Excess Heat & Dampness General Info/Signs
Excess heat (ˆH)
- Is your pulse rate rapid?
- Are your mouth and throat usually dry?
- Are you thirsty most of the time?
- Do you crave icy, cold drinks?
- Do you often feel warmer than those around you?
- Do you wake up sweating?
- Do you break out with red acne (especially premenstrually?)
- Do you have a short menstrual cycle?
- Do you have vaginal irritation or rashes?
Dampness (D)
Includes Phlegm - condensed dampness
- Do you feel tired and sluggish after a meal?
- Do you have fibrocystic breasts?
- Do you have cystic or pustular acne?
- Do you have urgent, bright, or foul smelling stools?
- Does your menstrual blood contain stringy tissue or mucus?
- Are you prone to yeast infections and vaginal itching?
- Do your joints ache, especially with movement?
- Are you overweight?
- Do you have a wet, slimy tongue?
Diagnosis
DAMP HEAT (DH)
- Do you have signs of heat and/or dampness as indicated earlier?
- Do you have foul smelling, yellow or greenish vaginal discharge?
- Are you prone to vaginal and/or rectal itching during your luteal or premenstrual phase?
Tonics (to "Cool Heat")
Asparagus, bamboo shoot, banana, egg whites, clam, eggplant, elderflower, grapefruit, lemon, lettuce, melon, millet, mung bean and beansprout, peppermint, potato, rhubarb, salt, tofu, watermelon
Make a fruit salad with sliced bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, and sliced grapefruit.
Mineral water with a slice of lemon is a great heat cooler.
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