BothTCMandAyurvedaattributelivercongestiontoheatthatistrappedintheliver.Theyseektoclearandcooltheorganthroughlifestylechangesandherbaltreatments.
中医和阿育吠陀都认为肝淤血是由于肝脏受热所致。这两种疗法均试图通过改变生活方式和草药治疗来清除和冷却器官。
Ayurvedaattributelivercongestiontoheatthatistrappedintheliver,andtheyseektoclearandcooltheorganthroughlifestylechangesandherbaltreatments.Theliverisanaturalmultitasker:itplaysalargeroleinmetabolism,helpsbuildproteins,breaksdownhormones,clearstoxinsfromthebloodstream,andmuchmore.Ayurvedaviewstheliveras“hot”or“pittic”becausethefiery,dynamicenergyofpitta—oneofthethreedoshas(alongwithvataandkapha)thatregulatethephysiologicalfunctionsofthebody—guidesandsupportsthesemyriadfunctionsoftheliver.Toomuchfieryenergy,however,canaccumulateintheliverandleadtophysicalproblems.
阿育吠陀将肝脏充血归因于被积在肝脏中的热量。肝脏是一个天然的万能任务者:它在新陈代谢中起着很大的作用,有助于生成蛋白质,分解荷尔蒙,清除血液中的毒素等等。阿育吠陀认为肝脏是“热的”或“火的(皮塔)”,因为火的热烈的和有活力的能量是调节身体生理功能的三种生命能量之一(另外两种能量为“风”瓦塔和“土”卡帕),也是调节身体生理功能的一种-引导和支持肝脏的各种功能。然而,过多的烈性能量会积聚在肝脏中,导致身体问题。
Ayurvedadescribessymptomscausedbyexcesspittathatareverysimilartowhatiscalled“liverfire”inTCM:headaches;flushedface;red,burningeyes;acne;nosebleeds;andoutburstsofanger.Ayurvedaaddsinflammation,allergies,andsymptomsofindigestion(likeheartburn)tothelist.Changesinlifestyle—likeeatingcoolingfoods,gettingregularexercise,andtakingtimetorelax—areoftenenoughtobringpittabackintofunctionalbalance.
阿育吠陀描述由于过盛的火产生的症状与中医所说的“肝火”非常相似:头痛;红脸;红肿的眼睛;粉刺;鼻出血;乱发脾气等等。阿育吠陀将炎症、过敏和消化不良(如烧心)的症状也列入其中。生活方式的改变-比如吃清凉的食物,有规律的锻炼,花时间放松-往往足以使“皮塔”恢复功能平衡。
LiveforYourLiver为肝而生活
Overall,bothancientwisdomandmodernscienceagreethathowwelivehasahugeeffectonourlivers.Soeventhoughyoucan’tavoidchemicalcontaminants