"Liver" Clean
I met a friend for lunch on the weekend. He looked dispirited and kept yawning, explaining that he had suddenly been sleeping poorly recently, unable to fall asleep until three or four in the morning each night. Spring has higher humidity, and when the body's yang energy is insufficient, it can affect the spleen's ability to process water. Because the body needs more energy to perform this function, it's easier to feel tired in spring. Spring fatigue can also affect the liver's ability to regulate and detoxify, but when it impacts sleep, more attention is needed. From one to three in the morning, the body's liver meridian is active, which is the prime time for liver repair. Therefore, if a friend is still unable to sleep at three in the morning, it could be a warning from the liver.
The prerequisite for nourishing the liver is rest. The liver stores blood, is responsible for regulating qi and blood, and is the primary organ for detoxification and regulation. It requires sufficient rest to function. The "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states: "When a person lies down, blood returns to the liver. The liver receives blood and can see, the feet receive blood and can walk, the palms receive blood and can grasp, and the fingers receive blood and can hold." Modern research also indicates that when a person lies down, the blood flow to the liver is 40% higher than when standing.
Spring, in the Five Elements, belongs to wood, which is when liver qi is most abundant. Seizing this opportunity to incorporate tea therapy, first cleansing the liver and then nourishing it, will naturally yield better results. Simply brewing five grams each of roasted cassia seeds and barley as a tea can help cleanse the liver and detoxify.
Cassia seeds (Jue Ming Zi) are sweet, bitter, and salty in taste, slightly cold in nature; they enter the liver and large intestine meridians; they can clear liver heat, improve vision, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, reduce fat, and lower blood pressure. Some studies suggest that substances in cassia seeds can also nourish retinal nerve cells, help restore vision, and lower intraocular pressure. Paired with barley tea, it can neutralize the slightly cold nature of cassia seeds, making it suitable for people with a weaker or colder spleen and stomach. Note that due to the aloin content in cassia seeds, it is not suitable for individuals prone to diarrhea and low blood pressure.
Have you ever noticed that we experience stomach pain, heart pain, intestinal pain, etc., but rarely hear about liver pain? This is because the liver is an organ with fewer nerve endings in the body, so it rarely gives out warning signs. Please do not neglect the liver, which detoxifies for you constantly!
The prerequisite for nourishing the liver is rest. The liver stores blood, is responsible for regulating qi and blood, and is the primary organ for detoxification and regulation. It requires sufficient rest to function. The "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states: "When a person lies down, blood returns to the liver. The liver receives blood and can see, the feet receive blood and can walk, the palms receive blood and can grasp, and the fingers receive blood and can hold." Modern research also indicates that when a person lies down, the blood flow to the liver is 40% higher than when standing.
Spring, in the Five Elements, belongs to wood, which is when liver qi is most abundant. Seizing this opportunity to incorporate tea therapy, first cleansing the liver and then nourishing it, will naturally yield better results. Simply brewing five grams each of roasted cassia seeds and barley as a tea can help cleanse the liver and detoxify.
Cassia seeds (Jue Ming Zi) are sweet, bitter, and salty in taste, slightly cold in nature; they enter the liver and large intestine meridians; they can clear liver heat, improve vision, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation, reduce fat, and lower blood pressure. Some studies suggest that substances in cassia seeds can also nourish retinal nerve cells, help restore vision, and lower intraocular pressure. Paired with barley tea, it can neutralize the slightly cold nature of cassia seeds, making it suitable for people with a weaker or colder spleen and stomach. Note that due to the aloin content in cassia seeds, it is not suitable for individuals prone to diarrhea and low blood pressure.
Have you ever noticed that we experience stomach pain, heart pain, intestinal pain, etc., but rarely hear about liver pain? This is because the liver is an organ with fewer nerve endings in the body, so it rarely gives out warning signs. Please do not neglect the liver, which detoxifies for you constantly!