What should I do if I want to reduce heat and nourish yin?

Normally, if you eat something spicy, you will feel dry mouth, red lips and cough. In fact, this condition is caused by too much Yin energy. Most people certainly don’t want this, so they keep taking medicine. However, if you take too much medicine, it will lead to a decrease in your immunity and resistance. Some people want to control themselves from eating irritating foods, but unfortunately they don’t have enough self-control. Especially for women who love beauty, dry skin and acne on the face are extremely unsightly! So how should we use the most common ingredients to nourish our bodies? Below I will share with you the specific methods of nourishing yin and reducing fire.

1. Duck

Duck meat can nourish yin and produce body fluid. "Bencao Hui" says "nourishes yin and eliminates steaming." "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says "nourishes the yin of the five internal organs, clears away the heat of deficiency and fatigue, nourishes the stomach and produces body fluid." People also believe that duck meat is the most ideal tonic and is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

2. Pork and pig skin

Pork has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Pork has a long-lasting flavor. Eating it can moisten the intestines and stomach, produce semen, and moisturize the skin." Wang Mengying, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said: "Pork replenishes kidney fluid, replenishes stomach juice, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, and stops thirst." Therefore, pork is suitable for people with yin deficiency. In addition, pig skin has a better effect in nourishing yin.

3. Eggs

Eggs have the effects of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Eggs are recognized as the best protein food and are more suitable for people with yin deficiency, but be careful to eat less fried eggs.

4. Milk

Milk has the effects of nourishing yin, promoting body fluid and moisturizing dryness. Medical practitioners of all dynasties have praised the nourishing effect of milk, saying that milk "moisturizes the skin and quenches thirst" and "moisturizes and replenishes fluids." For those with yin deficiency, drinking milk regularly is good for their health.

5. Turtle

Soft-shelled turtle has the effect of nourishing yin and cooling blood, and is a top-quality tonic. Soft-shelled turtle is more suitable for people with yin deficiency and blood heat, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and asthenia and bone steaming. The back shell of the soft-shelled turtle, also known as turtle shell, also has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, and can also be eaten by people with yin deficiency.

6. Clams

Clams can nourish yin, resolve phlegm, and soften hard masses. Ancient doctors believed that: "Clams have the same function as mussels and can nourish yin and eyes." Clams are moisturizing and help with body fluids, so they can moisten the five internal organs, stop thirst, and stimulate the appetite. It can be seen that people with Yin deficiency constitution or patients with Yin deficiency should eat some food that is not suitable for them.

7. Clam meat

Clam meat is rich in protein and vitamins, and has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and improving eyesight. It is most suitable for people with yin deficiency to eat clam meat stewed in soup.

8. Squid

Squid, commonly known as "cuttlefish", is mild in nature and salty in taste. It can not only replenish blood but also nourish yin. It is suitable for people with Yin deficiency, and is especially suitable for those with liver and kidney Yin deficiency.

9. Pear

Pears have the effects of promoting salivation, moistening dryness and clearing away heat. For those with lung yin deficiency or yin damage after fever, drinking the juice of mashed pears will have immediate effect.

10. Mulberry

Mulberries have the function of nourishing yin and blood, and are best for nourishing the yin of the liver and kidneys. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from thirst, blurred vision and tinnitus due to liver and kidney yin deficiency.

11. Wolfberry

Lycium barbarum has the effect of nourishing yin and prolonging life. It is especially good for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency who suffer from soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, or lung yin deficiency who suffer from tuberculosis, night sweats, consumptive cough, and yin deficiency and thirst in diabetes.

12. Tremella

Tremella has the effects of nourishing yin and the stomach, promoting fluid production and moistening dryness. Tremella contains rich gelatin, multiple vitamins and 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.

13. American Ginseng

American ginseng can replenish qi and nourish yin, and is most suitable for people with both qi and yin deficiency.

14. Ziziphus jujuba seed soup

Consumption and fatigue, liver yin deficiency, deficiency heat disturbing the mind; depression in the heart, restlessness, insomnia, treatment is to nourish yin and clear heat.

15. Huanglian Donkey-hide Gelatin Soup

Shaoyin disease, Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, heart-kidney disharmony; restlessness, restlessness in sleep, red tongue with little fluid; treatment is to nourish Yin and reduce fire.

16. Gardenia and Fermented Soybean Soup

Exogenous disease, residual heat disturbing the chest and diaphragm; restlessness and insomnia, upset, restlessness, and disorientedness, with a slightly yellow tongue coating; treat with relieving depression and clearing heat.

17. Swallowing saliva to maintain health

It is a health-preserving way of swallowing excess saliva in the mouth into the stomach. Saliva, also known as jade liquid and nectar, is a treasure of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that saliva can clean the mouth and strengthen teeth, nourish yin and reduce fire, replenish kidney essence, and benefit the five internal organs. Modern medicine believes that saliva contains substances that promote cell growth and division and accelerate the synthesis of RNA; it also contains a peroxidase that inhibits the toxicity of carcinogens. Therefore, exercising the tongue regularly and maintaining vigorous saliva secretion is beneficial to health and delays aging.