【春濕困體】祛濕前要先認清體質 #坊間祛濕茶多清濕熱 #寒濕人只會越飲越寒 #星期二正能量 濕熱寒濕要分清 入春開始，身體疲倦得如被濕毛巾包裹著一樣、睡眠不安寧、終日頭重重、胃頂頂，其實跟氣候濕氣提升有直接影響。順手買一樽祛濕茶為身體祛濕，喝完人反而開始怕冷起來，究竟是哪裡出了錯？濕邪侵入人體，會根據人的體質狀態而變化，濕氣遇上體內的熱會形成「濕熱」，濕氣遇上素來體內的寒會則形成「寒濕」，兩種症狀和調理方法大不同！建議先認清體質，祛濕茶不宜亂喝，更要戒掉生冷、肥膩、辛辣食物，因為這些食物都會增加脾胃負擔，體內多餘水分就不能排出體外。 「寒濕」特徵 - 舌淡紅，舌苔色白膩 - 女性白帶偏多 - 大便稀爛或如水狀 - 怕冷 - 手腳冰冷 宜吃：生薑、淮山、陳皮、赤小豆 忌吃：生冷及苦寒食物，包括雪糕、刺身、生蠔、涼茶、龜苓膏等 ．寒濕茶療． 薑茶 功效：驅寒祛濕 材料：生薑連皮4片、紅糖適量 做法：生薑洗淨拍爛，加入紅糖，放入保溫瓶，注入熱開水焗15分鐘即可。 備註：喉嚨痛患者不宜。 「濕熱」特徵 - 舌偏紅，舌苔偏黃膩 - 女性白帶偏多，色偏黃味重 - 大便偏軟、質黏、異常臭、肛門會有灼熱感 - 體味重 - 眼乾目赤 - 多面油，容易出暗瘡粉刺 宜吃：粟米鬚、生薏米、冬瓜、荷葉 忌吃：少吃甜食及煎炸辛辣食物，包括朱古力、麻辣火鍋等 ．濕熱茶療． 雞蛋花茶 功效：清熱解毒祛濕 材料：雞蛋花6朵 做法：材料放入保溫瓶內，以熱開水沖洗一遍倒掉，再注入熱開水，焗5-10分鐘即可。 備註：感冒、孕婦、月經期間、脾胃虛弱容易腹瀉者慎服 Distinguish between damp heat and damp cold As we enter spring, the body feels so tired like its wrapped by a wet tower. You sleep poorly, feel heavy headed, bloated, and it is directly related to increase in humidity. You might conveniently buy a bottle of tea to dispel dampness but find yourself feeling cold after, so what went wrong? As dampness pathogens attack the body, your body type will change. When dampness meets heat in the body, damp heat is formed, and if dampness meet cold in the body, then damp cold is formed and how you handle each can be vastly different. First get to know your body and do not just drink any tea that dispels dampness, avoid cold and raw foods, fatty an spicy things as these add to the burden of your digestive system making it hard to dispel excess fluids in the body. Symptoms of damp cold - light red tongue, white tongue coating - ladies have more vaginal discharge - loose or watery stool - aversion to cold - cold limbs suitable: raw ginger, Chinese yam, dried citrus peel, rice bean avoid: cold/raw and bitter and cold foods such as ice cream, sashimi, raw oysters, herbal tea and turtle jelly Healing tea for damp cold Ginger tea effects: dispel cold and dampness Ingredients: 4 slices of raw ginger with peel, appropriate amounts of brown sugar Preparation: rinse ginger slices thoroughly and hit until they are broken, add in brown sugar into thermos and steep with hot water for 15 minutes Note: not suitable for those with sore throats (con’t in comment)