Hot weather, dry mouth and bitter taste, can't sleep? Reminder: Be careful of two "diseases" and don't think too simply.
At this time, many people not only can't sleep at night, but also get thirsty, bitter and smelly in the morning. ......
Why is this?
Hot weather, dry mouth and bitter taste, can't sleep? Reminder: Be careful of two "diseases" and don't think too simply.
The first type: big heart fire
Chinese medicine says: Summer is the season to warm the heart.
As the temperature rises, many people have symptoms such as dry mouth, palpitation, chest tightness and insomnia, which are mostly caused by excessive heart fire.
Heart and small intestine are exterior and interior, and heart fire can move down to small intestine, causing yellow urine, oliguria, urgency and pain.
"Heart hides God", which is abandoned by God. The heart is too strong, which disturbs the mind and is prone to symptoms such as irritability, palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess.
How to reduce the heart fire?
1, combining work and rest
In summer, we should pay attention to adjusting our daily life, so as to go to bed late and get up early.
You can stay up late, get up early and exercise outdoors in summer.
In addition, it is best to take a nap at noon 15-30 minutes, which can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves and help relieve fatigue.
Step 2 prescribe diet
Pay attention to eating more things that clear the heart and purge the fire in the diet.
When the weather is hot, people tend to sweat, consume heart fluid and get excited easily.
Once sweating too much, it is easy to cause electrolyte disorder, increased osmotic pressure, thirst, upset and other symptoms.
In summer, melons and fruits are a good choice, especially melons, white gourd and cantaloupe.
The fruit here is rich in vitamins and water, which has a good effect of clearing fire, moistening dryness and nourishing yin.
Step 3 drink tea
Soak lotus plumule and lophatherum gracile in water to drink, which can quickly reduce fire.
Lotus plumule, bitter in taste, enters the heart meridian, which can distract the fire and relieve the heat toxicity of the heart.
Together with Lophatherum gracile, it can enhance the efficacy of clearing away heat and detoxifying.
If you are angry, soak them in water together.
4. Acupoints
Qian Gu acupoint is located on the ulnar side of the little finger, in front of the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, and between the red and white muscles in the depression of the horizontal end of the metacarpophalangeal joint. You can hold it with your fist.
Qian Gu point, the Xing point on the meridian of the small intestine of Hand Taiyang, belongs to water. If it is rubbed regularly, it can purge heart fire, nourish kidney water, make fire and water ji ji, intersect heart and kidney, and improve sleep.
When massaging, you can point your thumb at the abdomen and press Qian Gu point. When pressing, the intensity should be moderate, massage for 3~5 minutes each time, twice a day.
5. Emotion
Emotion has a great influence on the heart.
If you want to lower your heart fire, you must pay attention to it and have a peaceful mind.
When the weather is hot, people's emotions are easily excited, which can easily lead to excessive heart fire and damage the heart.
To raise your heart, you must make it calm and indifferent, and put it into your life and work with a peaceful mind.
The second type: hyperactivity of liver function.
Staying up late, unable to sleep, lack of sleep, and being angry and overeating can easily lead to excessive anger.
Once the liver fire is too strong, it will aggravate insomnia, dreaminess, easy to wake up and enter a vicious circle.
The most obvious characteristics of liver fire are dry mouth, bitter taste and even bad breath.
Bile overflow leads to bitter taste, liver fire consumes body fluid, resulting in dry mouth and bad breath.
Even accompanied by bad temper, easy to get angry, red eyes, increased secretions.
How to reduce liver fire?
1, diet
In diet, eat more foods that clear away heat and fire.
Such as celery, broccoli, tomatoes, bean sprouts, spinach, grapes, strawberries and so on. , can help to get angry.
In addition, you should eat some nourishing ingredients, such as Polygonatum odoratum, Dendrobium nobile, Adenophora adenophora, Lycium barbarum and so on.
Step 2 drink tea
Made of dandelion, honeysuckle, sweet-scented osmanthus and chrysanthemum, it can quickly reduce liver fire by soaking in water.
Dandelions can be seen everywhere. Dandelion in summer, a bitter variety, has good efficacy. Drinking water is safe and reliable, especially for clearing liver heat.
Dandelion can be added to those who are found in the liver due to heat stagnation, such as swollen pox, bitter taste, dry mouth, bad breath, sore throat, short and red urine, etc.
Honeysuckle can clear away heat and evil spirits, clear blood poison and improve dry mouth, bitter taste and bad breath caused by fire. Often paired with chrysanthemums.
Chrysanthemum can clear liver and purge fire, dispel wind and clear heat, and clear away heat and toxic materials. For dry mouth and dry eyes caused by excessive liver fire, the effect is particularly good, and dandelion is often used in clinic.
Osmanthus fragrans, mild in nature and rich in fragrance, can also play the role of neutralizing cold and refreshing breath.
These kinds, soaked in water together, can quickly reduce liver fire and improve all kinds of discomfort.
3. Acupoints
Taichong point and Xingjian point are good partners for reducing fire.
Taichong point, on the back of the foot, in front of the junction of the first and second metatarsals.
Press Taichong point with your thumb, causing soreness and pain.
Interplanetary point, on the instep, between toes 1 and 2, red and white meat behind the edge of toe web.
Press the right Taichong point with your thumb, causing soreness and pain.
Then push it from Taichong point to Pai, then push it back to Taichong point, and so on.
Step 4 sleep
Staying up late is one of the factors leading to liver fire.
Staying up late hurts yin, and the body constantly nourishes liver and kidney yin, which leads to liver fire and damages health.
Therefore, we must be careful not to stay up late, ensure adequate sleep, adjust the balance of yin and yang of the body, and also reduce the anger.
Step 5 exercise
Proper exercise can better adapt to the changes of yang in the body and eliminate toxins in the body.
In addition, exercise is also a good way to eliminate anxiety.
Take time out to do some aerobic exercise every day, such as jogging, playing Tai Ji Chuan, riding a bike, etc.
So as to relax the body and mind, enhance the resistance, and at the same time, play a role in extinguishing liver fire.
Step 6 be less angry
Anger hurts the liver, and frequent anger, anger and bad temper will lead to stagnation of liver qi and hyperactivity of liver fire.
Therefore, we should pay attention to less anger, keep a happy mood, and the liver governs excretion. A good mood is helpful to the expression of liver qi and reduce the occurrence of liver fire.