What are the causes of liver fire?

The main causes of excessive liver fire are as follows: 1. **Emotional disturbance**: Prolonged anger or emotional depression may lead to excessive or stagnant liver qi, which can eventually transform into liver fire through prolonged stagnation. 2. **Irregular diet**: A preference for rich, fatty, or greasy foods, excessive alcohol consumption, and smoking can easily lead to the formation of "dampness" and "heat" in the body, resulting in excessive liver fire. 3. **Heat pathogens from other organs**: As the body's meridians are interconnected, heat pathogens from other organs or conditions, such as wind-heat感冒 (wind-heat感冒 should be translated as "wind-heat感冒" is a TCM term referring to a pattern of exterior wind-heat invasion, commonly seen in upper respiratory infections), may spread to the liver meridian, causing excessive liver fire. 4. **Underlying diseases**: Chronic liver or gallbladder diseases, hypertension, and other conditions may lead to long-term deficiency of yin fluids, particularly liver yin deficiency, which can subsequently result in excessive liver fire. To alleviate excessive liver fire, it is important to regulate emotions, maintain a balanced diet, prevent illness, and uphold healthy lifestyle habits. Patients with concerns are advised to seek timely medical consultation.