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Summer always makes people inexplicably irritable, and it's common to hear people say "unprovoked anger." The hot weather outside easily affects people's moods, making them anxious and uneasy.
When the body cannot adjust to the external heat in time, it leads to an imbalance of yin and yang, causing internal heat. Internal heat can be divided into the following "five fires," corresponding to the five zang organs and six fu organs:
‧Liver Fire, commonly seen in spring. The liver belongs to wood. Those with exuberant liver fire are prone to emotional instability, anger, irritability, dry and swollen eyes, flushed face and ears, dizziness, headaches, dry mouth and tongue, insomnia, and waking easily. Chrysanthemum tea can be brewed to help dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver and improve eyesight, and calm liver yang.
‧Heart Fire, commonly seen in summer. The heart belongs to fire. Those with exuberant heart fire are prone to insomnia, irritability, dry mouth, and short temper. Lotus seed heart tea can be brewed to benefit the kidneys and consolidate essence, tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, stop discharge, and nourish the heart.
‧Stomach Fire, commonly seen in late summer. The stomach belongs to earth. Those with exuberant stomach fire are prone to hunger, bad breath, and swollen and painful gums. Dried pear tea can be brewed to clear heat and promote fluid production, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, and quench thirst and dry mouth.
‧Lung Fire, commonly seen in autumn. The lungs belong to metal. Those with exuberant lung fire are prone to a dry, itchy, painful throat, and dry cough. Ophiopogon japonicus tea can be brewed to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, promote fluid production, and reduce fire.
‧Kidney Fire, commonly seen in winter. The kidneys belong to fire. Those with exuberant kidney fire are prone to sore waist and knees, dizziness, and blurred vision. Mulberry tea can be brewed to nourish blood and yin, promote fluid production and moisten dryness, and blacken hair and improve eyesight.
When the body cannot adjust to the external heat in time, it leads to an imbalance of yin and yang, causing internal heat. Internal heat can be divided into the following "five fires," corresponding to the five zang organs and six fu organs:
‧Liver Fire, commonly seen in spring. The liver belongs to wood. Those with exuberant liver fire are prone to emotional instability, anger, irritability, dry and swollen eyes, flushed face and ears, dizziness, headaches, dry mouth and tongue, insomnia, and waking easily. Chrysanthemum tea can be brewed to help dispel wind and clear heat, detoxify and reduce swelling, soothe the liver and improve eyesight, and calm liver yang.
‧Heart Fire, commonly seen in summer. The heart belongs to fire. Those with exuberant heart fire are prone to insomnia, irritability, dry mouth, and short temper. Lotus seed heart tea can be brewed to benefit the kidneys and consolidate essence, tonify the spleen and stop diarrhea, stop discharge, and nourish the heart.
‧Stomach Fire, commonly seen in late summer. The stomach belongs to earth. Those with exuberant stomach fire are prone to hunger, bad breath, and swollen and painful gums. Dried pear tea can be brewed to clear heat and promote fluid production, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, and quench thirst and dry mouth.
‧Lung Fire, commonly seen in autumn. The lungs belong to metal. Those with exuberant lung fire are prone to a dry, itchy, painful throat, and dry cough. Ophiopogon japonicus tea can be brewed to nourish yin and moisten the lungs, promote fluid production, and reduce fire.
‧Kidney Fire, commonly seen in winter. The kidneys belong to fire. Those with exuberant kidney fire are prone to sore waist and knees, dizziness, and blurred vision. Mulberry tea can be brewed to nourish blood and yin, promote fluid production and moisten dryness, and blacken hair and improve eyesight.