Is there any good way to quickly determine what kind of constitution you are?

Constitution identification is an important part of TCM constitution. TCM physique believes that physical phenomena are an important manifestation of human life activities, which are closely related to health and disease. What kind of physique a person belongs to can be judged by the physical characteristics of the human body, some common physiological manifestations and psychological characteristics, which is summarized by TCM physique scholars through decades of research.

One group divides the TCM constitution into nine constitutions: peaceful quality, qi deficiency quality, yang deficiency quality, yin deficiency quality, phlegm dampness, damp heat quality, blood stasis quality, qi stagnation quality, and special endowment quality. <>

To quickly determine what kind of physique you are, you can start from the following aspects:

1. Morphological signs

Peaceful, well-proportioned and robust; Qi deficiency and yang deficiency are soft and unreal; Yin deficiency and thin body shape; Phlegm-damp body shape is obese, and the belly is relatively large; Moderate or lean form of damp-hot mass; blood stasis, fat and thin; Qi depression is mostly thin people; Idiosyncratic substances are often allergic or have congenital physiological defects.

2. Common manifestations

Peaceful: ruddy complexion, dark and shiny hair, bright eyes, ruddy lips, energetic, high sleep quality, normal stools, not afraid of cold and heat.

Qi deficiency: often feel tired, short of breath, self-sweating, always weak in speech, and poor spirits.

Yang deficiency: usually afraid of cold, hands and feet are always cold, like to eat hot things, like to spend summer and not like winter. <>

Yin deficiency: the palms of the hands and feet are often hot, the mouth is always dry, the mouth is dry, the stool is dry.

Phlegm dampness: The face looks very greasy, sweats easily, has a lot of phlegm, and likes to eat fatty and sweet foods.

Damp and hot mass: This kind of person is prone to acne, always feels sleepy and heavy, has sticky stools, and has more vaginal discharge and foul smell if it is a woman.

Blood stasis: dull complexion, often pigmentation, ecchymosis on the body, and dull lips.

Depression: The mood often shows depression, sullenness, and easy crying.

Characteristics: This kind of person is prone to allergies, common asthma, rashes, etc. <>

3. Personality traits

Peaceful: easy-going and cheerful, not much joy and sorrow.

Qi deficiency: The personality is more introverted and does not like to take risks.

Yang deficiency: The personality is more quiet and less talkative.

Yin deficiency: a bit irritable and outgoing.

Phlegm dampness: mild and calm personality.

Damp heat: easily irritable.

Blood stasis: easy to lose your temper.

Depression: Introverted and suspicious.

Idiosyncrasies: All of the above personality traits may be present.

In fact, everyone's physique is not just a single one in many cases, most of them are two or more than two or more physiques, and only the peaceful nature is the healthiest physique among the nine physiques.

You can go to an authority or a gym to get tested, where there are professional equipment and consultants to test the physical structure.

If you have a big smell, very sticky and oily, then this physique is an oily physique, and you must reduce the amount of oil you eat.

You can judge what kind of physique you are by your eating habits, some people usually like to eat fragrant things, so this human physique must be damp and hot physique, like some people usually like to eat that kind of vegetables and fruits, then this kind of human physique belongs to that kind of body, alkaline physique is very healthy.

There are 9 major types of constitution in Chinese medicine:

1. Peaceful type:

Normal diet, good sleep, smooth bowel movements, cheerful personality, strong social and natural adaptability, this is a typical peaceful physique.

2. Qi deficiency type:

Weak speech, frequent sweating, easy shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, this is qi deficiency constitution. In terms of personality, this kind of person is generally introverted, emotionally unstable, relatively timid, and not adventurous.

3. Depression type:

Sister Lin in "Dream of Red Mansions" is a representative of the depressed physique, with a melancholy and fragile personality. This kind of person is generally thinner, often sullen, sentimental, loss of appetite, easy to panic, and prone to insomnia.

4. Yin deficiency type:

If a person is afraid of heat, often feels hot in the hands and feet, flushed or reddish cheeks, **dry, dry mouth, easy to insomnia, and often has dry stools, it is yin deficiency. Most of them are more extroverted and active, and their temperament is more impatient.

5. Yang deficiency type:

Even on a hot summer day, you can't stay in an air-conditioned room for long, because these people are more afraid of the cold. I always have cold hands and feet, and I dare not eat cold things. The personality is calm and introverted. These people have a yang deficiency constitution.

6. Damp heat type:

If a person has a shiny face and the tip of his nose, is prone to acne and boils, and can smell a bad smell as soon as he opens his mouth, then he has a damp and hot constitution. This kind of person is also prone to sticky stools, yellow urine, relatively thick, and irritable personality.

7. Phlegm-damp type:

Wide heart and fat body are the biggest characteristics of this type of person, the abdomen is soft and fat, oily, sweaty, swollen eyes, and easy to sleepy. Gentle and steady, good at patience.

8. Blood stasis type:

When brushing teeth, the gums are easy to bleed, the eyes often have red threads, ** often dry and rough, the general complexion is dark, often body pain, easy irritability, memory is not very good, easy to forget, irritable.

9. Special type:

Usually speaking, there are many people who are allergic to different substances, such as pollen allergies or certain food allergies, which is called special constitution in traditional Chinese medicine. It is usually genetic.