In traditional Chinese medicine, the lung is a subtle and important organ. The lungs are called "canopy", which means that the lungs, like umbrellas, provide shelter for the internal organs.
"Controlling the Breathing Qi" is the most important work of the lung, which is connected with the nose and mouth.
Therefore, gas can directly enter the lungs. When lung qi is injured, the breath qi will change abnormally, and then respiratory symptoms such as cough and asthma will appear. In addition, the lung also presides over the water-liquid metabolism of the human body and connects the channels of water, just like rivers in nature flow from high places to low places. The lung is equivalent to the water source of human body height. Driven by qi, water flows around the skin surface and human internal organs.
Seven methods of nourishing lung
1, laughter: Xuanfei
There is a saying in Chinese medicine called "Laugh often and open your lungs". Laughter can dilate the lungs. When people laugh, they will unconsciously take a deep breath, clean the respiratory tract, make breathing smooth, and let every cell in the body get enough oxygen.
2, take a deep breath: Qingfei
Moderate deep breathing helps to clear the lungs. Introduce two simple and effective breathing methods.
Abdominal breathing: open your arms, expand your chest as much as possible, and then breathe through your abdomen. The purpose of this breathing method is to increase vital capacity.
Breathing with contracted lips: take a quick breath and "blow" it out slowly like whistling when exhaling. The purpose is to make the air stay in the lungs for a longer time and make the gas exchange in the lungs more adequate. Patients with bronchitis can often do it.
3, massage: lung protection
Press the Xiang Ying point, and the outside of the thumb of both hands will rub against each other. After feeling feverish, massage up and down the bridge of the nose and both sides of the nose with your outer thumb for about 60 times, and then massage the Xiang Ying points on both sides of the nose for 20 times, and do one or two groups in the morning and evening.
Knock on Shu Fei point, sit in the front chair every night before going to bed, with your knees naturally separated, your hands on your thighs, your head closed, your whole body relaxed, and you will stay in your abdomen. Inhale in the chest, make fists with both hands, and pat Shu Fei point on the back (located under the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra on the back, with two fingers on the left and right) for dozens of times. At the same time, raise your hand and pat the back from bottom to top for about 10 minute.
4, active cough: net lung
When human body inhales pollutants in the air, it will cause bronchi, poisoning and even cancer in severe cases. In autumn, we should pay attention to open the window frequently for ventilation, and take the initiative to cough in fresh air every morning and evening to remove pollutants from respiratory tract and lungs and reduce lung damage.
5. Exercise: Healthy lungs
Doing more chest expansion exercises can play a role in strengthening the lungs. At the same time, pay attention to the exercise of respiratory system and advocate abdominal breathing.
6. Take the initiative to drink water: beneficial to the lungs
The autumn climate is dry, and the human body loses a lot of water. It is necessary to replenish water in time to maintain the normal humidity of the lungs and respiratory tract.
7, diet: Runfei
Lotus seed, Gordon Euryale seed, swim bladder and honey can nourish yin and moisten lung, and so can rock sugar tremella soup, Yuzhu Qiuli soup, Sydney cream, lily lotus seed soup, yam lotus seed soup and Gordon Euryale yam soup.
Nine Kinds of Autumn Lung-moistening Tea
1, radish tea c
100 5g of white radish, 5g of tea and a little salt. First, wash the white radish, slice it and cook it, add a little salt to taste it, then brew the tea for 5 minutes and pour it into the radish juice. It has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, regulating qi and stimulating appetite, and is suitable for people with cough and excessive phlegm and poor appetite.
2. Jiangsu tea
Prepare 3 grams of ginger and 3 grams of perilla leaves. Shred ginger, wash perilla leaves and brew with boiling water 10 minutes. It has the functions of regulating qi, dispelling cold and regulating stomach, and is suitable for common cold, headache and fever.
3. Tremella tea
Prepare 20g of tremella, 5g of tea and 20g of rock sugar. First, wash the tremella, stew it with water and rock sugar, then soak the tea for 5 minutes, add the juice to the tremella soup, and stir it evenly before taking. It has the effects of nourishing yin, reducing fire, moistening lung and relieving cough, and is suitable for cough due to yin deficiency.
4.orange tea
Prepare 3 grams of oranges and 5 grams of green tea. Brew in boiling water, then steam in a pot for 20 minutes before taking. It has the functions of moistening lung, resolving phlegm, regulating qi and relieving cough, and is suitable for cough with excessive phlegm and sticky phlegm in autumn.
5. Polygonatum tea
Choose fresh Polygonatum sibiricum about 30g, slice it and put it into a larger cup, then soak it in 150CC warm water, and after a few minutes, soak it in 400CC warm water for about three minutes. It has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, moistening lung and nourishing yin.
6. Tianmaidong tea
Take Radix Asparagi and Radix Ophiopogonis each 12g, soak in 300ml hot boiling water 10 min, and drink tea without residue, which has the functions of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, clearing away lung heat and reducing fire.
7. Shashen Jujube Tea
Take Adenophora adenophora 15g, 5 jujubes, add appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and soak 15min, and you can drink it, which has the function of nourishing yin and promoting fluid production.
8. Yuzhu rock sugar tea
Take Polygonatum odoratum 15g, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, add appropriate amount of boiling water, cover with 15min, and mix with chopsticks before drinking, which has the functions of nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, moistening throat and benefiting lung.
9, reed root honey tea
Take 25 grams of fresh reed rhizome, add appropriate amount of honey and heated water, cover and soak for 10 minute, and mix well with chopsticks before drinking, which has the effects of clearing heat, promoting fluid production, moistening lung and relieving sore throat.
Seven kinds of lung-tonifying fruits
1 grape
Grape is nutritious, sweet and sour, and has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting qi and blood, promoting fluid production and diuresis. Raw food can nourish yin and relieve annoyance. Pour the juice with cooked honey, fry the paste, and take it with boiling water. It is especially good for treating vexation and thirst. Regular consumption is beneficial to neurasthenia and fatigue. After the grapes are dried in the sun, the contents of iron and sugar are relatively increased, which is a good tonic for children, women and the weak and anemic.
2.pomegranate
Pomegranate is warm and sweet, and has the effect of promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. People with insufficient body fluid, dry mouth and throat, and restless thirst can be used as a good diet therapy. Pomegranate juice or decoction can clear away heat and toxic materials, moisten lung, relieve cough, kill insects and stop dysentery, and can be used to treat infantile malnutrition, chronic diarrhea and dysentery.
3. Sugarcane
Sugarcane juice is flat and sweet, which is a good product for relieving fever, promoting fluid production, moistening dryness and nourishing. It can help the spleen to harmonize the middle energizer, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, treat choking and stop vomiting, and has the reputation of "Natural Fumai Decoction". Traditional Chinese medicine often uses it as a refreshing agent to treat dry mouth, insufficient body fluid, dry stool, high fever, polydipsia and so on.
4.pierce
Pear meat is sweet and delicious, tender and juicy, and has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, moistening lung and promoting fluid production, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. It can be eaten raw, squeezed, stewed or boiled, and has a good therapeutic effect on cough due to lung heat, measles, cough in the elderly and bronchitis. If you take it with water chestnut, honey, sugar cane and other juices, the effect will be better.
5. Jujube
Jujube can nourish the stomach, strengthen the spleen, replenish qi and promote fluid production, and has the effects of moistening the heart and lungs, regulating the camp and health, nourishing the spleen and soil, nourishing the five internal organs, treating intestinal addiction and treating deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine often uses it to treat children's autumn dysentery, women's dirty dryness, lung deficiency cough, boredom and insomnia. It is a widely used tonic medicine.
6. Citrus fruit trees
Citrus is cool and sweet, which has the effects of promoting fluid production, relieving cough, moistening lung and resolving phlegm, sobering up and diuresis. Suitable for weak body, thirst due to insufficient body fluid after fever, thirst due to alcohol injury, etc. Juicing or honey decoction is especially good for treating cough caused by lung heat.
7. Persimmons
Persimmon has the effects of moistening lung and relieving cough, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, resolving phlegm and softening hardness. Eating fresh persimmon raw has a good effect on pulmonary tuberculosis, cough due to deficiency-heat lung flaccidity, cough with excessive phlegm, mental fatigue and hemoptysis. Persimmons are red, soft and ripe, and can be used to treat fever, polydipsia, dry mouth, rotten lips, heart heat and dysentery.