Traditional Chinese medicine classifies heavy dampness and fire into such types as internal dampness and heat, spleen deficiency with dampness or excessive dampness. Commonly used conditioning formulas are Artemisia Inophyllata Soup, San Ren Tang, Duo Wu Zhi Sheng Tang, etc.; the specific choice of which formula needs to be identified by the doctor in conjunction with the patient’s personal situation, and the patient needs to standardize the use of medication according to the doctor’s instructions.
1. Dampness-heat internal exuberance: usually caused by a lot of rain or excessive dampness, mainly manifested by symptoms such as fatigue, lack of weight or loss of appetite. Patients can choose Artemisia capillaris soup plus subtractions, its formula main treatment of damp-heat jaundice, with heat-clearing, diuresis, yellow efficacy; but easy diarrhea, slow pulse or cardiac and renal insufficiency need to be used with caution.
2. Spleen deficiency with dampness: caused by the attack of dampness, overeating of fat, sweet, thick and greasy, or liver and gallbladder diseases, mainly manifested as fatigue and weakness, fear of cold and fear of cold and other symptoms. The patient can choose San Ren Tang Plus Reduction, its formula for the treatment of dampness and warmth at the beginning or dampness is heavier than heat evidence, with the efficacy of declaring the qi, clearing, dampness and heat; but the moss is yellow and greasy, the heat is heavier than the dampness should not be taken.
3. Excessive dampness: caused by slow metabolism, lack of sleep or excessive dietary tastes, mainly manifested as unfavorable flexion and extension of joints, edema of both lower limbs and other symptoms. Patients can choose to add and subtract Duhuo Sheng Tang, whose formula is mainly used for treating deficiency of liver and kidney and insufficiency of qi and blood, with the efficacy of dispelling wind-dampness, benefiting the liver and kidney, and replenishing qi and blood; however, it is not suitable for patients with colds and fever.
If patients need Chinese medicine treatment, please go to a regular medical institution and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment, do not take medication on your own.