clear internal heat; relieve inflammation; detoxify
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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to clear internal heat; to cool the blood and detoxify (in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this term describes treatments, foods, or medicines that reduce fever, inflammation, or 'internal heat' (上火). Commonly used in health contexts to describe cooling foods like mung beans or bitter melon.
Lǜ绿
dòu豆
tāng汤
néng能
qīng清
xīn心
bài败
huǒ火
。
Mung bean soup can clear heart-fire and reduce internal heat.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhōng中
yào药
yǒu有
bài败
huǒ火
de的
gōng功
xiào效
。
This traditional Chinese medicine has the effect of clearing internal heat.
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Xià夏
tiān天
duō多
chī吃
kǔ苦
guā瓜
kě可
yǐ以
bài败
huǒ火
。
Eating more bitter melon in summer can help clear internal heat.
Yī医
shēng生
shuō说
wǒ我
yào要
bài败
huǒ火
，
shǎo少
chī吃
xīn辛
là辣
shí食
wù物
。
The doctor said I need to clear internal heat and eat less spicy food.