After the summer, the weather gradually becomes hot, and with the arrival of the summer heat, the human body is more likely to appear on fire.
What is "on fire"?
"On fire" is a folk saying that is associated with our theory of TCM.
Normal fire should warm the human body downwards, and when various reasons cause the "fire" to fall and turn upward, there will be "fire".
In fact, Chinese medicine believes that the human body is connected, and all parts of the body should have different degrees of performance.
Moreover, the heart, liver, stomach, and lungs will all appear "on fire", and the corresponding performance is different.
Heart fire
Manifestations of exuberance:
1. Sores on the mouth and tongue
Chinese medicine believes that the tongue is a seedling outside the heart, so the reaction of the heart fire in the mouth is extremely obvious. People with a strong heart are prone to dry mouth, thirst, mouth ulcers and even sores on the mouth and tongue.
2. Upset and irritable
It is easy to disturb the mind, so people with a strong heart are particularly prone to upset and irritable, and even severe cases can have symptoms such as manic slang.
3. Yellow and red urine
Chinese medicine believes that the heart and the small intestine are in the table, and the small intestine has the function of distinguishing the turbidity in the human body, if the heart fire moves down to the small intestine, the urine can be short and hot.
How to regulate the fire of the heart?
1. Mung bean porridge
Mung beans belong to a kind of cold food, has the effect of relieving irritability and heat, and people with a big heart can often eat some green beans. Cooking mung beans together with glutinous rice, strawberries, and sugar can effectively eliminate heartburn.
2. Bitter melon pork rib soup
Ingredients include ribs, bitter melon, and soybeans. The soybeans are soaked in advance, the bitter melon is cut into large pieces, the ribs are blanched in water and washed, and then all the ingredients are put into the soup pot and simmered with water. Drink it three times a week, which can also relieve the discomfort caused by the heart.
Bitter melon is a very nutritious bitter food, rich in vitamin C, protein, carotene, vitamin B, can purify the heart, eyes and detoxification.
Anger
Manifestations of liver fire:
1. Dizziness and chest tightness
Liver fire can lead to symptoms of dizziness and chest tightness in patients, and if it is serious, it will lead to complications such as hypertension, and will also lead to grumpiness, irritability and bad mood in patients.
2. Insomnia
Chinese medicine believes that the liver is fiery and vigorous, and the gods do not keep the house. If the liver fire is too strong, it will lead to patients who cannot sleep, easy to dream, wake up, poor sleep quality, and some patients cannot sleep for a long time, resulting in insomnia.
3. Acne
The liver is an important detoxification organ of the human body, if the liver fire is strong for a long time, it will lead to the toxins of the liver can not be discharged, resulting in the skin acne, fire symptoms.
How to regulate liver fire?
1. Fermented dandelion root
Dandelion is a small plant that can be used for medicinal and food uses, and the whole plant can be medicated, especially dandelion root, which has a particularly good effect on heat removal, detoxification and anti-inflammatory, and is the first choice for clearing fire.
However, dandelion roots are cool, some people are weak or cold, easy to diarrhea after drinking, so it is recommended to choose fermented dandelion roots, it will be more appropriate.
Fermented dandelion root, is the dandelion root in accordance with the black tea process fermentation treatment, not cold and dry, suitable for most human bodies, but also more suitable for long-term drinking, there is also a good maintenance effect on the liver.
2. Golden laurel chrysanthemum tea
If your liver fire is particularly strong, then you can try a compound tea drink, the honeysuckle, osmanthus flower, dandelion and chrysanthemum mixed, together brew water instead of tea, the effect of clearing the liver fire is very prominent, but also more conducive to liver poisoning.
Honeysuckle has the effects of clearing the liver and eyes, clearing heat and detoxification, calming the liver and cooling the blood, replenishing blood and nourishing the blood, and antiviral. Chrysanthemum has the effect of evacuating wind and heat, leveling the liver and eyesight, nourishing the liver and protecting the liver, clearing heat and detoxification.
Although osmanthus does not have much effect on removing liver fire, it can nourish liver blood and also play a role in reconciling.
Stomach fire
Manifestations of a strong stomach fire:
1. Bad breath
When people suffer from bad breath, the first thought is to brush their teeth regularly or bring some spray to remove bad breath, but if it is caused by a strong stomach, it is useless.
When the stomach is strong, the turbid gas in the stomach will rush upwards, and bad breath will naturally form.
2. Poor appetite
People with a hot stomach will not have a particularly good appetite, and sometimes they will prefer to eat raw and cold foods, or some sour foods.
3. Stomach pain
People with a hot stomach will have a painful feeling in the burning of the stomach, and if there is such a performance, you should pay attention to the fact that you may be overheated.
How to regulate the stomach fire?
1. Winter melon soup
Winter melon has a sweet taste, cold sex, has the effect of reducing heat, water and swelling, and has a certain conditioning effect on patients with strong stomach fire.
2. Eat kelp
Kelp is a kind of seafood often seen in daily life, which has a heat-clearing effect, and for people with a large stomach fire, they can make a cold mix of kelp silk or kelp soup to drink.
However, when eating kelp, it should be noted that breastfeeding women and pregnant women cannot eat too much kelp, otherwise it is very unfavorable for the fetus and the baby.
Lung fire
Manifestations of strong lung fire:
1. Cough and chest pain
Cough chest pain is a manifestation of lung fire, when the lung fire occurs, it will damage the respiratory function of the lungs, and spread to the trachea, resulting in cough, chest tightness.
2. Nosebleeds do not stop
Nosebleeds are not only symptoms of lung fire, but also the nose belongs to the lungs in Chinese medicine.
Therefore, when the body has lungs and fire, it will make the qi and blood reverse, resulting in itching of the nose, and then there may be symptoms of nosebleeds.
3. Dry stool
Dry stools are typical symptoms of a fiery lung. Too much lung fire will affect the normal digestive function of the stomach and intestines, at this time not only will the stool become very dry, but also there will be obvious constipation.
How to regulate the strong lungs?
1. Loquat sydney pear soup
Loquat has the effect of clearing lung qi, suppressing cough and sputum, Sydney pear has the effect of clearing the lungs and moisturizing the lungs, quenching thirst, suppressing cough and asthma, and dissolving phlegm, and honey can nourish the yin and moisten the lungs.
Therefore, when people with lung fever and dry lungs have cough, yellow sputum, or sputum stickiness is not easy to come out, sore throat and dry mouth, etc., loquat sydney pear soup can be used to assist in clearing lung heat and achieve the effect of coughing up phlegm.
2. Cold mixed vegetable shreds
After stirring the shredded cabbage, white rose and fungus, it cools the mouth and can be used for people with lung fever who smoke for a long time, and has the effect of clearing lung heat, moisturizing the lungs, suppressing cough and phlegm.
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