What is the reason for the heat in the body?

Experts say that internal heat in the body is a manifestation of Yin deficiency constitution. The symptoms are very similar to getting a sore throat, but there is a big difference between the two. In fact, internal heat due to Yin deficiency is caused by the lack of Yin fluid in the body. Patients will have obvious fever symptoms, as well as dry mouth and tongue, seriously deteriorating sleep quality, red tongue, but very little tongue coating, and hot hands and feet.

1. What is Yin deficiency and internal heat?

Yin deficiency constitution is one of the nine major constitutions in traditional Chinese medicine. A major characteristic of people with Yin deficiency constitution is that they will have symptoms of internal heat, which are very similar to the symptoms of getting angry. Therefore, some people treat Yin deficiency and internal heat as getting angry, but the two are completely different.

Generally, we think that itchy throat, dry mouth, and acne on the face are caused by "getting angry". Just drink more water and take some anti-inflammatory medicine if the condition is serious. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "fire" is a symptom of "getting angry" caused by the direct invasion of "fire evil" in nature. It is due to the imbalance of yin and yang and the loss of normal latent function, which causes the symptoms of "getting angry". There are many factors that cause "getting angry", so don't blindly "reduce anger".

Nowadays, many people make this mistake, mistaking the symptoms of yin deficiency and internal heat for "getting angry". Yin deficiency and internal heat refers to a fever syndrome caused by deficiency of Yin fluid (including blood, body fluid, and essence) in the body and the inability of water to control fire. This fever is mostly low-grade, and the patient may feel feverish consciously or unconsciously, and the body temperature may sometimes be slightly higher than normal. Symptoms include: hot flashes and night sweats, hot at night and cool in the morning, dry mouth and throat, red tongue with little coating, etc.

2. Chinese medicine diet therapy for Yin deficiency and internal heat

Common symptoms of yin deficiency and internal heat include hot flashes, night sweats, fever in the five hearts, hot nights and cool mornings, dry mouth and throat, and red tongue with little coating. To treat yin deficiency and internal heat, you should eat less fried, spicy and other yin-damaging foods. Here are some dietary recommendations for you.

Those with yin deficiency and body heat can take Adenophora and Ophiopogon soup, which is made by boiling 10 grams of Polygonatum odoratum, 15 grams of Radix Trichosanthis, 15 grams of Adenophora, and 15 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus in water. For diet therapy, they can also eat lily, tremella and rock sugar soup, which is made by 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of tremella, and some rock sugar.

If gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal distension, acid reflux, belching, and dry stool occur, it is a sign of spleen yin deficiency. You can use 20 grams of raw rehmannia, 10 grams of dendrobium, 20 grams of yam, 15 grams of adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, and 15 grams of Pseudostellaria pseudoginseng, boiled in water and taken orally.

If you experience palpitations, insomnia, restlessness, and irritability, it means that you have heart yin deficiency and you can take Buxin Dan, which includes 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 20 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Asparagus cochinchinensis, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 10 grams of Ziziphus jujuba seed, 10 grams of Polygala tenuifolia, 15 grams of Adenophora scabra, 10 grams of Salvia miltiorrhiza, and 15 grams of Pseudostellaria baicalensis. Boil them in water and take the decoction.

If you experience soreness in the waist and knees, dizziness, vertigo, and tinnitus, it is a sign of kidney yin deficiency. You can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills, which are made of 20 grams of cooked rehmannia, 10 grams of moutan bark, 20 grams of yam, 10 grams of yellow meat, 10 grams of Alisma, and 10 grams of Poria.