February 21, 2020
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【濕氣快快走】天氣潮濕人困倦
#油頭垢面肥胖多汗多數為濕熱人士
#脾虛加劇濕重問題
#星期五湯水
精神奕奕終極祛濕湯
濕邪，常見於夏季的致病原因，濕邪有四大特性：一、沉重混濁，濕邪會使人感到全身困重疲倦，好像被濕毛巾裹著一樣，亦會製造出混濁分泌物，例如面油、痰液、白帶、小便混濁等；二、黏滯，濕邪傷人會使分泌物黏滯，例如汗水較黏、痰多口黏、大便稀爛等，而且濕邪甚為難纏，病情反覆發作；三、易傷陽氣，濕邪會導致全身氣機運行阻滯，水濕停留於體內，形成水腫、痰多等症狀；四、愛向低處走，濕邪就像水一樣喜歡向下流，容易侵犯人身體下部，造成腳氣、白帶增多、下身水腫等。
夏天氣候潮濕多雨，地下濕氣上升，令人容易感受濕邪。而居住地區潮濕、工作經常接觸水濕或者涉水淋雨都會增加濕邪入侵的機會。濕邪喜歡結合其它淫邪作惡，遇熱成為濕熱，特徵為舌偏紅、舌苔偏黃膩、眼乾目赤、體味重、多面油、大便偏軟質黏且臭、女性白帶偏多且色偏黃味重，宜飲用有清熱祛濕功效的湯水調理體質。
清熱祛濕湯水小貼士：
適當地添加祛濕食材如薏米、赤小豆、扁豆、扁豆衣等
粟米節瓜粟米鬚湯
功效：清熱利水滲濕，紓緩口氣、腳氣、小便偏黃、口苦口乾等症狀。
材料：粟米2根、節瓜2個、新鮮粟米鬚80克（約二兩）、眉豆30克、花生30克、 陳皮1角、蜜棗3枚
做法：
1. 所有材料洗淨，節瓜去皮切塊、粟米連鬚連芯切大塊備用。
2. 鍋內加入約2500毫升水，放入全部材料，以武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約1小時，最後下鹽調味即可。
Energizing soup to dispel dampness
Dampness pathogen is a common cause of illnesses during summer, and there are four major characteristics of dampness pathogen. Firstly, the body feels fatigued as if it is wrapped by a wet tower. It also excretes turbid secretions, such as facial oil, phlegm, vaginal discharge, turbid urine. Secondly, it makes secretions such as sweat, more phlegm and stool sticky. These symptoms are also prone to reoccurrence. Thirdly, it harms yang qi easily. Dampness affects the transporting and transforming functions of the body. Dampness in the body causes symptoms such as edema and phlegm. Fourthly, dampness goes down to the lower part of the body like water flow which can cause feet odor, excessive vaginal discharge and edema of the lower body.
The summer climate is humid and rainy, and the underground humidity rises, making people feel dampness easily. Humid living areas, frequent exposure to water in working areas, or rain will increase the chance of dampness invasion. Dampness pathogen tends to combine with other pathogens. When it contacts heat, it becomes damp heat. It is characterized by reddish tongue, yellowish and sticky tongue coating, dry and red eyes, heavy body odor, facial oil, soft, sticky and smelly stools, excessive yellowish vaginal discharge. You can drink soup with clearing heat and dispelling dampness effects to condition the body.
Tips for soup to clear heat and dispel dampness:
Appropriately add in ingredients such as coix seed, rice bean, hyacinth bean, hyacinth bean coat.
Corn soup with hairy gourd and corn silk
Effects: clears heat, promotes diuresis, dispels dampness, relieves symptoms such as bad breath, feet odor, yellowish urine, bitter mouth and dry mouth.
Ingredients: 2 ears of corn, 2 hairy gourd, 80g fresh corn silk, 30g purple haricot, 30g peanut, 1 dried citrus peel, 3 candied dates
Preparation:
1. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Peel hairy gourd and cut into pieces. Cut corn into large pieces.
2. Combine all ingredients with 2500ml of water in a pot and cook on high heat until boiling. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Add salt to taste.
