Phlegm-Dampness
Wellness framework (national standard constitution classification) · not a diagnosis
✓ Reviewed by Liu Meihua, Licensed TCM Pharmacist🕐 Updated Oct 2026📄 1 classic source
4INGREDIENTS THAT FIT
1CLASSIC ANCHOR
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AT A GLANCE
The heavy constitution: a body that feels weighed down, morning fog that clears slowly, a tongue with a thick greasy coating. The classics anchor it to the spleen — all damp swelling belongs to it.
Typical signs
Heaviness, easy weight gain, puffy features, sticky mouth feel, thick tongue coating.
Food principles
Favor foods the tradition calls "damp-draining": poria, gorgon seed, coix (Job’s tears), winter melon, adzuki beans — the Four-Herbs soup is the archetype. Limit sugar, fried food, dairy-heavy and very sweet drinks that the tradition says "generate damp".
The classic anchor
「诸湿肿满，皆属于脾」——《素问·至要大论》
