Dampness is created in a weakened, or impaired digestive system resulting in conditions that can be described as sluggish, swollen, groggy, phlegmy or cold. Think of a swamp-like environment beginning in the digestion and bringing stagnation to the rest of the body. The Spleen is unable to assimilate food properly, creating excess fluids that become trapped with nowhere to go. It's essentially a failure to burn off or transform moisture in the body. Living in a damp (humid) climate can add moisture within the body, TOO.
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All About Dampness: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Guide to Feeling Lighter, Clearer & More Energized
Have you ever felt heavy, bloated, foggy, sluggish, puffy, or simply “stuck”, even when everything seems normal on paper?
Traditional Chinese Medicine has a name for this internal environment: dampness.
Dampness is one of the most common patterns I see in modern life, yet most people have never been taught what it is or how deeply it can influence digestion, energy, weight, skin, mental clarity, circulation, and overall vitality.
In this beautifully illustrated 75-page digital guide, I take you inside the Traditional Chinese Medicine understanding of Dampness: how it develops, how to recognize it, and most importantly, the everyday practices that can help you strengthen your digestion and prevent Dampness from accumulating.
INSIDE THE GUIDE
You'll learn about:
What Dampness actually is and the many ways it can show up in the body
The Spleen + Stomach system and why strong digestion is at the heart of preventing Dampness
The Five Element framework and the relationship between Dampness and the Earth element
The everyday foods, habits, emotions, and environmental factors that can contribute to Dampness
How to strengthen your Spleen and stoke your digestive fire
Why warmth, regular meals, movement, sleep, and even your emotional state matter
Traditional practices including moxibustion, acupressure, gua sha, and abdominal massage
The foods I rely on most—including congee, bone broth, ginger, Job's Tears, and simple warming meals
Herbal support traditionally used for Dampness
My 20 digestive tips for putting these principles into practice every day
This isn't another cleanse, diet, or wellness trend.
It's about understanding your internal environment.
When you understand why your body becomes sluggish, heavy, or stagnant, you can begin making simple choices that support it at the root.
My hope is that once you understand dampness, you'll begin to see your body differently— and you'll carry this knowledge with you for the rest of your life.
*Job’s Tear Extract helps alleviate eczema; rosacea; acne; edema; puffiness; excess weight.
*Reduce stagnated fat and cholesterol in Blood, remove excess bodily fluids and dampness, reduce Blood sugar and maintain proper Blood pressure with Weight Rescue formula. The combination of herbs excel in draining out excess in the body. They tonify the Spleen to remove dampness; moisten the intestines to increase bowel movements; benefit Qi and dissolve stagnation; warming Kidney to assist in fat loss and activate Blood to dissolve stagnation.
Draining the Excess and Restoring the Digestive Fire.
Dampness is one of the most common imbalances seen in modern life. It develops when the Spleen and Stomach— the body's digestive center, become weakened by chronic stress, processed foods, excess sugar, cold drinks, irregular eating habits, poor sleep, and overthinking.
Unlike the other external pathogens in Chinese medicine, dampness is heavy, sticky, and difficult for the body to eliminate. It slows circulation, burdens digestion, and can settle into every tissue of the body.
For example, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, excess weight isn't always about eating too much, it is often a sign that the body is holding onto what it can no longer properly transform. This is known as dampness.
The result?
• Bloating after meals
• Puffiness and swelling
• Water retention
• Stubborn weight gain
• Brain fog
• Fatigue
• Cellulite
• Heavy limbs
• Sluggish digestion
• Chronic inflammation
• Sugar cravings
• Feeling "stuck"
Over time, dampness becomes more difficult to resolve as it moves deeper into the body.
The Dampness Relief Bundle was created to address this pattern from multiple angles—supporting digestion, encouraging healthy fluid metabolism, moving stagnant Qi, and helping the body naturally release what it no longer needs.
Inside the Bundle:
• Weight Rescue: a traditional herbal formula designed to help drain excess Dampness, strengthen the Spleen, support healthy digestion, move stagnant Qi, warm Kidney Yang, and promote healthy metabolism. Rather than forcing weight loss, it supports the body's natural ability to restore balance.
• Qi Tincture: the most beloved classical formula in Chinese medicine for transforming Dampness while strengthening digestive function. It helps restore the body's ability to properly transform food and fluids, especially during Summer heat and travel. This is an immunity powerhouse formula. I always keep this in my purse.
• Job's Tear Extract: a prized medicinal grain (gluten-free), used for centuries to gently drain Dampness, reduce swelling, support healthy skin, and encourage the removal of excess fluids while nourishing the body.
Together, these three formulas help restore what Chinese medicine considers the foundation of health, a strong digestive system capable of transforming nourishment into energy instead of Dampness. When digestion becomes stronger, the body often feels lighter, clearer, less inflamed, and more energized.
Instructions for Use:
Use Job's Tears, Qi and Weight Rescue together twice daily between meals. You can use more Qi as needed, like during times of lower immunity, travel, fatigue, or simply for a boost.
• Weight Rescue Directions: Take drops on an empty stomach (for example between breakfast and lunch, and again between lunch and dinner). After taking the drops, drink 1 cup of warm water or have Ginger Power tea.
• Day 1: 5 drops 2x a day
• Day 2: 1 dropper 2x a day
• Day 3 and on: 1 dropper 3x a day
• Job's Tears Directions: Use 5 drops
• Qi Tincture Directions: Use 5 drops. Increase as needed or at the first sign of imbalance.
Candida cells make up the normal flora in our bodies but overgrowth of these cells causes hundreds of discomforts. Excess weight, fatigue, genital imbalances, depression, anxiety, constipation and Epstein-Barr virus syndrome are just some of the common symptoms that are due to candida overgrowth.
*Candida Relief+ is a formula to kill candida and drain toxins out of the body. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), offers an efficient approach using herbs to both drain impurities while strengthening the body to inhibit overgrowth from happening again. If you only cleanse, the root disharmony isn't solved, so the same problem will keep happening.
*Energy Charger is an herbal formula to safely increase energy, stamina and endurance by strengthening the body's internal organs over time. Treats fatigue; feeling of heaviness; food and environmental allergies; shortness of breath; little desire to talk; little taste for food; sleepiness; asthma; wheezing; frequent urination; chronic sinus problems; illness recovery and more.
This classical formula is used to replenish the body's Qi and to promote physical strength. In traditional Chinese medicine, Qi is the principle of vital energy. A diminished Qi can be shown as fatigue, tiredness, shortness of breath, or organ prolapse. Qi weakness can be caused by age, stress, overwork, and chronic illnesses.
Bring Your Stomach Back To Life!
* Stomach Recharge helps the following: Cold Stomach; Gastric ulcers and Stomach ulcers; Gastric injury; Diarrhea; Stomach pain due to coldness, Loose stool; Spleen Yang deficiency; Dampness; Cold hands and feet; Irregular period due to Spleen deficiency.
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*Qi tincture is perhaps the most versatile herbal formula in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It has been used for centuries to aid against pathogenic attacks to the immune system like influenza, intestinal flu, viruses, bacteria, acute gastroenteritis, acute diarrhea, acute colitis, abdominal pain, headaches, IBS, nausea/ vomiting, abdominal fullness and distention, sunstroke and fungal infection.
In this formula, each herb is used for its specific properties to remove external pathogens, release dampness, phlegm and harmonize the Stomach. These actions support the immune system and overall immune response.
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*Vitality helps the functioning of the Stomach and Lung organ systems and helps with the following symptoms; Abdominal distension, acid regurgitation, belching, bloating, chronic cough, excess phlegm that's difficult to cough out, gas, heartburn, indigestion, loose stool, nausea and poor digestion. Vitality is great for people who suffer from asthma.
In TCM and according to the Five Element Framework, each organ has what is compared to a mother and child relationship. A mother provides energy to fortify the growth and health of her child. The Spleen/Stomach are the mother organs for the Lung. For Lung function to be optimal, the Stomach and Spleen have to be healthy in order to adequately support and nurture their child, the Lung system! This is why Vitality can create a balance not only in the Stomach and Spleen, but the Lung, too.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the lymphatic system is not viewed as a single organ, but as a reflection of how well Qi, Blood, and fluids are moving throughout the body. When this movement slows, we begin to accumulate what we call Dampness, Phlegm, and Toxic Heat—manifesting as swelling, nodules, skin eruptions, fatigue, and a general feeling of heaviness.
Lymph Rescue was created to gently yet powerfully restore this movement.
At the heart of this formula are two profound herbs:
苦參 (Ku Shen) — clears Heat and Toxins from deep within the tissues, especially where damp-heat has settled into the skin, lymph, and lower body
丹參 (Dan Shen) — invigorates Blood, breaks up stagnation, and supports the body in clearing what has become stuck or hardened over time
Together, they work at both the surface and root cause clearing inflammation while restoring proper circulation.
The traditional Chinese medical prescription Linba Fang could inhibit the pathological changes caused by lymphedema, including swelling, inflammation, lipid deposition, and fibrosis. PMID: 33273956
This formula is further supported by a thoughtful combination of herbs that address the full picture:
黃芪 (Huang Qi) to strengthen Qi and support the body’s natural defense and drainage pathways
牛蒡 (Niu Bang / Burdock) to vent toxins outward through the skin and lymph
半夏 (Ban Xia) to transform phlegm and dissolve accumulation
炙甘草 (Zhi Gan Cao) to harmonize the formula and support digestion
艾葉 (Ai Ye) to gently warm and move, ensuring that stagnation does not remain trapped in cold, constrained tissues
One of China's most beloved herbal beverages. This naturally sweet and tangy drink has been enjoyed for centuries to refresh the body during hot weather and support it all year long. Crafted with smoked sour plums, hawthorn, mulberries, orange peel, hibiscus, licorice, fragrant osmanthus flowers, red dates and cooling mint, it creates a beautifully balanced flavor that is both tart and refreshing. Simply simmer the herbs, and enjoy as a naturally flavorful drink throughout the year.
Ingredients
Black Plums 烏梅
Hawthorn Berries 山楂
Mulberries 桑椹
Orange Peel 陳皮
Hibiscus 洛神花
Licorice Root 甘草
Osmanthus Flowers 桂花
Mint Leaves 薄荷
Red Dates 紅棗
Job's Tears 薏仁
Poria 茯苓
Lotus Leaf 荷葉
Fox Nut 茨實
Net Weight: 7 oz
Store in a cool dry place. After opening, store in the fridge.
*Detox and eliminate mold in the body; drain dampness; strengthen Stomach and Spleen to further help detox and prevent regrowth; clear H.pylori
Wildcrafted Wu Mei 烏梅(Fructus Mume) – Helps stabilize the intestines, reduce parasitic or fungal overgrowth, and support the digestive tract, which can be stressed by mycotoxins.
Bai Zhu 白术(Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) – Strengthens the spleen and gut function, helps drain dampness, and supports immune resilience—key for clearing mold-related “damp toxins.”
Huo Xiang 藿香(Herba Agastaches/Pogostemonis) – Transforms dampness, supports digestion, and helps the body expel damp, musty pathogens associated with mold exposure.
Ku Sheng 苦参(Radix Sophorae Flavescentis) – Clears damp-heat, helps reduce fungal activity on the skin and internally, and provides antimicrobial support.
Huang Qin 黄芩(Radix Scutellariae) – Strongly clears heat and toxins, supports liver detox pathways, and has antifungal and anti-inflammatory properties.
Huang Bai 黄柏(Cortex Phellodendri) – Clears damp-heat from the lower body, helps address inflammation and microbial overgrowth often aggravated by mold toxins.
Ding Xiang 水丁湘(Herba Ludwegiae Prostratae) – Aromatic that warms the digestive system and provides natural antifungal activity—useful against mold-related yeast imbalances.
Fu Ling 土茯苓(Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae) – Drains dampness, supports the spleen, and calms the system; helps the body eliminate excess fluid and byproducts from detox.
Zhi Gan Cao 炙甘草(Radix Glycyrrhizae) – Harmonizes the formula, soothes the digestive tract, and supports adrenal and immune function during detox.
Together, these herbs work synergistically to clear damp-heat, support the gut and liver, reduce fungal and microbial load, and strengthen the body's resilience so it can effectively eliminate mold toxins.