Can ginger tea with brown sugar reduce liver fire?
Disease description:
I've recently been experiencing menstrual pain and symptoms of excessive liver fire. I'm considering drinking brown sugar ginger tea for pain relief, and I'd like to know whether this drink can help reduce excessive liver fire.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Ziyi
Ginger tea with brown sugar can help relieve menstrual pain, but it does not effectively reduce excessive liver heat. Ginger is considered a spicy and hot food. Although brown sugar can strengthen the spleen, soothe the liver, regulate menstruation, and resolve blood stasis—offering slight benefits in reducing liver fire—its fire-reducing effect is diminished when combined with ginger. In fact, consuming large amounts may even exacerbate symptoms of excessive liver heat. Therefore, individuals with excessive liver heat should limit their intake.
