The sky is high and the clouds are light, the days are warm and the nights are cool, and the vegetation is yellow.

Enjoy chrysanthemum fragrance every day, sow wheat, taste pear shells at night, nourish spleen and moisten intestines.

-Cold dew, Heshui Zuo.

The sky is high and the clouds are idle, and the days are warm and the nights are cool. Wear a thin coat in the morning and evening, but the temperature at noon seems to be midsummer, which makes people feel so dry. When the cool breeze rises at night, drink a bowl of warm pear shell soup, which makes you feel comfortable and dry. A dusty heart is finally close at this moment.

65438+1October 8 10: 22: 05, the sun reached 195, and the cold dew fell.

"In September, dew will condense when it is cold." In the cold dew season, the temperature is lower than that in the white dew, and the dew in the grass will condense into frost. Think it's not far from the first frost.

The first solar term with the word "cold" in a year will inevitably cause psychological vigilance. However, watching the phoenix tree disappear and shake off the yellow leaves, it feels really the best season of the year.

Cold dew treats romantic, heartless and affectionate.

Waiting for Hongyan guests.

The guest didn't go. It was for the guest. The deeper the autumn, the colder the weather. Hongyan, like a tourist from the north, stayed in the south for a long time.

Second, sparrows become clams when they enter the water.

It was very cold in late autumn, and all the birds flew away. At this time, a large number of clams suddenly appeared on the seashore, and the stripes and colors of shells were similar to those of birds, so the ancients thought it was caused by the illusion of birds. It is to turn birds into clams when they enter the water.

Three chrysanthemums have yellow flowers.

All the plants and trees are in the sun, only chrysanthemums are in the shade. So, "wait until September 8 in Qiu Lai, and I will kill all the flowers after I open them." In late autumn, all flowers are defeated, and only chrysanthemums are in full bloom in Chang 'an.

Cold dew folk custom is a national lyric poem.

cricket fighting

Crickets, born in early autumn, sing when they are cold. When you hear crickets, it means autumn. At this time, it is also the climax of cricket fighting among old Beijingers. Cricket is also called weaving promotion, which means urging women to weave to keep out the cold. Therefore, there is a saying that "lazy women are surprised".

Steamed crab

Old Nanjing has the habit of steaming crabs in cold dew. As the saying goes, "cold dew makes the feet, the first frost catches the feet, the west wind rings, and the crab's feet itch." During the Cold Dew Festival, it is also the time when the autumn wind is cool and the chrysanthemums and crabs are fat in autumn. "September navel ball, October tip", at this time, the female crab is full of eggs and rich in yellow paste, which is the best season to eat female crabs.

The custom of making pickled fish

The custom of making pickled fish with cold dew in Xiangxi Dong nationality. It is said that the fish marinated with rice wine, salt, glutinous rice, Chili noodles, pepper powder, shredded ginger and other condiments on this day tastes particularly good.

Autumn carving edge

"Fishing in shallow water in spring, fishing by the water in autumn." In cold and dew season, the temperature drops rapidly, and the sunlight in deep water can't penetrate, so fish swim to the shore with higher water temperature for food, so it is called "autumn fishing".

Cold dew health care is synchronized with nature.

Alternate hot and cold to prevent seasonal diseases.

Cold dew, hot day and cool night are the periods of alternating hot and cold. At this time, if clothes and quilts are not added in time to adjust the temperature, it is easy to cause bronchitis or asthma, especially for the elderly and the weak. At this time, it is also the peak of seasonal cold and fever, so we should pay more attention to increasing or decreasing clothes in time, but don't change them too quickly when changing seasons. It is best to match the thickness to keep warm. In addition, maintaining indoor circulation and moderate exercise can also reduce the occurrence of seasonal diseases.

Keep your feet warm

As the saying goes, "The White Dew doesn't show your body and the Cold Dew doesn't show your feet", that is, don't go shirtless in the White Dew and don't show your feet in the Cold Dew. When it comes to cold dew, the temperature drops rapidly, so it is particularly important to keep your feet warm. Wear sandals and shoes and socks at this time. It is suggested that you can soak your feet with wormwood leaf water every night, dredge meridians and promote blood circulation, dispel cold and remove dampness, which has a very good health care effect on your body.

It is not advisable to blindly make up for autumn fat.

Autumn is the season when people eat and drink and stick on autumn fat. However, experts believe that "the lung governs the qi, regulates the breathing, announces the diarrhea, and likes moistening dryness." Therefore, the Millennium season cannot be blindly supplemented. In diet regulation, it is advisable to give priority to a light and digestible vegetarian diet rich in vitamins. It is recommended to eat more pears, tremella, honey, lily, medlar, radish, bean products and so on. Eat more orange vegetables such as pumpkins and carrots and some green leafy vegetables rich in vitamin C, such as kale, spinach and cauliflower.

Add sesame seeds to salt and honey.

Cold dew is mainly to prevent autumn dryness. Drinking salt water every day and honey at night is an effective and simple prescription for autumn dryness. It can not only moisten the lungs and relieve autumn dryness, but also treat constipation and anti-aging. Sesame is also a gift this season. The ancients said, "In autumn, you should eat hemp to moisten it." Sesame not only prevents autumn dryness, but also has the effects of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, diuresis, harmonizing five internal organs, resolving food stagnation, lowering blood pressure, regulating qi, relieving asthma and relieving cough. It can be used to treat neurasthenia and anti-aging, and it has been highly evaluated in many medical monographs.

Solar moxibustion can nourish yin and prevent dryness, moisten the lungs and benefit the stomach.

Cold dew is an alternating period of hot summer and autumn and cool and dry autumn. In nature, yin and yang begin to change, but decrease sharply, but increase gradually. At this time, the focus of moxibustion is nourishing yin and preventing dryness, moistening lung and benefiting stomach.

Overview of Taiyang Moxibustion in Treating Cold Dew Acupoints (XVII);

Dazhui, Shu Fei, Shenshu, Bajiao, Shenque, Guanyuan, Taiyuan and Zusanli.

Mild moxibustion, choose 3-4 acupoints every day, and moxibustion at each acupoint 15-20 minutes.

Dazhui

Acupoint selection: sitting head down, in the depression under the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra at the lower end of the neck.

Shu Fei

Acupoint selection: on the back, under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra, with lateral opening 1.5 inch.

Shenshu

Acupoint selection: When prone, the distance between the back and the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra is 1.5 inch.

plantain

Acupoints: maxilla, accessory jaw, middle jaw and mandible, respectively at the left and right points of the first, second, third and fourth posterior sacral foramen.

Shenque

Acupoints: middle umbilical region, middle umbilical region.

Guanyuan

Acupoints: lower abdomen, anterior midline, 3 inches below umbilicus.

Taiyuan

Acupoint selection: the radial side of the transverse striation of the wrist and palm, where the radial artery beats.

Zusanli

Acupoints: anterolateral calf, about 3 inches (4 fingers) below the knee depression, and about 1 finger on the lateral tibia.

* Solar-term moxibustion is to select acupoints that have an influence on the function of human viscera according to the 24 solar terms, and use the medicinal hot air generated by burning moxa to smoke and warm the acupoints, so as to stimulate the qi of human meridians, warm qi and blood, regulate yin and yang, and help the human body adapt to the changes in nature, thus achieving the purpose of preventing diseases and treating diseases.