Chinese medicine believes that although the weather is hot in summer, the human body is vulnerable to heat, humidity and evil. Nutritionists have also conducted in-depth research on this. The results showed that the nutritional level of mutton in dog days was the highest. In dog days, heat accumulates in the human body. At this time, drinking mutton soup and drinking Chili oil, vinegar and garlic will inevitably make you sweat all over. This kind of sweat can take away the heat accumulated in the five internal organs and expel toxins from the body, which is very beneficial to health. However, "eating sheep" is not suitable for everyone. People who are hot, easy to get angry, and prone to carbuncle, furuncle and furuncle are not suitable for "treating winter diseases in summer" including "tonic in three volts", so don't try it at will.

2. Three volt sticker

"Sanfutie" is based on the concept of "correspondence between man and nature", "external treatment of internal diseases" and "treatment of winter diseases in summer" in traditional Chinese medicine. By applying Chinese medicine to acupoints, Chinese medicine can stimulate the acupoints, adjust the balance of yin and yang, and achieve the effect of eliminating diseases and protecting health. The application is generally suitable for weakness, asthma, rhinitis, joint diseases of limbs and vertebrae, palace cold dysmenorrhea, etc. , and can play a role in enhancing immunity, especially suitable for people who are prone to cough and suffer from cold and cold diseases.

3, dog days moxibustion

Moxibustion is an external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, which is to burn and smoke acupuncture points on the surface of human body with drugs such as moxa sticks. Moxibustion, with the help of the slight heat of moxibustion fire and the action of drugs, plays the role of warming qi and blood, strengthening body resistance and eliminating evil through the conduction of meridians, thus achieving the purpose of treating diseases, preventing health care. Although moxibustion therapy is simple and convenient, there are also taboos in clinical application. First, the contraindications: Moxibustion can not only benefit Yiyang, but also hurt Yin, so those with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang and excessive pathogenic heat should not use moxibustion with caution, such as hemoptysis, vomiting blood, headache due to liver yang, stroke syndrome, high fever coma, convulsion, or extremely tired and cachexia. Second, part taboo: facial acupoints should not be directly moxibustion to avoid scalding and scar formation, important organs should not be directly moxibustion, and abdomen and lumbosacral region should not be moxibustion during pregnancy.

Step 4 wipe

Scraping therapy originated from the Paleolithic Age and is one of the traditional natural therapies in China. In the treatment of diseases, scrapping has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, adjusting the balance of yin and yang of zang-fu organs, dredging human tendons and veins, eliminating toxins in the body, and promoting qi and blood circulation. It should be noted that it is best to drink a large glass of warm water to help detoxify after scraping, and the scraping parts should be properly protected to avoid catching cold. Scraping is generally only for colds in the early and middle stages, and it has the functions of dispelling wind and clearing heat and dispelling wind and dispelling cold, and the effect of scraping in the later stage is much worse. If you don't have a high fever, you can try scraping to cure it, but scraping can't reduce the fever. Once you have a fever, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible. It is impossible to be superstitious about scraping.

Step 5 eat ginger

Chinese medicine believes that ginger is a product that helps yang, so since ancient times, Chinese medicine has said that "people without ginger will not be born for a hundred days." Ginger contains volatile gingerol and gingerol, which has the functions of promoting blood circulation, dispelling cold, eliminating dampness and sweating. Ginger, in particular, has the functions of benefiting gallbladder, strengthening stomach, stopping vomiting, removing fishy smell and eliminating edema, and compatibility with honey is beneficial to the recovery of liver disease. If you often feel cold stomach and loss of appetite, you can often take fresh ginger slices to stimulate gastric juice secretion and promote digestion. Fresh ginger moistens without hurting yin. Cut four or five slices of fresh ginger every day, drink a cup of warm water in the morning, then put the ginger slices in your mouth and chew them slowly, so that the fragrance of ginger can be distributed in your mouth and spread to your stomach and nostrils.

6. Cupping

Cupping can dispel cold and dampness, dredge meridians, remove blood stasis and dissipate stagnation, promote qi and blood circulation, relieve swelling and pain, remove toxin and clear heat, and has the functions of regulating the balance of yin and yang, eliminating fatigue and strengthening the body, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors and treating diseases. So many diseases can be treated by cupping therapy. The best storage time in summer is about 10 minute. Cupping is not suitable for some patients with hematological diseases, such as leukemia and hemophilia. People with allergic skin, emaciated body or skin loss of elasticity are not suitable for cupping; Some tumor patients should not use it, otherwise it will promote the spread of tumors; A sickly patient, child, pregnant woman, etc. Are not suitable for cupping. For ordinary people, cupping is not allowed in damaged skin and bony processes, otherwise it will cause infection and other consequences.