The difference between dampness-heat and real-heat are different symptoms and different medications.
1. Symptoms: patients with dampness-heat often show symptoms such as heavy head and body sleepiness, poor food, abdominal distension, nausea, bitter mouth, small amount of urine with yellow odor, itching, ulceration, running water and so on; patients with solid-heat often show symptoms such as heartburn and irritability, insomnia, mouth ulcers, swollen and painful gums, dry mouth, and short and red urine (small amount of urine with deep yellow color) and so on.
2. Different medications: common medications for treating dampness-heat include Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang, Ganlu Sterilizing Dan, Bazheng San, etc.; common medications for treating solid-heat include Guanchisan, Diarrhea Baixuan, Qingtu San, etc.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time. If medication is needed, it should be identified by a doctor and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment.