How about a glass of raw maxic acid?Which herbal medicine supplements and relieves thirst in summer?
Jul 06, 2025
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◇ What if you feel weak and dizzy? Suspicion of 'autonomous nervousness' instead of heat
If you feel dizzy, drained, and sweaty in the scorching heat of the summer, you often say 'I've got the heat'. 'I've got the heat' means that the body has an abnormality or a disease due to the heat.
Modern medicine refers to symptoms caused by loss of blood and body fluids due to prolonged sun exposure, such as sunstroke and heatstroke. However, in modern society with well-equipped air-conditioning facilities, actual heat stroke or sunstroke is not common. These days, 'Symptoms as if you've been affected by heat', that is, fatigue, loss of appetite, dizziness, sleeplessness, and cold sweat are often caused by the body's autonomic nervous system not functioning normally.
◇Autonomous nerves that control body temperature, digestion, and heart rate
The autonomic nervous system consists of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, and affects the endocrine system, cardiovascular respiration, digestion, urology, and reproductive organs. It controls essential functions for life support such as body temperature, digestion, heart rate, blood pressure, and sweat secretion.
If this balance collapses, it is difficult to control body temperature, symptoms such as loss of appetite and sleep disorders appear, which are called autonomic neuropathy. In particular, due to the characteristics of autonomic nerves that are sensitive to stress and overwork, it can be more easily seen in people with accumulated fatigue or the elderly. 'Eating heat' is also often caused by abnormal body temperature and sweat control functions of the autonomic nerves.
Control symptoms with ◇'Balance of blood with
In oriental medicine, autonomic neuropathy is viewed as an imbalance of '陰 血'.
Treatment focuses on restoring the collapsed balance by finding overflowing and deficiencies. It is a way of replenishing energy for those who are hungry and blood for those who lack it. It is prescribed differently depending on the symptoms and individuals to look at the body as a whole and help restore homeostasis. Since it is a systemic symptom, not just one area, such as cold sweat, indigestion, and dizziness, the constitution-centered treatment of oriental medicine can be of great help.
◇ herbal medicine treatment to replenish energy and relieve thirst
In oriental medicine, herbal medicine raw maxic acid, which appears in the Joseon Dynasty's Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and the 'Seungjeongwon Diary', is often used at this time.
Raw 脈散 is a representative summer herbal medicine that lowers the heat of the heart and makes the lungs prosperous, and it is made by sweetening Macmun-dong, ginseng, and Omija. It serves to boost energy and quench thirst. Cheongseo Ikgi 湯, which drives away the summer heat and boosts your spirits, and Jeho-tang, which lowers the fever and stops your thirst, are also frequently prescribed. Folk remedies include plum, mugwort, and licorice. Omae (Maeksil) is oriental medicine that stops thirst, relieves fever, helps digestion, and enhances appetite, while mugwort (aedle) stops diarrhea and abdominal pain, and pterodactyl (aedle) facilitates blood circulation so that ordinary people enjoy taking it to beat the heat.
◇Prevention of 'Heat-Eating', Daily Habits are Key
For modern people suffering from stress and overwork, autonomic neuropathy has become a common disease without being aware of it. Don't eat too much cold drinks or food just because you're hot and don't get too air-conditioned.
When you're in the heat, don't overdo it and get enough rest. Wet a towel with cold water and wipe your neck, armpits, and face to lower the body's heat. Water, ion drinks, and sports glucose intake help relieve symptoms because heat tends to cause water shortage and electrolyte imbalance.
Foods or fruits that reduce heat that can be found in Donguibogam and can be easily encountered in everyday life include melon, pear, watermelon, black beans, sardines, cabbage, and bracken. However, for balanced nutrition, it is best to eat food evenly, so do not eat too much of only one food. Since autonomic nerves are sensitive to changes in the external environment, do not overdo the temperature difference between indoors and outside, drink a lot of water, reduce stress, and have regular sleep habits.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
