We often hope that our skin is fair, moist and elastic, especially for women, which makes us look more beautiful. In fact, the quality of skin is not only related to the appearance of human body, but also reflects some health secrets of our body and provides some valuable reference information, so as to judge our health status more accurately and carry out appropriate health care. As the ancients said: "Bright (skin) is glorious; Moisturizer, full of essence. " "Black hurts, Huang Chi is hot, and white is cold."
We observe the skin color and skin quality of human body, which is divided into two parts: face and other parts of the body.
(1) Health secrets of facial skin color and skin quality
First of all, talk about the color of the face. To solve the health secret of our facial skin color, we must first understand: What kind of skin color is normal (healthy)? With this standard, it is easier for us to judge whether our face is healthy or not. Moreover, Chinese medicine has a deeper understanding of our skin color, especially our complexion: it believes that the change of human complexion is essentially determined by the functional state of human viscera and qi and blood, as the ancient doctors said: "When the husband is dirty, the color will be angry." That is to say, by observing the human body's complexion, we can preliminarily judge the functional state of human viscera, qi and blood.
So, what kind of skin color is normal? Many people may think of "white inside and red outside" soon. Actually, this view is not accurate. Think about it: we are not white, where can you go for nothing? It is better to say that the normal complexion should be "red and yellow" (we are yellow, and a little red is faintly visible in our yellow skin. Is this a more appropriate description? In other words, it is not normal to look too yellow or too red. So what kind of skin color represents what kind of physical condition, you can see the following table:
Skin color health secret watch
Note: ① Stagnation of liver qi: it is a professional term of traditional Chinese medicine. Under normal circumstances, the liver has the function of relieving qi in human body. Stagnation of liver qi refers to the movement that the liver can't excrete and deflate normally, and the movement of qi in the human body will be slow and stagnant, which will lead to a series of symptoms such as chest tightness, bitter taste, sighing, temper tantrums, etc. Women may also have breast hyperplasia and irregular menstruation. This is the most common liver disease in Chinese medicine, but don't be afraid. Chinese medicine has a good way of conditioning.
② Excessive heart fire: it is understandable that the heart function is excessive, often accompanied by "excessive fire", sores on the mouth and tongue, red tongue and less coating on the tongue.
Next, I will talk about observing facial skin texture, which refers to the nature and texture of skin. Facial skin quality is more closely related to the problems of the skin itself, such as the exuberant secretion of sebaceous glands in facial skin and oily skin; The sebaceous glands of facial skin are less secreted, and the skin will be drier. This paper focuses on the views of Chinese medicine on dry skin and oily skin, as well as health suggestions. As shown in the following table:
Health secrets of facial skin
Finally, in order to observe facial skin more accurately, we should also pay attention to the following points:
First, try to observe in bright natural light.
Secondly, we should also rule out some illusions, such as red face after exercise, red face when shy, and try to observe when it is quiet and peaceful; Also pay attention to the illusion caused by some women applying cosmetics such as foundation on their faces.
Third, skin color is also closely related to family (heredity). For example, the whole family's skin is white or black, which does not represent the corresponding visceral diseases.
Fourth, we should also pay attention to the gloss of the face. For example, the gloss of the face is very poor, and the dull complexion is often related to the long course of disease and serious illness. Fifth, sudden or short-term changes in complexion have little diagnostic significance.
(2) Health secrets of skin color and skin quality in other parts of the body.
For the skin color and skin quality of other parts of the body, it is important to observe whether there are some ecchymosis, petechiae, edema, yellow skin and frequent scratches by nails above the skin, as shown in the following table:
Health secrets of skin color and skin quality in other parts of the body