#Whether there is moisture or not, you can tell by looking at your tongue. How to check it#

In today’s society, health care is becoming more and more youthful. Soaking wolfberry in a thermos cup is not just for middle-aged people. People's behavior has changed, and many young and new generations are paying more and more attention to health preservation. How to effectively remove dampness is also the purpose of health preservation. Moisture is a concept of traditional Chinese medicine. I believe many people have heard the saying "A thousand colds are easy to get rid of, but a dampness is difficult to get rid of." The ancients believed that moisture is one of the most evil evils. How to judge whether there is moisture?

"The tongue is the seedling of the heart, and it is also the external condition of the spleen." Whether there is moisture or not, you can tell by sticking out your tongue! A healthy tongue is "light red tongue, thin white coating", which is pink or light red, oblong in shape, moderately fat and thin, thin and white coating, glossy and smooth, and can stretch freely. It should be flexible and strong whether it is straightened or bent.

A thick white tongue coating indicates cold and dampness; a yellow and greasy tongue coating indicates dampness and heat; a fat tongue with tooth marks on both sides indicates that you have heavy dampness and a weak spleen; if the tongue coating covers the entire tongue, it indicates that you have The humidity is too serious! People with heavy dampness generally have thick and greasy tongue coating, yellow or white, with obvious tooth marks on the sides. In short, if a person's tongue is fat and enlarged, there are teeth marks on both sides of the tongue or cracks on the tongue body, and the tongue coating is thick and sticky. , indicating that there is too much moisture in the body. Quickly stick out your tongue and see if it's there.

1. The face is shiny

If you have just washed your face and still feel dull and unclean, it may be due to excessive moisture. In addition, body fluids in the body do not flow smoothly, food is digested and absorbed slowly, and the face is prone to becoming shiny.

2. Shapeless stool

People with heavy moisture will have symptoms such as cloudy urine, loose stools, excessive leucorrhea in women, and vaginal itching. If the stool is shaped, moisture will Heavy stools will be sticky and difficult to flush. Heavy moisture can easily damage the spleen and stomach, and poor digestion of the spleen and stomach will lead to unformed stools in people with heavy moisture.

3. Joint pain

When dampness invades the joints, some Qi and blood will not flow smoothly, which will cause joint pain and difficulty in flexion and extension. People with neck, shoulder, waist and leg pain have aggravated symptoms, indicating that there is moisture in the body. The heavier the moisture in the body, the more severe the symptoms of waist and leg pain will be, manifested as inability to move the legs, heavy steps, and heavy neck.

4. Dizziness and heavy body

After a night’s rest, we will wake up full of energy the next morning, but people with moisture in the body often feel particularly tired. , too lazy to move, easily sleepy, memory loss, etc. This is because the dampness evil is trapped in the local meridians and muscles, causing the Qi movement to be blocked and the Qing Yang to not rise, thus causing these symptoms.

The source of moisture comes from the spleen. If there is moisture in the body, it means that the spleen cannot function normally. Generally speaking, dampness is difficult to completely eradicate, and most people with dampness have poor spleen and stomach. Poria cocos can strengthen the spleen, diuresis, expelling dampness, calming the mind and calming the mind. It can strengthen the spleen's ability and supplement the spleen and lungs. The kidney yam and Poria cocos work together to regulate the spleen and stomach.

For friends who have heavy moisture in their bodies, they must pay attention and take timely measures to improve it. But as long as we develop good living habits, maintain a regular work and rest schedule, exercise regularly, reduce the frequency of smoking and drinking, pay attention to diet control, and eat less greasy, cold food, we can control the moisture in the body to a certain extent. Make improvements.