After the start of the dog days, many people'sThe face is always oily, the eyes are dry and uncomfortable, the body is always itchy, mouth ulcers recur repeatedly, pimples on the face keep breaking out, the throat is dry and painful, the limbs are cold, and eating a little cold food often leads to diarrhea and cold sweats.and other situations.
Encountering such a situation,Many people think it's due to excessive internal heat, but after taking cooling medicine, the diarrhea becomes even more severe.。Some people think it's yang deficiency, but after taking warming yang medicine, it's like adding fuel to the fire！What on earth is going on? Actually, it's caused by heat in the upper body and cold in the lower body. Simply put, the spleen and stomach in the middle jiao are blocked by "waste," and it's not at all due to excessive internal heat or yang deficiency.
The function of the spleen and stomach is like a courier transfer station, and the replenished substances are like packages. When the transfer station is blocked, the packages cannot continue to move, leading to an accumulation that grows larger and larger. This causes the heart fire above to be unable to descend, and the kidney water below cannot relieve the heart fire. As a result, the fire above burns increasingly fiercely, giving rise to various symptoms of excessive heat. Meanwhile, the lack of warmth from the fire below naturally leads to increasing coldness.
So, in such cases, neither clearing heat nor warming yang is effective. The key is to unblock the spleen and stomach in the middle. Let me share a classic formula—Banxia Xiexin DecoctionIt can unblock the middle burner and harmonize the yin and yang of the spleen and stomach.
The combination of herbs in this formula is very deliberate. Pinellia excels at resolving dampness and phlegm in the body; Coptis and Scutellaria work together to clear the troubling heart fire and reduce excess heat in the upper burner. The warming nature of dried ginger can dispel cold from the lower burner and supplement a bit of yang qi. Additionally, with the inclusion of tonic herbs such as licorice, ginseng, and jujube, the focus is on tonifying the qi of the spleen and stomach, enhancing their transformative and transportive capacities.
These herbs work synergistically, with the core function of restoring the spleen and stomach as the pivotal mechanism for the ascent and descent of qi. When the spleen and stomach are strong, the ability to transport and transform water, grains, and essential nutrients becomes smooth, and blockages in the body are cleared. As a result, the condition of upper heat and lower cold, characterized by heat and restlessness above and cold intolerance below, can gradually be harmonized and improved.
Finally, it must be said that because each person's situation is different, regulation cannot be one-size-fits-all. If you experience physical discomfort, it is essential to seek guidance from a professional traditional Chinese medicine practitioner for syndrome differentiation and regulation. The above content is for reference only, and no promotion is made regarding proprietary Chinese medicines.
