Nowadays, many people have fatigue, dizziness, disfigurement, constipation and other problems, in fact, this is the manifestation of spleen damage, so there are two major problems with the spleen, one spleen deficiency, one spleen dampness, today I will teach you to easily distinguish.
Spleen deficiency and spleen dampness are two concepts, but they are related to each other, in order to make it easier for you to understand, let me tell you a real case. Last month, I met a patient, she reported that she has been feeling tired and weak in the past two months, accompanied by palpitations, insomnia, low menstrual flow, cold hands and feet, even going to the toilet is not energetic, and she is relatively thin, the amount of food is small, and eating a lot of supplements does not work, and she feels that her body cannot absorb it. I listened to her speak, her voice was low and weak, and when she opened her mouth, she saw that her tongue was pale and thin. I asked a few more words, and learned that some time ago, something happened at home, which caused her to be so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep every day, and then it became like this.
In the case of the above, it is a simple spleen deficiency, mainly caused by excessive thinking, and traditional Chinese medicine believes that worrying hurts the spleen, resulting in a decline in spleen and stomach function, weak transportation, and insufficient production of qi and blood. If the body does not have the nourishment of qi and blood, there will be fatigue, cold hands and feet, and there is no qi and blood in the heart**, so there will be palpitations, insufficient blood, and menstruation will be relatively reduced. Then for this situation, we can use some methods to strengthen the spleen and invigorate qi to alleviate it. So after she adjusted in this direction for a period of time, her whole qi and blood came up, and there were many changes in fatigue, menstruation, insomnia, etc.
So how does spleen dampness come about, we all know that the spleen has two tasks in the operation of the human body. One is to transport the subtlety of the water valley to help digest food. The other is to transport water dampness and assist in metabolizing the water in the body. If you don't eat regularly or don't rest well, it will lead to spleen deficiency, and the spleen deficiency will not be able to transport water, which will further produce dampness, and dampness will trap the spleen, which is spleen dampness. In terms of subdivision, spleen dampness is also divided into cold dampness and dampness and heat and dampness. If it is cold and dampness and traps the spleen, then the body will have spleen deficiency and cold and dampness. For example, such as abdominal distention, sticky mouth, retching in the morning, light mouth and no thirst, abdominal pain and diarrhea, heavy head and body, or yellow body, dull complexion, etc., women will have one more situation with a lot of white color, which is generally white and greasy. For this situation, we can choose some methods to strengthen the spleen and dissipate cold and dehumidification. If it is the case of dampness and heat in the spleen, then on the basis of spleen deficiency, plus the manifestation of heat, there may be stool sticky to the toilet, short and yellow urine, bad breath, body heat, itching, red and yellow tongue. For the situation of dampness and heat, we can generally use some methods to strengthen the spleen, clear heat and dampness.
Just looking at the performance, it's not too bad, but there is a metaphor to describe spleen deficiency and spleen dampness is very appropriate, and you can distinguish these two conditions very well after listening. Spleen deficiency is like you have no clothes on, and the whole feeling is empty and cold. The spleen is damp because you are wearing clothes, but the clothes are wet and heavy, causing the body to be not only cold, but also very tired.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is the foundation of nurture, which can transport qi, blood and nutrients to various parts of the body. On the other hand, if there is a problem with the spleen and stomach, it will inevitably affect all parts of the body, and if the spleen and stomach are not good, there will be many diseases.