Dryness Evil

Excessive dryness easily injures the lungs. Dryness belongs to the element metal and dominates in autumn. Two types are distinguished "cold-dryness" and "hot-dryness", depending on other conditions. Dryness evil tends to impair the lungs, causing symptoms of dry coughing, blood in the sputum, dry nose and throat, and pain in the chest. Dryness evil is also harmful to the body's fluid balance. "Inner-dryness" is caused by excessive loss of fluids due to too much sweating, vomiting, bleeding, and diarrhea. Improper use of herbs, which induce sweating, vomiting, or purging of the bowels, can also induce inner dryness. Characteristic symptoms are dry, wrinkled, or withered skin, dry hair and scalp, dry mouth and cracked lips, thirst and hard, dry stools.

Characteristics of the dryness evil

  • Dryness has a drying and puckering nature, and tends to impair the body fluids, leading to typical signs like throat and mouth dryness, thirst, dry or cracked skin, withered hair, scanty urine and constipation;
  • Dryness tends to impair the lungs and disturb breathing.

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