Can damp heat and damp cold coexist?

Is it possible for damp-heat and damp-cold to coexist? In most cases, damp heat and cold dampness are unlikely to occur at the same time, so you need to provide specific symptoms to help you judge. Generally speaking, in the case of hot and cold, there is hot and cold, or hot and cold. For treatment, it is mainly used according to the situation, such as Wumei Decoction, or Xiexin Decoction, which requires dialectical medicine. If you have other questions, you need to go to the hospital for relevant examinations.

【distinguish】

Both cold and dampness and damp-heat are characterized by spleen deficiency and dampness, and often present with symptoms such as poor appetite, abdominal distension, limb fatigue, qi deficiency and laziness to speak, heaviness in the head and body, edema, puffiness/emaciation, tooth marks on the sides of the tongue, and a weak pulse, but the symptoms are subtly different and many people find it difficult to identify them, and cold and heat often exist at the same time, forming a mixture of symptoms of dampness and cold.

Cold and damp

Cold and dampness refers to dampness and turbidity in the stomach and intestines, damaging the spleen yang, or spleen and kidney yang deficiency causing water retention, cold and dampness blocking the spleen, obstruction of the middle yang, abdominal distension and pain, nausea and vomiting, loose stools, bland mouth without thirst, yellow skin and complexion like smoked skin, edema of limbs, scanty urination, and a pale, fat tongue with a greasy white coating.

Cause of disease: combination of cold and dampness. The cause of the disease is insufficient Yang Qi and poor blood flow, which causes skin pain, joint spasms, etc.

Damp heat

When dampness and heat accumulate in the spleen, symptoms such as nausea, loose stools, yellow urine, heavy limbs, yellow face, itchy skin, fluctuating fever, profuse sweating, and a red tongue with a greasy yellow coating may occur.

Cause of disease: A combination of dampness and heat. The disease may cause diseases of the spleen, stomach, liver, gallbladder, lower abdomen, large intestine, bladder and other internal organs or skin and tendons.

You can refer to the following figure to test your cold and dampness and dampness and heat constitution:

Cold and dampness also have dampness, damp-heat also has dampness. First, remove the dampness. In the process of dehumidification, we need to solve the problems of cold and heat. The treatment of these two diseases is not contradictory and can be taken into account at the same time. It balances the yin and yang of the human body and adjusts the balance of dampness and cold. Once it is balanced, there will be no dampness that cannot be removed.

【Specific methods】

Using the principles of Chinese medicine to treat dampness is a good way to dehumidify. If you simply use cupping, moxibustion, etc., you cannot completely and specifically dehumidify and regulate cold and heat. Therefore, it is recommended that you conduct comprehensive conditioning to completely eliminate dampness.

People with cold and damp constitution should expel coldness while removing dampness. They must not eat cold foods.

Recommended ancient recipes: Poria, Amomum villosum, Elsholtzia ciliata, Fennel, Licorice

This recipe can dispel cold and dampness, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is suitable for people with cold and damp constitution. Currently, there is a Chinese medicine tea bag that is synthesized from this recipe, called Qinyuan Tea. If you don’t want to spend time boiling Chinese medicine, just brew this tea directly.