What Are the Chinese Herbal Medicines That Clear Damp-Heat?

I believe those who live in the south will know that due to the relatively damp environment, most people have some degree of dampness in their bodies, which can be quite troublesome. To eliminate dampness, you can eat dampness-removing foods or medications. Common foods include winter melon, watermelon, green tea, and so on. If you have severe dampness, you can use some traditional Chinese medicine for clearing heat and dampness to eliminate the dampness in your body. So what are the traditional Chinese medicines for clearing heat and dampness? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction.

Ingredients: Radix Bupleuri, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides (fried), Alisma orientalis, Aristolochia manshuriensis, Gentiana scabra, Semen Plantaginis, Angelica sinensis (wine-processed), Rehmannia glutinosa, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis, etc.

Effects: It acts on liver and gallbladder damp-heat, and can also relieve symptoms such as dizziness, red eyes, tinnitus, deafness, costal pain, bitter taste in the mouth, and burning pain during urination.

Notes: Because this product is a bitter and cold medicine, it is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.

Ingredients: Coptis chinensis, Evodia rutaecarpa (processed with licorice), Radix Paeoniae Alba, Aucklandia lappa, Corydalis yanhusuo (vinegar-processed).

Effects: It clears heat and dries dampness, regulates qi and relieves pain, and is also suitable for symptoms of abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by damp-heat in the intestines and stomach.

Ingredients: Alisma orientalis, Poria cocos, Polyporus umbellatus, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), Artemisia capillaris, and Cinnamomum cassia.

Effects: It can clear heat and dampness, promote urination, and also relieve symptoms such as damp-heat jaundice and abdominal distension caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, as well as spleen and lung depression.

Notes: Yinchen Wuling Pill is suitable for patients with severe dampness, but pregnant women cannot take this product.

Ingredients: Pueraria lobata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

Effects: It can disperse muscle and eliminate superficial pathogens, clear heat and detoxify, eliminate dampness and stop diarrhea. It can also treat symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, yellow and sticky stool, anal burning caused by damp-heat accumulation, as well as fever, headache, and body pain caused by wind-heat colds.

Notes: It is not suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency and diarrhea.

The above is an introduction to common traditional Chinese medicines for clearing heat and dampness. In fact, people with severe dampness can take some traditional Chinese medicines, but everyone should choose them according to their own conditions. Another important point is that people with a damp constitution or who live in a damp environment for a long time should pay more attention to their daily diet, eat less greasy and sweet foods, eat more vegetables and fruits, and also eat more dampness-removing foods.