Excessive heat in the blood is an overabundance or fullness of Yang in the blood that thus accelerates circulation and blood leaves your vessel.
Mainly eliminate perverse heat in the liver
Areas:
Fresh foods, mainly raw and alkaline
Fats, strong cheeses, excess sugars, alcohol, coffee, tobacco, hot and spicy foods, roasted, baked, fried, cooked under pressure, sautéed long, stewed, boiled, dehydrated, cooked longer and over low heat, combined with salt or dressings such as miso or tamari…
Vegetables
Onion, leek, scallion, garlic, carrot, pumpkin, sweet potatoes and also dried radish…
Fruits
Cherries, lychees, strawberry trees and also dates…
Cereals
Buckwheat, mainly roasted cereals…
Seeds, oils and nuts
Chestnut, pine nut, almond, hazelnut, walnuts, pistachios, roasted sesame, roasted and salted peanut, roasted sunflower seeds and also olive oil in cooking…
Spices
Ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, anise, fennel, dill, cumin, nutmeg, mustard, fenugreek, black pepper, chives, chili peppers and also coffee…
Other
Sea salt, shoyu, tamari, miso, tekka, capers, gomasio, honey, amasake, molasses, cocoa, sourdough bread, tobacco, alcohol and also sausages …
Animal
Meats in general, oily fish, trout, lamb, shrimp, mussel, chicken, anchovies, goat’s milk, butter, ghee, boiled egg, more fatty and cured cheeses …