As the saying goes, "it's cold in Sanjiu, and hot in volts." The solar term on July 7 (or 8) is a slight summer heat, and the ancient book Qunfangpu says, "The slight summer heat is not yet extreme." Because after the slight heat, the hottest dog days of the year are coming. Notes on the Sacrifice to the Suburbs in Hanshu said: "Those who lie down say that Yin Qi will get up, but they are forced by the setting sun and have not got up. Therefore, it is hidden because of the name. " On the solstice of summer, the days are long and the sun angle is the highest, but it is not the hottest time of the year, because the heat near the surface is still accumulating and has not reached the maximum. From summer to the future, the sunshine time decreases day by day, but the temperature increases day by day. From summer to the third watch in the future, the temperature reaches the highest point of the year. As the saying goes: "Little summer and big summer are closely linked, and it will be hot when the temperature rises." This time is called dog days.
It takes more than a month for the weather to be several volts. The ancients called this period "three volts", which consisted of initial, middle and final volts. The third Geng day from summer to the future is the first day of initial lodging, and the fourth Geng day after 10 is called middling. If the fifth Geng Day is before beginning of autumn, it will take 20 days to lie in the middle, commonly known as the second middle volt; If it is after beginning of autumn, the median value is 10 days; The first Geng Day after beginning of autumn was called Fufu.
"Su Wen. The theory of wrath of heaven says: "between heaven and earth, within Liuhe, the qi, nine orifices, five internal organs and twelve solar terms of Kyushu are all related to the weather ... if it is smooth, it will be strong." Although thieves are evil, buddhas can do harm. This is due to the chronological order. " Traditional Chinese medicine believes that man and nature are an organic whole, and there are changes in five movements and six qi in nature, and the qi in the five internal organs of the human body will inevitably respond accordingly with the changes of five movements and six qi. This is the holistic view of "correspondence between man and nature" in TCM, and it is also the theoretical basis for TCM to choose different seasons to treat diseases. At the same time, it emphasizes the importance of yang, which is an important force for normal operation and disease prevention of human organs under physiological conditions. In pathological state, it is the main force for the body to resist diseases. Therefore, as long as the human yang is solid and dense, the human body will not get sick despite the interference of external evils. "LingShu. As the saying goes, "Spring is born, summer is long, autumn harvest is harvested, and winter storage is reserved.". A day is divided into four hours, morning is spring, day is summer, day is autumn, and night is winter. " Being in harmony with qi means conforming to the natural qi, and the qi of human body should conform to the laws of nature. The law of the four seasons in nature is that spring is long and summer is long, autumn harvest is long and winter storage is long, so the human body should adapt.
"Su Wen. "Four Seasons Tune" said: "People who have four seasons of Yin and Yang are the roots of all things, so saints nourish Yang in spring and summer and Yin in autumn and winter to follow their roots ... People who have four seasons of Yin and Yang are always the foundation of life and death, and if they go against it, they will be in trouble, and if they go against it, they will not be able to get sick. This is the Tao." The so-called "nourishing yang in spring and summer" means that Chinese medicine believes that spring and summer, especially summer, is the most vigorous season in nature. According to the theory of correspondence between man and nature, at this time, on the one hand, the yang of human body is stimulated by the yang of nature, and its various functions are unobstructed, which is suitable for enhancing the strength of the body and nourishing the yang; On the other hand, the evil of yin and cold lies in the body, which is relatively easy to be removed by the influence of nature. "Nourishing yang in spring and summer" is also one of the theoretical bases for treating winter diseases in summer.
Cold-dampness joint pain refers to the disease with muscle and joint pain as the main manifestations after the human body feels the evil of wind, cold and dampness. Its clinical feature is that it will get worse when it is cold or the weather changes. Rheumatoid cold joint pain is a disease with joint pain as the main factor, which is related to the invasion of cold and dampness, mainly manifested as joint or muscle pain, numbness, heaviness and unfavorable flexion and extension. Cold or climate change will make things worse.
Under the guidance of the holistic concept of "correspondence between man and nature", the health-preserving concept of "nourishing yang in spring and summer" and the meridian theory, in the dog days of summer, when the temperature in nature is the highest and the yang is the most abundant, we can help the yang of the human body to be applied to the local joints or corresponding acupoints of the human body with the help of warm drugs, so that the yang heat can disperse Yang Can and eliminate the cold and dampness in the body.
(1) Don't work, camp or have a picnic in cold and humid places or cold fields. ;
(2) Don't overwork and sweat;
(3) Don't drink alcohol with cold, which will dilate the blood vessels of the skin and make it vulnerable to rheumatism and cold pathogens;
(4) you can't make the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor too large, and suddenly go out, because you can't adapt to the change of temperature, you feel rheumatism and cold evil;
5] Don't swim or work in the water after sweating, so it is easy to feel the evil of cold and dampness;
[6] Women should pay attention to protection during postpartum, menstrual period and labor, otherwise they will easily feel rheumatism and cold evil, causing joint pain.
Once, don't sleep on the wet floor in summer, and blow the electric fan and air conditioner when sleeping.
There is an old saying: "jiaozi lies on his head and pancakes roll eggs on his feet." . Eating jiaozi, pancakes and noodles in dog days not only means the joy of abundant food after harvesting wheat in summer, but also reminds people to eat more foods rich in protein and B vitamins in summer.
1. The more sour the sweeter.
Ancient scholars believed that "summer heat and dampness should be cleared and replenished". Summer is hot, people like cold drinks and drink more water, which leads to moisture invading the human body; When external dampness enters the interior, it makes the water wet and strengthen the spleen, which makes the spleen and stomach rise and fall, causing digestive dysfunction, water accumulation and loss of appetite. According to the viewpoint of TCM health preservation, dryness and dampness in summer are very unfavorable to spleen, so it is advisable to eat more sweet and cold food in daily diet. Moreover, in summer, the heart returns to the heart, but the heart likes to be cold, so it is more appropriate to eat sour food, such as pineapple and watermelon.
Step 2 replenish qi and reduce fire
The hot summer days not only bring us physical discomfort, but also easily lead to more and more people's anger rising, which is manifested as emotional irritability, anxiety, excitability, insomnia and so on. These symptoms are called "summer mood disorder" in medicine. Therefore, "removing fire" is also a compulsory course for summer food supplement. In summer, you should choose fruits and vegetables that are cool and cool in summer, such as bitter gourd and tomatoes. At the same time, milk is slightly cold, which can replenish water and nourish yin, clear away heat and detoxify, and is also a good product for "removing fire"; Dog meat and duck meat is the best way to make up for it in summer.
Keep fresh and clean.
Chinese medicine believes that the stomach is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. In summer, people often feel loss of appetite, and the function of spleen and stomach is relatively slow. At this time, they might as well eat some fresh fruits and vegetables. The nutrients in fresh fruits and vegetables are generally half cellulose and half sugar, which can not only effectively supplement the necessary energy and water for human body, but also make people eat for a long time. Carrots, lemons and amaranth are the first choice. Eating more wild vegetables and fruits in season is of great benefit. But be careful not to eat cold or unclean food to avoid dysentery and diarrhea.
Replenish water for health
The theory of traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to "yin and yang and five elements" and "harmony between man and nature"; Winter is yin, summer is yang, and summer is the season when yang flourishes and yin declines. It is also a time when the human body is full of yang. In summer, the human body's yang tends to rise vigorously, and the cold in the body is in a state of easy solution. In dog days, people will sweat a lot when they are working or exercising a little, and then they will have a strong thirst. Therefore, hydrating health has become the top priority in dog days.
Acupoint sticking therapy is popular in dog days, which is a method of health preservation treatment, that is, when the yang in nature is the most abundant, with the help of the external force of sticking, positive drugs are applied to the corresponding acupoints of the human body. At this time, the pores of the human body are open, which is beneficial to the penetration and absorption of drugs, thus driving away the cold and dampness in the human body and achieving the purpose of treating diseases. The patch is most suitable for people with yang deficiency and cold and dampness in the body.
But now the most widely known treatment is a few days before the dog days. In fact, the elimination of cold and dampness is not only in these dog days, but also in dog days. As long as it is in the dog days of the year, the methods of promoting the elimination of cold and dampness in the body through traditional Chinese medicine and moxibustion can be well utilized, and finally the purpose of treating winter diseases in summer can be achieved. So I hope you can make good use of the dog days, or you will miss another year.