What should children with yin deficiency and internal heat eat?

Some parents will find that their children eat well but cannot gain weight, they always get up in the middle of the night to drink water, and when they help them get dressed in the morning they find that their underwear is wet. They also often catch colds, and Western doctors cannot find out the reason. In fact, these are all caused by yin deficiency and internal heat in children. Parents are worried about their children who suffer from yin deficiency and internal heat. So what should children with yin deficiency and internal heat eat?

What should children with yin deficiency and internal heat eat? It is recommended to eat some foods that nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as the following:

1. Otter meat

Commonly known as water dog meat. It can replenish weakness, nourish yin and eliminate deficiency heat, so it is suitable for people with yin deficiency or yin deficiency, internal heat and bone steaming. "Yi Lin Zong Yao" says: "Otter meat nourishes yin." "Ben Cao Tu Jing" also says it "treats bone steaming, heat and fatigue." Otter liver can also nourish yin and eliminate steaming, so it is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

2. Ejiao

It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and can both replenish blood and nourish yin. As it is said in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Donkey-hide gelatin is mainly used to replenish blood and fluid. Those with insufficient yin can replenish it with flavor. The sweetness of donkey-hide gelatin can replenish yin and blood." It is especially suitable for people with lung and kidney yin deficiency.

3. Sea Cucumber

It is a yin-replenishing food that has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and essence, nourishing blood and moistening dryness. "Bencao Qiuyuan" says that it "moisturizes the five internal organs." "Sui Xi Ju Diet" also believes that sea cucumbers "nourish yin". Therefore, it is quite suitable for people with Yin deficiency constitution.

4. Duck

It is mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and can nourish yin and the stomach. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "nourishes yin and eliminates steaming." "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says that it can "nourish the yin of the five internal organs, clear away the heat of deficiency and fatigue, nourish the stomach and produce body fluid." People also believe that duck is the most ideal tonic food and is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

5. Pork

It is mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Wang Mengying, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said: "Pork replenishes kidney fluid, replenishes stomach juice, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, and stops thirst." "Compendium of Materia Medica" also records: "Pork has a lasting taste. Eating it moisturizes the intestines and stomach, produces semen, and moisturizes the skin." Therefore, it is also suitable for people with yin deficiency.

The above is an introduction about what to eat for children with yin deficiency and internal heat. If some parents find that their children have the symptoms of yin deficiency and internal heat described above, they should pay attention and go to the hospital for medical treatment in time, otherwise it will affect the child's physical health and physical development. In the daily diet, giving the child more yin-nourishing and moistening foods can also alleviate the symptoms.