Maintaining Balance: Managing Internal Heat in Autumn

December 18, 2023

    Autumn is here, the weather outside suddenly becomes colder, but the heat inside the human body remains the same. (In summer, the body temperature of humans adjusts to correspond to the external environment.) With the external coldness and internal heat, it is difficult for the internal heat to dissipate, resulting in an imbalance. According to the theory of typhoid fever, most diseases in the human body are a problem of imbalance. This is especially true for children and those with weak constitutions.

    Imbalance manifests in a series of symptoms, such as increased acne on the face, swollen throat, inflamed gums, and morning dry cough. In addition, dry cough in autumn, analyzed from this perspective, is due to the fact that the lungs belong to water among the five viscera and are most susceptible to the influence of fire. With excessive fire and dryness in the lungs, it can cause dry cough.

    At this time, instead of rushing to take antibiotics, you can take some medicines like Qing Kailing to clear heat and detoxify.

    Qing Kailing is mainly composed of ingredients such as mother of pearl, gardenia, buffalo horn, isatis root, scutellaria baicalensis, and lonicera japonica. It is used to treat high fever caused by excessive internal heat, restlessness, throat pain, red tongue, upper respiratory tract infections, viral flu, and other symptoms. It is a good medicine to have at home.

    Prevention is key, so in autumn, you can continue to consume heat-clearing and fever-reducing foods like mung bean soup, jin yin lu, and turtle jelly.

    Many people think that they don't need to eat these foods when the weather gets colder, but in fact, the body is still hot, so you should continue to consume them for a period of time.

    For severe dry cough, you can stay up late or take some sesame oil in the morning, which can help moisturize and nourish the lungs.

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