Because a little thing will be upset, thunderstorm, know that should not fight with people but how can not control …… under the hot sun, some people’s body also seems to appear a “nameless fire”. Some special people do have more liver fire in the summer, and too much liver fire tends to affect the spleen’s transport function. For people who love to lose their temper in summer, they must not forget to strengthen their spleen in the process of lowering their liver fire. Liver fire: moving to lose temper Some people do have more liver fire in summer, in addition to easily feel dry mouth, bitter mouth, the biggest characteristic of this group of people is irritability, irritability. People with strong Yang energy, such as young and vigorous young men, or patients with liver diseases such as hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, liver cancer, etc., are prone to show the characteristics of strong liver fire. In addition, women and men in menopause also belong to the crowd prone to temper tantrums. Also, the elderly with arteriosclerosis or hypertension, heart disease and other diseases, as well as patients suffering from chronic diseases such as tumors for a long time, are more likely to lose confidence in life and less able to tolerate. Strengthening the spleen, draining the liver and dispelling dampness are the keys to nourishing the spleen and removing fire. Spleen health: those with high liver fire often have spleen deficiency Normal people have a light red tongue and thin white moss, while those with high liver fire often have a red tongue and yellow or yellowish moss. Hospital network marketing field celebrities also said that, in addition, there are also prone to urine yellow, heavy breath and other performance. In clinical practice, it is often found that many patients with strong liver fire are prone to some spleen deficiency symptoms, such as light mouth, do not want to eat, which is what Chinese medicine calls “dull”, the tongue is light or side with tooth marks, white or white tongue coating. Liver and spleen are mutually influential and causal. Liver disease often causes poor function of the spleen, so in the treatment of liver disease, it is very important to strengthen the spleen. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that “when we see liver disease, we know that the liver transmits the spleen, so we should first strengthen the spleen”, which is one of the classical theories of Chinese medicine that “treats the disease before it occurs”, and this is what it means. In addition to strengthening the spleen, the process of lowering liver fire should also pay attention to de-stressing the liver and Qi. Chinese medicine believes that anger, bitterness, depression, sadness and other emotions can hurt the liver, many people do not want to eat after a lifetime of anger, often said “gas are full of gas”, in fact, is the performance of liver fire affects the spleen and stomach. With the accelerated pace of life and increased social pressure, many people’s spleen and stomach problems can be largely attributed to psychological factors, some people with excessive mental stress always feel bloated, burping, acid reflux, but did a variety of tests such as gastroscopy but found no problems. Many times this situation is actually liver qi offending the stomach. Dampness: Dampness affects the function of the spleen and stomach After the human body is infected with dampness, it can further affect the function of the spleen and stomach, and at the same time, symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, muscle aches and pains can easily appear. And once the spleen’s transport function is not good, it will also in turn affect the liver. Food therapy: lotus seeds strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart For people with high liver fire and liver disease, one of the major tasks in summer is to strengthen the spleen. Herbs for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness are Huai Shan, lotus seeds and gorgonians. For people with some qi deficiency, you can also add some prunus ginseng. Lotus seed is a particularly good herb because it is “a treasure all over”: lotus leaves can dispel dampness, lotus seeds can relieve summer heat, lotus seeds can strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart, which is a very peaceful medicine, and lotus seed hearts can clear heat and lower heart fire. The process of diarrhea liver fire can not use too bitter cold drugs, because “bitter cold medicine, will hurt the spleen and stomach”, unless it is construction workers and other people working outdoors, ordinary people must stop drinking herbal tea, even winter melon with barley can not be eaten every day. In addition, the long summer can be appropriate with Huai Shan, red beans, coix seeds, mucuna pruriens soup, to play the effect of dampness; and bamboo cane, thatch, light bamboo leaves, carrots, etc. is the role of heat.