In the spring, as the temperature gradually rises, the climate is dry, and many people's tempers are also grumpy, becoming angry and easy to get angry. This is what we call liver fire.
Why is it easy to be fiery in the spring?
Chinese medicine believes that spring belongs to wood in the five elements of "gold, wood, water, fire and earth", and the liver also belongs to wood in the five internal organs, so spring corresponds to the liver, and there is also a saying that "spring qi passes through the liver".
That is to say, spring is the time when liver qi is most active, so it is more likely to have liver fire inflammation as soon as spring arrives.
So what are the manifestations of liver fire?
1. Bitter mouth
Some people wake up in the morning and feel bitter mouth, which is the manifestation of liver fire. The liver is fiery, the clear qi cannot rise, the turbid qi cannot fall, and the turbid qi is reversed, which will cause the situation of bitter mouth. The liver is hot, resulting in bitter mouth, which cannot be improved after brushing and rinsing.
2. Dry mouth
When some people get up in the morning or go to bed at night, they will feel dry mouth and tongue, and they should also pay attention to the liver fire. Dry mouth, mostly caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency, jin is not on the bearing, or by hot sheng jin injury, decoction of jin liquid. Therefore, once the liver fire burns, it will consume the jin liquid, resulting in dry mouth.
3. Bad breath
Liver fire can also lead to the appearance of bad breath. It is obvious after waking up early, but after brushing and rinsing, it still cannot be well improved.
4. Liver inflammation
Chinese medicine believes that fire has the characteristics of "fire inflammation", so it is mostly manifested as a disease of the upper body of the human body, such as dizziness, redness, bitter mouth, irritability, sharp red tongue, or even fainting, madness, vomiting blood, etc.
5. Liver fire vertigo
Due to the lack of kidney water, the liver and gallbladder are inflamed. Symptoms include dizziness and headache, red face, red mouth, red tongue, and number of pulse strings.
It can be seen in modern hypertension, cerebral atherosclerosis and so on.
6. Liver fire deafness tinnitus
The cause of deafness is attacked by liver fire, because the liver and kidney are homologous, and the kidneys are opened in the ear, so liver fire can cause deafness.
It is often accompanied by tinnitus, red face, bitter mouth pain, and ear congestion.
7. Liver fire menstrual period
The cause is depression and injury to the liver, and the liver depression is fever. Symptoms are seen in the early stage of menstruation, the amount of menstruation is more and less, the color is red or purple, irritability and irritability, etc.
8. Liver fire must not lie down
Refers to insomnia caused by liver fire infestation. Most of them are caused by excessive thinking, anger and liver injury, anger and fire, or liver blood consumption, and god is lost.
9. Liver fire headache
The liver and yang rise up, shaking the sea of marrow. Symptoms include pain in the corners of the head and peaks, dizziness and irritability, irritability, restless sleep, pulse strings, etc.
10. Liver fever and self-sweating
Caused by liver fever, it is often seen that the mouth is bitter and sleepy.
How to deal with liver fire?
1. Light diet, appropriate amount of supplementation.
Liver fire is exuberant, naturally it is necessary to clear the heat and defeat the fire, while defeating the fire, but also to ensure nutrition, the appropriate amount of supplementation.
There are many foods that defeat the fire, such as water chestnuts that are warm and healthy, olives that clear heat and detoxify, hawthorn that has a special effect on "real fire", apples that moisturize the lungs and appetize.
2. Regulate emotions and maintain a positive attitude towards life.
Liver qi is easy to turn into fire, and it is also important to regulate emotions to extinguish liver fire. Usually, participating in outdoor activities, exercising, gathering with friends, raising dogs and fish, playing chess and piano, painting calligraphy, etc., are all good ways to regulate emotions and relax.
3, more exercise, more exercise.
Exercise should be based on aerobic exercise, such as climbing stairs, kicking shuttlecocks, jogging, walking, practicing yoga, playing tai chi, cycling, jumping rope, playing badminton, dancing, etc. However, exercise should not be too long, do not do strenuous exercise.
4. Two tea generations are recommended
chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum has the effect of clearing wind and heat, clearing the liver and eyes, nourishing the liver and reducing fire, and can alleviate the performance of bitter mouth, headache, sore throat and so on.
Chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin A, which is the main substance for maintaining eye health and is also a good medicine for traditional Chinese medicine to treat various eye diseases. Chrysanthemum tea can make people clear-headed and bright-eyed, especially for liver fire, dry eyes caused by excessive use of eyes has a better effect.
dandelion
Dandelion cold, with the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, carbuncle dispersion, in Chinese herbal medicine is a detoxification and detoxification drug.
However, all sores, boils, etc., mashed with fresh dandelion, applied externally to the affected area, or taken internally in decoction alone, have good results.
5. Pay attention to diet
1. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
Such as watermelon, hawthorn, strawberries, tomatoes, carrots, spinach and other light foods.
2. Use "bitterness" to lower fire.
Bitter melon green is bitter cold and hot, clear eyes and clear heart. When cooked, it is red in color, sweet in taste, nourishing blood and nourishing the liver, moisturizing the spleen and tonifying the kidneys. It has the functions of quenching thirst, lowering blood pressure, blood lipids, beauty and beauty, and promoting metabolism. Bitter melon is rich in vitamin B1, vitamin C and minerals, long-term consumption, can maintain energy.
In addition, there are also bitter vegetables, bitter tea, celery and so on.