Post Date December, 03 2023
1、 What to eat for yin deficiency and internal heat?
1. Wolfberry fruit
Lycium barbarum is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the function of nourishing yin and prolonging life. Especially, it is better to eat for the soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness with yin deficiency of the liver and kidney, tuberculosis night sweats with yin deficiency of the lung, cough due to fatigue, and yin deficiency and thirst quenching with diabetes.
2. Tremella fuciformis
Tremella has a flat nature, a sweet and light taste, and has the effects of nourishing yin, nourishing the stomach, promoting fluid production, and moistening dryness. Tremella fuciformis contains rich glia, various vitamins, 17 amino acids, Tremella polysaccharides, and proteins, making it the most commonly used clearing and tonifying food among the people, especially for those with lung yin deficiency and stomach yin deficiency.
3. American ginseng
American ginseng has a cool nature and a slightly bitter taste. It can nourish qi and nourish yin, and is most suitable for people with both qi and yin injuries. The book "Materia Medica Revitalization" states: "It is appropriate to have fire in the void. The "Pharmacological Examination" also states: "American ginseng supplements yin and reduces fever." The "Revised Identification of Pseudo Medicinal Treatments" also states: "American ginseng nourishes yin and reduces fire." Therefore, for those with yin deficiency or combined with qi deficiency, lung deficiency, or yin deficiency with excessive fire, it is the most appropriate to eat.
4. Bird's Nest
Bird's nest has a flat nature, a sweet taste, and has the function of tonifying qi and yin, especially benefiting lung and yin. It is a good product for clearing and tonifying. It is most suitable for people with yin deficiency constitution, especially those with lung yin deficiency, such as tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, pulmonary impotence, senile bronchitis and chronic bronchitis. Qing Dynasty physician Zhang Lu said that it can "regulate and replenish deficiency and fatigue, treat cough and phlegm". Wu Yiluo said, "Bird's Nest greatly nourishes lung yin, replenishes it and can clear it." There is also a record in "The Rejuvenation of Materia Medica" that "greatly nourishes vital energy, moistens the lungs and nourishes yin.
5. Eggs
Eggs have a flat nature and a sweet taste. They not only nourish qi and blood, but also have a nourishing and moisturizing effect on both white and yellow eggs. Eggs are considered good protein foods by the medical community, among which egg white protein, egg globulin, and yolk phosphorus protein are very complete proteins. It is suitable for people with yin deficiency, especially when eggs are eaten with soybeans. For example, it is more beneficial to eat eggs with soybean milk.
6. Pork
Pork has a mild nature, a sweet and salty taste, and has a nourishing and moisturizing effect. Qing Dynasty physician Wang Mengying said, "Pork tonifies the kidneys, fills the stomach with juice, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, and stops thirst." The "Materia Medica Preparation" also states, "Pork has a long-lasting taste, which can nourish the intestines and stomach, generate semen, and nourish the skin. Therefore, it is also suitable for people with yin deficiency constitution to consume.
7. Scallops
Scallops, also known as scallops or caramels, are a type of seafood food. It has a mild nature, a sweet and salty taste, and can nourish yin and tonify the kidneys. The book "Seeking Truth from Materia Medica" states that it can "nourish true yin". The book "Materia Medica Revitalization" refers to it as "treating thirst". Scallops have tender meat and a delicious taste, making them a high protein food. Therefore, people with yin deficiency should often use scallop stew, which is the most beneficial.
2、 Items to avoid due to yin deficiency and internal heat:
Those with yin deficiency constitution should not eat or eat less dog meat, mutton, bird meat, seahorse, sea dragon, roe deer meat, pot rake, fried peanuts, fried soybeans, fried melon seeds, popcorn, litchi, longan meat, bergamot, red bayberry, garlic, leek, mustard, chilli, allium macrostemon, pepper, amomum villosum, piper, cardamom, Chinese prickly ash, cinnamon, white cardamom, anise, cumin, clove, mint, Baijiu, cigarettes, red ginseng, cistanche, cynomorium songaricum, etc.
In addition to dietary therapy and regulation, people with yin deficiency and internal heat also need to pay more attention to their lifestyle.
