Slight cold

"The cold trees are hidden in the daytime, and the wild color cages are cold and foggy."

In ancient China, the slight cold was divided into three periods (five days each): "The first period was Yanbei Township; Two waiting magpies are like bird's nests; Wait for three crows. " That is to say, although the weather is freezing, the yang has sprouted, geese have begun to move northward, magpies have begun to nest, and pheasants have begun to sing. So, can spring be far behind?

Han provided. The coldest solar term in a year

Slight cold is the penultimate solar term among the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in a solar year.

Although it is literally understood that great cold is greater than slight cold, slight cold is the coldest solar term in meteorological records all year round. They all say "it's cold on March 9th". "Slight cold" is followed by March 9th (65438+1October 8th is March 9th).

After nearly a year's consumption in spring, summer and autumn, the yin and yang qi and qi and blood of the zang-fu organs are the most weak. The cold climate will make many diseases more likely to attack the human body, such as stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction and so on. So we should pay attention to strengthening prevention.

Han provided. health

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a cold is a kind of yin evil, which easily hurts the yang of the human body and leads to qi stagnation. Everything should be collected in winter, and health care should conform to the trend of natural collection, collect yin essence, condense essence and nourish the five internal organs. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney stores essence, and winter qi is interlinked. Therefore, it is very important to maintain health in winter, that is, "nourishing the kidney to keep out the cold." Strong kidney function can adjust the body to adapt to the changes in severe winter.

Keywords jogging, mild cold kicking, optimism to prevent kidney cold,

Three-warming tonic medicine therapy, Shenqi Polygonum multiflorum belongs to Ejiao,

Nourish yin, nourish liver and blood, strengthen kidney and nourish heart, and taste mutton.

The song of twenty-four solar terms and slight cold for health preservation

daily life

In addition to going to bed early and getting up late, go out less at night, and pay attention to the "five precautions" during the slight cold season:

Prevent nose colds. Washing your nose with cold water every morning and evening helps to strengthen the immunity of nasal mucosa. By the way, rubbing the nose wing can improve the blood circulation of the nasal mucosa, help relieve the symptoms of allergic rhinitis such as stuffy nose and sneezing, and also help prevent colds.

Second, prevent the neck from getting cold. Put on a scarf and collar. The neck is the "fortress" of human body. It is not only full of blood vessels, but also has many important acupoints. Wearing a scarf and collar can not only keep the neck warm, but also prevent the blood vessels in the head and neck from contracting due to cold, which is conducive to preventing hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and insomnia.

Prevent lung cold. Drink hot porridge to drive away the cold. Runny nose, cough, headache, cold and common cold are common diseases of the elderly in winter.

For those with mild symptoms, you can choose the Qing Dynasty fairy porridge "Huizhitang Experience Prescription": "Boil a handful of glutinous rice into soup, seven onions and seven slices of ginger, and add half a cup of vinegar after boiling to prevent colds." Simple and easy to operate, and good curative effect. Those with severe symptoms must see a doctor.

Four-waist cold protection. Rub hands to warm kidney yang. The role of the waist on the meridians around the waist, especially the waist on both sides of the spine, is where the kidneys are located. Kidney likes warm and hates cold. Regular massage can warm kidney, strengthen yang, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. The specific method is: after the hands are warm, press the waist tightly, stop for a moment, and then rub down to the tail to push the bone (Changqiang point). 50~ 100 times each time, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Five feet to keep out the cold. Washing feet often helps to sleep. Is the starting point and end point of the sole of the foot. Soaking feet can relax meridians and improve blood circulation.

Besides, don't hold your urine at night. Holding urine for a long time will accumulate toxic substances, causing cystitis, urethritis and so on.

Diet and health

In terms of diet, there has been a saying since ancient times that "three nine make up one winter", and slight cold is the best time to make up. However, attention should be paid to the combination of food and medicine, and warmth is appropriate. Tonifying is usually divided into tonifying qi, blood, yin and yang. Some of them must be released according to their own actual situation, not prosecuted.

Yin deficiency constitution nourishes yin: such as night sweats, low-grade fever in the afternoon, flushing on cheeks, fever in hands and feet, and increased leucorrhea in women. You can eat more nourishing foods in your diet, such as lily, medlar and dog kidney. In terms of food supplement, honey stewed pear, American ginseng tea (suitable for deficiency of both qi and yin), old duck soup and so on. The tonic can be Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Dabuyin Pill, Wuji Baifeng Pill, etc. Under the guidance of a doctor.

Yang with yang deficiency constitution: fear of cold, cold hands and feet, hot drinks, shortness of breath when moving, easy sweating, polyuria at night, mental depression, etc. Eat more seafood and animal bone marrow, and make soup with mutton, fungus and carrots. In terms of medication, you can take Jinkui Shenqi Pill, Shenlu Gaobu, Deer Rongpian and so on. Under the guidance of a doctor. In terms of food supplement, Radix Pseudostellariae is good. You can use mutton1000g, and Radix Pseudostellariae soup 50g.

Cold is also suitable for eating hawthorn. A good appetite will inevitably increase the burden on the stomach. At this time, you might as well eat more hawthorn. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hawthorn is sour and sweet, warm in nature, and has the effects of promoting digestion and appetizing, stopping diarrhea and vomiting, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, expelling worms and detoxifying.

However, it should be noted that pregnant women should not eat hawthorn, because hawthorn can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, break gas, stimulate uterine contraction, and may lead to miscarriage. Patients with gastroduodenal ulcer and hyperacidity should eat hawthorn carefully. It can counteract tonic Chinese medicines such as hawthorn and ginseng. Therefore, people who take supplements should not eat hawthorn.

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Mutton yam soup:

Ingredients: 500g mutton, 50g yam, ginger, onion, pepper, Shaoxing wine and salt.

Practice: Wash the mutton and cut into pieces, blanch it with boiling water to remove blood; Wash ginger and onion and break them with a knife for later use; Soak yam slices in clear water, put them in a pot with mutton, add appropriate amount of clear water and ingredients, boil them with strong fire, and then stew them with slow fire.

Efficacy: invigorating qi and blood, benefiting lung and kidney, warming channels and dispelling cold.

Exercise regimen

As the saying goes, "Practice Sanjiu in Winter", this solar term is also a good time to exercise and improve physical fitness. But generally do not do explosive exercise, because at this time, the blood flow is slow, the muscle viscosity is high, the ligament elasticity and joint flexibility are reduced, and sports injuries are prone to occur. Han Xiao should start exercising after sunrise and finish exercising before sunset, and make necessary preparations before exercising.

Slight cold custom

With the flavor of New Year getting stronger and stronger, people are busy writing Spring Festival couplets, cutting window grilles, and going to the market to buy New Year pictures, colored lights, firecrackers and incense. And prepare for the Spring Festival one after another. In diet, hot pot, sugar-fried chestnuts and baked sweet potatoes have become a slight cold fashion.

Tianjin Han Xiao eats soybean sprouts. According to "Miscellanies of Jinmen", there was a custom of eating slightly cold soybean sprouts in Tianjin in the old days. Soybean sprouts are a specialty of Tianjin. They are made from the buds of cabbage. From winter to the future, cut off the stems and leaves of the cabbage, leaving only the heart of the cabbage, about 6 cm from the ground, covered with manure, sealed and eaten after half a month. Crispy and tender.

When it's a slight cold, old Nanjing usually cooks. The content of vegetable rice is different. It is useful to chop some ginger and glutinous rice with dwarf yellow vegetables, sliced bacon, sliced sausage or diced salted duck. Very delicious.

Traditionally, in Guangzhou, Han Xiao ate glutinous rice in the morning. In order to avoid being too glutinous, it is generally 60% glutinous rice and 40% fragrant rice. Chop bacon and sausage, stir fry, stir fry peanuts, add some chopped green onion, and mix in rice.