As soon as summer arrives, many regions enter a "rainy mode," and the terrible weather makes people unhappy. The dampness is especially bad for the body: people often catch colds, lose their appetite, experience bloating and diarrhea, and develop skin rashes. All of these are caused by excessive humidity.
Bad weather makes people unhappy, and damp weather is even more physically unpleasant: people around us often catch colds, experience loss of appetite, bloating, diarrhea, and skin rashes. All of these are caused by excessive humidity.
1. Job's tears and red beans: more effective at removing dampness.
During the rainy season, diarrhea, colds, and other illnesses are common, necessitating the removal of dampness. Song Enfeng, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Wuhan University People's Hospital, recommends consuming more foods that strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, such as red beans, poria cocos, winter melon peel, coix seed, and yam. Cooking coix seed and red beans together into porridge enhances the dampness-removing effect. Red beans have diuretic and dampness-removing properties; combining them with coix seed helps to expel dampness more effectively. This combination also has heat-clearing and spleen-strengthening effects, and the dish is visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious.
In addition, eating more garlic and purslane can also prevent diarrhea caused by summer heat and dampness.
Second, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is indispensable.
The rainy season is humid, and the weather changes rapidly between sunny and rainy days, leading to an increase in people suffering from summer heatstroke, colds, and gastrointestinal diarrhea. Wang, chief physician of the Department of Internal Medicine at Wangjing Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, explained that the high humidity during this season, coupled with increased sweating, a preference for cold drinks, and frequent use of air conditioning, makes it easy to catch a cold and suffer from gastrointestinal problems.
Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is a magic weapon for dealing with these minor ailments, and it is very effective for summer colds and related gastrointestinal diarrhea. Wang said that if you can't tolerate its special taste, you can choose Huoxiang Zhengqi Soft Capsules. In addition, you can frequently press the Fengchi, Hegu, and Yingxiang acupoints. Pressing the Fengchi acupoint has a wind-dispelling effect, pressing the Hegu acupoint can relieve headaches caused by colds, and pressing the Yingxiang acupoint can dredge the meridians, thus preventing colds.
3. Keep a dry towel handy.
In the hot summer, the skin barrier is easily damaged by sweat, and dampness can easily enter the body through the surface, causing fungal skin diseases such as eczema, dermatitis, and tinea pedis.
For fungal infections such as tinea versicolor, tinea pedis, and tinea corporis/cruris, topical application of terbinafine or bifonazole ointment is recommended. For large affected areas or long-term cases, it is advisable to seek treatment at a hospital's dermatology department and take antifungal medications under the guidance of a doctor for greater safety.
In addition, Song Enfeng suggests carrying a dry towel when going out on rainy days to wipe off rainwater and keep skin dry, and wearing cotton or linen clothing as much as possible. When sleeping on a cooling mat, placing a sheet on top can reduce skin allergies.
