Characteristics and regulation of cold constitution.
Cold constitution includes yang deficiency and phlegm-dampness People with cold constitution are obese, lack of essence, prone to fatigue, listlessness, sweating, excessive phlegm, long urine, heavy stools, fear of cold, cold limbs, and like to eat hot food. Men with cold constitution are prone to andrology diseases, such as frigidity, low libido, impotence, no ejaculation or semen flow, chills, vaginal contraction, sweating in the yin, dysuria or amenorrhea, low sperm motility, infertility and so on. Avoid feeling cold and wet when taking photos, and take good care of Yang Qi. Mild medicinal foods such as velvet antler, ginseng, mutton, bullwhip and medlar have the same cold and cool properties, but the degree is different. Cold food is helpful to clear fire and detoxify, and can be used as an auxiliary treatment for fiery diseases. All the symptoms of excess fire, such as red face and red eyes, delirium, stiff neck, erosion of mouth and tongue, swelling and pain of gums, dry mouth, liking cold drinks, short and red urine, dry stool, yellow and dry tongue coating, rapid pulse, etc., can be cooked and eaten as raw materials, which is helpful to clear fire and eliminate diseases. Diet and health should first talk about "sex". "Sex" (or "Qi") means that food has different properties such as cold, cool, warm and hot, which is called "four natures" or "four qi" in Chinese medicine. Cold or cold food suitable for febrile constitution and diseases belongs to cold or cold food. Such as watermelon suitable for fever, thirst, irritability and other symptoms; Suitable for pears with cough, chest pain, excessive phlegm and other symptoms, all of which belong to cold food. Warm or hot is the antonym of cold or cold, and any food suitable for cold constitution and diseases belongs to warm or hot food. For example, ginger, scallion and coriander are suitable for symptoms such as cold, fever, aversion to cold, runny nose and headache; Dried ginger and black tea suitable for abdominal pain, vomiting and hot drinks; Pepper, wine, etc. , suitable for cold limbs, chills, rheumatic joint pain, etc., all belong to warm food. The nature of flat food is between cold food and warm food, which is suitable for general physique and can be chosen by people with cold and heat diseases. Vegetarian dishes are mostly general nutrition and health care products. Such as rice, noodles, soybeans, sweet potatoes, radishes, apples, milk and so on. From the analysis of more than 300 kinds of commonly used foods recorded in traditional Chinese medicine dietotherapy books, it is found that most of them are flat foods; Temperature and heat are second; The cold is behind. Generally speaking, all kinds of foods have nutritional and health care functions, and cold foods are negative, which have the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, cooling blood and detoxifying. Warm food is positive and has the effects of dispelling cold, warming meridians, dredging collaterals and supporting yang. Contrary to coolness or coldness, any food suitable for cold constitution and diseases belongs to warm or hot food. For example, ginger, scallion and coriander are suitable for symptoms such as cold, fever, aversion to cold, runny nose and headache; Dried ginger and black tea suitable for abdominal pain, vomiting and hot drinks; Pepper and wine are suitable for symptoms such as chills in limbs, chills and rheumatic joint pain. All belong to the conditioning of warm food deficiency and cold constitution. There are yin and yang in human viscera, and the constitution of cold and heat is different. Those with cold constitution are suitable for "hot tonic", such as ginseng, astragalus root and prepared rehmannia root. People with "deficiency-heat" constitution are suitable for "cold tonic" or "flat tonic", such as lily, Ophiopogon japonicus, Dendrobium and Adenophora. First, people with yin deficiency often have symptoms such as dry mouth, throat noise, loss of body fluid and fever in hands and feet. They should eat more cold and yin-nourishing products, such as Polygonatum odoratum, American ginseng, lily, Adenophora adenophora, Dendrobium, Lycium barbarum and Caragana. Fang Cheng can refer to Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Huanshao Dan and Ziyin Dabu Pill. Second, people with yang deficiency constitution often have aversion to cold, tepid limbs, pale face, pale tongue with white fur and so on. If eating cold products is undoubtedly worse, you must take warm drugs, such as Eucommia ulmoides, Tzu Chi, Dipsacus, velvet antler, Roucong Rong, Semen Cuscutae, Alpinia oxyphylla, Morinda officinalis and so on. Refer to Guifu Dihuang Pill, Gui You Pill and Guilu Erxian Gum. Third, if the body is qi-deficient, it is manifested as laziness, tiredness, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, frequent urination, organ decline and so on. Must eat such as ginseng, Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, Rhizoma Polygonati, etc. Fang Cheng can refer to Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Shen Ling Baizhu Powder and Liujunzi Decoction. Four, if it belongs to blood deficiency, dizziness, palpitation and insomnia, dry hair, numbness of hands and feet, dry skin, pale face, pale lips and claws. How to eat Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Colla Corii Asini, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Arillus Longan, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae, etc. Fang Cheng can refer to the addition and subtraction of Siwu Decoction and Guipi Decoction. 5. If you belong to the constitution of deficiency of both qi and blood, you can refer to Shiquan Dabu Decoction and Ginseng Yang Rong Decoction. Cold food is the most taboo for cold constitution, such as radish, cabbage, spinach, tofu, wax gourd, loofah, bitter gourd, persimmon, pear, tomato, watermelon and other fruits. Ice products and drinks are also taboo.