Cold dew of solar terms in traditional Chinese medicine

Today's cold dew is the seventeenth of the twenty-four solar terms and belongs to the fifth solar term in autumn.

After the cold dew solar terms, the days gradually shorten, the nights gradually lengthen, the sunshine decreases, the hot air slowly recedes, the cold gradually increases, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and it feels a little cold in the morning and evening. Autumn in the south is getting stronger, cool and dry; The vast area in the north has entered or is about to enter winter from late autumn, and the human body's yang is gradually converging.

Therefore, it is necessary to avoid catching cold after cold dew, and keep warm at the du meridian of the head, waist, back and feet to protect the yang of the human body and prevent diseases; Less "pungent" and "spicy" should be "sweet" and "sour" to prevent cough and asthma caused by autumn dryness and lung injury.

Second, it is advisable to be sweet and sour and less spicy to prevent autumn dryness.

Traditional Chinese medicine has the theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter", which can improve immunity and prevent diseases by nourishing yin and preventing dryness, moistening lung and benefiting stomach. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, sour and sweet foods can dissolve yin, that is, the interaction of sour and sweet foods can promote the production of body fluid, nourish yin, that is, the combination of sour and sweet foods can promote the growth of vaginal body fluid and achieve the effect of moistening dryness. Autumn climate is dry, especially suitable for people with dry skin. Eat more sweet and sour food to prevent autumn dryness.

The feeling of spicy ingredients is sharp and strong. At the same time, spicy foods are mostly divergent foods, which are easy to hurt body fluids and lead to yin deficiency and dryness. This kind of food includes onion, garlic, leek, ginger, wine, pepper, pepper and so on. In addition, it is not advisable to fry foods that are easy to get angry, hurt body fluids, consume yin and dry. At this time, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to quench thirst, nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as moistening Sydney, nourishing lily and snow ear.

Third, protect the du meridian and keep the yang.

Du meridian is one of the eight strange meridians. See "Su Wen? Theory of bone emptiness. Du meridian is the sea of yang pulse, and its main function is to control the yang of the whole body and maintain the qi of the human body. In the twelve meridians, the three yang of the hand and the three yang of the foot are located in the Du meridian, so they play an important role in regulating and tonifying the yang of the whole body. At the same time, because the Du meridian is from bottom to top, its ridge belongs to the kidney, which connects the Yang meridian with similar position and function, controls the qi and blood of the Yang meridian, coordinates Yin and Yang, and regulates the accumulation and infiltration of qi and blood of the Yang meridian.

"Fu on the Whole Body Meridian Points": "The Du meridian runs in the middle of the back, and the opposite end intersects with it. Su is in the nose, and the ditch is dredged; Shenting entered the hair and went to the star; Shinto will be pale and arched; When the sun stops, the tendons contract in the spine; The spine is hanging, and the life door is heavy; Singing in the sun and dancing at the waist, I hope to thrive and live forever. "

The circulation of the Du meridian starts from the lower abdomen, from the perineum to the inside of the spine, to Fengfu point, up to the head and down to the tip of the nose in the brain, so the symptoms of the Du meridian are mostly related to the pathological changes of the Zhuyang meridians.

In the cold dew season, you can protect the Du meridian and maintain the yang by daily methods such as wearing hats, scarves, warm vests and socks, as well as moxibustion on the back Du meridian points with moxa sticks, spinal massage and TCM syndrome differentiation.