Dampness
an influence in the cause of disease.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Dampness causes stagnation and obstruction of circulation. Dampness is often combined with Cold, Heat, or Wind.
Characteristics of Dampness may include
- Invades lower body first
- Causes repeated attacks
- Tends to injure Spleen Yang
- Stickiness
- Turbidity
- Heaviness
- Slows things
Symptoms of Dampness may include
Feeling of heaviness, stuffiness in chest or stomach region, phlegm, no appetite, sticky taste in the mouth, sticky-thick-oozing discharges, urinary difficulty and cloudiness, dull aches, swollen joints, sticky coating on the tongue.
