Quick Reference Handbook of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Beauty and Beauty

Chapter 2: It varies from person to person and from time to time——Cultivate both internally and externally, youth is not old (1)
Beauty is a woman's nature.From the perspective of TCM cosmetology, a person's appearance, appearance, mind, and body shape are all phenomena reflected in the internal organs, meridians, qi and blood, etc.Visceral qi and blood are strong, the complexion is ruddy and shiny, and the muscles are firm and plump.Therefore, the method of nourishing the skin in traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to regulating the visceral qi and blood according to different physiques and seasons, so as to nourish the five viscera and replenish qi and blood, so as to make the body healthy, beautiful and youthful.

(Section [-]) Different people have different body beauty formulas

Due to the different physique of each person, there are differences in the state of life in the same time and space.In different physiological states, physique can reflect different appearance characteristics.Therefore, in order to achieve the purpose of beauty and beauty through the method of traditional Chinese medicine to maintain health, regulate qi and blood, and nourish the five internal organs, one should carry out targeted self-care according to one's physical condition in order to obtain satisfactory cosmetic results.

Peaceful physique, natural beauty, hard to give up

A person with balanced yin and yang physique has a well-proportioned body shape, smooth skin, healthy complexion, rosy in the white, and belongs to the great beauty of natural beauty.Peaceful physique comes from innate endowments, mostly given by their parents. If they are properly nurtured and live a regular life, their physique is generally not easy to change, and they can be youthful and not old, which has always been the focus of people's attention.

Physical characteristics
A person with balanced yin and yang physique is well-proportioned and strong, with moist complexion and skin color, black and shiny hair, bright eyes, good sense of smell, rosy lips, full of energy, good diet and sleep, and good bowel movements.

beauty problems
People with balanced yin and yang constitutions mostly have neutral skin, which is the constitution with the fewest skin problems. They often have black hair like ink, ruddy complexion and full of energy.

Conditioning guide
Don't think that normal skin is naturally beautiful, so you don't need to take care of it.Normal skin is also easily affected by climate change, such as more sebum secretion in summer and oily skin; less sebum secretion in autumn and winter and dry skin.

If a woman with a balanced yin and yang wants to stay beautiful for a long time, she must have a good diet, regular daily life, and exercise, so that the body is in a healthy state of harmonious yin and yang, full of qi and blood, and excellent essence, qi, and spirit.

Diet conditioning: a balanced diet requires a variety of foods and a reasonable mix, pay attention to moderation, eat a meal when you are not full, eat a meal when you are hungry, do not have a partial eclipse, do not eat food that is too cold or too hot, and eat less food.

Daily life: pay attention to recuperating in time, work and rest should be regular, go to bed early and get up early.

Exercise: Pay attention to the balance between work and rest, insist on proper exercise, and choose to strengthen flexibility.

Deficiency of vital energy and physique lethargic

People with qi-deficiency physique are weak in speech and listless all day long, and it is difficult to become the focus of the public no matter what the occasion.This is mainly because of their qi deficiency and poor circulation of qi throughout the body, resulting in blood not being able to flow to the head in time, so they are naturally prone to fatigue and lethargy.

Physical characteristics
People with qi-deficiency constitution are thin or fat, with pale or yellowish complexion, loose muscles, shortness of breath and lazy speech, and soft, weak, and light-sounding voice.Lack of energy, easy fatigue, general fatigue, sweating after a little activity and easy to catch a cold.

beauty problems
People with qi deficiency constitution mostly have dry skin, and some have sensitive skin.The skin is dry, dull, lacks elasticity, easy to flakes, and the skin has many fine lines.It is mainly due to insufficient sebum secretion, resulting in dehydration of epidermal cells; or poor blood circulation of the skin and malnutrition of the whole body.If you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a great beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
Diet conditioning: nourish vitality, invigorate qi and invigorate spleen.You can eat more qi-invigorating foods, such as water chestnuts, twigs, grapes, potatoes, yams, silver carp, eels, etc.To invigorate qi, it is necessary to prevent deficiency and solidification.I especially recommend yam, which is very good for tonifying deficiency, and at the same time, it is also a good health food for peace.

Daily life: establish a regular work and rest system, pay attention to keeping warm, and do not work hard.Enhance spleen and stomach movement and improve physical fitness.In daily life, pay attention to avoid physical exertion injuring the spleen and room exertion injuring the kidneys.

Exercise: Regularly move the limbs to promote the circulation of Qi and blood.Because lazy beauties lack strength and are weak, they are not suitable for strenuous exercise and excessive sweating.It is advisable to choose some gentler fitness exercises to nourish and invigorate Qi and improve respiratory function.You can choose Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, calisthenics and other sports.Regular massage of Zusanli can invigorate the spleen and replenish qi.

Yang Deficiency Constitution
glamorous cool beauty

People with yang-deficiency physique have excess yin, and excess yin means insufficient heat production, and cold is generated from within, which is a typical "insufficient firepower". They are more afraid of cold than ordinary people, and their body temperature is relatively low.

Physical characteristics
Fat body, pale complexion, soft muscles, fear of cold and warm, cold limbs, mental fatigue, not easy to thirst, like to eat hot food, sleep more, prone to diarrhea, frequent urination at night, often wake up at night to urinate clear.

Introverted.She loves the warm climate in spring and summer but cannot bear the coldness in autumn and winter. She also likes to wear long-sleeved shirts in hot weather, and even sweaters and cotton coats in summer; she is a veritable glamorous beauty.

beauty problems
People with yang-deficiency constitution mostly have dry skin, gray complexion, lack of luster, dark circles, dark lips, thin yellow and soft hair.If you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a great beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
The cold beauty with yang deficiency physique wants to say goodbye to the coldness, warming the yang and dispelling the cold is the key.It is suitable to absorb the yang energy in nature according to different seasons, and keep warm to prevent the yang energy from being lost.You can exercise to promote the growth of Yang Qi, and eat more warm foods.

Diet conditioning: People with yang deficiency should nourish the kidneys and warm the yang, and eat more warm and hot foods to nourish the yang, such as beef and mutton, cabbage, tomato, walnut, leek, and lychee, to help the blood flow smoothly.When Qi and blood are unblocked, people will naturally become more and more healthy.Regulating yang and constitution need, tonifying, slowly regulating.

Daily life: Because most people with yang-deficiency constitution have cold hands and feet and are afraid of the cold, cold beauties are required to pay attention to the adjustment of the environment, and can insist on taking air baths and sunbathing.According to the physical characteristics of resistance to spring and summer but not resistance to winter, in summer, try to avoid strong labor, sweating and hurting the sun, and do not indulge in cold drinks.It is also not allowed to work and live in a cold and humid environment for a long time.Don't stay up late, you must go to bed before 12 o'clock in the evening.

Exercise: Do more outdoor exercise in spring and summer, and choose suitable exercise methods, such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, skipping rope, shuttlecock kicking, badminton, volleyball and other ball games.

Some people may wonder why their situation matches two or more situations.In fact, the division of physique is only relative, not absolute, so your physique may be a mixture of two or more types, which we call combined physique.

shy person

People with blood-deficiency constitution are usually pale, with withered and yellow hair, showing anemia.According to traditional Chinese medicine, a person can only have rosy skin and a shiny face when he has enough qi and blood and the circulation is smooth.Therefore, if a charming woman wants to be healthy and beautiful, with a ruddy complexion, she must learn to regulate blood.

Physical characteristics
Thin body, sallow or pale complexion, pale lips and nails, dry eyes, withered and yellow hair, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and forgetfulness, numb hands and feet, dry and itchy skin in winter, less menstrual flow, and pale complexion.More introverted, timid, not sociable.I don't like winter and summer.

beauty problems
People with anemia constitution mostly have dry skin or sensitive skin.The complexion is not moist, pale, yellow complexion, light lips, dull hair, easy to appear chloasma, dark circles, hair loss and other beauty problems.But if you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
The principle of recuperation for blood-deficiency constitution is: invigorate the spleen and nourish the liver, replenish qi and generate blood.Nourishing blood and taking care of the spleen and stomach.

Diet conditioning: For women with blood-deficiency constitution, they should eat more blood-enriching food, such as pork liver, black rice, jujube, peanut, cherry, coconut, longan meat, black sesame, black fungus, pumpkin, tomato, lotus seed , silky chicken, mutton, trotters, etc.Longan is especially recommended, which can nourish blood and have the effect of breast enhancement.At the same time, use blood-enriching and beauty-enhancing drugs to improve the skin.Because blood-nourishing drugs can not only increase red blood cells, but also regulate endocrine, increase the secretion of sebaceous glands, and restore dry skin to ruddy and shiny.In addition, you can also choose skin care products containing natural medicinal essences such as angelica and rehmannia root to improve skin tone and texture.

Daily routine: Chinese medicine believes that long-term vision hurts the blood, and reading or surfing the Internet should not be overworked.

Pay attention to the combination of work and rest, cultivate your mood and cheer up your spirit.When you are in a bad mood, you can listen to music, watch comedy, cross talk, etc.

Exercise: People with blood-deficiency constitution should choose suitable exercise methods, such as walking, yoga, Tai Chi and health Qigong, etc., and exercise regularly.The amount of exercise should not be too large, and the form of exercise should not be too violent to prevent sweating and blood damage.

Those with blood deficiency should avoid eating spicy and irritating food.Spicy things are easy to get angry and consume blood!Unfavorable Yin blood nursed back to health.Such as garlic, water chestnuts, grass cardamom, white wine, mint, chrysanthemum,

betel nut etc.

Yin-deficiency physique, ice muscle, fine bone and thin beauty

When Yin and Yang are balanced, Yin Qi will be smooth and Yang Qi will be steadfast.People with yin-deficiency physique often have excessive yin qi, fear heat and prefer cold, thin body, flushed complexion, and withered and yellow hair, which is typical malnutrition at first glance.Because of her slender figure, even a little skinny, she is often called a skinny beauty.

Physical characteristics
People with Yin-deficiency constitution have long and thin body, poor skin elasticity, dry and scorched hair, flushed complexion, upset and insomnia, dry mouth, hot hands, feet and heart, especially in the afternoon, and dry eyes.It is easy to suffer from yin deficiency, dryness and heat, manifested as dizziness, tinnitus, dry stool, and yellow urine.Irritable temperament, easily irritable, extroverted, active and lively.People with yin deficiency are afraid of heat and prefer coolness, adapt to autumn and winter, and are unbearable in the heat.Even in the bitter cold wind, I hope to take a cold shower, so that I feel cool inside and out.

beauty problems
People with Yin-deficiency constitution mostly have dry skin or mixed skin or sensitive skin. The skin lacks elasticity, is prone to desquamation, and the hair is withered and yellow; if they have sensitive skin, they are prone to erythema and rash.If you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a great beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
The principle of recuperation for yin deficiency constitution is to nourish kidney yin, strengthen water and control fire.Nourishing yin and clearing heat simultaneously, nourishing yin while regulating qi and invigorating the spleen.

Diet conditioning: Nourishing yin and suppressing yang, usually eat more yin-tonifying foods, such as duck, buckwheat, wheat, soft-shelled turtle, white fungus, black fungus, sesame, glutinous rice, mung beans, vegetables, etc.

Daily life: pay attention to the principle of "nourishing yin in autumn and winter", the living environment should be quiet; ensure sufficient sleep time to store and nourish yin.Quit smoking and alcohol, cherish yin and preserve essence, and temperate sexual intercourse.

Exercise: People with Yin-deficiency physique are suitable for small-to-medium-intensity exercise, with emphasis on nourishing the liver and kidney. You can often practice Taijiquan, Baduanjin, Jinggong, and health-care exercises. The effect of pharynx nourishing yin.If the skin is too dry, you can choose to swim, which can moisturize the skin and reduce skin itching.But it is not advisable to take a sauna.

Stressful work, staying up late, strenuous exercise, high temperature and hot work, and living environment can aggravate the tendency of yin deficiency!Therefore, it should be avoided as much as possible, otherwise excessive sweating will aggravate the bias of the physique.

Phlegm constitution
graceful fat beauty

People with phlegm-dampness constitution are more likely to gain weight than other constitutions, and most of them are constitutions with deficiency in origin and excess in superficiality, which are caused by the water metabolism disorder in the body.

Physical characteristics
People with phlegm-dampness constitution are generally obese, with plump and soft abdomen, easy to get tired, not active, have more oily facial skin, profuse sweating and stickiness, chest tightness, abdominal distension, phlegm, nausea and vomiting, stomach flatulence, and diarrhea easily. The eye bubbles are slightly floating, and he likes to eat fatty, sweet and sticky things.Mild personality, stable and humble, kind and patient.Poor adaptability, especially sensitive to changes in seasons and temperature, prone to joint pain,

Gastrointestinal discomfort, not used to humid environment

beauty problems
People with phlegm-damp constitution mostly have oily skin.Facial skin is prone to oily, sweaty and sticky skin, swollen eyes, body odor, acne, chloasma, hair loss and other cosmetic problems.But if you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can also improve your physique and become a beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
If people with phlegm-dampness constitution do not want to become a bloated fat beauty, they must learn to "control water" and completely change their phlegm-dampness constitution.It is suitable for recuperation to reduce phlegm and dampness, and also to nourish blood, invigorate the spleen and dampness.

Diet conditioning: To control weight and improve eating habits, focus on taking good care of your spleen.

Eat less sweet and greasy food, and the diet should be light.

Eat more damp-dispelling foods, such as white lentils, coix seed, mushrooms, tangerine peel, sea bass, etc.

Daily life: People with phlegm-damp constitution should have a sunny room to keep the room dry.People with lethargy should gradually reduce sleep time, do more outdoor activities, enjoy sunbathing, and use the power of nature to promote the yang energy of the human body.In wet and cold weather, reduce outdoor activities and avoid cold and rain.

Exercise: People with phlegm-damp constitution are generally heavy and easily tired. They should insist on exercising every day. Every time they exercise, they should sweat all over their body and turn red.The exercise time should be between 2 and 4 in the afternoon when the sun is at its peak, and you should do aerobic exercise for a relatively long time, such as walking, jogging, badminton, table tennis, swimming, dancing, etc.

People with phlegm-damp constitution should take a hot bath to the extent that the skin of the whole body is slightly red and sweaty.

Hot and humid constitution, charming and acne-prone beauty

"Fever in dampness is close to mutual fire." Once people with damp-heat constitution are attacked by damp heat, problems such as acne, greasy hair, and hair loss will appear one after another.Over time, damp and heat go hand in hand and transpire each other, which can easily damage the internal organs and cause discomfort throughout the body.

Physical characteristics
The body is strong, the face is dirty and shiny, prone to acne, heavy and sleepy, lethargic, loud and rough, easily nervous and excited emotionally, very afraid of heat, prone to thirst, and likes to drink cold drinks.People with damp-heat constitution are characterized by sympathetic nerve excitement, irritable and irritable, outgoing and active.It is difficult to adapt to hot and humid environment or high temperature, especially in late summer and early autumn.

beauty problems
People with hot and humid constitution mostly have oily skin or mixed skin.Prone to body odor, bad breath, acne, rosacea, hair loss and other cosmetic problems.But if you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
People with hot and humid physique are usually covered with acne, especially the tip of the nose is shiny, and other diseases are also easy to hide in it, lurking in the hot and humid environment of acne beauty, waiting for an opportunity to appear.People with damp-heat physique should recuperate and dredge dampness to dissipate heat, and promote dampness to dissipate heat.

Diet conditioning: Eat more foods that have the effect of clearing away heat and dampness, such as coix seed, lotus seeds, tuckahoe, laver, water chestnut, red bean, mung bean, crucian carp, wax gourd, bitter gourd, cucumber, cabbage, cabbage, lotus root, etc.Avoid eating hot, hot, hot and nourishing food.

Regularity in daily life: Damp-heat constitution is mainly characterized by internal damp-heat, and it is necessary to develop a good living habit and avoid staying up late or excessive fatigue for a long time.Maintain a good digestive function, avoid internal dampness or dampness from the outside, keep the stool unobstructed, and prevent the accumulation of dampness and heat.Pay attention to personal hygiene to prevent skin lesions.

Exercise: People with hot and humid physique are suitable for high-intensity and high-volume exercise, such as middle-distance running, swimming, mountain climbing, and various ball games, etc., which can consume excess heat in the body, excrete excess water, and achieve the purpose of clearing away heat and dehumidification.

People with damp-heat constitution should avoid the hot environment when exercising, so as not to injure the spleen and stomach internally and help yang heat externally.

Depressed physique, charming and charming, beautiful woman

People with Qi-depressed physique often have sad faces, and even wash their faces with tears at every turn. Sadness, anxiety, and depression go hand in hand. If this happens for a long time, it will seriously affect their health, not to mention their beauty.

Physical characteristics
The body is mostly thin, the complexion is white or light yellow, the muscles are soft, and the personality is calm and the voice is low.Poor sleep quality, many dreams.Poor adaptability to mental stimuli, usually melancholic, sentimental, often sighing, easily agitated, gloomy, and always unable to get out of the depressed mood.Introverted and unstable, sensitive and suspicious, poor interpersonal skills.Easy to sweat, don't like rainy weather, easy to catch a cold.

beauty problems
People with qi stagnation constitution mostly have dry skin.The complexion is dark or pale, and the hair is dull.But if you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that people with stagnant qi constitution are mainly due to the decline in the function of the liver to relieve qi, resulting in poor flow of qi in the body.The key to beautifying and nourishing the skin should be to soothe the liver and promote qi, and to relieve stagnation and stagnation.

Diet conditioning: Eat more Qi-invigorating foods, such as barley, buckwheat, water chestnut, lychee, grape, potato, yam, loofah, chrysanthemum, silver carp, eel, mushroom, etc.I especially recommend yam, which is very good for tonifying deficiency, and at the same time, it is also a good health food for peace.

Regular living: the living room environment should be spacious and bright, with suitable temperature and humidity; loose clothing; increase outdoor activities and strengthen social interaction.

Exercise: Participating in more exercise and tourism activities is very beneficial for those who are suffering from stagnant qi to clear their qi.You can choose heavy load exercises, sports entertainment games, etc., such as running, climbing, swimming, playing ball, yoga, etc.These exercises can stimulate qi and blood, dredge liver qi, promote appetite and sleep.

People with stagnant qi constitution should eat less astringent and sour foods, such as ebony, pumpkin, pickles, pomegranate, green plum, red bayberry, strawberry, carambola, sour ginseng, lemon, etc., so as not to block the qi mechanism, which will lead to blood coagulation.Do not eat more cold foods, such as ice cream, ice cream, frozen drinks, etc.

The stagnant physique hides the beautiful beauty
Poor blood flow is the root cause of women's long spots.The blood referred to in traditional Chinese medicine includes not only blood, but also many functional activities of the higher nervous system.In other words, there are problems with the whole system of people with blood stasis constitution, so they should not be taken lightly.

Physical characteristics
People with blood stasis tend to be thin, their complexion is dull, their pigmentation is deep, and they are prone to spots; their lips are dull or purple, their eye sockets are dark, and they are prone to ecchymosis and tingling pain, and the pain is fixed.The character is prone to depression, irritability, impatience and health.Easy bleeding, stroke, coronary heart disease, etc.Intolerant to wind and cold.

beauty problems
People with blood stasis constitution mostly have combination skin, oily forehead and nose area, and neutral in other parts.The skin is darker, freckles often appear on the face, and beauty problems such as chloasma and dark circles are prone to appear.But if you pay attention to the day after tomorrow, you can improve your physique and become a beauty with a peaceful yin and yang.

Conditioning guide
To recuperate, Yin should be nourished to invigorate blood circulation, and Qi should be adjusted to reduce phlegm, so as to achieve the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing stasis, dredging meridians and activating collaterals.

Diet conditioning: People with blood stasis physique should eat more blood-activating food.Foods with the effects of invigorating the stomach, promoting qi, promoting blood circulation and removing stasis should be selected, such as shepherd's purse, bergamot, black fungus, oyster mushroom, onion, leek, shiitake mushroom, rape, lotus root, Liuzi, mango, peach, chestnut, etc.

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