When talking about internal heat in traditional Chinese medicine, they may refer to excessive liver fire or excessive lung fire. In fact, excessive liver fire and excessive lung fire are very common, and there are some obvious symptoms, which are not only harmful to the body. It will have an impact, and it will also have a great impact on your mood, so you need to take good care of it at this time. How to regulate liver fire and lung fire? What to do if liver fire is strong and lung fire is strong?
1. Diet therapy
(1) Soak Luo Han Guo in water
Soaking method: Take half of Luo Han Guo, cut it in half, and then put it into a clean teapot. Add about 500ML of warm water at about 80 degrees, then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Efficacy: Luo Han Guo tastes sweet, sour, and cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, moistening the lungs and reducing fire. Therefore, you can drink more when liver fire and lung fire are strong.
(2) Sichuan scallop stewed with snow pear
Ingredients: one snow pear, appropriate amount of rock sugar, 5 grams of Sichuan scallop.
Method:
1. Wash and peel the pear, remove the core and cut into thin slices, the thinner the better, grind the Sichuan clam into powder.
2. Then put cold water in the pot, then add the snow pears, cook over high heat until the water is almost boiling, then add the rock sugar and Sichuan scallops.
3. Finally, reduce the heat to low and simmer slowly until the pear becomes soft and the color of the pear water deepens, then turn off the heat.
Efficacy: Sichuan clams have the effect of moisturizing the lungs, and snow pears can reduce fire and remove dryness. When liver fire is strong and lung fire is strong, you can drink more Sichuan clams stewed with snow pears.
2. Massage the Neiting point to relieve fire
Location: Located on the foot, at the intersection of the gap between the second toe and the third toe.
Technology: You can rub it with your thumb about 100 times every morning and evening; since the Neiting point is relatively hidden, you can also use a small blunt-ended wooden stick to massage it to stimulate the acupoint more fully.
Efficacy: Neiting point is the Ying point on the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming, and "Ying governs body heat" and is the nemesis of fever and internal heat. If the liver fire is strong and the lung fire is strong, pressing this point more can relieve the symptoms of excessive fire.
3. Adjustment of living habits
(1) Maintain a good attitude
If you want to regulate the symptoms of liver fire and lung fire, you must first keep yourself in a good mood. mentality. Bad emotions can easily affect the normal functioning of the liver, thereby inducing a series of diseases.
(2) Ensure enough sleep
The normal operation and detoxification time of the liver is generally around 11 o'clock to 2 o'clock. In order to ensure the normal work of the liver, we should try our best to detoxify at 11 o'clock. Enter sleep state left and right to ensure adequate sleep quality.
(3) Traditional Chinese medicine conditioning
Excessive liver fire and lung fire can also be treated with traditional Chinese medicine under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is also caused by various conditions. Each has a different method of medication. You can consult a professional physician for detailed information and use medication for treatment and conditioning under the guidance of a physician.
4. What to eat if you have strong liver fire
1. Water chestnuts
According to the "Dictionary of Chinese Medicine": water chestnuts are sweet, slightly cold, and non-toxic. It has the effects of warming the body, replenishing qi, clearing away heat, appetizing, digesting and sobering up. Clinically, it can be used to relieve symptoms of fever, polydipsia, phlegm-heat cough, and sore throat. It is very suitable for consumption by those with liver-fire, such as those who are upset and thirsty, have sores on the mouth and tongue, have dry stools and yellow urine, etc. after a febrile illness.
2. Olives
We know that the pulp of olives contains a lot of calcium. Regular consumption of fresh olives is particularly good for the body. Olives have a sweet and sour taste and are neutral in nature. They can clear away heat and detoxify, eliminate accumulated phlegm, and moisturize the lungs and throat. Eating a few olives is effective in clearing liver fire.
3. Lemon
Lemon has a great effect on protecting the liver, so you can drink more lemon tea when you have strong liver fire. Lemon is rich in vitamin C and is regarded by the beauty industry as an important ingredient in whitening skin care products, especially the whitening skin care products launched in summer, in which lemon is an indispensable protagonist. Drinking a glass of lemon water, in addition to expelling toxic substances from the body, also has natural skin whitening effects, helps eliminate freckles on the face, and reduces inflammation.
4. Hawthorn
If you have "fire eating" symptoms due to eating meat and other foods with high protein content, you can boil hawthorn and add an appropriate amount of sugar to eat. Hawthorn is the best food to help digestion. Just like a scavenger, it can quickly transform all kinds of food ingested into nutrients that are easiest for us to absorb, and block out adverse factors. Not only effective for meat, but also for peppers.
5. Apple
Apple is the king of fruits. It can moisturize the lungs and stimulate the appetite. You can also drink some apple juice regularly in your life. Apples can also prevent and eliminate fatigue. The potassium in apples can combine with excess sodium in the body and excrete it from the body. Therefore, when eating too much salt, you can eat apples to help eliminate it.
6. Tomatoes
Tomatoes can be seen all year round and are very nutritious. They are also a good helper for clearing away heat and detoxifying. In the words of traditional Chinese medicine, tomatoes can calm the liver. 'Get rid of the fire'. Moreover, it contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can also improve the body's immunity and prevent oral ulcers.