What causes dampness excess, yin deficiency, and hyperactive fire?
Disease description:
Heavy dampness in the body, yin deficiency with hyperactive fire, cold and sweaty hands and feet, prone to palpitations—what medication should be taken for comprehensive regulation? Also, what causes heavy dampness combined with yin deficiency and excessive internal heat?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Ding Yu
Yin deficiency with hyperactive fire primarily refers to excessive internal heat caused by insufficient yin fluids, often accompanied by dampness. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), dampness is commonly known as "damp" or "dampness pathogen." While heavy dampness usually occurs in combination with yang deficiency or qi deficiency, it can also manifest in cases of yin deficiency, particularly due to insufficient yin fluids in the spleen and stomach. When yin fluids in the spleen and stomach are deficient, their transformative and transporting functions weaken, leading to stagnation of water-dampness in the body and resulting in prominent dampness accumulation, which further impairs metabolism. Therefore, for individuals with yin deficiency and excessive fire along with heavy dampness, improving lifestyle habits is essential alongside medicinal and dietary treatments. It's important to drink plenty of warm or hot water and to increase physical exercise to enhance daily metabolic function and help eliminate dampness. Diet should be light and清淡; avoid spicy and greasy foods, as these can damage the spleen and stomach and worsen dampness.
