Huangdi Neijing says: Yang in spring and summer, Yin in autumn and winter. Spring is the season of human body's yang, so it is necessary to conform to the yin and yang of heaven and earth and give appropriate adjustments to make yang be declared. So this is the starting point of a healthy year.
Warm winter and cold spring make it particularly difficult to rise this spring. It is generally believed that spring needs yang. But today's spring is particularly difficult, because it has experienced warm winter and cold spring.
Warm winter leads to the chaos of qi movement between heaven and earth, winter should be cold but not cold, and Yang between heaven and earth should be hidden instead of hidden, but it will be released in advance. Life is between heaven and earth, and human yang is also influenced by the qi of heaven and earth, so it cannot be sealed. Warm winter leads to the loss of wood gas. According to common sense, cold winter and closed water vapor are the foundation of yang in the spring of next year. Now every winter, the sun be the spirit is released ahead of schedule, which leads to the uprooting of wood spirit, and the sun be the spirit is too strong, leading to the death of the sun be the spirit.
Late spring cold refers to the phenomenon that the temperature rises rapidly in early spring, but suddenly there is continuous low temperature weather in late spring. The rising spirit of the sun is just like the newly sprouted grass. It is pressed down by the cold, and the bud is pressed down by the cold. Although the cold has gone and the earth has warmed up, the vitality of the bud has been damaged and the motivation for rising is insufficient.
Three simple ways to help you improve your yang in spring. First, supplement the upward momentum. This method is specially aimed at people who are usually weak, easily afraid of cold and short of breath. This kind of people have difficulty in rising in spring because of lack of motivation, which leads to weak rise. It is advisable to reduce acid and increase pungent taste, which has the effect of pungent powder and is conducive to the rise of auxiliary liver. These foods are very common, such as leeks, parsley, green onions and bamboo shoots.
1, warm and fragrant leeks: As the saying goes, "eat leeks in spring and stink in summer." After the severe winter, the quality of leeks in early spring is the best. Leek is sweet in nature and has the function of warming the middle warmer and promoting qi, so it has the individual name "Qiyangcao". It is said that the troops of Emperor Yuan Renzong of the Yuan Dynasty overcame the cold weather in Xinjiang and defeated the invading troops of the Tsar, relying on sheep kidney and leek porridge provided by Hu Sihui, a doctor who was too much. It is most suitable for strengthening the body's resistance and preventing diseases. However, it should be noted that leeks have a certain exciting effect on the uterus, and pregnant women should be careful to eat them.
2, warm pulse, wormwood leaves to drive cold and dampness: there is also wormwood leaves. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Folium Artemisiae Argyi tastes bitter and dry, fragrant and warm, and belongs to liver, spleen and kidney, which can warm blood and channels, dispel cold and dampness and stop cold pain. Whether taken orally or externally, Artemisia argyi has the effects of nourishing qi and blood, dispelling cold and dampness, and warming meridians. In addition to moxibustion, soaking feet is also a common method for external use of mugwort leaves. Soaking feet with Folium Artemisiae Argyi, Fructus Zanthoxyli and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens can warm channels, dispel wind and remove dampness, and can be used to prevent and treat wind-cold colds, and can also help yang-qi rise.
3, acupoint moxibustion recommendation: Shenshu point of Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian is the back Shu point of kidney, weak and weak, with five strains and seven injuries, and the waist is as cold as ice.
Acupoint selection: in the sitting or prone position, take a line around the abdomen and waist through the navel, and the corresponding part in the navel is the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, and open 2 fingers from the lower edge of the spinous process to press the part with a feeling of soreness, which is the acupoint.
(1) Taixi point is the original point of the kidney meridian, that is to say, the original qi of the kidney meridian is concentrated here, which is a vibrant and noble place in the human body. Ancient physicians called it "one of the nine points of Huiyang".
Acupoint selection: Taixi point is located in the depression between the medial foot, the back of medial malleolus and the tendon of heel.
(2) Yongquan point is one of the commonly used acupoints of kidney meridian of foot shaoyin, which is located at the foot bottom. Huangdi Neijing said: "The kidney comes from a spring, and the spring is full of people." The name of acupoints means that the qi of the meridians of the kidney meridian is introduced from the Yang Qi of the sun, which promotes the hair growth of the qi of the meridians of the kidney meridian, just like moistening everything in the world.
Acupoint selection: On the sole of the foot, at the depression in front of the foot when the foot is curled up, you can see that the muscles of the sole form a "human" pattern when the foot is curled up, and Yongquan point is at the apex of this "human" pattern.
Second, keep the qi flowing smoothly. This method is specially aimed at people who are usually in a bad mood, prone to anxiety and depression, sighing and full of chest and hypochondrium. This is because the qi can't run smoothly and they can't rise.
Here is a dish, white crucian carp soup with shredded radish:
1 white radish (about 250g), 1 white crucian carp, 5 slices of ginger, mung bean sprouts, coriander, celery leaves and onion. Beginning of spring has the custom of eating radish, which can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen and relieve spring sleep!
The ingredients used in this dish are spicy, fragrant, vigorous and exciting. Beginning of spring has the custom of eating radishes, which can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen and relieve spring sleep. Celery and coriander spices can help the body relax liver qi, and mung bean sprouts symbolize germination and vitality. The whole soup meal can regulate qi and relieve difficulties.
But pay attention to white radish, not everyone is suitable. People with spleen deficiency eat less radish. Because radish has the function of regulating qi and relieving depression, it is best not to eat white radish often for people with weak spleen and stomach (manifested as loss of appetite and thin stool) and no stagnation. In addition, radish is cold, which is not suitable for cough and asthma (white sputum, thin body or foam) with deficiency cold as the main performance. Of course, if it is an acute attack, radish can still be used as an assistant when it is characterized by excessive phlegm, yellow color and sticky quality.
Third, clean up the road to rising hair This method is specifically aimed at people who are prone to moisture, have a thick and greasy tongue coating, and rot due to impassable roads, resulting in inability to rise hair.
Grass carp (Siniperca chuatsi) tail 1, lentil 30g, eyebrow bean 30g, coix seed 30g, dried tangerine peel 1 petal, ginger slices, salt and peanut oil. Grass carp (Siniperca chuatsi) is sweet, non-toxic, tender but not greasy, rich in nutrition, and has the effects of warming stomach, appetizing and nourishing.