Internal heat generates bitterness, and bitterness can nourish the heart.
Analysis:
Fire produces bitterness, so how did the bitterness come from? Things that are not bitter will generally taste bitter after burning, and people's mouths will become bitter when they have a fever and thirst, which shows that "fire produces bitterness." Why is suffering a heart? The production of heart can be considered as the need of fever in the south, and the stimulation of bitter taste may be the driving force to promote heart activity.
Healthy wisdom: moderate hardship can nourish the heart.
Chinese medicine believes that bitter food has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, diminishing inflammation and purging fire. The heart is a "dirty fire", and too much fire will turn into inflammation ("inflammation" is composed of two fires, which means that too much fire will turn into inflammation). If the heart is inflamed to the head, there will be symptoms such as redness, sores on the mouth and tongue, and even redness and pain; If the heart is strong, it is often manifested as upset, insomnia, thirst, constipation, yellow urine and so on. If the above symptoms of excessive heart fire appear, you can eat some bitter food appropriately to clear your heart and purge fire. This kind of food includes lettuce, celery, lettuce, bitter gourd, alfalfa, radish leaves, kohlrabi, lily, ginkgo and so on.
Of course, bitter food also has many benefits. Here are a few main ones to share with you:
1, Bitter Melon: Bitter Melon has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart fire and improving eyesight, invigorating spleen and kidney, benefiting qi and nourishing blood, and is suitable for heatstroke, fever, watery eyes, yellow urine, enteritis and dysentery. Eating 200 grams of bitter gourd and 50 grams of japonica rice porridge can play the role of clearing away heat and toxic materials, strengthening the spleen and promoting digestion; Shredding 250 grams of bitter gourd, stir-frying with lard, adding appropriate amount of ginger, onion and salt to taste, has the functions of nourishing liver and improving eyesight, moistening spleen and tonifying kidney, and can be used to treat eye diseases with body deficiency, fever and spleen deficiency.
2, Kuding tea: Kuding tea tastes bitter, brown and fragrant, and has the effect of clearing away heat and nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Appropriate amount of kudingcha and Eucommia leaves. And mixing with green tea, and brewing with boiling water for 10 minute before drinking, which can prevent cancer, lower blood pressure and lose weight; 3 grams of Kuding tea is dissolved in 6 grams, which is suitable for local hyperlipidemia.
3, Sophora flavescens: Sophora flavescens has the effect of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, killing insects and diuresis. We can take 0/0 gram of Gentiana scabra/kloc-and 60 grams of Sophora flavescens and fry them into thick juice, then add 2 broken eggs and a small amount of brown sugar to cook and eat. This soup has diuretic, heat-clearing and detoxicating effects, and is suitable for patients with scrotal eczema.
4, lotus leaf: Lotus leaf tastes bitter and cool, and has the effect of removing heat and dampness, removing blood stasis and stopping bleeding. Take 30 grams of mung beans, 0/00 grams of japonica rice/kloc, and an appropriate amount of fresh lotus leaves and cook them into porridge. The combination of the two can relieve summer heat and promote diuresis.
5, bitter chrysanthemum: bitter chrysanthemum tastes slightly bitter, blue in color, can be fried and cooled, and is a good product for clearing heat and removing fire.
6. Asparagus: Asparagus tastes sweet and cold, and has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, lowering blood pressure and removing annoyance. Asparagus is bitter. Before cooking, we can cut asparagus into pieces, soak it in clear water for 20-30 minutes to extract bitterness, and then stir-fry, boil, stew, steam, cold salad or dip in sauce. For example, there are asparagus fried chicken liver, butter asparagus, asparagus salad, German cheese asparagus and so on in western food.
7. Lily: Lily is sweet, slightly bitter and flat. It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough, nourishing yin, clearing away heat, clearing away heart fire and calming the nerves. Can be used for treating symptoms such as residual heat after fever, trance, insomnia, dreaminess and depression. We can peel and wash 100g fresh lily and cook porridge with 150g japonica rice. This porridge has the effects of clearing away heat, moistening lung, calming heart and calming nerves, and is especially suitable for menopausal women and patients with chronic respiratory diseases and neurasthenia. You can also take a proper amount of fresh lily and mung bean, and then add a little rock sugar and mix well after the mung bean blooms and the lily is broken. This soup has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing heart and calming nerves.
Tips: Bitter food is easy to damage the body's vaginal fluid. Here, we should especially remind all elderly friends that if the body is thin, there will be symptoms of yin deficiency such as hot hands and feet, low fever in the afternoon and night sweats. You must be careful when choosing tea with bitter taste and reducing fire, and you must consult a doctor in time.