In Xiaoman season, the temperature rises obviously, and most parts of China have entered the summer in the sense of climate. As the temperature rises, the rain gradually increases, just as the folk proverb says, "Small but full, the river is full." In the season of Xiaoman, it is hot and rainy, and the cold and warm meet frequently, and strong convective weather also occurs from time to time, such as heavy rain, strong wind, lightning and other weather. In this high temperature, high humidity and humid environment, the human body feels unbearable damp heat, which will lead to a series of uncomfortable symptoms such as chest tightness, palpitation, listlessness and general weakness. Both damp and heat will endanger people's health. Invasion of pathogenic dampness and downward inclination of pathogenic dampness can easily lead to diseases such as wet beriberi and excessive leucorrhea; When moisture invades the joints, it will lead to rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis, joint pain, unfavorable flexion and extension, and numbness of the skin; Moisture invading the spleen and stomach can cause diarrhea, edema, loss of appetite, nausea and other diseases. Therefore, in Xiao Man season, especially in the south, special attention should be paid to the prevention of "dampness" in health care.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness is one of the exogenous pathogens of "six evils", and its pathogenicity has three characteristics:

1. Dampness is yin evil, which is easy to hurt Yang Qi, which is not good for qi-flowing. It often leads to spleen-yang deficiency and has no right to transport and transform, which makes water wet and endogenous, causing diarrhea, edema and oliguria. Wet is ubiquitous water, which permeates the whole body. Dampness blocking the upper energizer leads to head tightness and chest tightness, while dampness blocking the middle energizer leads to abdominal distension, abdominal distension and uncomfortable stool. If you are wet, you won't burn, your abdomen will be full and you will have trouble urinating.

Second, the dampness is heavy and turbid, and it is easy to descend and attack the yin position. The dampness causes disease, which is characterized by heavy clinical manifestations and turbid excretion and secretion. Because dampness is tangible, its nature is yin, and the pathogen of dampness attacks people, and the lower head is wet. Diseases often have the manifestations of depression and attacking yin, such as edema of lower limbs and turbid urine.

Third, it is wet and sticky, and it is easy to get evil. The symptoms of wet disease are sticky and unpleasant, with slow onset and long course of disease, often repeated or lingering. Damp-evil is tangible, turbid and sticky in nature, and pathogenic factors are easy to attach, among which cold, heat and summer heat are the most common syndromes of damp-evil in clinic.

Because of this, some people often have a bad appetite in summer and attribute it to the hot weather. In fact, "heat" is not the main reason, "wet" is the culprit. "Wet" runs through the whole summer, not just those rainy days. The beginning of "wet" is Xiaoman, and the weather begins to be hot and humid in Xiaoman season. Such a climate is most likely to damage the function of the spleen and stomach, leading to indigestion and loss of appetite. In the whole season, prevent dampness and eliminate dampness first, protect the spleen and stomach, and lift the qi. There are many methods of "eliminating dampness" in traditional Chinese medicine, such as sweating, aromatization, invigorating the spleen and drying dampness, diuresis and eliminating dampness. Here are some commonly used "dampness-removing" Chinese medicines:

1, white lentils

It is the mature seed of leguminous annual twining herb lentil. It is oblate or oblate, with a half-moon white protrusion on one side edge. It is hard, the seed coat is thin and brittle, and it tastes like beans. This taste is sweet and slightly warm. Spleen and stomach meridian. It has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, harmonizing middle warmer and relieving summer heat, and can be used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia, loose stool, excessive leucorrhea, vomiting and diarrhea due to summer heat, chest distress and abdominal distension. Stir-fried white lentils are used for diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and excessive leucorrhea. White lentils are treasures, and their skins (lentil coats), flowers and leaves can all be used as medicine. Lentil coat can strengthen spleen and eliminate dampness, and can be used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, beriberi, edema, etc. Tofu flower can relieve summer heat and dampness, harmonize middle energizer and strengthen spleen, and can be used for summer heat injury, summer heat and dampness, diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, traumatic injury, swelling and pain, etc. Lentil leaves can clear away heat, relieve summer-heat, induce diuresis, detoxify and reduce swelling, and can be used to treat diseases such as summer-heat dampness, vomiting and diarrhea, furuncle and snake bite. Its nutritional value is high, its mineral and vitamin contents are higher than most root vegetables and melons, and its taste is tender, smooth and delicious. White lentils are also a good tonic, especially suitable for summer and summer tonic.

White bean porridge: 60g of white lentils (fresh products increased to120g), and japonica rice porridge100g. It can strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, clear away heat and stop diarrhea, and is suitable for patients with spleen deficiency, abdominal distension, chronic diarrhea and summer onset. It can also be used for people who are tired and listless in spring.

2. adzuki bean

It is a mature seed of adzuki bean or adzuki bean in Leguminosae. It is cylindrical, slightly flat, with reddish-brown or purple skin, white hilum, linear protrusion biased to one end, slightly fragrant, slightly sweet, and has bean smell when chewing. This taste is sweet, sour and flat. Into the spleen, heart and small intestine. Has that effect of promoting diuresis, eliminate dampness, removing toxic substances, expelling pus, promote diuresis and eliminating jaundice, and can be used for treating edema, dysuria, beriberi, jaundice, diarrhea and carbuncle. Red beans can be used for cooking rice, porridge and soup. Red beans have a high starch content, are powdery after steaming and have a unique aroma, so they are often used to make bean paste, which is used for various pastry fillings and tastes delicious. This product contains protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, saponin and other nutrients.

Adzuki bean and coix seed porridge: adzuki bean 30g, coix seed 20g, japonica rice 100g, and appropriate amount of water. Soak adzuki bean and coix seed in cold water for 2 hours, wash japonica rice, add appropriate amount of water, and cook together to make porridge, which can strengthen the spleen and ooze dampness, clear away heat and relieve summer heat.

Red bean sparerib soup: red bean 100g, sparerib 300g, salt. Wash adzuki beans and ribs separately; Put it in a casserole, inject clean water, bring it to a boil over high fire, and simmer for about 2 hours after about 40 minutes until the red beans are sandy and the ribs are tender; Add salt and serve.

3. Poria cocos

This product is the dry sclerotia of Poria cocos, a fungus of Polyporaceae, which is parasitic on the roots of Pinus densiflora or Pinus massoniana of Pinaceae and goes deep underground for 20 ~ 30 cm. After being unearthed, Poria cocos is washed and piled up to make it "sweat" and separate out water until the surface is dry and the epidermis turns brown, which is called "Poria cocos". The white part inside the sclerotium of Poria cocos is cut into thin slices or small squares, which is the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece Poria cocos that we see every day; The cut black skin is Poria cocos skin; Poria cocos is the red part under the skin; The white part with pine roots is cut into square slices, which is Poria cocos. Poria cocos is sweet, light and flat, and enters the heart, lungs, spleen and kidney meridians. Has the effects of promoting diuresis, removing dampness, invigorating spleen and calming nerves, and can be used for treating edema, oliguria, phlegm retention, dizziness, spleen deficiency, anorexia, loose stool's diarrhea, anxiety, palpitation and insomnia. Poria cocos is good at retaining water, and is used for water dampness and skin edema. Shenfu has a strong sedative effect and is used to treat anxiety, fear and insomnia. Poria cocos has the function of clearing away damp heat. The main component of modern research on poria cocos is poria cocos polysaccharide, which has a high content. It can inhibit a variety of bacteria; Can reduce gastric acid and prevent digestive tract ulcer; It has obvious protective effect on liver injury; It has anti-tumor effect, can regulate immune function in many aspects, and can accelerate the recovery of leukopenia caused by chemotherapy; And has sedative effect. This product can be used as medicine and edible. You can cook porridge, make soup, soak wine and make various cakes, such as Fuling cake and steamed bread.

Poria cocos winter wheat porridge: Poria cocos 30g, Ophiopogon japonicus 15g, japonica rice 100g. Wash, soak for 30 minutes and add water to cook porridge. It is used for patients with deficiency of both heart and spleen, improper diet, restlessness and insomnia.

Poria cocos and chestnut porridge: Poria cocos 15g, chestnut 25g, jujube 10, japonica rice 100g. Firstly, boiling chestnuts, jujubes and japonica rice with water; Grind Poria cocos, slowly add it when the rice is half cooked, stir well and cook until the chestnuts are cooked. Food that can be flavored with sugar. Used for patients with spleen and stomach weakness, decreased diet and diarrhea.