What causes excessive liver fire?
Disease description:
I have excessive liver fire, which makes me prone to irritability, moodiness, and depression. Sometimes, when I "heat up," I'm also likely to develop mouth sores at the corners of my mouth. What causes excessive liver fire?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. He Haochen
The main causes of excessive liver fire include the following points:
1. Emotional factors: Prolonged emotional distress, such as anxiety, depression, or sudden outbursts of anger, can easily lead to liver qi stagnation or excessive upward movement of qi, resulting in liver fire.
2. Dietary factors: Preference for greasy or spicy foods, or long-term smoking and alcohol consumption, can easily generate "dampness" and "heat" in the body, triggering excessive liver fire.
3. Heat pathogens in internal organs: Heat pathogens from other organs, such as wind-heat common cold, may transfer to the liver or gallbladder meridians, leading to excessive liver fire.
4. Disease-related causes: In conditions such as chronic liver or gallbladder diseases and hypertension, deficiency of liver yin may lead to relative hyperactivity of yang qi in the liver meridian, resulting in excessive liver fire.
5. Unhealthy lifestyle habits: Long-term late nights, excessive fatigue, lack of physical activity, and similar habits can impair normal liver function, leading to excessive liver fire.
Patients with concerns are advised to seek timely medical consultation.
