1. What's the function of bathing in spring?
Taking a bath in spring can soothe the liver qi.
Chinese medicine believes that human body function is still in a closed state in early spring. At this time, the health care method should pay attention to "warm the skin when it is cold". In general, we should pay attention to keep warm in our life, keep the temperature of our body and skin warm, and avoid venting prematurely. So does spring bath conform to this healthy principle? Chinese medicine believes that the first thing to do in spring is to nourish the liver. "Huang Ting Jing" says that "the liver regulates qi for a long time", which means that liver qi is more expensive than comfort, and bathing in spring can disperse liver qi.
Bathing itself will put the human body in a warmer environment, make the qi and blood in your body run faster, and help to dredge and reach the liver qi. If you are a group with poor liver, you can add some herbs such as Bupleurum, dried tangerine peel, mint, rose and turmeric to nourish and protect your liver when you take a bath in spring.
It should be noted that the water temperature of bathing in spring can't be as high as that in winter, so we should choose warm bathing water without burning, so as to really promote the yang.
Bathing in spring is good for health.
From the above, we can know that bathing in spring can maintain the liver, so what can we do to get twice the result with half the effort?
Drink a cup of warm water before bathing in spring.
Many friends don't know how to drink water before taking a shower. In fact, when you take a bath, your body temperature will rise, and the speed of sweating will also accelerate, so it is easy to dehydrate if you take a bath for too long. Drinking a cup of warm water before taking a bath can avoid this situation.
Massage your body in the spring bath.
Regular massage of the body's acupoints can play a role in health care, which is more effective when taking a bath. Taking a bath in spring can massage Shi Feng point on the outer thigh by the way, and also has the function of dredging liver qi. When taking a bath, press Shi Feng point in circles with your thumb until you feel sore. Press it every 5- 10 second to stop, and repeat the massage 10 times.
Take a bath in spring, pay attention to time and water temperature.
As mentioned above, the water temperature of spring bath should not be too high, otherwise it will easily burn the skin and will not play a role in health preservation. So what is the most suitable temperature for spring bath? Experts say that according to personal feelings, the appropriate water temperature is the temperature at which you feel warm when you enter the water, but you don't get burnt. In addition, the bath time is best controlled within 20 minutes.
2. Five taboos for bathing
(1) Don't use shower gel.
When taking a bath, the neck, armpits and genitals can be properly washed with shower gel, and other parts of the body can be washed with warm water.
(2) Choose a suitable shower gel
In the dry season, the elderly should choose a bath lotion with oily emollient emulsion ingredients, and do not use soap or soap with excessive alkalinity.
(3) Don't be too hot.
The water temperature is controlled at about 35 to 40 degrees Celsius. Generally wash 1 or 2 times a week.
(4) Don't scrub hard
Old people especially like taking a bath, but they don't know that it will destroy the protective film of the skin and attract bacteria to invade the body.
(5) Take care of your skin after taking a shower.
Within 5 minutes after bathing, apply an appropriate amount of water-based and oil-based emollients to the whole body. Prevent dry skin and dandruff.