According to the basic substances that constitute the physiological functions of the human body, such as qi, blood, fluids, organs and meridians, as the constitutive elements of the body type, and through the analysis of the expression of the physical characteristics of successive generations of physicians, Chinese medicine practitioner Wang Qi, etc., the body type is divided into nine basic types: Type A —- calm and healthy body type with a moderate posture, rosy complexion, full of energy, the functional state of the internal organs strong and robust as the main characteristics of a physical state. Also known as “peace and harmony”. The proportion of the population with “calm and harmonious” constitution is about 32.75%, that is, about one-third. There are more males than females, and the older the person, the fewer the people with the “calm” constitution. They are less likely to be sick in normal times. Wang Yongxia, Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Type B —- Yang deficiency physique, fear of cold The characteristics are close to cold physique, for lack of yang energy, with cold signs. Tendency to develop disease: obesity, paralysis, osteoporosis, phlegm, swelling, diarrhea, impotence, palpitations, etc. Type C —- Yin deficiency constitution, water deficiency For Yin and Blood deficiency, with heat signs and dry signs. Tendency to develop disease: tuberculosis, insomnia, tumors, cough, thirst, internal injuries and fever, etc. Type D —- Qi deficiency constitution, shortage of Qi A series of pathological changes in the human body caused by deficiency of vital energy, called Qi deficiency. Body fatigue, weakness, low voice, often sweating, and especially when moving, palpitations and less food, shortness of breath, lazy speech, less food and abdominal distension, loose stools, etc. Pathogenic tendency: obesity, visceral prolapse, excretory discomfort, chronic bronchitis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Type E —- phlegm-damp physique, body fat phlegm-damp physique is currently a more common type of physique, when the human body organs, yin and yang dysregulation, Qi, blood and fluid transport dysregulation, easy to form phlegm-damp, it can be considered that this physique state for phlegm-damp physique, mostly seen in obese people, or vegetarian thin now fat people. Pathogenic tendency: hypertension, diabetes, obesity, hyperlipidemia, asthma, gout, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, etc. Type F —- damp and hot body, acne The so-called wet, which is usually called water damp, it has the distinction between external damp and internal damp. The Chinese medicine believes that the spleen has the function of “transporting water and dampness”, if the body is deficient in digestion or overeating, eating too much greasy, sweet food, the spleen will not be able to normal transport and make “water and dampness within the stop”; and spleen deficient people are also prone to the invasion of external dampness, external dampness is often due to block the spleen and stomach so that dampness from the Therefore, the two are both independent and related. The so-called heat is a kind of heat symptom. Tendency to develop: skin diseases, hepatitis, gallstones, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, vaginitis, epistaxis, low back pain. Type G —- Blood stasis, long spots Mainly due to blood flow retardation, mostly due to long-term emotional depression, or living in cold areas, and dysfunction of internal organs. Tendency to develop disease: hypertension, stroke, coronary heart disease, gout, diabetes, wasting, acne, chloasma, tumor, irregular menstruation, depression, migraine, vertigo, chest paralysis, Y obstruction. Type H —- qi-depressed body, depression When qi cannot be reached outside but gathered inside, it forms “qi-depression”. According to Chinese medicine, qi depression is mostly caused by depression and boredom and unhappy mood. Long-term qi depression will lead to poor blood circulation and seriously affect health. Tendency to develop: depression, insomnia, migraine, chest pain, intercostal neuralgia, chronic pharyngitis, chronic colitis, chronic cholecystitis, hepatitis, premenstrual tension syndrome, breast enlargement, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea. Type I —- special endowment, allergy A special physique due to congenital endowment deficiency and endowment genetics and other factors. It includes congenital and hereditary physical defects and diseases, allergic reactions, etc. Tendency to develop disease: allergic individuals are prone to drug allergies and hay fever; genetic diseases such as hemophilia, congenital stupidity, and what Chinese medicine calls “five delays”, “five softnesses”, and “craniosynostosis”; Fetal diseases such as fetal cold, fetal fever, fetal fright, fetal fat, fetal epilepsy, fetal weakness, etc.