1. Proper warming and nourishing Yang Qi and yang qi refer to Yang Qi of human body, while Yang Qi and yin essence are both opposite and unified. Yang refers to the function of human body; Yin essence generally refers to the material basis of the human body. Chinese medicine believes that "the sun be the spirit sticks to it", that is to say, the sun be the spirit plays a defensive role in the human body, which can make the human body strong and avoid the invasion of six evils in nature. The so-called nourishing yang in spring diet is to eat some foods that can warm and replenish the human yang, so as to enrich the human yang. Only in this way can we enhance the human body's resistance and resist the invasion of common cold pathogens. Li Shizhen, a famous physician in Ming Dynasty, quoted local customs in Compendium of Materia Medica, saying that "spicy dishes such as onion, garlic, leek, Artemisia and mustard are mixed". In addition to Polygonum hydropiper, Artemisia and other wild vegetables, onions, garlic and leeks are all good aphrodisiac herbs.
Because the yang stored in the kidney is the root of yang. Therefore, supplementing yang in the diet also contains the meaning of nourishing kidney yang. In this regard, for example, Zhang Zhicong said in "Su Wen Notes": "In the spring of Xia Zhishi, the yang is abundant outside and suffers from internal losses. In autumn and winter, the yin is abundant outside and suffers from internal losses. The sage raises the yang in spring and summer and the yin in autumn and winter, and raises it from its roots." "From its root" here is to nourish kidney yang, because kidney yang is the root of a whole body yang. As soon as possible in summer, the yang in the human body is sufficient on the body surface, but insufficient in the body. Therefore, we should eat more things that nourish kidney yang in our diet. For example, as the saying goes, "It's really cold in summer and really hot in winter" means this.
2. More sweet and less sour. Sun Simiao, a drug king and great health care practitioner in the Tang Dynasty, said: "It is advisable to save acid and sweeten it in spring to nourish the temper." It means that during the six solar terms in spring, people should eat less sour food and more sweet food, which has the benefits of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry. The spleen and stomach are strong and can prolong life. However, spring is a season of vigorous liver qi, and the function of the liver is on the high side. According to the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, liver belongs to wood, spleen belongs to soil, and wood and soil coexist, that is, liver depression hurts spleen and affects its digestion and absorption function.
Chinese medicine also believes that five flavors enter the five internal organs, such as sour taste in the liver, sweet taste in the spleen and salty taste in the kidney. If you eat more sour food, you can strengthen the function of the liver and make the already high liver qi more vigorous, which will greatly hurt the spleen and stomach qi. In view of this, another important principle in the diet of six solar terms in spring is to eat less sour food to prevent excessive liver qi; Excessive liver qi impairs spleen and stomach function; At the same time, sweets into the spleen can tonify the temper, so eat more, such as jujube, crispy rice, yam and other sweets.
3. Light and diverse greasy foods are easy to make people feel full, hinder the intake of various nutrients, make people feel tired and sleepy after meals, and reduce work efficiency. This is also one of the incentives for "spring sleep", so the diet in spring should be light and avoid eating greasy and greasy foods, such as fat pork and fried food. In spring, we should advocate diversification, avoid singleness and monotony, and match the diet scientifically and reasonably, such as the staple food with coarse and fine grains, the non-staple food with vegetarian dishes, soup and vegetables, etc. Only in this way can we get more comprehensive nutrition from a variety of foods and make people energetic.
It is wise to eat more fresh vegetables. After the cold winter, people generally have insufficient intake of vitamins, inorganic salts and trace elements. For example, stomatitis, angular stomatitis, glossitis, night blindness and some skin diseases are common in winter, all of which are caused by eating less fresh vegetables. So we must eat more fresh vegetables in the six solar terms in spring to make up for the nutritional deficiency caused by eating less vegetables in winter.
5. It's windy in six solar terms in spring, so it's advisable to replenish body fluid. The common cold is easy to attack people, causing body fluids to leak out, causing dry mouth, rough skin, dry cough and sore throat. Therefore, it is advisable to eat more foods that can supplement human body fluids in the diet. Commonly used are citrus, honey, sugar cane and so on. , its supplementary standard is not thirsty, not too much. Because many foods that produce saliva are sour, eating too much can easily lead to hyperactivity of liver qi.
6. It is advisable to clear the so-called internal heat, which means that there is stagnation or phlegm heat in the body. Heat is contained inside. In the six solar terms in spring, when the body is encouraged by the external atmosphere, it will spread outward, which will lead to dizziness, physical boredom, chest tightness, cough, excessive phlegm and heavy limbs. In severe cases, it will form fever and even invade internal organs.
The formation of stagnation in the body is because in the long winter, in order to avoid the cold, people often wear thick cotton-padded clothes or fur to sit by the fire of Wangwang. I like to eat steaming meals and drink hot porridge and soup. Some old people often drink some wine. These are all necessary in winter, but they accumulate more repressed calories in the body.
There are many ways to get rid of stagnation heat, but it is best to eat more foods that can get rid of stagnation heat, and it is best to choose some medicated diets.
7. Avoid sticky, cold, fat, sweet and thick taste. Excess of liver qi in the six solar terms in spring damages the spleen and the absorption and digestion function of the spleen and stomach. Hard, cold, fat, sweet and thick food is not easy to digest, and the spleen and stomach function is poor, which not only can produce phlegm and dampness, but also further aggravate and damage the spleen and stomach function.
The dietary supplement principle of the six solar terms in spring is mainly the above seven points, but the specific transportation should also be handled according to the individual's physique, age, occupation, disease, region and other different situations. For example, diabetics should not eat sweets even in spring. People with yang-abundant constitution don't need to replenish yang-abundant, because yang-abundant is inherent in the body. Those with yin deficiency and fire flourishing should also be cautious in tonifying yang. In a word, the above dietary supplement principles are put forward according to the general situation, and the application must be different from person to person, from place to place and from illness, so as to be beneficial to health.