People with strong liver fire often have a weak spleen, so this conditioning kills two birds with one stone!
The liver is angry, and it is fierce; The spleen is gentle.
When the liver qi is too urgent, calm down and think objectively, and the liver qi will be eased immediately; When the spleen thinks and the qi is condensed, the liver is qi, and it is flushed away. Therefore, the liver and spleen are mutually restrictive and interdependent.
When a person's liver qi is uncomfortable, the ability to excrete is reduced. The spleen and stomach have lost the help of liver qi, as if they have lost their partner, and they become sluggish (such as na) and have no energy to work. This state of liver loss and spleen loss of health is called "liver depression and spleen deficiency".
People with a strong liver fire often have a weak spleen
Normal people's tongue is light red and thin and white, while people with a hot liver tend to have a red tongue with yellow or greasy tongue coating. In addition, it is also prone to yellow urine and heavy breath.
Many patients with a strong liver are prone to some symptoms of spleen deficiency, such as a light mouth, not wanting to eat, etc., that is, the "sluggishness" of traditional Chinese medicine, with a pale tongue or tooth marks on the side, and a white or greasy tongue coating.
The liver and spleen are mutually influencing and causal. Liver disease often causes poor spleen function, so it is very important to strengthen the spleen in the process of treating liver disease.
There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine called "seeing the disease of the liver, knowing the liver and passing on the spleen, and first realizing the spleen", which is also one of the classic theories of Chinese medicine "treating the disease before it happens", which is the truth.
First of all, let's see if it is really liver depression and spleen deficiency, and an easy way to judge liver depression and spleen deficiency is to look at the tongue.
The tip of the tongue, the edge of the tongue is reddish, and there are one or more longitudinal stripes in the middle of the tongue, as if the tongue is folded, which is a sign of liver depression and spleen deficiency.
The tongue is light, the tongue is fat, the tip of the tongue is round (water and moisture accumulates on the tip of the tongue, making the tip of the tongue round), and there are tooth marks, which is also a manifestation of liver depression and spleen dampness.
Main symptoms:
(1) Loose stools, less abdominal distension and pain closely related to emotions;
(2) emotional anxiety or mental depression;
(3) Lack of food, fatigue and laziness, fatigue and fatigue.
Secondary Symptoms:
fullness and pain near the two ribs; Stomach fullness; bitter mouth, dry throat; pharyngeal foreign body sensation; belching, pantothenic acid; bowel sounds, sagittal breath; pulses or slow; Insomnia, dreaminess.
As long as one of the main symptoms (1), (2) and (3) is consistent, it can be concluded that liver depression and spleen deficiency are met. Generally, there will be secondary symptoms.
In addition to strengthening the spleen, in the process of lowering liver fire, we should also pay attention to soothing the liver and regulating qi.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that anger, depression, depression, sadness and other emotions will hurt the liver, and many people do not want to eat after their lives, often saying that "the qi is full", which is actually the manifestation of the liver fire affecting the spleen and stomach.
With the acceleration of the pace of life and the increase of social pressure, many people's spleen and stomach diseases can be said to be caused by psychological factors to a large extent. In many cases, this situation is actually the liver qi offending the stomach.
For people with liver depression, there must be many pain points in the acupuncture points of the liver and gallbladder meridians, start with the following acupuncture points and find them carefully, and knock them up after finding them.
Bile meridian: percussion, kneading, moxibustion shoulder well acupoint, Fengshi acupoint, hanging bell acupoint, foot crying acupoint.
Liver meridian: percussion, kneading, moxibustion Yin Bao acupoint, Taichong acupoint, Qimen acupoint.
For people with spleen deficiency, there must be stasis on the spleen and stomach meridians, check whether there are acids and pain points near the following acupuncture points.
Stomach meridian: percussion, kneading, moxibustion Jiguan acupoint, Liangqiu acupoint, Fenglong acupoint.
Spleen meridian: percussion, kneading, moxibustion acupoint, Sanyin Jiao acupoint, Taibai acupoint, Gongsun acupoint.
Acupressure:
It hurts to press the Taibai acupoint. And it's not very convenient, it's old enough to reach the feet.
There is a way: find 2 kidney beans (or white lentils, slightly larger white beans anyway), stick a band-aid to the position of Taibai's acupoint, and kick the beans with one foot and the other while watching TV, alternating kicks. Take it off before going to bed and throw it away.
Taibai acupoint is the original acupoint of the spleen meridian, and the effect of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the spleen is stronger than other acupuncture points.
Many friends have symptoms of spleen deficiency, for example, they always drool when they sleep at night (this is called the spleen not taking in, that is, the spleen can't absorb these fluids, and it flows out on its own); tooth marks on both sides of the tongue; bloating and indigestion after a short time after eating; The hands and feet are cold, and the blood circulation is not at the ends; Women have a leakage, menstruation is inexhaustible, and they can't be taken; Dizziness due to the lack of qi and blood in the head, and so on, are caused by the poor ability of the spleen to transport.
Although there are many symptoms of the spleen, all of them can be prevented by rubbing the Taibai acupoint. Because it is the original acupoint, it is in charge of various problems on the spleen meridian. There is a way to rub the Taibai acupoint, which is to use the inside of the thumb to rub it, so that the effect of strengthening the spleen is good.
In addition, rubbing the Taibai acupoint can also regulate blood sugar and treat diabetes.
After the human body is infected with dampness, it can further affect the function of the spleen and stomach, and at the same time, it is easy to have symptoms such as tiredness, fatigue, and muscle soreness. Once the spleen function is not good, it will also affect the liver.
For people with a strong liver and patients with liver disease, the biggest task is to strengthen the spleen. The herbs for strengthening the spleen and removing dampness are Huaishan, lotus seeds, and seeds. For those who are somewhat deficient, you can also add some prince ginseng.
Lotus seeds are a particularly good medicinal material, because it is "a treasure all over the body": lotus leaves can dispel dampness, lotus pods can relieve heat, lotus seeds can not only strengthen the spleen but also nourish the heart, is a very peaceful medicine, lotus seed heart can clear heat and reduce heart fire.
In the process of diarrhea liver fire, you can't use too bitter cold medicine, because "the medicine of bitter cold will hurt the spleen and stomach", unless it is outdoor workers such as construction workers, ordinary people must drink herbal tea in moderation, even winter melon and barley can not be eaten every day.
In addition, it can be appropriately used to make soup with Huaishan, red adzuki beans, coix seeds, kapok, etc., to have the effect of dehumidification; Bamboo cane, grass roots, light bamboo leaves, carrots, etc. have the effect of clearing heat.