Spring is a season when it is easy to get "heatiness" in the body, and many people experience symptoms such as dry mouth, bitter taste, and excessive eye discharge. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the natural yang energy is rising in spring, and the yang energy in the body also rises. For those who already have a yin deficiency and excessive heat in the body, or those with poor body regulation ability, symptoms of excessive liver heat may occur. So how can we regulate excessive liver heat? There are many foods in daily life that can help calm the liver heat, such as mung beans, lily bulbs, chrysanthemum flowers, and white fungus. Specifically, what are the best foods to eat for excessive liver heat? Here are 4 recipes to help reduce liver heat.
1. Summer Cudweed and Pork Rib Soup
Ingredients: 15g summer cudweed, 2 honey dates, 500g pork ribs
Method:
1. Boil the summer cudweed in water for 30 minutes, remove the residue and collect the juice;
2. Blanch the pork ribs in boiling water, then add the summer cudweed juice and honey dates;
3. Cook for 30 minutes, season and serve.
Effect: Clears phlegm, stops cough, disperses masses, reduces swelling, clears liver heat, and detoxifies.
2. Cassia Seed Tea
Ingredients: 20g cassia seeds
Method: Dry-fry the cassia seeds on low heat, then brew with boiling water and drink.
Effect: Cassia seed tea can dispel wind, clear liver, brighten eyes, and moisturize the intestines for bowel movement. It can effectively reduce liver heat, especially for patients with virtual fire, headache, and constipation.
3. Mung Bean and White Fungus Porridge
Ingredients: 20g white fungus, 60g mung beans, appropriate amount of rock sugar, appropriate amount of water
Method:
1. Soak the white fungus and mung beans in water until soft, tear the white fungus into small pieces and drain;
2. Put the white fungus, mung beans, and about 2000ml water in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat,
3. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 30 minutes. After the mung beans are cooked and softened, turn off the heat, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, dissolve and mix well, and serve.
Effect:
1. Mung beans: Sweet and cool in nature, it can reduce swelling, promote air circulation, clear heat, and detoxify. It is the first choice of food for clearing heat and detoxification.
2. White fungus: It has the effects of nourishing the lungs and generating fluid, nourishing yin and stomach, invigorating qi and calming the mind, and strengthening the heart and brain.
4. Chrysanthemum Porridge
Ingredients: 15g chrysanthemum flowers, 100g glutinous rice
Method:
1. Wash the chrysanthemum flowers and rinse the glutinous rice;
2. Put the chrysanthemum flowers and glutinous rice in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, cover, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until it becomes porridge.
Effect: This porridge has the effects of dispelling wind and heat, clearing liver heat, and reducing blood pressure. It is especially suitable for people with dizziness, headache, red eyes, boils and swelling, and primary hypertension.
