After the Spring Festival, it is followed by the rain solar term. Rain is the source of the growth of all things, and this solar term also means that spring is coming to us. But what is rain? How to regulate the spleen and stomach in rainy solar terms?

Gregorian calendar every February 18 or so is a rainy solar term. Rain, "the bucket refers to rain, the east wind thaws, the ice and snow disperse into water and turn into rain, hence the name rain." Rain not only indicates the beginning of rainfall, but also indicates that rainfall begins to increase.

With the arrival of rain and solar terms, snowflakes are flying, and the cold air is gradually disappearing, while the days of spring breeze, melting ice and snow, moist air, mild sunshine and drizzle are coming to us. Du Fu has a poem: "Good rain knows the season, when spring happens. Sneak into the night with the wind and moisten things silently. " The poet vividly described that spring is the season when everything germinates and grows. It will come when it needs rain. This spring rain is accompanied by gentle wind. When night falls, it moistens everything quietly, silently and carefully. The poet personifies the rain by personification, saying that it "knows the season" and knows how to meet the objective needs. In spring, everything germinates and grows, and it rains just when it is needed. A word "good" not only praises "rain", but also praises those who bring timely rain to those in need. The poet expects such "good rain" and likes such "good rain".

People often say: "Spring blossoms, and rain is busy to send fertilizer." A year's plan lies in spring, how to see the spring rain. For farmers, rain is a crucial period for Koharu to manage and Da Chun to prepare for farming, and our life is full of new hopes.

According to the influence of rain and solar terms on nature, I emphasized the importance of "nourishing the spleen and stomach" in the chapter of health preservation. Because Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach are the "acquired foundation" and "the source of qi and blood biochemistry", the strength of the spleen and stomach is an important factor that determines people's longevity. Zhang Jingyue, a physician in the Ming Dynasty, said, "rustic qi is the source of all things, and stomach qi is the master of health preservation. A strong stomach is strong and a weak stomach is weak. Live with a stomach and die without one. Therefore, a health practitioner must put the spleen and stomach first. " (In the relationship between the five elements and the five internal organs, the soil in the five elements corresponds to the spleen in the five internal organs. ) Book Compilation-Dirty Qi and Dirty Virtue pointed out: "Those who nourish the spleen, nourish the qi, and nourish the health." It can be seen that a healthy spleen and stomach is the basis for people's health and longevity.

Why is liver wood related to spleen soil in spring? In the application of the theory of five elements in traditional Chinese medicine, the physiological functions of five internal organs are explained by the characteristics of five elements. The liver belongs to wood, which is flexible, tall and straight, smooth and has the characteristics of hair growth, so the liver likes to remove depression and has the function of stopping diarrhea. Spleen (stomach) belongs to soil and has biochemical characteristics. Spleen also has the functions of digesting Shui Gu, transporting essence, nourishing the internal organs and limbs, and is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. The five zang-organs are interrelated in physiology and affect each other in pathology. In the transmission and change of the relationship between the five elements, Mu Wang took the soil as his advantage, that is, the liver wood was too strong, and the spleen soil was cut off. That is to say, because the liver wood was too sparse, the spleen and stomach were qi-deficient, the liver gas was too stagnant, and the spleen and stomach were also qi-stagnant. Difficult menstruation is called "reverse transmission", that is, liver disease spreads to the spleen. Therefore, we should pay attention to the characteristics of hair growth in spring, support the yang, and avoid hurting the spleen and stomach.

Traditional Chinese medicine calls the spleen and stomach "the sea of water valley", which has the functions of benefiting qi, promoting metabolism and nourishing blood. The material basis of human functional activities, such as Wei Ying, Qi and blood, body fluid and essence. , are born in the spleen and stomach, spleen and stomach are strong, the source of metaplasia is sufficient, and the function of viscera can be vigorous; Spleen and stomach are also the hinge of qi movement. The coordination of spleen and stomach can promote and regulate the metabolism of the body and ensure the coordination and balance of life activities. The vitality of the human body is the foundation of health, and the spleen and stomach are the foundation of vitality. Li Dongyuan, a famous doctor in Yuan Dynasty, put forward the view that spleen and stomach injury led to the decline of vitality, and the decline of vitality led to death. In his theory of spleen and stomach: "Qi, also called primordial qi, is the innate essence, and it can't be nourished without stomach qi". And pointed out: "Internal injury to the spleen and stomach, numerous diseases." It shows that spleen and stomach weakness is the master of all diseases.

"General Theory of Materia Medica" said: "Those who are good at keeping in good health should be nurtured internally, while those who are not good at keeping in good health should be nurtured externally. Those who support the outside world are real. They are eager for quick success, greedy for money and affectionate, but they don't know that the outside is actually empty inside. Those who are good at nourishing the five internal organs and six internal organs will make the internal organs peaceful, keep the triple energizer in position, and have a proper diet. " It can be seen that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of life and health, and doctors and health preserving families in past dynasties have attached great importance to the care of the spleen and stomach. Modern medical experiments have proved that regulating the spleen and stomach can effectively improve human immune function and prevent aging.

The specific methods of regulating the spleen and stomach can be selectively adjusted according to their own conditions, such as diet regulation, drug regulation, daily rest and relaxation.

1, diet adjustment

The climate gets warmer in spring, however, it is windy and dry, which often leads to dry skin, dry mouth and chapped lips. Therefore, we should eat more fresh vegetables and juicy fruits to replenish human moisture. Because spring is the beginning of everything's hair growth, and the yang has passed, we should eat less greasy things to avoid helping the yang to leak out, otherwise the liver will grow too much and hurt the spleen. Sun Simiao, a health care scientist in the Tang Dynasty, said in Qian Jin Fang: "On the seventy-second day of spring, acid is preserved and sweetened to nourish temper.". Among the five elements, liver belongs to wood, tastes sour, spleen belongs to soil, tastes sweet, and wood is better than soil. Therefore, the spring diet should eat less sour and eat more sweet to nourish the spleen. You can choose leek, Toona sinensis, lily, pea seedling, chrysanthemum, shepherd's purse, bamboo shoots, yam, lotus root, taro, radish, water chestnut, sugar cane and so on.

"Thousand Women's Moon Order": "It is advisable to eat porridge in the first month, and ... eat rehmannia porridge to tonify the kidney. "(fresh rehmannia glutinosa 150g, mash and take juice for later use, 50g of japonica rice is washed, and appropriate amount of rock sugar is added. After the porridge is cooked, pour the fresh rehmannia juice into the porridge and simmer for 20 minutes. ) 2. Windproof porridge is used to disperse the wind of limbs. Take a portion of Radix Saposhnikoviae, boil soup to remove juice, and cook porridge. Third, perilla porridge, take a perilla, fry it until it is slightly yellow and fragrant, and fry it to cook porridge. " Eat less cold and sticky food to avoid hurting the spleen and stomach.

Tips on health care and diet therapy in rainy season

Edible: Lotus seeds, red dates, glutinous rice, yam, sugar cane, white rice and green leafy vegetables. People who love allergies in early spring should pay special attention to the maintenance of the spleen and stomach, which can effectively improve the immune function of the body. People with healthy spleen and stomach are seldom allergic. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen and stomach belong to soil and have the characteristics of biochemical things. Physiologically, it has the functions of digesting Shui Gu, dispersing and nourishing the internal organs and limbs, and is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. Sweet foods can strengthen the spleen and benefit qi, such as red dates, yams, lotus seeds (without removing the core), honey, sugar cane, white rice, glutinous rice and so on. Drink more porridge in the dry north, and the temperature in the south is wet and cold, nourishing the spleen and stomach. Green leafy vegetables should be eaten in moderation, soothing the liver and regulating qi, which is helpful for constipation in early spring.

Eat less: bamboo shoots, chicken, beef, seafood, hawthorn, barbecue, cold drinks. Bamboo shoots, chicken, beef and seafood are all "hair products", so people who are allergic should eat less. Orange, dark plum and hawthorn taste sour, which is not conducive to the rise of liver qi. Do not eat too much. Hot, spicy, irritating and hot pot barbecue will aggravate the heat accumulation in the intestine, and then feeling cold or rheumatism will easily lead to skin rubella or eczema, so eat less or not. Eating hot and cold is also harmful to the stomach. Eat more moderate food in mild spring.

No food: liver, raw onion, frog, snake, soft-shelled turtle, mutton, pepper, pepper and white wine.

2, drug aftercare

It is necessary to consider the biochemical function of the spleen and stomach, and regulate the spleen and stomach with the method of rising yang. Radix Adenophorae, Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Semen Cassiae, Flos Chrysanthemi, Radix Polygoni Multiflori powder and Buzhong Yiqi decoction can be selected.

3. Psychological adjustment

"Anger, sadness and fear will all hurt your vitality." Therefore, in psychological adjustment, you should be calm and take it lightly, and don't be in vain to nourish your vitality.

4, daily life and rest.

Have a regular life and combine work and rest. That is, conform to nature, protect vitality, follow the laws of natural changes, and adjust the rhythm of life process with the changes of time, space and seasons, so as to achieve the purposes of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach, conditioning the day after tomorrow and prolonging life.

Four points that should be paid attention to in rainwater solar terms health care

With the arrival of rain solar terms, the prelude of spring rain is about to begin. But if there is too much rain and humidity, you will not only feel heavy all over, but also have symptoms such as loss of appetite, indigestion and diarrhea. During this period, it is necessary to strengthen the maintenance of the spleen and stomach, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. Let's take a look at the precautions of rain and solar terms.

1, the rainy season is cold, so we should pay attention to cultivating clothes according to the temperature. At the same time, don't eat too much cold food, and don't drink herbal tea. You can eat some warm sweets to nourish the spleen and stomach and avoid catching cold. As Sun Simiao, the drug king of the Tang Dynasty, said, "It is advisable to keep sour and sweet in spring to nourish your temper."

Rain is still a solar term in early spring, especially in the north, which is still relatively cold. Therefore, it is not advisable to do too strenuous exercise, and let the liver-qi rise slowly and gently, so as to avoid the liver-qi out of control due to excessive consumption of energy (middle-qi) in the body, resulting in excessive liver-qi running out at once and causing symptoms such as fever and excessive internal heat. You can do some relaxing exercises, such as walking and playing Tai Ji Chuan.

3, rain solar terms, diet adjustment is based on the spring climate warming, cold in the morning and evening, the common cold gradually aggravated, common dry mouth phenomenon, for this reason, you should eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to supplement human moisture, and eat less greasy products. You can eat jujube, yam, lotus seeds, leeks, spinach and so on. People in the north usually take porridge as the best product, which can be made into lotus seed porridge, yam porridge, jujube porridge and so on. Eat less mutton isothermal products this season.

4, we should also pay attention to temperance in spirit, don't be busy in vain, in order to nourish our vitality.

Conclusion: Although the rainy season belongs to spring in theory, the temperature has not returned to the comfortable range during this period, so we should continue to pay attention to daily cold protection and warmth!