Eating too much salt during the Mid-Autumn Festival caused edema and a fall. Need help now

During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, people indulge in delicious food without restraint, and eat too much salty and heavy-tasting food, which may cause sequelae such as edema and deform their graceful figure. Chinese medicine practitioners suggest that people who find themselves suffering from edema problems after the Mid-Autumn Festival may wish to drink anti-edema tea in moderation, and massage the Yingxiang, Sanyinjiao and other acupoints to accelerate the elimination of water in the body and achieve the effect of reducing edema!

Love salty food? Be careful! Excessive sodium intake leads to edema

Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Primary Care Chinese Medicine Practitioners, said that the main cause of edema in the human body is related to excessive sodium intake. Once the sodium ion content in the body is too high, the body will cause water to be retained between tissues in order to excrete the excess sodium, forming edema.

Especially during the Mid-Autumn Festival, after feasting on barbecue, mooncakes, and consuming overly salty sauces, the edema problem becomes more serious. Generally speaking, if a healthy person develops edema, the symptoms are mostly just changes on the skin, including loss of elasticity, slow recovery when pressed, a slightly swollen appearance, a clammy and cold feeling on the skin, and a drop in temperature. In addition, due to the increase in water content in the body, weight will also increase slightly.

Cardiovascular and kidney disease patients beware! If edema is not cured, it may cause sequelae

If patients have cardiovascular or kidney problems, once they eat too much salty or heavy-tasting food, the discomfort caused by edema may be slightly more serious than that of ordinary people. They may even experience decreased urine volume, or be accompanied by proteinuria, increased blood pressure, general weakness, and inflexibility of the extremities.

The most important thing is, if the edema problem is not properly improved, or even continues to worsen, in addition to affecting the body shape and appearance, it may be accompanied by other physical reactions and even the possibility of infection, such as bedsores, stomatitis, perineal ulcers, and eyelid conjunctival ulcers. Severe cases may even cause uremia, heart failure, respiratory failure, convulsions and consciousness disorders. Be careful!

There is a science to reducing edema! TCM treatments for the upper and lower body are very different

In terms of treatment, traditional Chinese medicine theory mostly adheres to the basic principle of "inducing sweating for swelling above the waist and promoting urination for swelling below the waist". Therefore, in clinical treatment, the patient will be divided into two types according to the location of edema: upper body edema or lower body edema, and symptomatic treatment will be given respectively.

As for the "sweating method", the main purpose is to allow moisture to be discharged from the body surface through sweating. Commonly used prescriptions include Yuebi Decoction, Yuebi Jiashu Decoction, Gancao Mahuang Decoction, Xiaoqinglong Decoction and Daqinglong Decoction, which can promote blood circulation in the upper body and reduce water accumulation that causes facial edema. As for "diuretic", it means diuresis, which aims to eliminate edema by drawing out water and moisture through urination. Commonly used prescriptions in clinical practice include Wuling San, Zhuling Tang, Zhenwu Tang, Linggui Zhugan Tang, Jisheng Shenqi Pills, Wuling San, etc.

To reduce edema, drink these two traditional Chinese medicine teas that are good at removing dampness and promoting diuresis!

In addition to the above-mentioned symptomatic treatments for edema, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong has also specially designed two types of Chinese medicine edema-reducing teas that are easy to obtain, simple to prepare, and can be consumed by people with edema in the upper or lower body. They are provided as a reference for friends who are troubled by edema.

★Diuretic tea

• Ingredients: 60 grams of corn silk, 30 grams of Poria cocos, and 5 grams of cinnamon twig.

• Method: Add 500cc of water to the ingredients, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for about 20 minutes over low heat. Strain the ingredients and drink as tea.

• Efficacy: Removes dampness and heat from the body and helps with drainage and diuresis.

• Contraindications: Pregnant women have different physical conditions, so they should seek professional medical advice and use with caution.

★Qishu Xiaozhong Drink

• Ingredients: 2 qian of Astragalus, 2 qian of Atractylodes, 1 qian of Licorice, 2 qian of Poria, and 1 qian of Tangerine Peel.

• Method: Wash the herbs, wrap them in a filter bag for repeated rinsing, put them in a thermos cup, pour in 800 CC of boiling water, and steep for 20 minutes before taking it as tea; or boil the herbs in cold water and then simmer for 15 minutes before taking it.

• Efficacy: Strengthens the spleen and replenishes Qi, promotes diuresis and reduces swelling.

• Applicable to: The lower body or face is prone to edema, easy weight gain, frequent fatigue and weakness, and loose and soft stools.

• Contraindications: Pregnant women have different physical conditions, so they should seek professional medical advice and use with caution.

Get rid of edema without asking for help! Massage 5 acupoints to help increase metabolism

In fact, if you want to eliminate excess water from the body and enhance the body's metabolism, in addition to drinking tea, acupoint massage is another good choice! In view of this, Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong shared with everyone 5 acupoints that can help promote blood circulation, enhance metabolism, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling, targeting the facial edema and lower body edema problems that beauty-conscious women are most concerned about.

Facial edema:

★Yingxiang Point

• Location: 5 fen from the side of the nose, parallel to the lower edge of the nostril, at the junction of the nasolabial folds. There is a concave hole when pressed, and a sore and swollen feeling.

• Efficacy: Promote facial circulation, make people radiant, eliminate facial puffiness, and effectively relieve nasal allergy symptoms.

• Massage method: Place the tips of your index fingers on the Yingxiang points on both sides and rub them in a circular motion for about 5 minutes.

★Sibai Point

• Position: About 2 cm below the center of the pupil when both eyes are looking straight ahead.

• Efficacy: Improve eye bags and lower eyelid swelling, and relieve eye fatigue.

• Massage method: Close your eyes, place the tips of your index fingers on the Sibai points on both sides, and rub them in a circular motion for about 5 minutes.

Lower body edema:

★Sanyinjiao acupoint

• Location: 3 inches (about four finger widths) above the tip of the medial malleolus, in the depression at the posterior edge of the tibia.

• Efficacy: Promote blood circulation and improve lower limb edema. In addition, it can also beautify, anti-aging and regulate menstruation.

• Massage method: Use the left thumb to rub the right Sanyinjiao point until you feel a sore and swollen feeling. After 1 minute, use the right thumb to rub the left Sanyinjiao point for 1 minute.

★Taixi acupoint

• Location: The depression at the midpoint of the line connecting the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon.

• Efficacy: Diuretic and detumescent, beautifying the calf curve.

• Massage method: Use the tip of your left thumb to rub the right Taixi point until you feel a sore and swollen feeling. After 1 minute, use the tip of your right thumb to rub the left Taixi point for 1 minute.

★Moisture Point

• Location: One thumb width above the belly button.

• Efficacy: Eliminate edema and promote metabolism.

• Massage method: Use your fingertips to press in a circular motion until you feel a sore and swollen sensation, 15 times each time, 2 to 3 times a day.

【Tip from Chinese medicine practitioners】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong also reminds that to avoid edema problems, one should try to avoid eating heavy-tasting foods, including sauces, pickles, or high-sodium beverages. Eat less of them, and moderately increase the intake of fruits and vegetables (rich in potassium), which helps maintain the body's sodium-potassium balance and helps improve edema symptoms. In addition, developing regular exercise habits and sweating moderately can also help the body excrete water and reduce the occurrence of edema.