Symptoms of deficiency fire

Our bodies often get inflamed for some inexplicable reasons, which is often referred to as "false fire" in traditional Chinese medicine. Many people choose to drink some herbal tea when they have a sore throat. It is true that this has a certain effect, but the effect is external and the fundamental problem has not been solved. It is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause. In fact, it would be better to drink more boiled water than herbal tea.

In fact, the above are all for mild inflammation. How to treat if the internal internal heat is too strong? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that food therapy can be used to keep the internal heat at bay. The following is a detailed introduction to the symptoms of excessive internal heat, and at the same time discusses the dietary therapy methods mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine.

A term for "false fire" in traditional Chinese medicine, also known as "getting angry". It generally refers to the pathological phenomenon of yin deficiency leading to rising fire. Yin deficiency can be classified into different situations, such as partial deficiency of Yin in the five internal organs and deficiency of essence, blood, body fluids, etc. When Yin is deficient, Yang Qi is relatively hyperactive, which can easily lead to the rise of false fire. Therefore, even though there are signs of rising fire, they are actually caused by Yin deficiency. The clinical manifestations include dry and sore throat, red cheeks, fever, irritability, insomnia, and thin and rapid pulse.

The main symptoms of virtual fire ascending: insomnia, frequent dreams, palpitations, forgetfulness, restlessness, night sweats, hot palms and soles, dry mouth and throat, red tip of the tongue, little coating, and thin and rapid pulse. Or there may be symptoms of false fire such as red cheeks, irritability, dizziness, etc.

The dietary therapy for treating deficiency fire is as follows:

It is advisable to use methods such as tonifying yin, nourishing yin, and nourishing yin. Medicines for replenishing yin deficiency can be selected from raw rehmannia, ophiopogon japonicus, polygonatum odoratum, pearl powder, tremella, cordyceps sinensis, dendrobium, tortoise shell, etc.

Yin-replenishing foods: soft-shelled turtle, bird's nest, lily, duck meat, black fish, jellyfish, lotus root, enoki mushroom, wolfberry root, water chestnut, raw pear, etc. You can take them alternately.

Avoid or eat less

Dog meat (forbidden for patients with cerebrovascular disease), mutton (forbidden for patients with hepatitis), sparrow meat, seahorse, sea dragon, deer meat, rice crust, fried peanuts, fried soybeans, fried melon seeds, popcorn, lychee, longan meat, bergamot, bayberry, garlic, leek, mustard greens, chili, allium macrostemon, ginger, amomum villosum, piper longum, cardamom, Sichuan pepper, white cardamom, anise, cumin, cloves, mint, white wine, cigarettes, red ginseng, Cistanche deserticola, Cynomorium songaricum, etc.

Corresponding meals: Golden Basin Wealthy Tofu; Huaishan Small Bundle of Meat; Huaiju, Jujube, Tremella Soup; Turtle and Huai Niuxi Soup; Farmer's Grilled Fish; Huaishan First-Class Pork Elbow; Golden Basin Wealthy Tofu; Huaishan Braised Chicken; Braised Pigeon with Ginseng and Medicine; Braised Pork Liver with Polygonum Multiflorum.

Of course, in addition to the diet therapy mentioned in traditional Chinese medicine, the treatment of excessive internal heat can also be treated with medication. Although the effect of medication is fast, the treatment is not thorough. Therefore, when our body's internal heat is too strong, the best way to adopt is the diet therapy method as described in traditional Chinese medicine. Although it is slow to take effect, it can fundamentally cure our internal heat problem.