What exactly does the term “fire” mean? In fact, in the context of traditional medicine, “fire” is an exceptionally broad concept, and people used to attribute many adverse symptoms in the human body, such as bleeding, ulcers, cough, pain, mouth sores, constipation and local inflammation, to the category of fire. In traditional medicine, the human body should have a balance of yin and yang, the so-called “fire” is to describe certain heat symptoms in the body, and the fire is also the internal heat of the body after the imbalance of yin and yang. It is worth noting that, unlike what many people think, “fire” is actually not a formal traditional Chinese medical term. It has a vague and general meaning, and also involves many different specific symptoms. Many people think it is a TCM term for a disease, which is actually a misconception. Most TCM practitioners classify these specific symptoms as heart fire, lung fire, stomach fire, liver fire, kidney fire, and most doctors do not write a generalized “on fire” on the diagnosis. Therefore, the so-called “fire” is just a common name for the common people. How does modern medicine look at “fire”? In modern medicine, the majority of “fire” symptoms can be attributed to local infection and sterile inflammation. Inflammation is divided into bacterial and sterile inflammation, bacteria are known to cause inflammatory reactions in the body, but many other factors can also cause inflammation, such as mechanical injuries, ultraviolet burns to the skin, chemical burns, allergies caused by foreign proteins, etc., can be attributed to the body stimulated by the inflammatory response. These factors stimulate the body to produce inflammatory factors, resulting in a series of very complex physiological reactions: increased vascular permeability, exudation, swelling, pain, fever, etc. …… body after the occurrence of sterile inflammation, and then easily followed by bacterial infection, when bacterial inflammation will also join in. In this way, the “fire” is easily explained, the climate, diet in some factors stimulate the body, the body produces an inflammatory response after a variety of “fire” symptoms. For example, Chinese medicine believes that “dog meat and mangoes” are hot and dry, which can be explained by the fact that many people are allergic to certain proteins in dog meat or mangoes, which can easily cause red eyes, sore throat and coughing symptoms; the dry climate in autumn, dry air stimulates the mucous membrane of the nose and throat to produce sterile inflammation, and people will feel dry mouth and sore throat. …… this time if secondary bacterial or viral infections, mouth and tongue sores, gum swelling and pain and other bacterial inflammation also followed. Some people are cold and not prone to fire, but also can be well explained by individual differences in allergies, everyone’s allergens are different, and some people may not be prone to allergies. Why eat lychee easy fire? The “fire” reaction after eating lychee is not magical, it’s all about the fructose. Although it can also serve as an energy substance, but fructose has to be converted into glucose in the liver before we can use it. Not only that, but fructose also “wakes up” a lot of insulin, which allows the liver to lower blood sugar levels. Without glucose, parts of the body, including the brain, are not able to function properly. Another explanation is that after consuming a lot of lychee, the amount of other foods is reduced, which leads to a lack of glucose supply. As a result, people who get too high on the “fire”. In addition, the lychee ripening season coincides with the summer heat, is also a period of physical discomfort. Between the two was established an unwarranted connection. Instead of saying that people are afraid of eating these fruits on fire, they should say that they are afraid of the fructose inside to come out and mess it up. Every year there are reports of over-eating lychee leading to “fire” to the doctor, so when it comes to the delicious lychee or take it easy. What foods are likely to cause “fire”? Traditional medicine will be common food is divided into “hot” and “cold”, easy to cause people to “fire” something that is hot, many people will be food and “In fact, the composition of food varies widely, and the definition of “hot and cold” is necessarily limited, and the causes of symptoms in people are very diverse. From the perspective of modern medicine, the causes of “fire” are generally the following: 1, containing androgens such as royal jelly, deer antler, etc. Because androgens can speed up metabolism. Because androgens can speed up metabolism, increase the basal metabolic rate and the level of cellular oxidative phosphorylation, increase lipolysis and other effects. Higher levels of androgens increase capillary fragility, coupled with increased heat production and dry nasal passages, which can easily lead to nosebleeds and other symptoms. 2, containing higher sugar such as lychee, cinnamon. The decomposition of sugar after consumption requires the participation of vitamin B. Excessive consumption leads to a brief lack of vitamin B, triggering stomatitis. 3, containing high levocanidine such as lamb. Levocarnitine can improve cellular use of energy, increase body heat production, increase cardiac contractility, dilate blood vessels to improve peripheral blood circulation, etc. However, the body’s intake of levocanidine demand is limited, high doses of levocanidine can lead to skin reactions, such as rashes, itching and respiratory symptoms such as pharyngitis. 4.Higher protein Digestion of protein produces more urea nitrogen, causing hypertonic diuresis and dehydration symptoms. 5.Higher fat The oxidation and decomposition of fat requires a lot of water, while the calorific value of fat is high, and the metabolism of fat will generate a lot of heat. 6.Higher inorganic salt content Causes an increase in plasma crystal osmolarity, which stimulates osmolarity receptors to produce thirst. At the same time, eating inorganic salt ingredients will also reduce the secretion of ADH, so that urine is reduced and concentrated, and the concentration of urinary bile is relatively higher, resulting in yellow urine. High concentration of metabolites after urine concentration, stimulating the urethra will also produce urinary pain and burning sensation accordingly. 7, containing high capsaicin and other irritating ingredients 8, fried and pickled barbecue food contains a large number of toxic and harmful ingredients that can easily lead to cellular toxicity release of inflammatory factors, inflammatory factors can lead to a decrease in vascular permeability leading to local edema, stimulating sensory nerves to produce pain, and even lead to fever. 9, hard foods such as fried peanuts and melon seeds, easy to damage the oral mucosa, dental bed, triggering sterile inflammation or secondary infection. How to explain the symptoms of fire? 1, drink less water feel to fire, urine is very yellow You should drink water. In detail, it means that the body is dehydrated due to various factors thus leading to an increase in the crystal osmolarity of body fluids, and the receptors report the signal back to the center to produce a sense of thirst. 2, after eating something sore throat, foreign body sensation First of all, consider whether allergies, the most common domestic is the melon and some nuts, if so, next time pay attention to avoid. In addition, just out of the pot of high-temperature food plus wine, spicy stimulation is also easy to make the pharyngeal mucosa congestion, lymphatic follicle hyperplasia, foreign body sensation when swallowing, should pay attention to the food warm entrance, and drink more water. In addition, the decline in resistance to viral infections, bacterial infections can also induce acute pharyngitis, should promptly seek medical attention. 3, ate seafood itching on the body The most common is that seafood is not fresh. By the way, the so-called wound to prohibit the food “hair” also has no scientific basis, people who are not allergic to such foods after surgery to eat more hygienic high-protein food is beneficial. 4, eat pizza, melon mouth will immediately blister? This baked food is often too dry and salty, on the one hand, too rough to scratch the oral mucosa, on the other hand, the formation of local high osmotic pressure dehydration caused by inflammation. 5, often eat fast food will have mouth ulcers mouth ulcers are more complex, but currently believe that often eat fast food is also when you work under pressure immunity decline, at this time more rest to improve the immune system is fundamental. In addition, fast food has more refined grains and sugar, which can easily cause vitamin B2 deficiency and consequently corns. And the outer edge of the lips appear small vesicles are herpes simplex virus infection, you can apply antiviral ointment such as acyclovir. 6, a period of time large fish and meat will gum bleeding People who spend their days with large fish and meat tend to eat less vegetables and fruits, vitamin C deficiency will cause problems in the synthesis of collagen, resulting in bleeding gums and mucous membranes. In addition, some meat, fruit (such as lychee) is more likely to plug teeth, residue makes bacterial growth cause inflammation and even long to produce tartar may cause gum bleeding. 7, eat sweets prone to acne acne scientific name acne, there is very clear evidence that high glycemic load diet will aggravate acne, the mechanism may be androgen levels and blood sugar levels are positively correlated, sebum secretion and regulated by androgens. Therefore, acne friends may want to consider whether the recent sweet drinks, ice cream, pastries eat too much. 8, ate chocolate nosebleeds Chocolate contains theobromine, xanthine alkaloids can raise blood pressure, the nasal cavity in the blood vessel wall is often fragile, some sensitive people, especially children need to be cautious. In addition, very love nosebleeds friends recommended to go to the ear, nose and throat department to do a check. 9, meat eaten too much feel hot and thirsty? Protein digestion, absorption and metabolism consume a lot of water, while a high protein diet increases heat dissipation in the body, which is called the “food heat effect” in nutrition. 10.Eating shabu shabu lamb is obviously more reactive than eating fish. The fat content and fatty acid ratio of different meats are different, and lamb often contains more fat, mainly saturated fatty acids, which tend to induce inflammation during metabolism, while fish is low in fat and high in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have anti-inflammatory effects. In addition, we generally recommend a balanced diet of 50-75 grams of livestock and poultry meat per day, which is less than two, while a plate of shabu-shabu is often eight. 11.Anal burning the day after eating spicy food? Capsaicin receptors activated by capsaicin will produce pain, and even stimulate muscle response, increase blood flow, although not necessarily a bad thing, but more sensitive people are still prone to discomfort, such as colon cells capsaicin receptors are activated to cause colon movement faster or even diarrhea, and there are capsaicin receptors on the anus. 12.What is the matter with baby’s excessive eye stool? In adults, excessive eye discharge is often a typical manifestation of infectious conjunctivitis. If it is serious, you should seek medical attention promptly and pay attention to prevention by washing hands regularly and not rubbing eyes at will, and washing and disinfecting towels frequently. If your baby has a lot of eye stool, it may be a congenital blockage of the nasolacrimal duct or acute dacryocystitis, which should also be diagnosed and treated at the hospital. 13.Is my baby easily constipated and has diarrhea after taking Chinese medicine? The first thing to consider for constipation is whether the dietary fiber intake is sufficient, so you can eat more vegetables and consider dietary fiber medication such as lactulose for babies who have not yet eaten supplements. Breast milk is rich in oligosaccharides (soluble dietary fiber), which is the reason why formula-fed babies are more prone to constipation. Personally, I am against herbal “laxatives” for any group of people. In addition, the factor of mental regulation is important. During times of mental stress and strain, water intake is often reduced, and resistance is lowered, making it easier for symptoms of fire to appear. Therefore, the fire is always accompanied by anxiety, called “anxiety on fire”. In Western medicine, the physiological rules of the body system are disrupted due to changes in mental, dietary, and functional activities, manifesting as an inflammatory response in one or more tissues or organs. Traditional Chinese medicine’s three major moves to clear fire: [Immune suppression] represented by Xia Gu Cao and Chrysanthemum. [Diuretic] represented by Baikuangen and Guanmutong. Anti-infection] represented by Huang Lian and Jin Yin Hua. The above methods actually can not solve all the so-called fire symptoms, because a considerable part of the corner of the mouth pimples and ulcers belong to the HSV virus infection recurrence and vitamin B and trace element deficiency, Chinese medicine to solve part of the so-called fire [symptoms] only. In general, “fire” is a generic term for a large group of symptoms, including many complex situations, the specific situation should be analyzed, not a generalization.