The center of traditional Chinese medicine corresponds to the fire in the five elements, which is manifested in the tongue. Heart fire is divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire is manifested by low-grade fever, night sweats, irritability, dry mouth, etc.; excess fire is manifested by repeated oral ulcers, dry mouth, short and red urine, upset and irritability, etc. The main ingredients for removing internal heat include lotus root, coptis root, ginseng, lily and white fungus.

The lungs correspond to gold, represented by the nose. Lung fire mainly manifests as dry throat pain, coughing, chest pain, and dry mouth and nose. Lung excess heat may include fever, thirst, cough, chest pain, and yellow phlegm or fishy odorous purulent phlegm. The main purpose is to clear away the heat and relieve the lungs. You can drink mulberry and chrysanthemum. Lung yin deficiency syndrome mainly includes dry cough with less phlegm, or less and thick phlegm that is difficult to cough up, dry mouth and throat, irritability and heat in the five palpitations, afternoon hot flashes, night sweats, or blood in the phlegm, hoarse voice, red tongue with less fluid, weak pulse Count in detail. Mainly to nourish yin and clear the lungs, you can take Luo Han Guo tea or Adenophora Ophiopogon japonicus soup.

The liver corresponds to the wood in the five elements, which is manifested in the eyes. Generally, liver fire is mostly caused by dizziness and dry eyes, dry mouth and tongue, bitter mouth and bad breath, unstable sleep, and thickened tongue coating. Fritillaria fritillary, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, coptis, etc. can be used to reduce fire. The main patent medicines include Longdan Xiegan Pills, Coptis Shangqing Tablets, etc., which should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.

There is also stomach fire, which manifests as burning pain in the stomach, bloating, dry mouth and bad breath, loose stools, constipation, gum swelling and pain, loss of appetite, etc. Stomach fire can also be divided into two types: deficiency and excess. Deficiency fire manifests as mild cough, loss of appetite, constipation, bloating, red tongue, and less coating; excess stomach fire manifests as upper abdominal discomfort, dry mouth, bitter taste, and dry and hard stools. The main foods to reduce fire include apple, white fungus, adenophora, fresh radish juice, mung bean porridge, watermelon, etc. Coptis chinensis also has a good effect on stomach fire.