Can drinking red date and goji berry water cause internal heat (excessive internal heat according to traditional Chinese medicine)?

Sep 13, 2022 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Zhao Haiming

Introduction

Drinking water infused with red dates and goji berries will not cause "heatiness." However, excessive consumption may lead to mild heatiness, so moderation is important. If you are concerned about developing heatiness, you can add chrysanthemum flowers, which provide both nourishing and cooling effects, helping to prevent heatiness. Drinking goji berry and red date infusion offers many health benefits, including nourishing the liver and improving eyesight.

A small red object. In fact, it is a type of food that can also be used as medicine. Goji berries mainly grow in Ningxia, and Ningxia goji berries are the most famous. So, can drinking water infused with red dates and goji berries cause "heatiness" (excessive internal heat)?

Can drinking red date and goji berry water cause heatiness?

Drinking water steeped with red dates and goji berries will not inherently cause heatiness. However, excessive consumption may lead to mild heatiness, so moderation is important. If you're concerned about developing heatiness, consider adding chrysanthemum flowers, which provide both nourishing and cooling effects that help counteract internal heat. Drinking goji berry and red date infusion offers many health benefits, including nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, moistening the lungs, nourishing yin, tonifying the kidneys and essence, strengthening the spleen, and benefiting the stomach.

Red dates primarily strengthen the spleen and stomach, replenish blood, and harmonize various medicinal ingredients, making them especially suitable for individuals with spleen-stomach deficiency or deficiencies in qi and blood—particularly those suffering from blood deficiency. Goji berries mainly benefit the liver and kidneys, improving vision and effectively relieving dry eyes caused by liver blood deficiency or kidney deficiency. Infusing red dates and goji berries in water primarily helps nourish and tonify the liver, enrich blood, and strengthen the spleen, producing excellent results for people with qi and blood deficiencies.

Goji berries are beneficial for deficiencies of the liver and kidneys, particularly liver and kidney yin deficiency, and can help alleviate symptoms such as lower back soreness, tinnitus, and hearing loss. However, both red dates and goji berries are relatively rich and cloying in nature, so they should be used sparingly—or avoided for prolonged periods—by individuals with cold spleen-stomach conditions or spleen-stomach stagnation. We hope this answer has been helpful. Wishing you good health and happiness!

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