"Removing cold is easy, but removing dampness is difficult. Dampness is sticky and turbid, like oil entering the face." From this sentence, we can understand that it is difficult to remove dampness from the body. Dampness and cold together are called cold dampness, dampness and heat together are called damp heat, and dampness with wind is called wind dampness. Dampness has various properties, so how can we remove dampness from the body? Many people think of the popular fire therapy, so can fire therapy remove dampness from the body? What are the effects of fire therapy in removing dampness?
How to determine if there is dampness in the body
1. Mental fatigue. If you feel tired every day, lack energy, and have a heavy head, it is due to dampness in the body.
2. Thick and greasy tongue coating. A normal person's tongue coating is thin, white, and moist. If the tongue coating is thick and greasy, like water sliding, it indicates dampness in the body. A thick and slippery white tongue coating indicates cold dampness, while a yellow and greasy tongue coating indicates damp heat.
3. Sticky and soft stool. If there is stool sticking to the toilet bowl after bowel movements, or if the stool is soft and shapeless, it indicates cold dampness in the body. If you always feel unsatisfied after bowel movements, unable to completely empty the bowels, and the stool is very smelly, it indicates damp heat in the body.
Can fire therapy remove dampness from the body?
Fire therapy can remove dampness from the body.
Fire therapy indeed has the effects of dispelling cold, removing dampness, unblocking meridians, and promoting blood circulation. It is more effective for people with external dampness constitution, but those with internal dampness are better suited for Chinese herbal medicine regulation. This is also the reason why fire therapy is effective for removing dampness in some people but not in others.
Which type of dampness is suitable for fire therapy?
Fire therapy is most suitable for cold dampness, followed by wind dampness. It is not suitable for damp heat patients.
Fire therapy can promote meridian circulation, warm the meridians, dispel wind, and remove dampness. It is suitable for cold dampness or wind dampness. However, because fire therapy can enhance heat, it will not remove dampness from the body for damp heat patients, but instead make the symptoms of heat more prominent.
Is fire therapy effective in removing dampness?
Fire therapy is quite effective in removing dampness.
Fire therapy is a comprehensive technique that combines surface heat therapy, massage, and herbal medicine application. Its effects are definitely better than a single technique. A single massage may not be able to reach the affected area if the force is not sufficient, surface heat therapy has a single effect, and herbal medicine application concentrates the effect on one area. Fire therapy combines the effects of all three, so it is more effective in removing dampness.
How to determine if dampness is being expelled from the body
How can we determine if dampness is starting to be expelled from the body after several fire therapy sessions?
1. Sweating a lot during fire therapy. For people with heavy dampness, it is easier to expel dampness through sweating during fire therapy.
2. Feeling clear-minded and refreshed after the treatment, with a renewed sense of energy throughout the body. This indicates that dampness has been expelled from the body.
3. Observing the tongue coating. If the thick and greasy tongue coating becomes thinner and the mouth is no longer sticky, it indicates that dampness has been expelled from the body.
4. Formed stool, yellow in color without reflection, and no longer sticking to the toilet bowl. This also indicates that dampness has been removed.
