Will spleen deficiency cause hair loss?

Nowadays, hair loss affects people of all ages. Many young people are beginning to worry about whether their hair loss will be so severe that they will become bald. Therefore, if you want to avoid this situation, you must alleviate the hair loss problem in time. There are many reasons for hair loss, such as excessive stress, sleep, endocrine, and spleen and kidney deficiency are all possible causes of hair loss. This article introduces the symptoms and relief methods of hair loss caused by spleen deficiency. Let’s take a look.

Can heat and humidity cause hair loss?

Hair is a type of hair. The part buried in the skin is called the hair root, which is surrounded by hair follicles. From the perspective of Western medicine, there are many causes of hair loss, including infectious factors, mental factors, endocrine abnormalities, physical and chemical factors, congenital factors and unknown causes. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, hair loss is mainly related to kidney deficiency, blood deficiency, liver depression, dampness and heat.

Hair loss is common in summer because the weather is hotter, people sweat more, and there are more chances of infection and the use of shampoos. Many shampoos have a great irritating effect on the hair roots, hair follicles and scalp. In addition, hot weather often disrupts people's rest and sleep. When the three conditions of infection, mental and physical and chemical factors exist, it is more likely to cause hair loss in summer. Traditional Chinese medicine generally believes that due to the prevalence of heat and humidity in the summer, the human body is prone to dampness and heat, which fumigate and block the hair follicles, making hair loss more likely.

What can people with damp-heat constitution eat to protect their hair?

Spleen deficiency and dampness

Hair loss caused by spleen deficiency and dampness excess is characterized by oily and sticky head, shiny hair, itchy scalp, and is accompanied by loss of appetite, abdominal distension, diarrhea, red tongue, and thick and greasy tongue coating. The principle of diet therapy is to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. Recommended foods include mung beans, lentils, loofah, coix seeds, and winter melon. Remember not to eat too much raw, cold, or greasy food, so as not to increase dampness and harm the spleen.

Liver and kidney yin deficiency

People with liver and kidney yin deficiency have hair loss in clumps, which progressively worsens and becomes dry. They are often accompanied by dizziness, insomnia, hot flashes in the five parts of the body, sweating during sleep, soreness in the waist and knees, and other discomforts. Women may have irregular menstruation, while men may have spermatorrhea. The principles of dietary therapy are to nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish the blood and promote hair growth. Recommended foods include black sesame, black beans, walnut kernels, longan meat, chestnuts, black dates, wolfberry, mulberry, lamb, dog meat, etc.

Qi and blood deficiency

People with both Qi and blood deficiency have sparse hair, accompanied by sallow complexion, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations and insomnia, pale tongue, white tongue coating, and weak pulse. The principles of diet therapy are to replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart. Recommended foods include honey, dates, yam, brown sugar, chicken, pig blood, eggs, milk, potatoes, grapes, carrots, etc.

After reading this article, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of the causes of hair loss. In fact, dampness and heat can indeed cause hair loss, so friends who often suffer from hair loss should consider their own situation to see if they have dampness and heat in their bodies. If the answer is yes, then you need to get rid of the dampness and heat.