Fire rises and water flows downward today I will teach you a simple trick to easily resolve the condition of upper heat and lower cold

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Let's talk todayupper heat and lower coldThis common issue, understood in traditional Chinese medicineFire tends to flare up and water tends to flow downwardBasic characteristics, then you know how to adjust.

Traditional Chinese Medicine believes thatThe nature of fire (heat) is to rise upward (fire tends to flare upward), which easily leads to heat symptoms in the upper bodyTranslate the following text to en, maintaining the original format but without adding any symbolsFire syndrome, dry mouth, and acne on the face and head. The nature of water (damp-cold) is to flow downward (water tends to descend).soDamp and cold qi tends to accumulate in the lower body, leading to issues such as soreness and coldness in the waist and legs, knee discomfort, and weakness in both feet, which is common among the elderly。

This situation where water and fire each follow their own paths isUpper Heat and Lower ColdThe key to regulation is to make them intersect, which in traditional Chinese medicine is called "the intersection of the heart and kidneys"Let the heart fire descend to warm the kidney water, let the kidney water ascend to nourish the heart fire。

How is that achieved? It requires the assistance of other organs.Kidney water must ascend to nourish heart fire, requiring liver qi and spleen qi to rise first and drive itMedicines such as Bupleurum, Cimicifuga, Astragalus, and Codonopsis canHelp to lift the qi of the liver and spleen, thereby promoting the upward flow of kidney water to nourish the upper body, thus reducing the deficiency fire in the upper body and making the mind clearer。

For heart fire to descend and warm kidney water, lung qi and stomach qi must first descend. Only when stomach qi descends can lung qi smoothly descend(The qi of the lung and stomach descends to achieve harmony), and the heart fire naturally follows its descent. Formulas such as Minor Bupleurum Decoction and Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction help to descend the qi of the lung and stomach. This alleviates symptoms of cold-dampness in the lower body, such asCold waist and legs, frequent urination, and loose stools can be improved。

So the core is to restoreThe heart and kidney interact with each otherand this process of ascending and descending cannot be separated from the spleen and stomach as the pivot. When the functions of the spleen and stomach are weak, the ascending and descending become imbalanced, and various diseases are prone to arise. This also reflects the traditional Chinese medicine concept of "regulating the spleen and stomach to harmonize the five organs."

The medications mentioned in the text must be used under the guidance of a professional TCM practitioner!