Inflammation
According to TCM:“Fire eye” (red and swollen eyes), often in spring and fall, caused by external wind–heat with repletion conditions in liver and gallbladder (allergy).
Very good results can be achieved by combining acupuncture, nutritional therapy, and herbal therapy.
Conjunctivitis
Wind–Heat
Symptoms
Itching and foreign-body sensation in eyes, red swollen eyes, headache, aversion to wind.
Tongue: Reddened sides; thin yellow fur
Pulse: Fast
Causes
External wind–heat and draft during spring or fall that irritate the eyes; wind–heat in the lung pathway,often in combination with heat conditions in liver and gallbladder.
Therapy
- Expel external wind–heat
- Clear heat
- Calm liver
Thermal
nature Cool and cold
Organ network Liver, gallbladder
Flavor Bitter, sour, salty, possibly a little sweet
Preparation Raw, boiled, steamed
methods
To expel wind–heat:
- Vegetables Chinese (napa) cabbage,dandelion, tomatoes
To cool heat:
- Vegetables Cucumbers, mung beans,spinach, tomatoes, water chestnuts
- Beverages Gentian tea, green tea,wheat beer
- Spices Chinese chrysanthemum blossoms, peppermint
Tips
Increase consumption of green tea,mixture of tomato juice and melon juice, Chinese chrysanthemum
blossom tea.
