How to remove moisture by hot compress with coarse salt

As we all know, there is varying degrees of moisture in the human body, which seriously affects people's lives and work. The main symptoms are: unformed stools that easily stick to the toilet bowl; thick tongue coating and gastrointestinal indigestion; loss of appetite; long-term feeling of physical fatigue, etc. There are many ways to remove dampness, such as: dietary therapy of eating more coix seed and red beans, etc. This article introduces how to remove dampness with hot compress of coarse salt.

The principle of using coarse salt hot compress to remove moisture

Removing dampness and cold is one of the functions of coarse salt hot compress. Coarse salt hot compress is to use heated large-grain coarse salt and apply it to the diseased parts of the body. Large-grain coarse salt absorbs a lot of heat and dissipates heat evenly. Continuous hot compress can warm up the skin locally, dilate capillaries, open pores, and help expel moisture from the body. In addition, use hot compresses to keep the internal environment warm, improve spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, enhance the spleen's function of transporting and transforming water vapor, and reduce moisture accumulation in the body. Of course, salt itself also has the function of absorbing moisture.

Method steps

1. Since salt is very hygroscopic, no matter what heating method is used, it must be heated until the water in the salt is completely evaporated. Otherwise, because salt is highly permeable, water will penetrate into the body, which may have no effect on the body in the short term, but will cause greater damage to the body over a longer period of time!

2. Salt used: large-grain coarse salt about the size of corn kernels, use about 4 pounds each time. The main component of salt is NACL. Its composition will not change much through simple heating, so it can be fried repeatedly. It should be sifted with a basket used for washing rice at home every one to two weeks. The amount of salt will definitely decrease over time, so just add some new coarse salt.

3. Hot compress process: Place the heated salt bag on the hot compress area. You can lie on your back or sit down without interrupting watching TV or surfing the Internet. It will take about 1-2 hours. You can cover it with something to reduce heat loss.

Other ways to remove moisture

1. Steaming and sweating:

Steaming can be divided into wet steaming and dry steaming. It can promote the excretion of toxins from the body. It is an activity that can "detoxify while sitting". It is more suitable for friends who "don't like to move much", and it can also effectively expel moisture from the body.

2. Drink more heat-clearing and dampness-removing soup:

Using appropriate amounts of wild yam, tuckahoe, red bean, tangerine peel, and add lean meat or pork bones to make soup can effectively clear away heat and remove dampness. This is a traditional dehumidifying soup in Guangdong and is suitable for drinking in summer.