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Your mouth is always as dry as the Sahara Desert, drinking from a water cup in a frenzy but to no avail; your palms and soles feel inexplicably hot, like holding a small furnace; you can't sleep peacefully at night, and you sweat profusely; your temper also becomes fiery-tempered, your eyes are dry, and your throat always feels like something is stuck in it, itchy.

At this point, many people's first reaction is to think they are "feeling hot" and quickly look for various heat-clearing and fire-reducing herbs to consume. What's the result? It might make you feel a bit better temporarily, but soon it comes back with a vengeance, and even the more you "reduce fire," the weaker your body becomes.

Where's the problem? You might be targeting the wrong source of "fire."

In traditional Chinese medicine, the health of the human body is like a pot of soup cooked just right, where the "water" (yin) in the pot and the "fire" (yang) under the pot must be balanced. This pot of "water" is the body's fluids, which are the foundation for nourishing the entire body.

When you stay up late, overexert yourself, or are in a bad mood, you are quietly consuming the "water" in the pot. When there's less water, the flame doesn't change, but it will seem particularly fierce—this is "deficiency fire." It's not a real big fire, but rather the fire becomes more apparent because there's not enough water to suppress it. At this point, if you use strong medicine to extinguish the flame (clearing excess fire), you won't be able to put out the deficiency fire, and instead, you'll hurt the little bit of yang energy that your body still has.

What is the correct approach? Add water, rather than extinguish the fire. As long as the water in the pot is sufficient, the fire will naturally appear gentle.

The Sage of Medicine Zhang Zhongjing left us a wonderful formula long ago for "adding water to extinguish fire."

This formula is very simple, called Lilium and Rehmannia Decoction, with just three ingredients, but the combination is 堪称一绝, perfectly capturing the essence of "nourishing yin and extinguishing fire."

1. Chief herb: Lilium (15 grams) — The "humidifier" for the heart and lungs Lilium, with its white color, enters the lung channel, nourishing lung dryness, thus alleviating issues like a dry, scratchy throat and dry cough. It can also enter the heart channel, calming the mind and spirit. When virtual fire arises, it most easily disturbs the mind and spirit, causing restlessness and insomnia. Lilium acts like a gentle comforter, calming your mind and helping you sleep soundly.

2. Principal herb: Rehmannia glutinosa (12g) – The "water replenishment station" for the liver and kidney According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, "the liver and kidney share the same origin," and the liver and kidney are the main storage sites for the body's yin fluids. Rehmannia glutinosa is the primary herb for nourishing kidney water, directly replenishing the body's "water reservoir." When the reservoir is full, the soil for the existence of deficiency fire naturally disappears. At the same time, it can also cool blood, clearing the "heat" caused by deficiency fire in the blood.

3. Harmonizing herb: Licorice (3g) – The "peacemaker" in the formula Licorice plays a particularly clever role here. On one hand, it harmonizes the properties of lily bulb and Rehmannia glutinosa, making the entire formula very balanced; on the other hand, it itself can invigorate qi and nourish yin, helping lily bulb and Rehmannia glutinosa to better perform the "water replenishment" work, ensuring that yin is nourished without greasiness and fire is lowered without harming the body's vital qi.

【How to use?】

Take 15 grams of lily bulb, 12 grams of raw rehmannia, and 3 grams of raw licorice. Rinse the herbs slightly, put them in a pot, and add a sufficient amount of water to soak for 20 minutes. Then bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes.

This formula has a clear approach and precise compatibility, especially suitable for those with yin deficiency and excess fire, whose bodies feel "roasted."

Remember, when dealing with deficiency fire, the most sophisticated approach is not to confront it head-on by "extinguishing" it, but to remove the root cause by replenishing the body's deficient "water." This is the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine in "treating the root of the disease." Have you learned it?