Today I'm going to teach you a truly complete method of conditioning cold constitution in dog days. There are three steps to dispel cold in dog days, namely "preventing cold", "expelling cold" and "nourishing yang". Because cold is a progressive process from the outside to the inside.
Therefore, in the face of colds, preventing colds has become the first step, which can reduce the invasion of cold to the body from the source. If you want to do a good job in cold prevention, the first thing you should pay attention to is our back, which has our bladder meridian and Du meridian, which is where the yang is, so don't catch cold on your back. If you need to wait in an air-conditioned room for a long time because of work, you'd better wear shawls and stockings to prevent the cold from invading. But also remind everyone that we can't be 100% cold-proof. Because whether it is the change of the outside weather or the influence of the surrounding environment, such as subways, shopping malls, companies, etc., there will always be cold, and we will sneak into our bodies when we are not paying attention.
So the second step is to dispel cold, but the "cold" here mainly refers to "exterior cold", that is, the cold that has just invaded the body surface and is not deep. How to catch a cold? Traditional Chinese medicine wants to find a channel for evil spirits, that is, to expel cold and dampness through sweat and urine, so we can just use the sun in the dog days to sweat out the cold, so we should bask in the back when driving out the cold in the second step. How to sunbathe? Let me tell you the correct steps. First of all, we should choose a time, preferably 9: 00 a.m. 10, or around 5: 00 p.m., when the sun is not particularly strong, to prevent us from getting heatstroke during sunbathing. Then, drink plenty of water when sunbathing. It doesn't take long to dry your back for the first time. Starting from 20 minutes, on the one hand, you should know your physical endurance, on the other hand, you should not sweat excessively, just sweat properly. But be careful not to expose your head directly to the sun. The head is the meeting of the sun. Long-term exposure will cause dizziness, heatstroke and chest tightness. It is recommended to cover it with a sun hat. This is the second step in the process of expelling cold.
A friend said that my body was cold for a long time, and the cold entered my internal organs, and there were many symptoms, such as abdominal pain after eating cold food, cough in winter, joint pain and so on. At this time, we can replenish yang at the same time in the third step. How can I make up for yang? Then you need to see where your problems are and choose the way to replenish yang through dialectics.
For example, you always feel that you eat less, have bloating, and feel cold at ordinary times, especially in your limbs, and your stool is sparse. Even if the grain is not melted, your tongue is light and fat or has teeth marks, and your tongue coating is white and slippery, you should warm up the yang of the spleen and stomach. You can refer to Fuzi Lizhong Pill. We can use it before drying the back, and then introduce the yang into the spleen and stomach with the help of the meridian tropism of traditional Chinese medicine. When the yang of the spleen and stomach is sufficient, the cold of the spleen and stomach can be excreted through sweating.
But if you often feel back pain, often feel back chills, or diarrhea, frequent urination, nocturia. The tongue is pale with white fur. At this time, we should warm and tonify kidney yang. You can refer to Gui You pills. Introduce yang into kidney meridian.
Then if you often cough and asthma in winter, you are prone to catch a cold, be afraid of cold and wind, and sweat easily. At this time, it is necessary to nourish the lungs and expel lung cold. You can refer to Xuan Tong Li Fei Pills. Use the same method to get rid of the cold in the lungs before drying your back.
But if you often have joint pain, neck, shoulder, back and leg pain, especially after a cold, we can refer to Yaotongning and try to bask in the sun in any painful place. You can sunbathe for a while and cover other parts to prevent excessive sweating or heatstroke.
Well, this is our three-step method to get rid of colds and improve cold and dampness with the help of dog days. Have you learned?