Lock in moisture
Have you ever felt extremely thirsty no matter how much water you drank?
Have you ever tried applying lip balm but it couldn't save your dry lips?
Have you ever experienced very dry hands in normal weather?
Have you ever experienced dry and constipated stools?
Then you are very likely dehydrated. Water isn't just about drinking eight glasses a day; what's more important is the body's ability to retain water. After drinking, water is transported throughout the body as "jinye" (body fluids) through the function of the internal organs. When there is insufficient yang energy, the internal organs struggle to produce and retain jinye, causing water to be expelled from the body.
Internally, jinye maintains the health of the organs, meridians, and joint tissues. Externally, if there is insufficient jinye, the most obvious effects are dry skin, dull and falling hair, dry eyes, chapped lips, and dry, hard stools. Besides an imbalance of yin and yang making it difficult for the body to produce jinye, it is often due to excessive internal heat depleting jinye. Excessive sweating in summer also accelerates jinye loss.
To increase jinye, you can use 8 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophularia ningpoensis, and Polygonatum odoratum. After washing them, add hot water and steep in a thermos for 20 minutes before drinking. This tea nourishes yin and produces jinye, helping to relieve internal heat and thirst, and is especially effective for those with yin deficiency and blazing fire.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet and slightly cold in nature, affecting the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, produces jinye, and reduces fire. Scrophularia ningpoensis is sweet, bitter, and salty, cold in nature, affecting the lung, stomach, and kidney meridians. It clears heat, cools blood, nourishes yin, produces jinye, purges fire, and detoxifies. Polygonatum odoratum is sweet and slightly cold in nature, affecting the lung and stomach meridians. It nourishes yin, moistens dryness, relieves vexation, and quenches thirst.
Have you ever tried applying lip balm but it couldn't save your dry lips?
Have you ever experienced very dry hands in normal weather?
Have you ever experienced dry and constipated stools?
Then you are very likely dehydrated. Water isn't just about drinking eight glasses a day; what's more important is the body's ability to retain water. After drinking, water is transported throughout the body as "jinye" (body fluids) through the function of the internal organs. When there is insufficient yang energy, the internal organs struggle to produce and retain jinye, causing water to be expelled from the body.
Internally, jinye maintains the health of the organs, meridians, and joint tissues. Externally, if there is insufficient jinye, the most obvious effects are dry skin, dull and falling hair, dry eyes, chapped lips, and dry, hard stools. Besides an imbalance of yin and yang making it difficult for the body to produce jinye, it is often due to excessive internal heat depleting jinye. Excessive sweating in summer also accelerates jinye loss.
To increase jinye, you can use 8 grams each of Ophiopogon japonicus, Scrophularia ningpoensis, and Polygonatum odoratum. After washing them, add hot water and steep in a thermos for 20 minutes before drinking. This tea nourishes yin and produces jinye, helping to relieve internal heat and thirst, and is especially effective for those with yin deficiency and blazing fire.
Ophiopogon japonicus is sweet and slightly cold in nature, affecting the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It nourishes yin, moistens the lungs, produces jinye, and reduces fire. Scrophularia ningpoensis is sweet, bitter, and salty, cold in nature, affecting the lung, stomach, and kidney meridians. It clears heat, cools blood, nourishes yin, produces jinye, purges fire, and detoxifies. Polygonatum odoratum is sweet and slightly cold in nature, affecting the lung and stomach meridians. It nourishes yin, moistens dryness, relieves vexation, and quenches thirst.