Lu You wrote in "Shi Yu": "When the rain comes and the awn seeds are planted, rice seedlings are planted in all fields. Every family has beautiful wheat and rice, and the song of water chestnuts grows everywhere." It depicts that before and after the awn seeds, there are many sunny days in the north, which is the harvest time. Wheat season, the plum rainy season in the south, is a perfect time for rice transplanting. Ear Grain is the ninth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the third solar term in summer. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it is when the yang energy of the sky and the yin energy of the earth merge. When Ear Grain arrives, midsummer is approaching.
The characteristics of the Miscanthus season are rising temperatures, increased precipitation, and a muggy and humid climate. As a result, the sweat in the body cannot escape freely. Under the hot and humid conditions, people will inevitably feel tired and sluggish in their limbs, which can be said to be laziness. This solar term is synonymous with people. It is rainy and humid, and cold and dampness can easily invade the body, making it easy to suffer from rheumatism. In addition, it is also necessary to prevent the occurrence of diseases such as hand, foot and mouth disease, heatstroke, chickenpox, mumps, and summer cold.
In the hot summer, how should we take care of ourselves to prevent diseases and stay healthy?
01. Lunch break
In summer, when the days are long and the nights are short, you can take a 30 to 60-minute nap at noon to help relieve physical fatigue and keep you full of energy.
02. Change and wash frequently
The weather is sultry and hot after the Ear Grain, and bacteria are easy to breed. Metabolism is accelerated under high temperatures, and skin diseases are most likely to occur when you are sweating. Changing clothes frequently can keep your skin clean and fresh, and your skin's resistance will naturally improve.
03. Medicinal bath
Taking a bath is a very good way to relieve summer heat. Loose skin can easily release Yang heat. You can choose a few simple recipes for home medicated bath:
1. Ten drops of water medicated bath: The main ingredients of ten drops of water are camphor, dried ginger, rhubarb, fennel, cinnamon, etc. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and dispelling summer heat. Adults add 3 to 4 small sprigs into the bathtub, and children will lose weight. Medicinal bath with half or ten drops of water also has excellent effect on children with prickly heat.
2. Wuzhi Decoction Medicinal Bath: Wuzhi Decoction contains cinnamon twigs, locust twigs, willow twigs, peach twigs, and mulberry twigs. Put equal amounts into a gauze medicated bag, add 10 times the amount of water as the medicine, and first Soak for 20 minutes, then boil for 30 minutes, then pour the liquid into the bath water, and you can take a bath. If possible, it can be used once a day. It has the effect of removing impurities, dispersing wind and nourishing the blood vessels.
Do not bathe for too long or the water temperature is too hot. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sweat is metabolized by body fluid. The so-called "blood and sweat come from the same source". Blood is produced by the heart, that is, "sweat is the fluid of the heart." Too much will seriously damage the heart energy and easily cause palpitations.
Summer is connected with the heart qi. Excessive sweating in summer can easily cause the heart qi to become loose and unprotected. Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine has a four-season health theory of "nourishing the liver in spring, regulating the heart in summer, nourishing the lungs in autumn, and nourishing the kidneys in winter".
04. Long summer nourishes the heart
The heart belongs to fire, and the same energy seeks each other, corresponding to summer. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart governs the mind, and nourishing the heart is more important than nourishing the mind. Therefore, avoid being impetuous and losing control of your emotions, focus on being calm, optimistic and open-minded, keeping your spirit inward, and forming a virtuous cycle of "calm mind and harmonious mind, harmonious mind and complete body" is the fundamental law of nourishing the heart. You can choose cultural and sports activities that are beneficial to regulating your emotions and cultivating your body and mind. Playing chess, singing and dancing, calligraphy, fishing, and sports and fitness are all good choices.
If the bitter taste enters the heart in the diet, bitter foods such as lotus seeds, lily, bitter melon, and Kuding tea can be appropriately supplemented.
Note: Traditional Chinese medicine pays great attention to balance. Too much bitterness is not allowed. Too much bitterness can easily damage lung qi.
According to the law of mutual growth and restraint of the five elements, the spleen and stomach should also be properly maintained in summer. Sourness enters the spleen. The diet should be mainly clean and tonic. Taking care of the spleen and stomach, less cold and cool foods should be consumed appropriately. Vinegar, ebony and other sour flavors can strengthen the spleen and promote body fluids. Efficacy food.
The best drink in summer is sour plum soup, which can not only clear away heat and promote fluid production, but also reduce yin and stop sweating.
Watermelon is cool in nature and has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving heat, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, diuresis and relieving troubles. People who drink frequently and have body heat should eat more, while those with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat less.
Adzuki bean and barley porridge can not only nourish the spleen and stomach, but also clear away heat and remove dampness. If the spleen and stomach are weak, stir-fry barley and adzuki bean without oil until fragrant.
05. Moxibustion
There is a folk tradition of picking mugwort leaves in May to dispel evil and ward off evil spirits, or make them into sachets and wear them with you. Moxibustion can relieve depression, remove dampness and nourish The role of yang energy is particularly suitable for health maintenance in summer. As the saying goes, "nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter" helps to warm the heart, nourish the stomach, and cultivate healthy qi. Here are some safe health care acupuncture points recommended to everyone, which can be used for moxibustion or daily massage. Select three to four acupoints each time and perform moxibustion for 5 to 20 minutes.
Quchi: Bend the elbow, the lateral end of the cubital crease, and the midpoint of the line connecting the Chi Ze and the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Function: It is an important point that clears both the surface and the inside. It has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, relieving the surface and dispersing evil spirits. It can also regulate the peristalsis speed of the stomach in both directions. < /p>
Function: Eliminate phlegm and dampness at key points.
Guanyuan point: Front midline, 3 inches below the middle of the umbilicus.
Function: It is an important point for maintaining health and strengthening the body.
Mingmen point: On the posterior midline, in the depression under the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, opposite to the umbilicus
Function: The center of the human body's vitality, where the vitality "accommodates".
Finally, Dr. Mai would like to remind everyone to adjust their work and rest schedules and pay attention to their diet so that they can enjoy the summer with ease.
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