When people feel unwell, they often use the word “fire” to describe it: toothache is said to be “fire”, red and swollen eyes and corners of the mouth are said to be “fire”, red and yellow urine and constipation are also said to be “fire”. constipation is also said to be “on fire”. Fire, what is it all about? In fact, “on fire” is a proper noun in Chinese medicine. According to Chinese medicine, there is an invisible “fire” in the human body, which can produce warmth and power and provide energy for life. If it loses its restraint, the fire will float upwards and manifest itself as a disease, collectively known as “on fire”. Chinese medicine uses the term “fire” to describe certain heat symptoms in the body, and the degree of fire is more serious than “heat”. The general term “fire” is the internal heat evidence that occurs when the body’s yin and yang are out of balance. Yang Xianchun, Department of Pediatrics, Jinan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine There are many specific factors that can cause a fire. Excessive mood swings, heatstroke, cold, wind, addiction to tobacco and alcohol, as well as excessive consumption of spicy products such as onion, ginger, garlic, chili pepper, greed for fatty products such as mutton and dog meat, poisoning, lack of sleep, etc. can cause fire. To avoid fire, first of all, we must maintain a scientific routine, work and rest on time, avoid staying up late, regular and quantitative meals, not to rush to give up a meal, and not for a good meal and overeating. Second, eat more fire-clearing foods, such as fresh green leafy vegetables, cucumbers, oranges, green tea, etc.. Carrots are also very effective in replenishing the body with vitamin B and avoiding dry lips. Drink more water, eat less spicy and stimulating food and too oily food. It is better to smoke less and drink less alcohol. In addition, maintain a calm state of mind to avoid emotional stimulation and fire. In Chinese medicine, the symptoms of fire and heat in the upper part of the body, such as dizziness, sore throat, dry mouth, rotten tongue, cracked lips, red eyes and tinnitus, are called “upper jiao fire”; those in the middle part of the body, such as irritability and thirst, stomach and epigastric pain, are called “middle jiao fire”; those in the lower part of the body, such as constipation, red urine and itching, are called “lower jiao fire”. It is called “lower jiao fire”. According to the opening of the internal organs, the redness and swelling of the eyes are called “liver fire”, the nasal fan and asthma are called “lung fire”, and the sores on the mouth and tongue are called “heart fire”, and so on. Combined with the body’s internal situation, these fires can also be divided into two categories of “virtual, real”, heavy symptoms, fierce is the real fire; symptoms of light, long, with hand and foot fever, hot flashes and night sweats, etc. is the virtual fire. The treatment of fire should pay attention to two points: First, the choice of Chinese medicine, rather than blindly use Western medicine, because the former is to regulate the whole body to treat the root, the latter for the symptoms to treat the symptoms. The second is to follow the theory of Chinese medicine to treat the evidence, such as the treatment of the middle Jiao fire should be cast to clear the stomach and so on, the treatment of heart fire with the guide Chi San and so on, the treatment of real fire with three yellow tablets, niuhuang detoxification tablets and other drugs to relieve fire. The best medicine under the guidance of a doctor, in recent years, we are prepared according to the different circumstances of each child into a small water pill, the prevention of fire good results, some parents on fire unauthorized to increase the dose also eat children’s medicine, the same to achieve better results. It is best to do this under the guidance of a doctor. If you see “fire” on the use of laxatives, only to treat the symptoms of its symptoms, but damage to the digestive function of children. You should ask your doctor to regulate it.