What Chinese patent medicine should be taken for damp-heat constitution? Treat the symptoms according to the type of damp-heat

Damp-heat constitution is generally divided into heat-heavy and damp-heavy. People with damp-heat constitution are more prone to skin problems such as acne. Traditional Chinese medicine can be used to treat damp-heat constitution, but different damp-heat types have different conditioning methods. Let’s learn more about it together!

1. Thermogravimetry

The main focus is on clearing heat, and you can choose Yinchenhao Decoction, Lianpu Yin, or Gegenqinlian Decoction.

1. Artemisia capillaris decoction: (1) Ingredients: Gardenia jasminoides, Artemisia capillaris, and Rhubarb. (2) Efficacy: Clears away heat, removes dampness and reduces jaundice.

2. Lianpu Drink: (1) Ingredients: Sichuan lian root fried with ginger juice, Magnolia officinalis, processed Pinellia ternata, Acorus calamus, Phragmites australis, Scorched Gardenia jasminoides, and Fermented Soybean Currant. (2) Efficacy: Clears away heat and dampness, regulates qi and harmonizes the middle.

3. Gegenqinlian Decoction: (1) Ingredients: coptis root, kudzu root, roasted liquorice root, scutellaria baicalensis. (2) Efficacy: Clears internal heat, relaxes muscles and dispels pathogenic factors.

2. Wet weight

The main focus is on eliminating dampness, and Pingwei San, Sanren Tang, Liuyi San, etc. can be chosen.

1. Pingwei Powder: (1) Ingredients: Magnolia officinalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Licorice root, Tangerine peel. (2) Efficacy: Drying away dampness and strengthening the spleen, relieving bloating and dispelling fullness. It is contraindicated for people with spleen deficiency without dampness or Yin deficiency, with symptoms of red tongue with little coating, bitter mouth and thirst, or rapid pulse.

2. Sanren Decoction: (1) Ingredients: coix seed, white cardamom seed, apricot kernel, white tongcao, talc, bamboo leaf, pinellia, and magnolia bark. (2) Efficacy: Clears away dampness and heat, and promotes the flow of Qi.

3. Liuyi Powder: (1) Ingredients: licorice, talc. (2) Efficacy: Clears away heat and removes dampness. Used for fatigue, fever, diarrhea, thirst, and yellow and scanty urine caused by summer heat and dampness; used externally to treat prickly heat.