When the temperature is hot, people tend to get angry. This is a natural law. Traditional Chinese medicine divides the internal organs of the human body into internal organs. Symptoms such as sores on the mouth and tongue, acne on the cheeks, etc. are symptoms of inflammation of the liver-fire. Inflammation of liver fire requires symptomatic treatment with drugs that clear liver fire, such as chrysanthemum tea. So, what are the symptoms of excessive liver fire? What can you eat to reduce liver fire?
1. Symptoms of excessive liver fire
(1) Heat in the head caused by inflammation of the liver fire
Main symptoms: hot head, flushed face, upset and irritable, restless sleep at night, Pain in the flanks, bitter taste in the mouth, red tongue with thin coating.
(2) Liver-fire and irritability
Main symptoms include lack of energy, poor complexion, upset, bad temper, fatigue and drowsiness, easily agitated, poor concentration, poor memory Decline etc.
Heat on the tongue caused by liver fire
The main symptoms are bleeding on the tongue, swollen and hard tongue, yellow tongue coating, red tongue edges, or thorns, and heat in the head. Tired of heat, dizziness, red face and eyes, bitter mouth and dry throat, tinnitus and deafness, flank and rib pain, impatience and anger, yellow and red urine, dry stool, and even fainting.
(3) Weight loss due to excessive liver fire
The main symptoms include weight loss, irritability, irritability, dizziness, burning pain in the flanks and ribs, bitter mouth and red eyes, and short and red urine. Dry stool, red tongue and yellow coating.
(4) Liver fire and bloated head
The main symptoms often arise from anger, bloated and painful head, dizziness and stuffy heat, protruding head tendons, dry mouth and bitter mouth, and even deafness in both ears. The tongue coating is thin and yellow, and the pulse is stringy or rapid.
(5) Cough caused by liver fire invading the lungs
The main symptoms include cough with qi inversion, phlegm that is not coming out well, or it may look like plum cores, or it may be difficult to cough up like flocculation. When coughing, the face becomes red and causes pain in the hypochondrium. Dry throat, irritability and irritability. The tip of the tongue is red and the fur is thin, yellow and dry.
(6) Liver fire invades the stomach, causing distending pain in the head and head.
The main symptoms are severe headache, distended and painful eyeballs, severe headaches like splitting, distended eyes, and dilated pupils. Sudden loss of vision, irritability, thirst, frequent vomiting, red tongue with yellow coating.
2. Food can reduce liver fire
1. Celery
Celery is cool in nature, sweet and pungent in taste, and non-toxic; it enters the liver, gallbladder, and pericardium meridians. It has the effects of calming the liver and clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness, removing irritability and reducing swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and nourishing the lungs, strengthening the stomach and promoting blood circulation, clearing the intestines and easing bowels, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the brain and sedating. Celery is cool in nature and slippery in nature, so those with weak spleen and stomach and slippery intestines should eat it with caution.
2. Chrysanthemum tea
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chrysanthemum can dispel wind and clear away heat, calm the liver, prevent colds, and lower blood pressure. In particular, white chrysanthemum tea has the functions of dispersing wind-heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing and protecting the liver, clearing away heat and detoxifying, etc. It has a good auxiliary effect on exogenous wind-heat or the onset of febrile diseases, hyperactivity of liver-yang, liver-fire and eye diseases, etc. Therefore, drinking this tea is suitable for nourishing and calming the liver.
3. Bitter melon
Bitter melon contains a high content of balsamamine, which can promote appetite, quench thirst, cool, detoxify, reduce swelling, and dispel cold. For people with skin problems (such as acne, acne, etc.), eating it can clear away dampness and poison, while for people who often have eye excrement, eating it can calm the liver, calm wind, and reduce the secretion of eye excrement.
4. Spinach
Spinach is sweet in taste and cool in nature. It is rich in carotene, vitamins, folic acid, iron and potassium. It can nourish blood and stop bleeding, quench thirst and moisten intestines, nourish yin and calm the liver. , benefiting the five internal organs and clearing the blood vessels. The vitamin E and selenium in spinach also have anti-aging and cell growth-promoting effects, and have a preventive effect on brain aging and Alzheimer's disease.
5. Olives
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that olives are neutral in nature and sweet in taste, and can be used by the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It has the power of removing troubles, sobering up, and resolving thorns and phlegms. It can treat swelling and pain in the throat, upset and thirst, cough with excessive phlegm, fish bones and phlegm in the throat. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that olives "pacify the liver and stimulate the appetite, nourish the lungs and nourish yin, eliminate phlegm and regulate qi, relieve coughs, and cure vomiting of blood."
6. Grass carp
Cow's carp, has It has the functions of warming the stomach, calming the liver, and dispelling wind. It is a food that warms the stomach and nourishes the body. Steaming grass carp with fried dough sticks, eggs, and pepper can benefit the eyes and improve eyesight, and is suitable for the elderly to warm up and keep fit. In addition, the gallbladder of grass carp is poisonous and cannot be eaten.
7. Seaweed
Seaweed contains alginic acid, mannitol, potassium, iodine and various trace elements. It is combined with mussels, oysters and other shellfish and seafood products that grow among seaweeds. , all have the effects of nourishing deficiency and replenishing essence, warming the kidneys and dispersing cold, and are also nutritious foods that nourish yin and calm the liver.
8. Honeysuckle tea
Honeysuckle has the functions of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and detoxification, calming the liver and cooling blood, enriching blood and nourishing blood, anti-virus, and strengthening defense function. Drink this tea regularly and in moderation. Tea has very good health effects, so honeysuckle tea is also a good drink choice during the season of nourishing and protecting the liver.
3. Make tea with Chinese herbal medicine to remove liver fire
1. Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin A, which is an important substance for protecting eye health and is also used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat various diseases. Good medicine for eye diseases. Chrysanthemum tea can make people clear-headed and bright-eyed, especially for dry eyes caused by excessive liver fire and excessive eye use. Chrysanthemum has the functions of clearing away wind and heat, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, nourishing the liver and reducing fire, and can relieve symptoms such as bitter mouth, headache, sore throat and other symptoms. It is best to use white chrysanthemum or fetal chrysanthemum (that is, the unopened buds of chrysanthemum chrysanthemum) to calm liver fire.
We can take a little each of chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and jasmine and brew it into water to make tea. It can clear away heat and detoxify. It is suitable for preventing and treating wind-heat cold, sore throat, carbuncle, etc. Regular consumption can reduce fire and has the effect of The effect of calming the mind and meditating.
2. Mint
Mint can relieve liver fire and help relieve emotional irritability caused by excessive liver fire. Drinking mint tea can dispel wind, clear away heat, and reduce liver fire. Mint tea has a cooling effect and is a good medicine for clearing away heat, detoxifying, and diuresis. It is worth noting that peppermint is not suitable for pregnant women and infants and should be avoided as much as possible.
Scientists also recommend putting mint tea bags in a cup, putting them into boiling water, and drinking them after 15 minutes when the essential oil has not evaporated. This will be more effective in assisting the treatment of gastric discomfort.
3. Lotus core
Lotus core is the heart of lotus seed, also known as lotus seed, bitter Job's tears and lotus heart. It was first seen in "Eating Habits of Materia Medica" in the late Tang Dynasty. It is a perennial aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. Dried germ from mature seeds of Nelumbo nucifera. When harvesting lotus seeds in autumn, peel the lotus seeds, take out the green embryo (lotus heart) and dry it in the sun. It has the effects of clearing heart-fire, calming liver-fire, stopping bleeding and fixing essence.
Recommended lotus core prunella vulgaris drink. 5 grams of lotus core, 15 grams of Prunella vulgaris, decoct in water and make tea. Lotus heart can clear away heat and relieve troubles. Prunella vulgaris has the effect of clearing liver fire and lowering blood pressure. It can be used for hypertension, upset, fever, dizziness and headache.