List of high-quality authors Friends, have you also encountered itPerennial chapped lips are troubled by open openings？Aunt Liu once encountered such a problem, and spent a lot of money to buy various brand-name lip moisturizers, but her lips still kept cracking, which affected the quality of life.
Later, through research, I found out that it may be caused by "lip wind". Today, I will share with you the causes and methods of "lip wind".
Aunt Li also suffers from long-term chapped lips. Aunt Li is in her 60s, and in addition to drinking tea and chatting, her favorite thing is to eat chili peppers.
She believes that eating spicy food can promote blood circulation and be good for the body. But as she got older, Aunt Li found that her lips were getting drier and drier, and they were always cracking and bleeding.
Even with various lip balms, the symptoms do not improve. The people around Aunt Li said that it was "lip wind", and she was also very anxious and didn't know how.
So, what exactly is "lip wind"? What are the causes of it?
What is "lip wind"?
"Lip wind" is also known as "donkey's mouth wind" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is mainly manifested as long-term dryness and cracking of the lips, and may be accompanied by symptoms such as redness, swelling and erosion in severe cases. This is very similar to what Western medicine calls desquamative cheilitis.
"Lip wind" tends to occur in autumn and winter, and is generally more common on the lower lip.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of "lip wind" is related to the dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. Because the spleen and stomach are closely related to the lips, the state of the lips reflects the functioning of the spleen and stomach.
If there is a problem with the spleen and stomach, it will affect the infusion of fluid, resulting in the loss of nutrients and chapped lips.
There are three main pathogenesis of "lip wind".
Modern people like to eat spicy and high-protein foods, which can easily lead to heat accumulation in the spleen and stomach. If you encounter external evils such as wind and cold, wind and fire will fight, it will cause dampness and heat to attack the lips, resulting in redness, swelling and erosion.
If the viscera is hot and long-lasting, it will consume the fluid and cause "body thirst". At this time, not only is it dry, but the lips also lose their nourishment and are prone to cracking.
This is one of the most common pathogenesis in modern society. Many people's spleen and stomach function are weakened, and they are unable to normalize qi, blood, and fluids, resulting in malnutrition of the lips and other parts.
Therefore, if you want to cure "lip wind", you must start from regulating the spleen and stomach, and at the same time, you must also pay attention to avoid the invasion of wind and cold. Below I will share with you a few methods of ** "lip wind".
Moxibustion conditioning method
Moxibustion** plays the role of a meridian and blood circulation and warm ventilation machine by burning acupuncture points. It is suitable for "lip wind" of different pathogenic properties.
If it is a damp heat type or wind heat type, you can choose the Quchi acupoint of the large intestine meridian of the hand Yang Ming for moxibustion. This can clear away heat and detoxify, dispel wind and relieve pain.
If it is a body fluid loss type, you can moxibustion the Rangu acupoint of the Taiyin and Kidney Meridians. This quickly replenishes fluids and is perfect for dry lips.
Most people belong to the weak spleen and stomach type, at this time, you can choose the Zusanli acupoint of the Zuyang Ming stomach meridian for moxibustion. This can straighten the spleen and stomach, help it transport water valleys, and replenish fluids.
I used to moxibustion for Aunt Li, and the main thing I chose was Zusanli acupoint. **After a month, her lips improved visibly and she was almost no longer cracking and bleeding.
Therefore, moxibustion can indeed have a very good "lip wind" effect.
Medicinal diet conditioning method
The combination of Chinese medicine and food can have a double effect. I once recommended the following medicinal diet recipe to Aunt Li:
Composition: 9 grams of yam, 6 grams of astragalus
Yam can nourish the spleen and lungs and provide sufficient moisture; Astragalus membranaceus invigorates qi and helps to vaporize water. The combination of the two can enhance the function of spleen and stomach and provide fluid to nourish the lips.
If the dry lips are severe, you can appropriately add traditional Chinese medicine such as Zhimu and Mai Dong to clear away heat and generate Jin. I recommend boiling it into a decoction and drinking it 1-2 times a day.
Vitamin B2 supplementation
Many people may not know that vitamin B2 deficiency can also lead to problems such as dry lips and cheilitis. If these symptoms occur, vitamin B2 can be appropriately supplemented.
Vitamin B2 is best to choose bottles, ** only about 5 yuan, very affordable, I often prepare for myself to eat.
You can choose 50-100 tablets, 1 tablet per day, and continue to supplement for about 1 month. This is a great way to improve the condition of dry lips and lack of nutrients.
It should be noted that this is only an auxiliary role. To ** "lip wind", you should still regulate the spleen and stomach from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine and enhance your physique.
The appearance of "lip wind" indicates that there is a problem with the function of the spleen and stomach, and we need to pay attention to conditioning. The combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine** can not only prescribe the right medicine, but also enhance the physique, which is an ideal choice.
In normal times, we should also pay attention to avoid eating raw and cold and irritating foods, eat more mild foods such as yams, and nourish the spleen and stomach; At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to wind and cold, and not to be invaded by external evils.
If symptoms such as dry mouth and constipation appear, it also indicates that the spleen and stomach qi are not good. At this time, timely conditioning will have a better effect.
I hope that through dietary therapy and traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, everyone can stay away from the pain of "lip wind" and have healthy rosy lips!