Effective herbs for dispelling dampness include Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Plantago ovata and Lotus Seed.
Patients with dampness in the body are mostly related to the unfavorable transportation and digestion of the spleen and stomach, and prolonged storage of dampness in the body may lead to phlegm-dampness, cold-dampness, dampness-heat intermingling.
Poria: Poria, flat in nature, sweet and light in flavor, belongs to the heart meridian, spleen meridian, kidney meridian, spleen meridian. Poria has the effects of inducing diuresis, eliminating swelling, seeping dampness, strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart.
Atractylodes macrocephala: Atractylodes macrocephala is warm in nature, bitter and sweet in taste, and belongs to spleen and stomach meridians. Atractylodes macrocephala has the effects of tonifying qi, strengthening spleen, drying dampness, inducing diuresis, stopping sweating and tranquilizing the fetus.
Psyllium: Psyllium, slightly cold in nature, sweet and light in flavor, belongs to the lung, liver and kidney meridians. Psyllium has the effect of clearing away heat and diuresis, stopping diarrhea by dampness, improving eyesight, and expelling phlegm.
Lotus Seed: Lotus seed, flat in nature, sweet and astringent in flavor, belongs to the spleen, kidney meridian, stomach meridian and heart meridian. Lotus seed has the effect of consolidating essence and stopping the belt, nourishing the spleen and stopping diarrhea, benefiting the kidney and nourishing the heart.
All of the above medicines can effectively get rid of dampness.
Patients with dampness should have a regular daily life and change bad habits such as staying up late and smoking. Patients should live and work in a dry environment, not in a humid environment, and avoid cold and rain in summer. Excessive smoking may help dampness and generate heat, affecting the spleen and stomach function, patients should quit smoking and limit alcohol. Patients can take appropriate physical exercise, which can help get rid of dampness.
The use of traditional Chinese medicine should be under the guidance of Chinese medicine practitioners, do not blindly use your own medicine, so as not to delay the condition or cause adverse reactions.