Strengthening spleen and nourishing yin. As far as the internal environment of the body is concerned, spleen deficiency does not dry dampness, and yin deficiency produces internal heat, which is the factor that produces damp heat. Therefore, we should pay attention to strengthening the spleen and nourishing yin while clearing away heat and dampness. When the spleen and stomach are good, the damp heat in the body can be transported, and the adaptability of the body is enhanced, so that the damp heat is not easy to invade.

Quit smoking and drinking. Chinese medicine believes that tobacco is pungent, hot and dirty, and it is easy to generate heat and help wet. Alcohol is hot, which helps yang heat. Colleagues have the disadvantage of phlegm-dampness, so people with damp heat are prone to brew damp heat when drinking.

In order to get rid of damp heat, the diet must be light, and it is best not to think about peppers, dog meat, beef and mutton, wine and so on. Eat less sweet and greasy leeks, ginger, peppers and prickly ash, as well as spicy and warm foods such as hot pot, deep frying and barbecue. Instead, it should be sweet, cold and sweet foods such as red beans, mung beans, celery, cucumber, coix seed, lotus seeds, poria cocos, duck meat, crucian carp, wax gourd, bitter gourd and lotus root.