Dry and Damp at the same time (Was Digest Number 636)

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> > Complicating things, it's possible to have both Dryness and

> > Dampness problems at the same time.

>

> Is this because of stagnation leading to excess in some areas and

> deficiency in others?

 

This is a part of it.

 

Another part of it is that one of the ways Dampness acts is that it

causes a person to not want to drink. The person already is water-

logged. Add in some long-term Kidney Yang Deficiency, and the

reluctance to drink can become even greater. People who are Kidney

Yang Deficient are cold and have trouble warming up. A sip of room

temperature water can cool them down even more. Add to this the way

Kidney Yang Deficiency can cause profuse (and frequent) urination.

Eventually the person is going to become dehydrated through not

drinking plus losing so much fluid in the urine.

 

This may or may not be uniform throughout the body. If Cold Damp and

Phlegm (thanks to both Excess and Deficiency Cold and to a weak

Spleen) has set in in the lower part of the body - along with the

Stagnant Qi that triggers - it can be very difficult to clear up the

joint Dampness and Dryness. Both Kidney Yang Deficiency and Phlegm

can take a very long time to treat. Especially Phlegm. And a person

can end up with having Cold Damp Phlegm in the lower part of the body

and Dry Phlegm in other parts of the body (due to living in a desert

area for a number of years).

 

Plus, there are some other things like the role of the Triple Heater

in Fluid physiology and pathology. I don't really understand this

part yet, and am still studying.

 

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