Many dermatologic patients often encounter and care about “hair” and “avoidance” during the consultation and treatment process, and many veteran dermatologic patients take the initiative to consult their doctors about what foods to “avoid”. Many dermatologic patients ask their doctors what foods they need to “avoid”, but the doctors’ answers vary widely and patients are often at a loss as to what to do. Some patients are overly “taboo” and lead to malnutrition, and even affect the normal treatment and recovery of the disease, and some are “taboo” should not be “taboo”, eat should not eat. What is “hairy food”? What foods should be “avoided”? Many patients are still very confused.
What is “hairy food” and “avoid”?
The term “hairy food” has been around for a long time, and is a historical topic. The so-called “hairy things”, in ancient times there are a variety of explanations, but as the name suggests, “hairy things” is the food can cause disease or cause the onset or aggravation of chronic illness. For example, rape moss, the Wei and Jin dynasties, “the famous doctor’s special record” records: “the spring month to eat it can develop chronic knee diseases. Shrimp, the Ming Dynasty “Food Guide Ben Cao” that: “moving wind heat, there are sick people do not eat.” “Avoid” is to avoid eating “hairy things”.
Second, “hairy food” is everyone to “avoid”?
According to ancient books, “hairy food” is a wide variety of food, involving many foods, such as vegetables, wild vegetables, meat, eggs, milk, fish, shrimp and crabs, mushrooms, fruits, nuts, wine, spices, etc. These ancient books record that the “hairy food” food types at least in According to the books and legends, if we avoid eating all of them, it will lead to the lack of nutrient intake of the body and affect the normal metabolism and health.
By reviewing the literature of “hair”, the discovery of these many “hair”, not once, but gradually discovered, accumulated, after a long process, as the discovery of acupuncture points in Chinese medicine. However, most of these discoveries were accidental and were not carefully studied to confirm their probability of causing or aggravating disease, and their effects on certain groups of people and those who did not. With the advancement of history, people’s knowledge of food has improved and changed, and many of the “hairy foods” recorded in ancient books were not “contraindicated” by people, but did not cause or aggravate diseases, therefore, many of the foods listed as “hairy foods” have been forgotten. Therefore, many of the foods listed as “hairy” have been forgotten and not “contraindicated”. In view of this, now the so-called “hair” is not for all people, normal people or non-special people generally unnecessary to avoid food.
Third, the “taboo” of science and pseudo-science
The discovery and introduction of “hair” is far from 1000 to 2000 years ago, when the level of science and technology is still very low, the depth of understanding of things should be insufficient, and not after careful and serious research. Although the level of science and technology has been improving since then, there are few people to conduct special research on “hair matter”. Therefore, “hair” has been popular and legendary in folklore, although many people do not believe, but still “rather believe it, not believe it”, after all, is sick, can “taboo” on It’s “contraindicated”.
Nevertheless, we are not saying that “hairy food” does not exist, objectively speaking, “hairy food” does exist, and many patients’ conditions are aggravated after eating certain foods, which is a fact. In the past, Western medicine did not recognize the term “hairy food” or did not find it. In the past decade, Western medicine also found that certain foods are related to the development of allergic diseases in particular, and after research, Western medicine invented reagents to detect food allergies, called “food intolerance”. “The terminology is different, but it still belongs to the category of “hair products”. This shows that Western medicine, which has always been scientific, can not avoid the relationship between food and disease.
This shows that “hairy food” does exist, only that folk have enlarged its scope, we should seriously study the pathogenic mechanism of “hairy food”, study the “hairy food” Why can cause or aggravate the disease, for the normal treatment of patients to keep the food off, to reduce or avoid certain food to stimulate and aggravate the disease.
Fourth, the classification of “hairy substances”
Some scholars believe that “hairy food” mainly refers to foods that can easily lead to allergic diseases, such as high-protein foods, milk, eggs, fish and shrimp, etc. This narrows the scope of “hairy food”.
Chinese medicine “hair” is usually divided into six categories: 1.
1, the hair of the fire: the
Smoke, wine, onions, garlic, leeks, dog meat, mutton, fried food, brine products, etc., these foods can help heat fire, injure the fluid, fever and thirst, constipation should not be eaten.
2, moving wind and hair.
Shrimp, crab, goose, eggs, tsubaki sprouts, etc., suffering from urticaria, eczema, stroke and other diseases should not be eaten.
3, help damp hair products.
Such as caramel, glutinous rice, pork, pasta, etc., with fatty sweet sticky nature, suffering from damp heat, jaundice, dysentery and other diseases should not eat.
4, the accumulation of cold hair products.
Winter melon, beans, lettuce, persimmons, etc., more with cold and moist nature, can hurt Yang cold, weak spleen and stomach should be careful to eat, over-eating will lead to cold stomach pain, intestinal tinnitus diarrhea.
5, moving blood hair products.
White wine, pepper, mutton, etc., with pungent heat into the blood, blood injury, forced blood overflow nature, where the menstrual bleeding, subcutaneous bleeding, blood in the urine and other patients, should avoid eating.
6, stagnant hair products.
Soybeans, gravy, lotus seeds, taro, sweet potatoes, etc., with stagnation and blockage of gas, difficult to transport the nature of abdominal distension, accumulation of food should be avoided.
There is indeed the case of hairy food, but hairy food does not necessarily develop, the key lies in the food with. For example, phlegm-producing hair products, such as beef and mutton, with radish to facilitate dampness and resolve phlegm, it can not be the onset of disease. Fire and blood hair products, such as dog meat, eels, such as with cold tofu, coronary, cabbage, can restrain its heat, then people with heat illnesses can also eat.
Fifth, how to “taboo” dermatology patients, how to “taboo” science?
Many patients with skin diseases will ask about “taboo” when they seek treatment from a Chinese medicine doctor. Some Chinese medicine doctors will casually caution: chicken, duck, goose, fish, shrimp, crab, beef and mutton, eggs, milk, pumpkin, leek, chili, etc. cannot be eaten. Some patients avoid everything, resulting in overall malnutrition. Therefore, the issue of scientific “taboos” must be on the agenda.
First of all, I think the purpose of “avoiding food” is to minimize the chances of food triggering or aggravating the disease, in addition to screening out “hairy substances” from the causes of Western medicine, we should also talk about avoiding food from the perspective of Chinese medicine evidence, to identify possible “The following is a list of common skin diseases.
Here are a few common types of skin diseases to talk about how to scientific taboos:.
1, allergic skin diseases.
Such skin diseases include: acute and chronic urticaria, eczema, various dermatitis, etc. These diseases are allergic diseases, and allogeneic proteins are often the cause of allergies, so it is recommended not to eat or eat less fish, shrimp, crabs, seafood, etc.. In addition, according to the patient’s TCM symptoms to determine the need to avoid food, if it belongs to the heat symptoms, spicy and other wine, chili, fried food, beef and mutton, seafood, etc. is recommended not to eat; if it belongs to the body contains damp, fatty, sweet potatoes, taro and other best to avoid food.
2, pigmented skin diseases.
Such diseases include: vitiligo, chloasma, freckles, melanosis, etc. The cause of this kind of disease is still unclear, many patients listen to some doctors said, vitiligo to avoid tomatoes, eggplant, apples and other foods containing Vit. We know that the onset of vitiligo has no relationship with Vit. C. There is no basis for worrying that such trace amounts of Vit. Also, folk rumors that patients spots, freckles and other pigment increase diseases can not eat soy sauce, vinegar, etc., is also no basis for the legend. Soy sauce is mainly composed of soybean, which contains many kinds of amino acids, and organic acids are also produced during the production process, and these organic acids may have the effect of lightening pigmentation. Vinegar mainly contains acetic acid, which can also lighten pigmentation, so diseases like melasma do not need to worry about soy sauce and vinegar aggravating the disease, especially vinegar can also lighten pigmentation. For pigment increasing diseases like melasma, it is recommended to eat more fruits and vegetables rich in acid and Vit. C such as vinegar, tomato, apple and kiwi, which have certain effect of removing spots. In addition, melasma patients should avoid eating foods with photosensitivity such as figs, otherwise it will aggravate the pigmentation.
3.Erythematous and scaly skin diseases.
Such diseases include: psoriasis, pityriasis rosea, flat moss, etc. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, such diseases are mostly caused by heat in the body, and it is recommended to avoid eating chili, white wine, beef and mutton, seafood, etc. The TCM evidence of psoriasis is more complicated. If the TCM evidence belongs to deficiency cold, you can eat some beef and mutton appropriately. Please listen to the doctor’s advice.
4. Hair loss diseases.
Such diseases include: baldness, seborrheic alopecia, etc. Usually, the early stage of the disease belongs to the actual evidence, heat evidence, should avoid eating spicy food, to the late stage, if the Chinese medicine diagnosis belongs to qi and blood deficiency or liver and kidney deficiency, it is recommended to eat walnuts, jujube, mutton, etc., some also need to drink appropriate wine, preferably yellow wine, with the effect of warming the meridian and activating the blood, enlightenment and hair growth.
5, folliculitis-type diseases.
Such diseases include: acne, simple folliculitis, impetigo, boils, etc. Such diseases are mostly real, hot evidence, should avoid eating goose meat, white wine, chili, beef and mutton, garlic, etc.. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” records: “Goose, smell all thick, moving wind, hair sores.” After the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, will intensify the brutalization of the founding of the meritorious officials, Marshal Xu Da suffered from “hair back”, the most taboo to eat goose meat. Because goose for hair, easy to fire hair sores. Zhu Yuanzhang ulterior motive to give Xu a fat goose. Xu Da knew its malicious, but did not dare to disobey the king’s orders, had to eat on the spot. Soon, Xu Da “hair back” spread and died.
In short, how to “avoid”, must be based on your Chinese medical evidence, and not hearsay. Although “hair” and “taboo” is not the most important factor in the treatment, but still has a certain impact on the smooth treatment and course of the disease. Therefore, scientific treatment, scientific “taboos”, can add strength to the smooth treatment.
Sixth, the relationship between food therapy and “taboo”
”Hair” is part of the food, the correct dietary guidance, but also can promote recovery and strengthen the body, to prevent the occurrence of disease. More than 2,000 years ago, one of the earliest medical books in China, the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, had a discussion on dietary taboos, “The Five Forbidden Foods: pungent for liver diseases, salty for heart diseases, sour for spleen diseases, sweet for kidney diseases, and bitter for lung diseases. The liver is green, it is appropriate to eat sweet …… The heart is red, it is appropriate to eat acid …… The spleen is yellow, it is appropriate to eat salty …… The lungs are white, it is advisable to eat bitter …… The kidney is dark, it is appropriate to eat pungent ……” . In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, “the change of high beams will lead to big boils on the feet”, which refers to diseases caused by improper diet, meaning that over-eating fatty, sweet and thick flavors will easily produce serious sores and ulcers.
Food therapy and “taboo” need to be guided by the theory of Chinese medicine, according to the pathology of the internal organs, time, the relationship between the internal organs and choose a different diet, the body and the treatment of the beneficial diet, is food therapy; on the contrary to the disease and treatment of the diet, is the “hair products “and should be avoided. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine also has a discussion of inappropriate diet leading to recurrence of disease: “Fever is less healed, eating meat will return, more food will be left behind, this is also its prohibition.” It can be seen that dietary contraindications are closely related to disease treatment and are not insignificant.