Small knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine

"Three Drinks" in Mid-spring Health Care

White chrysanthemum tea: moistening dryness and removing fire

During this period, people are prone to gum swelling and pain, constipation and dryness, so you might as well drink some scented tea. Chrysanthemum in scented tea is better, and white chrysanthemum in chrysanthemum is better. It is recorded in ancient books: "chamomile is white, light, slightly bitter, peaceful and pure." Soaking chrysanthemum tea instead of water can disperse wind and heat, clear away heat and detoxify. Scallion drink: preventing colds

Mid-spring is the high incidence of influenza, so you can cook some scallion radish soup to drink. Cut the scallion into sections and boil it with radish slices; You can also cook rice porridge first, then add scallion and stew for a while. Drink some when your nose is blocked and your throat is uncomfortable, which can prevent colds.

Lily almond porridge: relieving cough and calming nerves

During this period, bacteria often spread, as do pollen and catkins in nature. If you often have a dry cough, it will be more serious at night, affecting rest and sleep. You can drink lily almond porridge. Lily has the functions of invigorating the middle energizer, warming the lung and relieving cough, while almond has the functions of eliminating phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma.

"Three Coverages" of Health Care in Mid-Spring

Protect your head and neck: avoid headaches

The first place to keep warm in spring is the head and neck, which can avoid the discomfort caused by cold in the head and neck, such as headache, dizziness, neck and shoulder pain or colds and tracheitis. You can wear a hat or scarf when you go out. It is not advisable to wear a low-necked or V-necked coat too early.

Protect the waist and abdomen: protect the waist and legs

The second place to keep warm is the waist and abdomen, because people's yang is based on pants and kidneys, which live in our waist and abdomen. Once the cold invades the human body, the yang in the kidney will be trapped in the lower part, and the east and west rings below our waist will be affected. At this time, numbness, pain and soreness of the lower limbs are prone to occur.

Protecting calves: protecting yang

The last place to keep warm is our calf, especially the outside of the calf, which is also the place to protect the yang. Some people will have headaches and other symptoms in cold weather. As the old saying goes, "cold starts from the feet", so "spring cover" should be thick under the clothes and thin on the clothes.

"Three Major Movements" of Health Care in Mid-Spring

Kneading Zusanli: Nourishing the Spleen and Stomach

To nourish the spleen and stomach, you can rub Zusanli (measure 4 horizontal fingers from the outside of the joint). When massaging, the calf slightly stretches forward, the index finger is placed on Zusanli point, the middle finger is pressed on the index finger, and the two fingers are pressed together. Zusanli point massage 1 min.

Push and knead the ribs: soothing the liver and regulating qi

Busy work at the beginning of the year will inevitably lead to stagnation of liver qi. You can try soothing the liver and massaging the ribs. That is, press your hands under your armpit and massage along the intercostal space until your hands touch your chest and return, and massage back and forth for 30 times, preferably with a warm feeling on your ribs.

Hot waist rubbing: activating kidney water

Finally, we should pay attention to the nursed back to health of kidney water. The waist is the house of the kidney. First rub your hands until your palms are hot, put them on both sides of your waist, and massage your waist up and down until you feel warm, about 200 times each time.