moxibustion
Dragon Boat Festival is the source day of summer solstice and the beginning of seasonal "summer sickness" in traditional Chinese medicine. As early as Huangdi Neijing, there were descriptions of summer diseases, which were considered to be febrile diseases caused by cold pathogens in winter and summer. After the Dragon Boat Festival, the human body is in a hot and humid environment. At this time, it can get twice the result with half the effort by moxibustion to strengthen yang and eliminate dampness.
Artemisia argyi is a kind of medicinal plant, which tastes bitter, slightly warm and nontoxic, and has the functions of warming qi and blood, dispelling cold and dampness, and avoiding filth with fragrance. Moxibustion is a process of processing wormwood into moxa wool, applying moxibustion on acupoints or parts, warming qi and blood, dispelling cold and removing dampness, and enhancing immunity to resist external evils with the help of slight heat generated.
Medicinal component decoction
Chinese medicine believes that the solstice in summer is the most prosperous season of the year. At this time, the yang of the human body leaks out, the qi and blood flow outward, the skin is slack, the pores are open, the consumption is excessive, and the yang in the human body is weakened. Therefore, Chinese medicine pays attention to "nourishing yang in spring and summer", which can be prevented and conditioned in advance through related drugs.
On the basis of this theory, the acupuncture department of Anyang regional hospital has developed a decoction for nourishing summer and relieving summer heat, which is suitable for the old, middle-aged and young generations from three aspects: strengthening the spleen, moistening the lungs and relieving summer heat, so as to help everyone warm the middle warmer and dispel cold, relieve exterior symptoms and relieve summer heat, exorcise evil spirits and prevent diseases.
prescribe a diet
In diet, it is mainly cool and light. Due to the warm and dry summer, the consumption increases, so we should increase the intake of mung beans, lentils, yam, euryales and coix seed. If you sweat a lot in summer, you should drink more boiled water, or fry green tea, chrysanthemums and bamboo leaves to avoid overeating and catching a cold.
daily life
In daily life, we should avoid being too tired, going to bed late and getting up early, and taking a nap at noon to maintain the yang; Open the window for ventilation in the morning and evening, and close the doors and windows at noon to prevent heatstroke; You can't blow directly at the fan or air conditioner when you sleep, and the indoor temperature can't be adjusted too low.
mood
Chinese medicine pays attention to nourishing the heart in summer, and the five elements belong to fire in summer, and the five internal organs correspond to the heart. In the spiritual pivot, "the heart is the master of the five internal organs and the home of the spirit". Too high temperature in summer can easily make people nervous, fluctuate psychologically, and cause myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia and bad temper. Therefore, nourishing the heart in summer not only refers to maintaining the heart, but also includes psychological aspects. In addition, "Su Wen's Theory of Yin and Yang should be alike" says: "Too happy and too sad." Therefore, in summer, it is important to cultivate one's mind and maintain a happy and stable mood. Don't be overjoyed, lest it lead to endogenous heart fire, lax mind and physical discomfort.