Chinese medicine believes that man and nature are a unified organic whole. Summer belongs to fire in the five elements, while the heart belongs to fire in the five internal organs. Therefore, when the summer is full of anger, the corresponding heart will be full of anger. Huangdi Neijing said: "The heart is the monarch and the gods debut." "So those who let things be called hearts." It means that people's spiritual consciousness and thinking activities come from this, and the process of accepting foreign objects and generating thinking activities is also completed by the heart. Therefore, the function of the heart remains normal, first as a "static" word. Water can control fire, the five internal organs, the heart controls fire, and the kidney controls water; The heart is located in the upper part of the human body, and the kidney is located in the lower part of the human body. At ordinary times, people should be "indifferent and empty, and the true spirit will follow." The mood is peaceful, the heart fire drops, the kidney water moves up, the heart and kidney intersect, and the mood is comfortable.
But in summer, the fire is flourishing and the mood is easy to fluctuate. When things are complicated, it is easy to be impatient and irritable, and it is easy to lead to excessive yang, damage to healthy qi, and mental changes such as palpitation, insomnia and dreaminess, forgetfulness and dementia, arrogance and anxiety, and even coma. Only by adjusting bad emotions and preventing depression and anger can we maintain normal publicity and naturally maintain good health in hot summer. For example, Ji Kang of the Three Kingdoms pointed out in "On Health": "It is hot in summer and quiet, and it is often ice and snow." The health song also says: "The way to escape the summer is not in the spring stone. Go to Liang Qing if you have nothing. " When the mood is stable and the heart function is normal, the mind is clear, the thinking is agile and energetic.
Traditional Chinese medicine massage can clear the heart, calm the nerves and relax the mood by stimulating the human meridians. Among them, the curative effect of Shaohai, Shaofu and Tongli points in the heart meridian of hand Shaoyin is particularly remarkable.
Shaohai point is the confluence point of the heart meridian of hand shaoyin, which is located at the midpoint of the connecting line between the inner end of elbow transverse stripes and the medial epicondyle of humerus. Shaohai point belongs to water. According to the principle that the five elements generate each other, water can overcome fire, so all diseases caused by strong heart fire can be alleviated by stimulating Shaohai point, thus achieving the functions of communicating heart and kidney, nourishing yin and reducing fire. When stimulated, you can press here with your thumb and massage in the same direction for about 3 minutes to calm your mood.
Shaofu point is one of the acupoints of the heart meridian of hand shaoyin, which is located between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones on the palmar surface, and is used as the fingertip when making a fist. Acupoint stimulation method is the same as before, which has the effect of distracting fire.
Tongli point is also one of the acupoints of the heart meridian of hand-shaoyin, which is located on the inner edge of the palm of the arm, and is rubbed forward 1 inch on the wrist striation, which has the functions of calming the heart, dredging the collaterals and calming the nerves.
The four cornerstones of TCM health preservation are emotion, diet, daily life and exercise, which complement each other and influence each other.
As the saying goes, "practice for three or nine days in winter and three days in summer." Summer is the most vigorous time of yang, and the yang of human body also grows vigorously because of the rising of yang in nature. In order to keep yin and yang in a relatively balanced state, the spirit of the sun should also be "vented" during this period, which is conducive to a comfortable mood and harvest in autumn and storage in winter. Chinese medicine pays attention to "sweating is expensive", which means sweating during exercise is the most valuable. Sweat is the liquid of the heart. Proper perspiration can vent yang qi, which is beneficial to the discharge of toxins in the body and the stretching of yang qi. Therefore, in summer, you might as well take part in some physical exercises, such as swimming, playing ball, running and skipping rope. Old people can also perform Tai Ji Chuan, Ba Duan Jin and take a deep breath. Let them vent their anger, get quiet, calm mind and adjust their emotions during exercise.
Drinking some mung bean and lily porridge in summer can clear away heat and relieve summer boredom. Summer is wet and heavy, and dampness is easy to trap the spleen. If the coldness of cold drinks is combined with dampness, the spleen yang will be damaged. Therefore, we should avoid cold drinks in summer and eat more red and yellow foods, such as tomatoes, hawthorn, cucumbers, soybeans and lotus seeds. In order to regulate the heart and spleen, regulate our emotions from the perspective of protecting the heart and spleen. For patients with heart disease, Ginseng Danggui Zhuxin Decoction can not only replenish yang, but also benefit qi, and at the same time, it has the function of nourishing blood and calming the nerves, which is a good prescription for tonifying yang. Taking 1-2 Shengmai Drink every day is also a good way for this kind of patients to replenish yang in summer. For people with deficiency-cold constitution, summer is a good time to treat all kinds of deficiency-cold syndrome. You can take yam mutton soup to achieve the effect of dispersing cold outside and nourishing lung, spleen and kidney inside. The balance of yin and yang brings inner peace.
The days are long and the nights are short in summer, which is one of the manifestations of strong yang in summer. When living in summer, we should conform to the characteristics of exuberant yang in summer, reduce sleep time, go to bed late and get up early. Appropriately increase outdoor activities, cultivate yang and relax the brain; Proper lunch break is conducive to the recovery of physical strength and energy, and also helps to prevent the sudden occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Did you learn to raise yang in summer?