The most troublesome thing during the warm spring season is that it is easy to get overheated. To reduce the heat in spring, eat seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as sweet and refreshing fresh fruits and tender vegetables. The editor recommends some heat clearing and fire reducing foods to everyone. You may want to give them a try, the effect is quite good!
Inventory of the best fire reducing foods for spring
1. Pineapple
Pineapple has the function of nourishing yin and generating fluids, which can moisturize the stomach and produce enough yin fluid, equivalent to a timely rain. The firewood has been soaked, and the fire cannot be started, thus eliminating the fire caused by food and drink.
2. Hawthorn
Hawthorn is the best food to help digestion, just like a cleaner. It can quickly transform various foods we consume into the nutrients that are easiest for us to absorb and shield us from unfavorable factors.is not only effective for meat, but also for chili peppers. The astringent properties of hawthorn can greatly reduce the interference of spicy taste on the balance of yin and yang in the body.
3. Pear
The cause of "spring dryness" is that the air in spring is dry and the humidity is low, which can cause the body to lose a lot of water. If you show signs of overheating, it means that your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables is not enough! Pears are well-known fire reducing fruits, and eating more pears can be very helpful in extinguishing your 'fire qi'! If you have a cold and cough, you can go to the pharmacy to buy some Sichuan scallops and cook them with pears, which have a good cough relieving effect.
4. Honey
Honey has good nourishing yin and lung moisturizing effects. Chinese traditional medicine points out that honey has a sweet and smooth taste, can enter the spleen meridian, lung meridian, and colon meridian, and has the effects of moistening the lungs and detoxifying.
5. Honey dates
Honey dates are a very common food in our daily lives, and many people often consume them directly or soak them in water to drink. Experts point out that eating more honey dates in daily life is beneficial for relieving spring dryness and various symptoms of internal heat.
6. Kumquat
Kumquat has a sweet and sour taste, and can enter the lung and stomach meridians. Regular consumption can moisturize the lungs, strengthen the stomach, digest food, and quench thirst. There are many ways to consume kumquats, besides direct consumption, they can also be made into kumquat cakes for consumption.7. Pomelo
Pomelo contains abundant substances such as vitamin C, naringin, naringin, and neohesperidin, which have significant therapeutic effects on various symptoms of internal heat. Yuzu also has the effects of resolving phlegm, relieving cough, and moistening the lungs, so it should be eaten more in spring.
8. Tomatoes
Tomatoes can be seen all year round and are also rich in nutrients. They are also a good helper for clearing heat and detoxifying. In traditional Chinese medicine, the function of tomatoes is to calm the liver and 'reduce fire'. And it contains a large amount of vitamin C, which can also enhance the body's immunity and prevent oral ulcers.
9. Strawberries
Strawberries are not only delicious, but also have medicinal value. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the effect of "dispelling fire", which can clear heat, relieve fever, and relieve annoyance.
10. Celery
Celery is also a cold vegetable that can clear heat and detoxify. Additionally, celery contains a large amount of crude fiber, which can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and be beneficial for bowel movements and detoxification.
11. Radish
Radish has a good function of cleaning the intestines. It can quickly eliminate food residues that stay in the intestines from the body. Without these harmful substances that can easily cause fire, the fire will be quickly eliminated.
12. Soybeans
Soybeans are rich in protein, which not only nourishes yin and eliminates fire, but also provides you with nutrients such as protein, isoflavones, oligosaccharides, saponins, phospholipids, nucleic acids, etc. In addition, the soluble fiber contained in soybeans can not only help you reduce cholesterol levels, but also facilitate bowel movements and detoxification. Your skin and complexion will also be much better as a result!
13. Mung beans
Mung beans have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Many people like to use mung bean soup in summer, but in fact, it still has a good effect on reducing heat in spring.
Spring Fire Reduction Formula
To reduce fire, you first need to distinguish which type of fire you are on, and then treat it accordingly, so that the effect can be doubled!
Symptoms of stomach fire [SEP]: toothache, bad breath, bloating, oral ulcers, and mouth and tongue sores.
Recipe: Mix 5 grams each of roasted malt, yam slices, tangerine peel, and hawthorn with boiling water. If boiled once, the effect will be better. Or use white radish, carrots, and cabbage, add seasonings to make soup for dinner, and don't eat any other food.
Symptoms of lung fire [SEP]: dry nose, dry throat, noise and itching, thick nasal mucus, dry cough, and susceptibility to colds.
Prescription: Take 5 grams of licorice and 5 grams of Campanula root each, brew with boiling water, and drink multiple times a day.
Symptoms of liver fire [SEP]: Impatience and irritability, dry and itchy eyes, painful blood flushing, chest tightness, rib and fork pain, insomnia, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath
Prescription: Brew with five grams of chrysanthemum or five grams of bamboo leaves in boiling water.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the relationship between the liver and the heart is called the mother child relationship, so liver fire is usually accompanied by heart fire. Drinking water soaked in lotus seed cores is also an effective way to eliminate heart fire.
Note: The above prescriptions are all medicinal materials that need to be purchased from a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, and equivalent ingredients cannot be replaced.
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