Principles of summer health preservation
The first is to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Humidity is a great scourge in summer. In addition, the spleen and stomach function is low in summer, and there are often symptoms such as poor appetite, diarrhea, and white greasy tongue coating. Always take something that strengthens the spleen and promotes diuresis. Generally, products with the functions of invigorating spleen, aromatizing and eliminating dampness, lightly infiltrating and promoting diuresis are selected, such as Pogostemon rugosa, lotus seeds and Eupatorium odoratum.
The second is to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. In summer, the temperature is high, the summer heat is evil and people's hearts are strong. Therefore, some drugs with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart-fire and purging fire are often used to dispel summer heat, such as chrysanthemum, mint, honeysuckle, forsythia, lotus leaf and so on.
The third is to nourish the lungs and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that according to the law of five elements, the heart is full of fire in summer, and the lung and kidney are weak, so it is necessary to pay attention to nourishing the yin of the lung and kidney. You can choose Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae, Lily, Mulberry, and drugs that use acid to collect lung qi, such as Schisandra chinensis, to prevent excessive sweating and damage body fluid.
The fourth is the treatment of winter diseases in summer. The so-called treatment of winter diseases in summer means that the human body and the outside world are full of yang in summer, and some diseases that are prone to occur in winter are treated by oral Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture and other external treatments. Frostbite in winter can be prevented if fresh sesame flowers are used to wipe the places that are prone to frostbite; Applying ointment to acupoints in winter can treat asthma and rhinitis.
Principles of TCM health preservation at four seasons in summer:
First, nourishing yin and strengthening yang.
? Nourishing yin and strengthening yang? This is determined by the climate characteristics in summer. It's humid in summer? Evil spirits? , but the nature of the two is completely opposite.
Summer belongs to? Yang evil? Easy to consume human body fluids, leading to human body? Hot change? Common coping methods are summer, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. Wet belongs to? Yin evil? Its characteristics are descending, heavier and turbid. When the humidity is heavy, the easily affected organ of the human body is the spleen of the earth. When the spleen is sleepy, the stomach will be uncomfortable, so there will be abdominal distension, no desire to eat, deformed stool and sometimes cold limbs. Therefore, at this time, we should also support the yang, such as taking Wuling powder to warm the yang and remove dampness.
Second, strengthen the spleen and stomach.
In summer, people drink a lot of water, which greatly increases the workload of transporting the spleen and stomach to Shui Gu and getting wet. Physical exertion is large, which requires the spleen and stomach to be in a good state. In this case, it is very important to maintain the spleen and stomach.
You can eat some irritating spices in summer, such as pepper, coriander, garlic, vinegar, ginger, onion and so on. In addition, bitter gourd can also be eaten more; Eat cold drinks in moderation and don't hurt the spleen and stomach for the time being; You can also massage points such as abdomen (don't massage when you are full and hungry) and Zusanli.
Third, clear the heart and nourish the heart.
Summer corresponds to fire on the five elements and heart on the five internal organs. This season is also the season with the greatest heart load. The red sun is like fire, the blood flow of human body is accelerated, and the workload of the heart is increased. This kind of weather is also easy to make people emotional, so it is necessary to clear the heart and reduce the fire. To clear your heart, you must first learn to escape the heat. Since it is hot, it will be less in crowded places. Secondly, ensure enough sleep and learn to sleep? Meridian sleep? Go to bed before noon (23: 00) and take a nap at noon (1 1 ~ 13: 00). In addition, you can eat some cool foods, such as lotus seed porridge, lily porridge, mung bean soup, red bean soup and so on. & gt& gt Efficacy and Function of Mung Bean
In addition to the above three principles of keeping in good health in summer, Shi also reminded everyone that in summer, attention should be paid to preventing multiple diseases such as Japanese encephalitis, heatstroke, diarrhea and dysentery. Prevention can be summarized in one sentence: clean outside, clean inside. On the one hand, maintain food hygiene, pay attention to summer vacation, and create a? Clean? External microclimate; On the other hand, it ensures that the functions of the spleen and stomach, heart and lungs work well and can resist external pathogens. If you do these two things, you can naturally spend the summer.