To get rid of dampness-heat stasis, Chinese medicines and formulas with the effects of clearing heat, inducing dampness and activating blood circulation can be used, such as the treatment of Reminiscence Soup containing Macrophyllae Macrophyllae and Safflower, etc., or selecting acupoints with such effects, such as the Yinlingquan and the Sea of Blood, etc., and carrying out needling.
Dampness, heat and stasis is the pathogenesis of TCM, and the causes can be categorized into dampness, heat and stasis. It can be removed by methods of clearing heat, inducing dampness and activating blood circulation. Generally, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture therapy are mostly used in clinical practice.
The traditional Chinese medicine may select the Chinese medicine which has the effect of clearing heat and removing dampness, such as gentian herb, gardenia, Huanglian, gentiana and so on. Chinese medicines with the effect of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis include safflower, danshen, mudanpi, chuanxiong and so on. Formulas include remission of paralysis soup, purging heat and removing blood stasis soup and so on. Acupuncture points can be chosen such as Yinlingquan (diuresis), Quchi (clearing heat), and Diaphragm Yu (promoting blood circulation).
Dampness, heat and stasis are unique to Chinese medicine, and need to be treated by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner after dialectic treatment and four diagnosis, and should not be treated on their own, and if there is any physical discomfort, go to the hospital in time for standardized treatment.