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, radix isatidis, tomato, bamboo shoots, mung beans, tofu, celery, water chestnuts, water caltrop, portulaca, and daylily. These are often antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, suitable for various symptoms of excess heat.
(2) Bitter and cold herbs for controlling fire: such as bitter gourd, bitter greens, eel, loofah, snails, eggplant, millet, buckwheat, rabbit meat, and frogs. They can reduce heat and clear fire due to their cold properties, often used for symptoms of excess heat.
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 circulated folk method for removing fetal toxins. From a traditional Chinese medicine perspective, goji root is also an herbal medicine known as dibupi, which has the functions of clearing heat, draining fire, and nourishing kidney yin. Green-shelled duck eggs also primarily reduce heat. Boiling goji root with cleaned green-shelled duck eggs together and drinking the water while eating the 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.