Autumn corresponds to gold in the five elements, while in the four seasons, autumn is the harvest season, and autumn harvest is for winter storage. For the human body, the sun be the spirit should be collected at this time to facilitate hiding in winter. However, the temperature in autumn is still very high, and there is a folk saying that it is "autumn tiger", and it is often dry. As soon as people's pores expand, they are vulnerable to dryness and evil. If you don't pay attention at this time, your lungs are particularly vulnerable. If the lung and qi are out of balance, people are prone to upper respiratory diseases such as nasal congestion, dry cough and sore throat. So we should pay attention to the maintenance of the respiratory system, especially the aftercare of the lungs.

There is also a saying in Chinese medicine called "lung", which means that the lung is afraid of both cold and heat and dry and wet. In the past summer, people drank cold drinks and dressed as lightly as possible, which made the spleen and stomach cold. "Spleen is the mother of the lungs", and spleen cold will inevitably have an impact on the lungs. Therefore, even if you don't pay attention to raising your lungs in other seasons, you should pay special attention to raising your lungs in autumn. Caring for the lungs in the season suitable for nourishing the lungs will get twice the result with half the effort.

In the first half of autumn, we can massage thenar, Quchi and Xiang Ying with acupoint massage every day.

You can press the soles of your feet anytime and anywhere for at least 3 to 5 minutes every day, but you should stick to it for a long time.

Quchi has a good heat-clearing effect. When the elbow is bent at a right angle, the midpoint of the connecting line between the lateral end of the elbow transverse stripes and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus is Quchi point, and the best effect is to press this point at noon 1 ~ 3 every day, because it is the peak of yang, and pressing this point can reduce yang.

Xiang Ying points are located on both sides of the nose and belong to the large intestine meridian of hand Yangming. As the name implies, if there is something wrong with the nose, such as a cold or allergic nose, the nasal cavity is blocked, so that you can't smell the fragrance, which has a direct effect on the treatment. Press your hands on Xiang Ying points on both sides every day, push up or rotate repeatedly for 2 minutes, and the nasal cavity will be obviously moist and unobstructed.

Adhering to these three acupoints can nourish lung qi and effectively prevent respiratory diseases such as rhinitis and cough.

In the second half of autumn, the hot air gradually disappears, and the weather is very cold in the morning and evening, so "dryness" meets "coolness" and forms coolness. At this time, we will use "moisturizing" to maintain our bodies. Besides thenar and Xiang Ying, Hegu point is the first choice.

Hegu point is the point on the large intestine meridian. Before going out every morning, press Xiang Ying point on both sides until the nose is wet, and then press Hegu point and Dayu point on both sides irregularly all day for 3 minutes at a time. This can clear the lungs and block the diseases that are prone to fall, such as pneumonia.

In autumn, besides pressing the above four acupoints, we should also pay attention to the aftercare of diet. Pay attention to eat less irritating food and don't overdo it; The five elements of the lung belong to gold, corresponding to the white of the five colors, so we should eat more white and bitter things to reduce the lung qi, so that the lung qi will decrease and work together with the other four viscera qi; In addition to warming the lungs, you should also try to eat something that moistens the lungs, such as dried fruits such as almonds and peach kernels, which have a moisturizing effect on the lungs. In addition, drink plenty of water, which is also the easiest way to raise lungs in autumn.