How to treat the symptoms of internal heat?

From a clinical perspective, the most obvious symptoms of internal heat are dry mouth, hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, hot nights and cool mornings, etc. If not treated in time, it can cause many complications, such as acne on the face. Chinese medicine can be used to regulate this symptom, with good results; diet therapy also has good therapeutic effects, such as bird's nest, wolfberry, white fungus, milk, eggs, etc.

1. 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.

2. What foods should be eaten for Yin deficiency and internal heat

1. Bird’s Nest

It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the function of replenishing qi and yin, especially lung yin, making it an excellent product for clearing and nourishing. It is most suitable for people with yin deficiency, especially those with lung yin deficiency, such as tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary emphysema, senile tracheitis and chronic bronchitis. Zhang Lu, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said that it can "regulate and replenish deficiency, and cure coughing and spitting red sputum." Wu Yiluo said: "Bird's nest greatly nourishes lung yin, and it is both tonic and clearing." There is also a record in "Bencao Zaixin" that it "greatly replenishes vital energy, moisturizes the lungs and nourishes yin."

2. Wolfberry

It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effect of nourishing yin and prolonging life. It is especially good for the symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency, such as soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, or lung yin deficiency, such as night sweats due to tuberculosis and cough, and yin deficiency and thirst in diabetes.

3. Tremella

It is mild in nature, sweet and light in taste, and has the effects of nourishing yin and the stomach, promoting body fluid and relieving dryness. Tremella contains rich gelatin, multiple vitamins, 17 kinds of amino acids, tremella polysaccharides, protein and other nutrients. It is the most commonly used tonic food among the people, especially for those with lung yin deficiency and stomach yin deficiency.

4. American Ginseng

It is cool in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste, can replenish qi and nourish yin, and is most suitable for people with both qi and yin damage. Therefore, it is most suitable for people with yin deficiency, qi deficiency, lung deficiency, or yin deficiency and excessive fire. People with yin deficiency should avoid eating ginseng because ginseng is warm in nature and can help to increase fire. If they use American ginseng instead, it will be most suitable for clearing qi and replenishing yin.