What are the symptoms of Yin deficiency and heat?

Yin deficiency and internal heat are also known as Yin deficiency fever and Yin deficiency heat in traditional Chinese medicine. When patients experience this condition, they are often thin and prone to night sweats. Especially at night, you may feel irritable and have dry mouth and tongue. Of course, Yin deficiency and heat excess have more than just these few symptoms. What other obvious symptoms are there in daily life?

1. The palms and soles of feet are hot, and one does not want to get close to clothes or quilts.

2. Feeling restless and craving for cold drinks and cold food.

3. Dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, and nausea.

4. Restless sleep, night sweats, impatient sweating, and spermatorrhea.

5. Fever. (High fever, low fever, or skin feeling hot even though body temperature is not high)

6. Bleeding. (Nosebleeds, bleeding from the teeth, subcutaneous bleeding, etc. are all caused by yin deficiency and internal heat)

7. Dizziness, palpitations, general weakness, and pale complexion.

8. Dry stool, yellow urine or yellow-red urine with a feeling of heat.

9. The pulse is thin, strong, and stringy.

10. The tongue coating is yellow or greasy, dry and less moist, or burnt yellow and less moist.

People with yin deficiency and internal heat should often eat the following foods

Bird's Nest

It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the function of replenishing qi and yin, especially lung yin, making it an excellent product for clearing and nourishing. It is most suitable for people with yin deficiency, especially those with lung yin deficiency, such as tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, senile tracheitis and chronic bronchitis. Zhang Lu, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said that it can "regulate and replenish deficiency, and cure coughing and spitting red sputum." Wu Yiluo said: "Bird's nest greatly nourishes lung yin, and it is both tonic and clearing." There is also a record in "Bencao Zaixin" that it "greatly replenishes vital energy, moisturizes the lungs and nourishes yin."

Wolfberry

It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of nourishing yin and prolonging life. It is especially good for the symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency, such as soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, or lung yin deficiency, such as night sweats due to tuberculosis and cough, and yin deficiency and thirst in diabetes.

Tremella

It is mild in nature, sweet and light in taste, and has the effects of nourishing yin and the stomach, promoting body fluid and relieving dryness. Tremella contains rich gelatin, multiple vitamins, 17 kinds of amino acids, tremella polysaccharides, protein and other nutrients. It is the most commonly used tonic food among the people, especially for those with lung yin deficiency and stomach yin deficiency.

American Ginseng

It is cool in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, can replenish qi and nourish yin, and is most suitable for people with both qi and yin damage. "Bencao Congxin" says: "It is suitable for those who are weak but have fire." "Yao Xing Kao" also said: "American ginseng replenishes yin and reduces fever." "Revised Treatise on Identifying Fake Medicines" also said: "American ginseng nourishes yin and reduces fire." Therefore, it is most suitable for people with yin deficiency or combined qi deficiency, lung deficiency, or yin deficiency and excessive fire. People with yin deficiency should avoid eating ginseng because ginseng is warm in nature and can help to increase fire. If they use American ginseng instead, it will be most suitable for clearing qi and replenishing yin. As stated in the Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine, "American ginseng is cool and nourishing in nature. Anyone who wants to use ginseng but cannot tolerate its warming effect can use this as a substitute."

Otter Meat

Commonly known as water dog meat. It can replenish weakness, nourish yin and eliminate deficiency heat, so it is suitable for people with yin deficiency or yin deficiency, internal heat and bone steaming. "Yi Lin Zong Yao" says: "Otter meat nourishes yin." "Ben Cao Tu Jing" also says it "treats bone steaming, heat and fatigue." Otter liver can also nourish yin and eliminate steaming, so it is suitable for people with yin deficiency.