Traditional Chinese Medicine Explains the "Five Fires" of the Human Body

In life, people often say "I'm getting irritated lately" or "I'm too angry". So what exactly is this so-called fire and does it have any special manifestations? The following is a detailed introduction to the "five fires" of the human body.

1. Liver Fire

Liver fire is caused by liver failure to release qi, hyperactive hepatitis, and qi stagnation, and its main manifestations include headache, bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue, irritability, and numbness of the limbs.

2. Kidney Fire

Generally, it is caused by deficiency that leads to excessive fire, which is usually called excessive fire of the phase, and the main manifestations are dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, loose or painful teeth. Dry mouth, irritability, insomnia, night sweats in the evening, accompanied by pain in the waist and knees or shin pain, heel pain and spermatorrhea, etc., and a red tongue without coating.

3. Heart Fire

Heart fire is mostly caused by imbalance of yin and yang in the body, deficiency of kidney water and lack of heart fire, and the main manifestations are low fever, night sweats, irritability and dry mouth.

4. Lung Fire

The specific manifestations of excessive lung fire are coughing without phlegm or little and sticky phlegm, long-lasting dry cough, fever, and night sweats.

5. Stomach Fire

Stomach fire is mostly caused by evil heat invading the stomach, and is related to excessive drinking and eating spicy food. It is mainly manifested in hunger, irritability, dry stools, toothache, bleeding gums, nose bleeding, red tongue with yellow coating, etc.