What to do if your lips are dry and peeling in winter

　　Dry lips are a very common phenomenon, and there are two reasons for it: one is lack of vitamins, and the other is lack of moisture. Cracks starting from the corners of the mouth are a sign of vitamin deficiency. You should supplement vitamins, eat more fruits and vegetables, and avoid a partial eclipse. Lack of moisture or dry mouth caused by talking too much can lead to dry lips and accumulation of waste skin on the lips or corners of the mouth. At this time, drink more water and keep your lips clean.

　　The root cause of chapped lips is the spleen

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the spleen opens its mouth and its essence is in the lips." As soon as autumn and winter come, many people's lips become terribly chapped. The reason for this phenomenon is, on the one hand, insufficient water in the body, and on the other hand, drinking too many cold drinks in summer, which causes damage to the spleen and stomach without timely conditioning, which is reflected on the lips. Therefore, strengthening the spleen is the key to preventing chapped lips.

　　You may wish to strengthen the spleen and blood through dietary supplements or medicinal supplements, such as ginseng, dangshen, atractylodes, jujube, lotus seeds, lentils, yam, winter melon and other ingredients, which all have the effect of strengthening the spleen and diluting dampness. You can make winter melon soup, stir-fry yam, jujube porridge, lotus seed soup, crucian carp glutinous rice porridge, etc. You can also eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, such as soybean sprouts, rape, Chinese cabbage, white radish and other fresh vegetables rich in vitamins, as well as fresh fruits with sufficient moisture such as pears. These can increase body moisture and reduce chapped lips; in addition, you should also eat more foods that nourish yin and moisturize the lungs, such as sesame seeds and honey. Try to eat less irritating foods such as onions and garlic, and drink less alcohol, because alcohol will accelerate the evaporation of water in the body.

　　As for medicines, Ophiopogon japonicus and Radix Rehmanniae can be decoctioned in water and drunk, which has the effect of nourishing yin; Angelica sinensis and Radix Polygoni multiflorum can be decoctioned and drunk, and can also be added when making soup and cooking, which has the effect of nourishing blood.