Some of the bitter Chinese medicines have the effect of clearing the liver and cathartic fire, such as: gentian, Xia Gu Cao, etc. It is not recommended to take bitter Chinese medicines to reduce the fire because not all bitter Chinese medicines can clear the liver and cathartic fire, and you need to comply with the doctor’s instructions for the use of medication. Xia Gu Cao is pungent, bitter, cold in nature and belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridian, it has the efficacy of clearing the liver and diarrhea, brightening the eyes, dispersing knots and eliminating swellings and is used for redness and swelling of the eyes, pain in the eyeballs and pearls at night, headache and dizziness, scrofula (mainly refers to the tuberculosis of the lymph nodes in the neck), gallbladder tumors (equivalent to the tumor of the thyroid gland), and lactation fetishism (the pain and lumpiness of breasts, which are closely related to the menstrual cycle and the changes in emotions and moods and equivalent to the breast enlargement disease) and so on. Gentian is bitter in taste, cold in nature, belonging to liver and gallbladder meridian, with the effect of clearing heat and drying dampness, diarrhea of liver and gallbladder fire, used for jaundice with dampness-heat, yin swelling and itching, diarrhea, eczema and itchiness, liver fire with redness in the eyes, tinnitus and deafness, coercive pain and bitterness of the mouth (coercive pain and bitter in the mouth), convulsions and other diseases with convulsive winds (a pediatric disease that is characterized by fainting, convulsive winds, convulsions and other manifestations). All of the above medicines are bitter and cold, and should be used with caution by people with cold spleen and stomach. In addition, the efficacy of single medicines is limited and should not be used as a substitute for the therapeutic effects of Chinese herbal tonics or proprietary Chinese medicines. Liver actual fire is known as liver fire exuberance in Chinese medicine, which is characterized by red or protruding eyes, dry mouth, bitter mouth, irritable heat (irritable and sultry), excessive sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, constipation and yellow urine, etc. Treatment needs to clear the liver and diarrhea the fire and can be done with Diarrhea Green Pill, Diarrhea Liver and Peaceful Mind Pill. If you feel unwell, please go to the hospital in time, and use medication after diagnosis and diagnosis by a physician, do not take medication blindly by yourself.