Specific methods:
1, Folium Artemisiae Argyi bathing, dehumidification for eczema.
Wormwood has the functions of regulating qi and blood, expelling toxin and caring skin. Most people in modern times are suffering from cold and dampness. Wormwood can dispel cold, remove dampness and dredge meridians. In the process of soaking in water, wormwood will release substances with pharmacological activity, which can help the human body to play a role in sterilization and disinfection. Bathing with wormwood can effectively prevent skin itching and obviously improve the itching that has already appeared.
Especially in the high incidence of influenza in spring, if you can smoke with wormwood, you can play a good preventive role against influenza. Bathing with mugwort leaves around the Dragon Boat Festival can also effectively prevent and improve skin itching. For example, during the flu epidemic, smoking with dried mugwort leaves for 30 minutes and then opening the window for ventilation can also effectively prevent the flu.
Decocting Folium Artemisiae Argyi into juice, diluting with water, and bathing can remove the red papules on the body, which has certain curative effect on folliculitis and eczema. Specific method: take 30 ~ 50g fresh Folium Artemisiae Argyi, soak it in boiling water for 10 minute, take out Folium Artemisiae Argyi, add water to adjust the temperature to a suitable temperature before taking a bath.
2, Huoxiang soaked feet, dampness and heatstroke prevention.
Soak your feet in spring and the sun rises and takes off; Soak your feet in summer to get rid of damp heat; Soak your feet in autumn to moisten your lungs and intestines; Soak your feet in winter and your abdomen is warm. "It can be seen that soaking feet in summer can get rid of moisture.
Soaking feet in summer is good and well-founded. When the humidity is just right in summer and the spleen and stomach are blocked, there will be symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy, listlessness and irritability. Soaking feet in summer is helpful to dispel summer heat and dampness, prevent colds, cheer people up, stimulate appetite and promote sleep. Because the foot is the most important part after the heart, it is called the "second heart". There are a large number of capillaries on the foot, which is one of the densest points in the human body.
Summer is the most vigorous season of human yang. At this time, soaking feet with warm water can better stimulate meridians and invigorate the viscera function of the human body. Especially for people with poor spleen and stomach, summer is more suitable for soaking feet. When the spleen and stomach are good, it is not easy to be attacked by moisture. In summer, symptoms such as loss of appetite, lethargy, listlessness and restlessness caused by excessive moisture will be alleviated.
3, whole grains as the staple food, moisture.
The staple food of every meal is inseparable from rice and wheat, which is an important traditional food. Eat too much fish and meat, so you might as well eat some whole grains to inject more nutrition into your body. Whole grains not only have a good health-preserving function, but also can detoxify, beautify and prevent dampness and evil.
"Coarse grains" mainly include corn, sorghum, millet, buckwheat, oats, naked oats, potatoes and various beans.
Healthy skin care and beauty preservation have become the enthusiastic attitude of many MM, and the beauty effect of coarse grains is very good. Eating more coarse grains can detoxify and nourish the face. Cellulose in coarse grains accelerates intestinal peristalsis, promotes defecation and detoxification, and reduces skin diseases such as acne; Coarse grains diuretic and detumescence make skin delicate and even.
4, back scraping, heat dissipation and dampness.
The vulnerable part is usually the upper 1/3 of the human back, that is, the shoulder and back area.
Scraping the back can increase the activity of capillaries, which is more conducive to heat dissipation and dehumidification in the body. The specific operation method is: dip a scraper or porcelain spoon in a small amount of essential oil or olive oil for lubrication, scrape it from the back along the spine from top to bottom, then scrape it from top to bottom along the place 1.5 inches wide from the spine, and then choose a place 3 inches away from the spine, and scrape it from top to bottom in the same way. Shave each part about 5-8 times.
5, exercise more, discharge moisture.
Most people with heavy moisture in their bodies lack exercise, so they often feel heavy and weak, which leads to the invasion of moisture into the spleen over time and a series of diseases. It is suggested that proper exercise in summer can relieve stress, promote the operation of body organs and accelerate the excretion of water in the body. Running, walking, swimming, yoga, Tai Chi and other sports are all helpful to activate blood circulation and increase water metabolism.
The weather is hot in summer, and the human body should sweat to relieve the heat. Therefore, under the premise of drinking enough water, you can exercise properly and let the water in your body be excreted normally. However, it should be noted that it is best to avoid strenuous exercise in summer to avoid sweating.
It's rainy in summer, so it's best to carry rain gear with you and try to avoid getting wet and wading. In addition, don't stay in wet places or sit and lie down for a long time. After sweating, raining or swimming, it is not advisable to blow dry with a fan or air conditioner. Dry your body in time and put on clean and dry clothes. No matter how hot the weather is, don't use cold water to irrigate your head and wash your body when sweating, so as to prevent moisture from invading your muscles and joints.
6, eat red beans during menstruation, blood and drainage together.
Eat adzuki beans to drain blood during menstruation. Adzuki bean is rich in iron and has the function of enriching blood, which is a good tonic for women during their physiological period. Modern research has found that adzuki bean also contains a saponin, which can promote defecation and urination.
Chinese medicine believes that adzuki bean has the functions of nourishing and strengthening, invigorating spleen and stomach, promoting diuresis and dehumidification, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and enriching blood, and is more suitable for people with spleen deficiency and damp heat. Drinking adzuki bean porridge or eating cakes containing adzuki bean before and after menstruation can not only eliminate excess water in the body, but also prevent iron deficiency anemia.
Mung beans, lentils, loofah, wax gourd, etc. Have a good diuretic effect.
7. Keep the room dry to prevent external humidity.
In addition to the problem of self-metabolism, a large part of the water produced in the human body is related to the environment. External moisture induces internal moisture, which often leads to moisture invasion in wet and cold environment. Therefore, in rainy weather, especially in southern China, you should close windows and doors to prevent moisture from entering.
Secondly, don't wear clothes that are not completely dry, and cover them with a wet quilt. After taking a shower, dry your body and dry your hair. Also avoid getting wet in the rain, and don't let moisture wrap your body. It's best to buy a dryer and dry all the towels and clothes at home before wearing them.
Once the weather improves and the humidity decreases, it is necessary to open the window in time to ventilate, let the air circulate and take away the indoor humidity. If the external humidity is still high, it is recommended to use air conditioners and dehumidifiers. Dry the indoor air to avoid moisture staying indoors.
8, a cup of tea in the afternoon, drainage decompression.
Tea is the most natural diuretic. Before starting work every afternoon, make yourself a cup of tea, which can not only refresh your mind and improve your work efficiency in the afternoon, but also take away excess water in time because of the diuretic effect of tea.
Because there is no fermentation link in the production process of green tea, the nutritional components are higher than other kinds, but the chlorophyll content is also high and cold; Tieguanyin belongs to semi-fermented tea, because the fermentation period is short and it is still cold; Oolong tea is neither cold nor hot, and it is neutral tea. Dahongpao tea is warm but not cold; Pu 'er tea is mild and mellow, has the function of warming the stomach, and is especially suitable for people with bad colds.