The alternation of Upper Jiao Fire and Lower Jiao Fire will usually be characterized by restlessness, constipation and yellow urine. It can be treated by Chinese medicines that clear heat, remove fire, and promote dampness, or by physical therapy such as foot baths and massages.
Chinese medicine believes that the upper burner fire refers to the heart, lungs have fire, mostly mouth and tongue sores, sore throat as the main manifestation. Lower Jiao fire refers to the kidney, large intestine, bladder and other parts of the fire, mostly dry stools, yellow urine as the main manifestation.
If Upper Jiao Fire alternates with Lower Jiao Fire, it can be treated with proprietary Chinese medicines that clear heat, remove fire and promote dampness.
1. Huanglian Shangqing Pill is composed of Huanglian, gardenia, forsythia and so on. This medicine has the effect of dispersing wind and clearing heat, diarrhea and pain relief. It is used for symptoms such as dizziness, toothache, mouth and tongue sores, sore throat, earache and tinnitus, constipation, short and red urine. Attention to the spleen and stomach cold is prohibited.
2. Gentian Liver Pill is composed of gentian, chaihu, scutellaria, gardenia and so on. It is effective in clearing the liver and gallbladder, and relieving dampness and heat. It is used for dizziness and redness of eyes, tinnitus and deafness caused by dampness-heat of liver and gallbladder, pain in ears, dystocia and bitterness in mouth (pain in the area of dystocia and ribs and bitterness in mouth). Use with caution for pregnant women, the elderly and infirm, and those with loose stools. Avoid spicy and irritating food. It is not advisable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time while taking the medicine. Adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
In addition to taking medication, patients can also be treated by physical therapy such as foot soak, massage, acupuncture, cupping and gua sha under the operation of professional doctors.
Upper burner fire and lower burner fire alternately should be timely medical treatment, under the guidance of the doctor to adjust the treatment.