Everyone knows that bitter gourd is cold and has the function of purging fire. But if you want to ask where is the fire in bitter gourd diarrhea? When should I eat bitter gourd? I'm afraid many people are not very clear.
There are many kinds of fires in the body, such as heart fire, liver fire, lung fire, stomach fire, large intestine fire, small intestine fire and so on. If you don't know where the fire in your body is and what food causes what fire, then eat blindly. As a result, not only can the fire not come down, but the spleen and stomach will also get cold. This is called drought death in a drought place and waterlogging death in a waterlogged place.
So, where does bitter gourd fire our bodies? In Qing Dynasty, Wang Mengying's "Diet Spectrum with Interest" said: "Bitter gourd is bitter and cold; Detergent clears away heat, improves eyesight and clears heart. "
From Wang Mengying's exposition, we can see that bitter gourd is purging fire, because it is "observant". Only by knowing this can we have a clear goal. When there is fire in our hearts, we can eat more bitter gourd, which can play a role in purging fire.
Some people will ask, how can we know that there is fire in our hearts? I'll tell you a very simple diagnosis method. If you suddenly get acne on your left face and your left gum starts to hurt, you can eat more bitter gourd at this time. What is the reason? Because the qi in the human body moves up and down, the liver qi rises from the left and the lung qi falls from the right. A person's left face matches the liver and his right face matches the lungs. If there is fire on the liver, the left face will react; If there is fire in the lungs, the right face will react.
I make bitter gourd, the method is very simple, often cut into pieces, scalded with boiling water, and then mixed with some seasoning, because the bitter the fire; Another way is to chop up bitter gourd, mix it evenly with eggs, and then fry it in a pot, which is also delicious.
People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are prone to get angry and are not suitable for eating bitter gourd. If you must eat it, I suggest putting some pepper in it to limit the coldness of bitter gourd, and try not to choose bitter gourd scrambled eggs or bitter gourd sashimi.
Everyone knows Ipomoea aquatica, but it also has a strange name in Compendium of Materia Medica-"Ipomoea aquatica".
Water spinach, cold in nature and sweet in taste, is also a turbid food. Why do people call it water spinach? Because this food is empty in the middle.
China's writing is hieroglyphics, and Chinese medicine also pays attention to hieroglyphics, and it is often said that shapes complement each other. For example, bamboo likes to be cool and empty in the middle, so bamboo leaves have the function of clearing heat and diuresis. Generally speaking, all hollow foods have roughly the same effect, and the lotus root is empty in the middle, so it has the effect of clearing heat and cooling blood.
So, where is the water spinach that breathes fire on our bodies? Luchuan Materia Medica holds that Ipomoea aquatica has the functions of clearing the heat of the stomach and dredging the stool, which is very suitable for people with heat accumulation in the stomach and constipation. The stool is blocked, of course I know, but there is accumulated heat in the gastrointestinal tract. How to diagnose? The method is also very simple. If you feel that you have bad breath, it means that your stomach is hot and you should eat more water spinach.
Besides clearing the intestines, water spinach can also induce diuresis and treat dysuria and hematuria. In Chinese medicine, one of its important functions is to clear the heat of small intestine, and the small intestine in Chinese medicine system includes the function of urination. Therefore, if there is heat syndrome in our micturition system, such as Huang Chi when urinating and pain at the urethral orifice, it is all heat syndrome. At this time, we can choose water spinach to eat.
Of course, the main function of Ipomoea aquatica is that it is cold, so people with deficiency of spleen and stomach, loose stool and weak body should not eat more.
I like to eat water spinach myself. The main method is stir-frying, which tastes good. When my body is lukewarm, I can put some garlic, because garlic can correct the coolness of water spinach: if my body is really hot, I don't need garlic, so I can make water spinach alone, or I can use lotus root, slice it and make soup with water spinach, which will have better heat-clearing effect.
Portulaca oleracea is a typical medicine and food homologous thing, and it also has a very magical name-five elements grass. Because its leaves are blue, its stems are red, its flowers are yellow, its roots are white and its seeds are black. Among the five elements, cyan belongs to liver wood, red belongs to heart fire, yellow belongs to spleen soil, white belongs to lung gold, and black belongs to kidney water. Therefore, although purslane is inconspicuous, it brings together the essence of wood, fire, earth, gold and water.
Portulaca oleracea, also known as "long-lived vegetable", has strong vitality, is particularly cold-resistant, and can grow tenaciously in a very harsh environment. If a farmer accidentally misses a seedling when weeding, it will soon multiply and compete with crops for nutrition.
Portulaca oleracea tastes sour and cold. Entering the large intestine, liver and meridians can clear away heat and promote diuresis, and treat dysentery and parotitis. It is also a unique skill for treating sores and swelling. If a person is stung by a wild bee in the wild, you can rot the purslane and apply it to the affected area. However, it should be noted that deficiency and cold of spleen and stomach, loose stool and pregnant women are prohibited.
Because Portulaca oleracea contains the essence of five elements, its heat-clearing effect is all-round. Where there is heat, Portulaca oleracea can clear liver, heart, spleen, lung and kidney. However, if you want to divide it carefully, purslane plays a greater role in clearing away the dampness and heat in the intestines. If we have damp heat in the intestines, such as fever and diarrhea, we can choose purslane as a dish to eat.
I can also tell you a secret here. If patients with anorectal diseases suffer from heat bleeding, they can take purslane, which has the function of clearing away heat and stopping bleeding. At the same time, if you use purslane to boil water, and then use this water to bathe the affected area, it can also play a role in clearing heat and relieving pain. It can be seen that purslane is cheap, but it has many uses.
Houttuynia cordata Thunb. is a kind of medicinal and edible plant, and it is also a common dish in southwest China. Because the whole plant has fishy smell, it is named Houttuynia cordata Thunb. When eating, you can stir fry, cold salad or soup.
It is this common houttuynia cordata that has also created the myth of mankind. 1945, after the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima, Japan, most of the survivors got radiation sickness. Many people died slowly because of lack of medical care and medicine. There are two sisters. My sister had a high fever and nosebleeds that day. Her mother gave her houttuynia cordata. As a result, she miraculously recovered. A month later, my sister also developed symptoms such as high fever and nosebleeds, and her life was dying, so she began to take Houttuynia cordata by herself and finally got out of danger. Since then, Houttuynia cordata Thunb has become a life-saving grass for the Japanese, and they have gone to the fields to look for it in order to save their lives. Therefore, Houttuynia cordata is very famous in Japan, and it is a famous health plant.
Houttuynia cordata Thunb is slightly cold and pungent, and can clear away heat and toxic materials, eliminate carbuncle and discharge pus, stop bleeding and relieve cough. It is suitable for treating influenza, and is also effective for people with damp-heat in spleen and stomach and constipation. In summer, Houttuynia cordata can also cure dysentery. In a word, Houttuynia cordata Thunb is very useful for relieving excess heat and toxic evil.
In the southwest of China, some old people always like to take some houttuynia cordata home, dry it, and then store it. Once someone at home has a cold and fever, they will use Houttuynia cordata to make soup, which is very useful.
Visible. Houttuynia cordata Thunb It is very effective in treating lung meridian heat syndrome. When we have symptoms such as yellow phlegm, chest pain, shortness of breath and high fever caused by exogenous pathogens, we can eat more Houttuynia cordata Thunb. In addition to timely medical treatment, because Houttuynia cordata. It has a great effect on clearing away lung heat.
When I make the roots of Houttuynia cordata Thunb, I like to cut them into pieces and then fry them in a pot. Add soy sauce and mature vinegar when you are about to cook, which tastes particularly good. If it's fresh leaves of Houttuynia cordata Thunb, I'll blanch it with boiling water, then mix it with soy sauce and vinegar, and it tastes good.
Spinach is very cold-resistant, and its sex is relatively cold.
Spinach enters the liver, stomach, large intestine and small intestine. It can moisten the intestines, relieve constipation, clear away heat and eliminate dampness, and treat dizziness, upset and chronic constipation.
"Seeking Truth from Materia Medica" said: "Spinach can benefit the stomach. Because the cover is slippery, it's average. Spinach is slippery and beneficial. People who have been sick for a long time and have blocked stools, and people who have hemorrhoids and leaking urine should use salty. It is also said that it can relieve fever and alcoholism. Spinach tastes cold, and those who suffer from carbuncle swelling and poisoning due to alcohol dampness should take it properly. Poison and heat do not start from the stomach and reach the intestine. Spinach is cold, but sweet, and can be cleared into the stomach, making it hot and toxic. "
The meaning of this passage is that spinach is slippery and can understand everything, so it can relax bowels and regulate qi. Why can you relieve the heat toxin in the body? Because the poison and heat in the body are the poison of the stomach, the heat poison will naturally disappear after passing through the stomach.
In Chinese medicine, this slippery food often has the function of dredging the intestines. So when we have heat syndrome, such as a cold and fever, and dry stool, we can eat more spinach.
If my friends around me are sick and have a fever, I will advise them to cook some spinach soup. You see, there will be many benefits after understanding the truth of Chinese medicine. Facing all kinds of vegetables in the vegetable market, we will know what kind of vegetables to choose under what conditions.
It should be noted that spinach has a cold taste and is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency, and people with diarrhea are not suitable for eating.