and gallbladder damp-heat, with symptoms of dizziness, red eyes, tinnitus, ear swelling and pain, hypochondriac pain, bitter mouth, dark urination, and damp-heat leucorrhea.
Precautions:
1. Avoid smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods.
2. Do not take tonifying TCM simultaneously during treatment.
3. Patients with severe chronic diseases such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, and kidney disease should take it under the guidance of a physician.
4. If the number of bowel movements increases and is unformed after taking the medicine, adjust the dosage accordingly.
5. Use cautiously in pregnant women, children, nursing women, elderly, weak, and those with spleen deficiency and loose stools.
6. If symptoms do not improve after three days, seek medical attention.
7. Those allergic to this product should avoid it; those with allergic constitutions should use it cautiously.
8. Do not use if the product’s characteristics change.
9. Children must use it under adult supervision.
10. Keep this product out of reach of children.
11. Consult a physician or pharmacist before using this product if you are taking other medications.
Drug interactions: May interact with other medications; consult a physician or pharmacist for details.
Long Dan Xie Gan Wan primarily treats damp-heat accumulation in the liver and gallbladder, leading to dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, hypochondriac pain, and bitter mouth.
10. Jia Wei Xiang Lian Wan
Ingredients: Mu Xiang, Curcuma, Scutellaria, Huang Bai (roasted), Bai Shao, Angelica, Ginger, Fried Bitter Orange, Areca Nut, Vinegar Yanhusuo, Processed Wu Zhu Yu, Roasted Licorice.
Characteristics: This product is a yellow-brown to brown water pill; it has a faint fragrance and a bitter taste.
Functions and indications: Clears heat, dispels dampness, transforms stagnation, and alleviates pain. It is used for dysentery caused by damp-heat in the large intestine, with symptoms of purulent blood in the stool, abdominal pain, and a feeling of urgency.
Precautions:
1. Use cautiously in chronic cold-type diarrhea.
2. During treatment, maintain a light diet and avoid spicy, greasy, and cold foods.
3. This medicine is bitter and cold, which can harm the stomach qi; stop if symptoms worsen, and do not overuse or use for long periods.
4. In cases of severe dehydration, appropriate treatment measures should be taken.
Drug interactions: May interact with other medications; consult a physician or pharmacist for details.
Jia Wei Xiang Lian Wan primarily functions to clear heat and treat pain caused by damp-heat accumulation. Clinical studies have shown its effectiveness in treating enteritis, colitis, and diarrhea.
Conclusion: Through the above introduction, I believe everyone now knows about the best TCM patent medicines for eliminating damp-heat, as well as the top 10 fastest damp-heat dispelling patent medicines. I hope everyone can choose the appropriate medicine for use.
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