What to do if you get red in the face due to heat

A strong liver fire may cause blushing. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, fire can be divided into heart fire, lung fire, stomach fire, liver fire and kidney fire. No matter what kind of internal heat phenomenon occurs, it may cause blushing, especially when the liver fire is relatively strong, it often causes red face and ears, sore throat, yellow urine, constipation and other symptoms. At this time, you should pay attention to diet adjustment and maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude. You can adjust your diet by drinking some fire-reducing tea.

Classification of Syndrome Differentiation of Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Heart fire: There are two types: deficiency fire and excess fire. Deficiency fire is manifested as low fever, night sweats, irritability, dry mouth, etc.; excess fire is manifested as recurrent oral ulcers, dry mouth, short and dark urine, irritability, etc.

2. Lung fire: The main manifestations are dry cough without sputum, blood in sputum, sore throat, hoarseness, hot flashes and night sweats, etc.

3. Stomach fire: There are two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire is manifested as mild cough, small amount of food intake, constipation, abdominal distension, red tongue and little coating; excess fire is manifested as upper abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, bitter taste, and dry and hard stool.

4. Liver fire: manifested as headache, red face and eyes, dry mouth and sore throat, pain in the ribs, yellow urine and constipation, and even vomiting blood.

5. Kidney fire: The main manifestations are dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, hair loss, loose teeth, restless sleep, fever in the five parts of the body, weight loss, pain in the waist and legs, etc.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Recommended Heat-Reducing Tea

1. Honeysuckle tea

Honeysuckle has the functions of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and detoxifying, calming the liver and cooling blood, nourishing blood, resisting viruses, and strengthening defense functions. Regular and moderate drinking of this tea has good health benefits, so honeysuckle tea is also a good choice for liver care in the spring.

2. Chrysanthemum tea

Chrysanthemum tea tastes slightly bitter and can dispel cold, clear heat, clear the liver and improve eyesight. People who don’t know the ropes will choose large, white chrysanthemums, but in fact, small, ugly, and yellowish chrysanthemums are the better choice. To drink chrysanthemum tea, you don’t need to add other tea leaves. Just soak or boil the dried chrysanthemums in water and drink it.

Use 10 grams of chrysanthemum and 5 grams of wolfberry, put them into a pot, add water and boil them into tea. It is suitable for people with excessive liver fire, dizziness, tinnitus, eye pain and other symptoms.

3. Honey black tea

Brew black tea, and then adjust the amount of honey and brown sugar according to personal taste. Drink it once before meals every day to warm the stomach, protect the liver and dispel cold. It is suitable for people with excessive liver fire and poor spleen and stomach function.

4. Rose tea

Use roses and water to boil tea and drink it frequently, especially for white-collar workers who often work overtime. You can prepare a jar of dried roses and get into the habit of grabbing a handful of roses every morning, putting them in a thermos, adding hot water to brew, and drink it frequently. It can relieve tension, irritability and other emotions and has a soothing effect.

5. Mulberry and chrysanthemum tea

Put 10 grams each of mulberry leaves and white chrysanthemum and 3 grams of licorice into a pot and cook them for a while. Then remove the residue and add a small amount of white sugar, and the mulberry and chrysanthemum tea is ready. Drinking this mulberry and chrysanthemum tea regularly can dissipate heat, clear the lungs and moisten the throat, clear the liver and improve eyesight, and it also has a certain effect on wind-heat colds.

6. Osmanthus tea

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, osmanthus is pungent and warm, and can be paired with green tea or oolong tea. The combination of the pungent and warm nature of osmanthus and the cold nature of green tea is ideal for people with weak spleen and stomach who want to drink tea.