What are the symptoms of Yin deficiency and internal heat?

Yin deficiency and internal heat is a relatively serious condition within the concept of traditional Chinese medicine. However, for a normal human body, this is not a fever, but a problem with the physical constitution. It has nothing to do with temperature, and people will not cause their internal body temperature to rise due to Yin deficiency and internal heat. This is a symptom caused by problems with the body's qi and blood. A small number of patients will have hot palms and soles, irritability, and like to eat cold food to regulate their bodies. They will suffer from lack of sleep, night sweats, and dryness for a long time. In severe cases, they will experience dizziness, heartache, general weakness, and their complexion will become very ugly. In normal times, you can slowly regulate your body through diet therapy, eat more warm and nourishing foods, achieve the effect of repair, and prevent the disease from getting worse little by little.

Clinical manifestations

Ten symptoms of Yin deficiency and internal heat:

1. The palms and soles of feet are hot, and one does not want to get close to clothes or quilts.

2. Feeling restless and craving for cold drinks and cold food.

3. Dry mouth, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, and nausea.

4. Restless sleep, night sweats, impatient sweating, and spermatorrhea.

5. Fever. (High fever, low fever, or skin feeling hot even though body temperature is not high)

6. Bleeding. (Nosebleeds, bleeding from the teeth, subcutaneous bleeding, etc. are all caused by yin deficiency and internal heat)

7. Dizziness, palpitations, general weakness, and pale complexion.

8. Dry stool, yellow urine or yellow-red urine with a feeling of heat.

9. The pulse is thin, strong, and stringy.

10. The tongue coating is yellow or greasy, dry and less moist, or burnt yellow and less moist.

Diet

2. People with Yin deficiency and internal heat should often eat the following foods

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 treat coughing and spitting red sputum." Wu Yiluo said: "Bird's nest greatly nourishes lung yin, 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."

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.

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.

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. "Bencao Congxin" said: "It is suitable for those who are weak but have fire." "Yao Xing Kao" also said: "American ginseng replenishes yin and reduces fever." "Revised Treatise on Identifying Fake Medicines" also said: "American ginseng nourishes yin and reduces fire." Therefore, it is most suitable for people with yin deficiency or combined 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. As stated in the Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine, "American ginseng is cool and nourishing in nature. Anyone who wants to use ginseng but cannot tolerate its warming effect can use this instead."