During the Qingming period, the average daily temperature in most parts of China will fluctuate around 12 degrees, so every time before and after the Qingming period, it is a good time for peach blossoms and willows to droop.
But even if the Qingming scenery is so soft, there is still the possibility of spring cold under this soft scenery, and every time the Qingming spring cold comes, there is also a sudden surge of high blood pressure, which is naturally inseparable from the sudden cold in the Qingming season.
In addition, Qingming comes, which means that spring begins to change from mid-spring to late spring, and then after Grain Rain, summer comes. Therefore, the spirit of the sun in heaven and earth will become dense in Tomb-Sweeping Day, and with the influence of people's custom of offering sacrifices to their ancestors at Qingming Festival, Tomb-Sweeping Day has a tradition of eating cold food every year.
The ancients thought that eating cold food could commemorate the deceased ancestors in a way that did not produce open flames; Secondly, eating cold food in Qingming can make the yang in the body slightly stable because of the disturbance of the yang.
To be clear, it is a universal flower, from the fifth day of March to the ninth day of March, and from April 5 to April 9 of the Gregorian calendar; This kind of "tung" in central China is tung tree flower, which is white in color and delicious. In the eyes of the ancients, it was "the flower of spring", and this temple meant the end. Therefore, when bloom is reached, the spring will be over, and the yang in nature will be more prosperous. In addition, not only tung flowers began to flourish, but also various stamens, such as peach blossoms, plum blossoms and orchids.
Taboos at this time:
Don't eat internal organs: "If you don't eat blood spleen, you are afraid of dying in the spleen."
Don't eat garlic: Fatianshang said, "Don't eat garlic, it will consume energy and damage your heart."
Don't kill: Yun Qi's seven constellations say, "Don't kill in the next month, and don't eat herbs and day lilies."
This is the right time:
Suitable for moxibustion: "Thousand Women's Moon Order" says: "In March, moxa sticks are used as people, and they are hung in the house for one-year moxibustion. "
Suitable for brewing flower wine: "Fa Tianshang" says: "On the third day of March (lunar calendar), pick peach blossoms and soak them in wine to get rid of all diseases and benefit color."
Suitable for bathing: "Flower Valley" says: "Bathing is beneficial and refreshing."
The Qingming period for voles to become quails starts from March 10 and lasts until March 14, and the Gregorian calendar is April 10 to April 14. As we all know, voles are not difficult to understand, just quails. When the sun is shining, the weather will naturally become hot and dry. As we all know, mice are afraid of heat and like shade, so the mice in the field begin to hide in the hole and only come out at night.
But at the same time, quails in nature began to increase gradually. Speaking of this quail, it is a kind of bird that likes to bask in the sun. So the ancients saw that there were fewer voles and more quails, thinking that voles had become quails, so they named them "voles became quails."
Taboos at this time:
Don't eat fish and soft-shelled turtle: "Hundred Songs" says: "Don't eat fish and soft-shelled turtle, which will make people lose their diet, lose their mind and cause chronic diseases."
Don't eat birds and animals: Fang said, "It's frustrating not to eat the five internal organs of birds and animals."
Don't eat leeks: "Yun Qi Seven Trillions" says: "Don't eat leeks, which makes people touch yin and yang."
This is the right time:
Suitable for travel: "The Seven Signs of the Cloud" says: "On the fourth day of March, it is advisable to drink water and Le Yan to show the unknown."
Suitable for painting white: "True Patent" says: "It is the eleventh and thirteenth of the month, and it will never be born."
Suitable for Tibetan tea: "Healthy Ren" says: "Picking tea and frying it can cure cough."
In the third period of Qingming Festival, the rainbow was first seen from March 15 to March 19, and from April 15 to April 19 in Gregorian calendar. A rainbow is a rainbow in the sky. About rainbows, the ancients thought they were the crystallization of the spirit of the rising sun, and rainbows usually appeared in hot weather.
When the Qingming Festival is over, the rain will increase and the temperature will rise, so the probability of rainbow will increase greatly, so the ancients named this time "the beginning of rainbow"
Taboos at this time:
Don't sweat: "Seven Signs of Yun Qi" says: "Don't sweat to nourish organs."
Don't eat mutton: Materia Medica says, "Don't eat raw sunflower, don't eat preserved mutton."
Don't eat river fish: Fang said, "It's fierce not to eat fish in March."
This is the right time:
Suitable for deworming: "Four Essentials of Mountain Residence" says: "Shepherd's purse flowers can be used to control mosquitoes and moths."
Suitable for eating Lycium barbarum: "Flower Valley" said: "Taking Lycium barbarum soup makes people shiny and not old."
Suitable for cookies: "Flower Valley" said: "Spring is over, picking pine flowers and adding sugar or honey to make cookies is not only sweet, but also beneficial to people."
As I said at the beginning, although the yang is rising during the Qingming period, there is still the phenomenon of late spring cold, and whenever this late spring cold comes, it is the time when human qi and blood are in disorder. Therefore, at this time, health care must be based on "stability", and depression caused by stagnation of liver qi should also be prevented.
So I suggest that you can make a soup of Bupleurum and mushroom. Bupleurum and ginger slices in this soup are used in early spring. Among them, mushrooms produced in spring have the effect of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, while Bupleurum has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression, promoting Yang Qi, and combining with ginger slices to dispel cold and relieve exterior syndrome. Early spring is warm and cold, so it shouldn't be easy to deal with.
Practice of Chaihu Mushroom Soup
Material preparation: 200g of various mushrooms, Bupleurum chinense 15g, a little medlar, a little onion, a slice of ginger and a little salt.
Step 1: Slice the mushrooms, then put them in a bowl, grab them evenly with water and starch, and wash off the impurities for later use.
Step 2: soak the cut Bupleurum and Lycium barbarum for 15 minutes and then clean.
Step 3: prepare gauze to wrap Lycium barbarum and Bupleurum chinense. It is convenient to use tea bags or material bags.
Step 4: prepare a casserole, pour in more than half of clear water, and then simmer the mushrooms, Bupleurum, Lycium barbarum, ginger slices and shallots for 0/5 ~ 20 minutes.
Step 5: After cooking on low heat, add the available meat. If there is no meat, simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat, and then sprinkle salt out of the pot.
Bupleurum is the main ingredient of this soup, but the audience may be surprised to say that Bupleurum is food, because in everyone's impression, it seems that Bupleurum has belonged to Chinese medicine since ancient times.
But in fact, this is not the case. For example, Bupleurum chinense has long been listed as the top grade in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, and the materials that can be ranked in the top grade are actually dual-purpose medicine and food. In other words, Bupleurum is a natural treasure, which can relieve depression blindly and soothe the liver. As Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals said, "The beauty of food is the cloud of Huayang." Among them, this "intangible heritage" is Bupleurum produced in Huayang. It is said that after long-term service, this "Huayang Intangible Cultural Heritage" can be intellectual, observant and dissipate past depression.
Of course, in addition to oral administration, Bupleurum DC. It can also be used externally. For example, DC Bupleurum. Using dried tangerine peel can relieve boredom and dispel depression. For example, it can invigorate qi and promote blood circulation. For example, Rhizoma Cyperi and Bupleuri DC are used. Can soothe the liver. For example, using peony can dispel blood stasis and promote blood circulation. For example, with licorice, you can make up the deficiency. Therefore, no matter how Bupleurum is used, it is very suitable for people who often have minor problems in early spring.
It is especially recommended here that you can catch some Bupleurum root according to the prescription, and then mix it with Chuanxiong, Cyperus rotundus, Paeonia lactiflora, Glycyrrhiza uralensis or dried tangerine peel to soak your feet. If you are depressed in spring, mix it with Cyperus rotundus. If it is qi stagnation and blood stasis, then mix it with Chuanxiong or Radix Paeoniae Alba for so long. It depends on the individual, of course.