Some people in life always love to "get angry", sore throat, mouth sores, insomnia and irritability at every turn, but taking heat-clearing medicine and drinking herbal tea are always not good, and even the more the fire is cleared, the more uncomfortable it is. This kind of person actually belongs to what traditional Chinese medicine calls "yin deficiency and fire", just like an oil lamp that is about to dry up - lamp oil (yin liquid) is about to run out, but the flame (false fire) jumps high.

This kind of virtual fire is completely different from the real fire caused by eating chili peppers. The real fire is an external "evil fire", just like throwing dry firewood into the fire, which can be suppressed with some herbal tea and heat-clearing medicine. However, the virtual fire is caused by the "lack of water" inside the body - the yin fluid is over-consumed (such as staying up late, being sick for a long time, worrying and exhausted), and the yang energy is no longer bound by the yin fluid, just like a wild horse that has run off the reins, causing various "fire" symptoms: hot hands and feet, night sweats, dry mouth but not wanting to drink water, unable to sleep at night and dreaming. At this time, if you pour heat-clearing medicine violently, it is like pouring cold water on a drying oil lamp, but it will pour less of the remaining lamp oil (yin fluid), and people will only be more weak.

Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "igniting the fire and returning to the original state" to deal with this kind of virtual fire, just like pulling the flame back to the wick and adding fuel to the lamp at the same time. There is a classic recipe called "fire soup", which is especially suitable for this type of person. The most important thing in the prescription is rehmannia, which can nourish yin and kidney, just like adding new oil to an oil lamp and replenishing the depleted yin fluid; Morinda nourishes the kidney yang in the day, but it is not too dry, and can gently pull the upward empty fire back into the kidney; Ophiopogon moistens the lungs and nourishes yin, specially replenishing the body's body fluids consumed by the empty fire (just like watering dry land); Poria strengthens the spleen and dispels dampness, preventing too greasy and dampness (just like cleaning the wick of an oil lamp to avoid ash); Schisandra can astringent and contain the scattered yang energy (just like mending the seams of a leaky lampshade).

The beauty of this recipe is that it does not "hard extinguish the fire", but replenishes and leads at the same time - not only to make up for the lack of yin fluid, but also to lead the running virtual fire back to where it should go, and finally convert the virtual fire into vitality. It's like adding new oil to an oil lamp, the flame is stable, and the light is on. Many people report after using it that not only the symptoms of anger are gone, but also sleep and energy have improved, which is the effect of turning the virtual fire into vitality.

However, it should be reminded that this type of prescription is suitable for people who have been "on fire" for a long time but are afraid of cold and have a red tongue and less coating. If you can't tell whether you are a real fire or a false fire, it is best to find a traditional Chinese medicine doctor to differentiate the syndrome and don't make up for it blindly, otherwise it may be counterproductive.