Patient's question:
Symptom Description: For half a year, every month before menstruation, I always get a feverish sore mouth and sore throat. I used to have a fever.Past Treatment and Effect: I haven't been treated.
Help Needed: How can this be cured?
Doctor's answer:
"Upsetting is caused by internal heat. If you want to clear internal heat, avoid consuming hot foods in your diet, such as greasy, meaty, and spicy foods. Your diet should be light, with a focus on cooling foods like winter melon, loofah, bitter gourd, kelp, lotus root, lotus seeds, lotus leaves, watermelon, pomelo, and pears. In particular, eating heated watermelon in the afternoon can help nourish yin, reduce heat, and clear fire, which is extremely beneficial for those prone to getting upset and has excellent fire-clearing effects. You can also take traditional Chinese medicine formulations like Niuhuang Jiedu Pian (Bezoar Powder for Clearing Fire) and Yinqiao Jiedu Wan (Forsythia and Mint Decoction for Clearing Fire), which also have excellent fire-clearing effects. In terms of daily routines, it's important to go to bed early and wake up early, avoid staying up late, and nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys, making it less likely for internal heat to arise. People who often stay up late are very prone to getting upset."