Dampness is the term used in traditional Chinese medicine, and the use of Chinese medicine to remove dampness usually takes about a month, with the specific time being related to the patient’s physique, daily diet, condition and many other aspects.
From the perspective of Chinese medicine, the human body is the existence of different degrees of dampness, mild dampness will not have any effect, but when the accumulation of dampness to a certain extent, it may appear thick tongue, poor mental health, loss of appetite, sticky stools and other symptoms. General dietary therapy with red beans and barley as the main ingredients to dispel dampness.
In addition to dietary therapy, patients can also follow the doctor’s instructions by taking Chinese herbal soup to strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness (by replenishing the spleen to enable the discharge of dampness), such as ginseng ling bai ju san, gentian diarrhea liver soup and other drugs.
Dispelling dampness needs to be carried out over a long period of time, usually one month for a cycle, if the patient’s health is better and the dampness is lighter, it may take a shorter period of time. Taking Chinese medicine to treat the disease is a process, the effect may be relatively slow, it is recommended that patients adhere to a long period of time, do not interrupt in the middle of the process, according to the doctor’s requirements in accordance with the course of treatment to take the soup can be a better elimination of the body’s dampness.
If the dampness is heavy, the body appears uncomfortable, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, do not self-medication, so as not to cause adverse reactions.