Patient's question:
I want to know what can help reduce internal heat if you have a high temper during pregnancy.Doctor's answer:
The principles and methods for clearing heat include:(1) Heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs: such as chrysanthemum, cucumber, Ephedra sinica, tomato, bamboo shoots, mung beans, tofu, celery, water chestnuts, water caltrop, Portulaca oleracea, and daylilies. These often have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects and are suitable for various symptoms of excess heat.
(2) Bitter and cold herbs for suppressing fire: such as bitter gourd, bitter greens, Chinese cucumber, loofah, snails, eggplant, millet, buckwheat, rabbit meat, and frogs. These can reduce heat and suppress fire due to their cooling properties and are commonly used for excess heat conditions.
Goji root + green-shelled duck eggs to clear internal heat in pregnant women. Goji root and green-shelled duck eggs boiled in water is a widely practiced folk method for removing fetal toxins. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, goji root is also an herbal medicine known as "Dibu Pi," which has the functions of clearing heat, expelling fire, and nourishing kidney yin. Green-shelled duck eggs also primarily reduce heat. When goji root is boiled with clean-shelled green-shelled duck eggs, drinking the boiled water and eating the duck eggs can clear internal heat and remove fetal toxins. Additionally, when pregnant women eliminate fetal toxins from their bodies, they provide a clean, comfortable, and safe environment for fetal growth, which is beneficial for the fetus.