Why does Chinese medicine explain dark circles?

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For many people, there will be the problem of dark circles. Many people think that dark circles are mainly caused by lack of sleep, or often staying up late will lead to dark circles, but in the view of traditional Chinese medicine, it is not the case. Now I'm going to take you to understand the reason why Chinese medicine explains dark circles?

Why does Chinese medicine explain dark circles?

Reason 1: Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the five colors are external and the five zang organs should be internal. If you are sick, you will be colored. If you are inside or outside, you will be like a shadow. The appearance of black eye circles also means that the body's kidney or liver has problems. The natural color of the liver is cyan, and cyan dominates cold syndrome and blood stasis. When the mood is under pressure and trouble, the liver Qi is stagnated and the Qi is not smooth, which leads to poor blood circulation and slow down the exchange and circulation of microvessels. As a result, melanin precipitates between the upper and lower eyelids, forming black eye circles.

The second reason is the dark eye circle of kidney deficiency; The second type of black eye is mainly kidney deficiency, kidney essence deficiency leads to lack of Qi and blood, around the eyes lost normal Qi and blood nourishment and appear black, the reason may be overwork, improper living and so on. After the Qi and blood is weak, it will not run smoothly gradually. Over time, it will form a state of deficiency in blood stasis. In the second prescription, Polygonum multiflorum has the function of nourishing liver and kidney, lotus root has the function of cooling blood and dispersing blood stasis, and Caulis Spatholobi has the function of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals, which can also improve the dark circles. However, long-term use of Polygonum multiflorum may lead to damage of liver function, and the kidney tonifying effect of Polygonum multiflorum is not as good as that of prepared rehmannia.

The third reason is the black eye circle with blood stasis; The main reason of the black eye is the disorder of liver and spleen. In the five zang organs, the liver controls the catharsis, and the spleen controls the transportation of Qi and blood. Catharsis is to evacuate the Qi and blood of the body, and transportation is to make the Qi loose without hardening. It can be seen that the coordination of the liver and spleen can complete the work and ensure the smooth flow of Qi and blood in the body. In the first prescription, Chinese yam and jujube are all spleen strengthening drugs. Angelica can nourish the liver and soothe the liver. In this way, it can take care of the liver and spleen. However, the dredging power of this prescription is relatively weak. For example, it is better to add Yujin, Taoren and other Qi Activating and blood activating drugs.

matters needing attention

After getting up in the morning, we can massage the eyes first. The massage habit depends on you. Whether you have dark circles or not, it's very good to do eye massage in the morning. It can be done for 5 minutes. When you look in the mirror again, you will see obvious changes, and the dark circles won't be so heavy. If you have dark circles under your eyes, you should first consider whether your lifestyle is healthy or not. You can't just rely on drugs. You must also overcome bad habits such as staying up late, being lazy in exercise and eating irregularly.