After the autumnal equinox, the climate gradually dried up. Although it is cool at night, sometimes the temperature is high during the day. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that heat damages body fluid and gas, while dryness consumes body fluid. Hou Qian, the attending physician of Chinese Medicine Department of Zhong Da Hospital affiliated to Southeast University, reminded everyone that after the autumnal equinox, we should do a good job in health care from three aspects: proper tonic, balanced diet and prevention of autumn dryness.
The symptoms of autumn dryness are mainly manifested in the respiratory system, skin and intestines. The symptoms of autumn dryness of respiratory system are mainly dry mouth and nose, dry throat and so on. Symptoms of dry skin in autumn include dryness, itching, even chapped skin and dandruff shedding. , especially suitable for the elderly and diabetic patients. Intestinal dryness is characterized by insufficient intestinal fluid, which is prone to constipation and abdominal distension. To prevent autumn dryness, we should choose foods that nourish and moisten dryness, benefit the middle energizer and replenish qi, such as American ginseng, Pseudostellaria heterophylla, Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora adenophora, Rehmannia glutinosa and Polygonatum sibiricum.
It's halfway through autumn, the temperature turns from hot to cold, the consumption of human body gradually decreases, the appetite begins to increase, and people's food choices expand. At this time, the problem that should be paid attention to in dietary distribution is to balance the diet, which can be supplemented appropriately according to the characteristics of autumn season to prepare for winter. Autumn tonic should follow the principle of "not strict tonic" and "not greasy", which can increase the intake of some nutrients, such as duck, pork, soft-shelled turtle, silky fowl, fish, eggs, dairy products and other nutritious and digestible foods, and at the same time enhance the disease resistance. For people with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion, lotus seeds, yam, lentils, lilies and so on. Those that strengthen the spleen and stomach can be taken often.
In addition, autumn diet should also pay attention to "less spicy and more sour" and eat less spicy and divergent products, such as pepper, ginger, cinnamon and pepper. At the same time, we should also eat less fat and greasy products such as fried barbecue. These foods are prone to damp heat, damage the spleen and stomach, and aggravate autumn dryness. On the contrary, you can eat more acidic foods such as grapes, pomegranates, grapefruit and hawthorn.
The climate in autumn is hot and cold, and sometimes the autumn rain is continuous. People will catch a cold or relapse if they are not careful. Therefore, Dr. Hou Qian recommends two kinds of Chinese medicine dietotherapy to help you strengthen your body resistance and prevent diseases.
Yupingfeng powder
From Danxi Heart Method, Radix Astragali 10g, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 20g, Radix Saposhnikoviae 10g are decocted together to substitute tea, or Yupingfeng granules 2-3 times a day. For people with many basic diseases, poor physique, easy to catch a cold and sweating due to qi deficiency, if there are symptoms such as fatigue, fatigue, fear of blowing, easy to sweat, etc. Taking Yupingfeng Powder in autumn can play a role in invigorating qi, strengthening exterior, stopping sweating and enhancing resistance.
Zengye decoction
From Treatise on Febrile Diseases, Radix Scrophulariae 15g, Radix Ophiopogonis 12g, and Radix Rehmanniae 12g are decocted and taken on behalf of tea, which can moisten the whole body and is suitable for people with yin deficiency constitution, such as diabetes thirst, recurrent oral ulcer, habitual constipation, chronic pharyngitis, etc., and can be drunk frequently in autumn.