Can I eat coix seed if I have excessive stomach fire?

I don’t know if you know what stomach fire means. It mainly refers to the symptoms of heat in the stomach of the human body. If the stomach is not inflamed, it will manifest itself in other parts of the body, such as mouth ulcers and constipation. Everyone should know that coix seed is a substance with a relatively cold nature, so it has a good effect on some symptoms of lowering fire. So if a person has excessive stomach fire, can he eat coix seed?

1. The regulation of stomach fire should follow the principles of clearing away heat and stagnation. You should be moderate in your diet, eat less hot foods, and eat less sweet and greasy foods. You should increase the intake of yellow and green vegetables and seasonal fruits to supplement the deficiency of vitamins and inorganic salts, and pay proper attention to oral hygiene. In terms of medical treatment, you can use Chuanlian, Juncihua, lotus seed core, Ophiopogon japonicus, etc. to relieve stomach fire. Guidance: Radish juice is pungent, sweet and cool in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. People with stomach fire can drink radish juice for conditioning and treatment. However, it is not suitable for people with mouth ulcers caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Mung bean porridge has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and thirst, clearing the heart and purging fire, and can clear the fire in the heart and stomach. Lotus seeds, water chestnuts, yam, etc. are all foods that strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Watercress, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, loquats, etc. are all foods that are easy to digest.

2. Excessive stomach fire and liver fire may be caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire. Cold hands and feet are symptoms of spleen yang deficiency, and blisters on the mouth are manifestations of excessive heart fire. Guidance: It is recommended that you go to the hospital to see a Chinese medicine doctor. Chinese medicine will use dialectical treatment to see whether your excessive fire is real fire or false fire. Real fire should be treated mainly by clearing heat and purging fire, while false fire should be treated mainly by nourishing yin and clearing heat.

3. It is best to eat more spinach soup. Spinach is rich in vitamin C, folic acid, vitamin A, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin E. It has the functions of removing free radicals, preventing anemia, aiding digestion, moisturizing the intestines, preventing stroke, and is beneficial for bowel movements, detoxification, beauty care, and removing bad breath.

4. People with excessive liver fire are not suitable for eating yam, coix seed and Euryale ferox porridge. People with excessive stomach fire should avoid eating spicy and hot foods. Patients with liver fire should eat more fruits and vegetables, such as watermelon, strawberry, tomato, soybean, bitter gourd, etc.; chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and green tea can also play a good role in removing liver fire.