Fire belongs to the folklore, which generally refers to the heat evidence in Chinese medicine, which is manifested by symptoms such as dry mouth and thirst, mouth and tongue sores, and dry stools. When the weather is cold, the heat evidence may be related to diet, environment, sleep and other factors.
1. Diet: In cold weather, if you consume too much food with yang-boosting effects, such as mutton, dog meat, chili peppers, etc., it may lead to the body’s gastrointestinal heat and gums red and swollen, constipation, sore throat and other symptoms of heat.
2. Environment: Cold weather, the body stays in a warm and closed environment, the body will become dry internally, may appear dry mouth, thirst, sore throat and other heat symptoms.
3. Sleep: If you often stay up late to work overtime, your sleep time at night will be reduced, resulting in the loss of Yin fluid in the body, and the internal growth of deficiency fire (the lack of Yin fluid in the body leads to the production of fire and heat), which causes the situation of Yin deficiency and fire (the loss of Yin essence in the body and the emergence of hyperactive deficiency fire).
If the patient is often prone to heat evidence, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment, do not take medication without authorization.