Summer heat and internal fire are strong
As summer approaches, our bodies also undergo subtle changes. Summer is the hottest season of the year, and the "Huangdi Neijing" (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) advocates nurturing yang in spring and summer, and yin in autumn and winter. In the theory of five elements, summer belongs to fire, corresponding to the heart. High temperatures and humidity can easily lead to irritability, and the heart, being a yang organ, drives blood circulation. Therefore, the focus of summer health preservation is nurturing the heart.
Why do people often describe irritable individuals as having "excessive heart fire"? Summer is the season of growth, when the body's yang energy is abundant, and the heart is responsible for driving blood circulation. Additionally, in the five elements, summer belongs to fire, corresponding to the heart, hence heart fire is most vigorous. However, excessive heart fire can easily lead to insomnia, irritability, dry mouth, and a hot temper. Therefore, nurturing the heart is not limited to the physical heart, but also includes psychological and spiritual factors, to avoid being affected by the restlessness that this season can bring. Thus, focusing on calming the mind is also important.
To avoid excessive heart fire in summer, it is advisable to nourish yin, promote fluid production, nourish the heart, and calm the mind. We recommend drinking Ophiopogon japonicus and Chrysanthemum tea. Prepare 5 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and chrysanthemum, wash them, then steep them in hot water for 10 minutes before drinking. This tea can promote fluid production and moisturize dryness, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, clear the heart and relieve irritability, quench thirst, invigorate the spleen, and remove dampness. If preparing for children, you can add an appropriate amount of honey after it has cooled.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians; it can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, promote fluid production, and reduce fire, making it suitable for coughs with phlegm, dry mouth and tongue, and coughs due to yang deficiency with internal heat. Chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and liver meridians; it can dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver and improve vision, and calm liver yang. Note: Individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, or those prone to diarrhea, should not drink Ophiopogon japonicus tea.
Why do people often describe irritable individuals as having "excessive heart fire"? Summer is the season of growth, when the body's yang energy is abundant, and the heart is responsible for driving blood circulation. Additionally, in the five elements, summer belongs to fire, corresponding to the heart, hence heart fire is most vigorous. However, excessive heart fire can easily lead to insomnia, irritability, dry mouth, and a hot temper. Therefore, nurturing the heart is not limited to the physical heart, but also includes psychological and spiritual factors, to avoid being affected by the restlessness that this season can bring. Thus, focusing on calming the mind is also important.
To avoid excessive heart fire in summer, it is advisable to nourish yin, promote fluid production, nourish the heart, and calm the mind. We recommend drinking Ophiopogon japonicus and Chrysanthemum tea. Prepare 5 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus and chrysanthemum, wash them, then steep them in hot water for 10 minutes before drinking. This tea can promote fluid production and moisturize dryness, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, clear the heart and relieve irritability, quench thirst, invigorate the spleen, and remove dampness. If preparing for children, you can add an appropriate amount of honey after it has cooled.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians; it can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, promote fluid production, and reduce fire, making it suitable for coughs with phlegm, dry mouth and tongue, and coughs due to yang deficiency with internal heat. Chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and liver meridians; it can dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver and improve vision, and calm liver yang. Note: Individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, or those prone to diarrhea, should not drink Ophiopogon japonicus tea.