Efficacy of Moxibustion in Long Summer Solar Term

In summer, the sun is full, the human skin is slack and the pores are wide open. After the summer solstice, the anode is cloudy, and yin qi lives in it. At the same time, we should pay attention to dispelling summer heat and benefiting qi. At this time, drugs can stimulate acupuncture points better, and moxibustion can remove cold and dehumidification faster and preserve the vitality of the human body. Moxibustion for dispelling cold and removing dampness is suitable for people with physical weakness, cold deficiency and sub-health.

Climatic characteristics of summer solstice solar terms

hot day

On the day of summer solstice, the sun shines directly on the tropic of cancer. From summer to around, many places in China have entered a sultry summer, and the temperature is generally above 30 degrees, and the highest temperature often exceeds 37 degrees. In ancient times, due to the hot weather from the summer solstice, officials had a three-day holiday from the summer solstice.

Frequent rainstorms

During the summer solstice, it is the rainy season in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Huanghuai Valley, and there are often heavy rains, which are easy to cause floods and affect people's production and life. During this period, we should do a good job in flood control and waterlogging prevention.

Summer solstice solar terms health care

First, diet and health.

Summer solstice health lies in strengthening the spleen and appetizing. The summer solstice is hot, and people's digestive function is relatively weak, which is prone to acute gastrointestinal diseases such as vomiting and diarrhea. Therefore, the diet should be light, not fat and thick, eat more miscellaneous grains, and don't overeat hot food to avoid getting angry. Eating melons and fruits in cold sex should be enough, and not overeating, so as not to damage the spleen and stomach. Eat less thick and greasy food.

Sweat more in hot days, but also be jealous, improve the concentration of gastric acid, help digestion and absorption, and promote appetite. Vinegar also has a strong bacteriostatic ability, and has a preventive effect on intestinal infectious diseases such as typhoid fever and dysentery. People are prone to fatigue, drowsiness and discomfort in hot weather. Being jealous is beneficial to relieve fatigue and maintain abundant energy.

Second, daily aftercare

In order to adapt to the changes in nature, it is advisable to go to bed late and get up early, and it is hot in summer. If you sweat too much, you will feel dizzy, chest tightness, palpitation, thirst, nausea and even coma. When arranging outdoor work and physical exercise, you should avoid the scorching sun and strengthen protection.

Reasonable arrangement of lunch break, one is to avoid the hot trend, the other is to restore the feeling of fatigue. Taking a bath with warm water every day is also a fitness measure worth promoting, which can not only wash away sweat and dirt, but also make the skin clean and cool, relieve summer heat and prevent diseases, and also play a role in exercising.

Third, exercise recuperation.

Summer exercise is best done in the early morning or in the cool night. The venue should be selected in rivers and lakes, parks, courtyards and other places with fresh air. People with conditions can go to forests and coastal areas for recuperation and vacation. Walking, jogging, Tai Ji Chuan and radio exercises are the best sports, and it is not advisable to do excessive and strenuous activities. If you exercise too much, you may sweat and sweat too much, which will not only hurt Yin Qi, but also Yang Qi.

During exercise, when you sweat too much, you can drink light salt boiled water or mung bean brine soup properly, and you must not drink a lot of cold boiled water, let alone punch in the shower with cold water immediately, otherwise it will cause diseases such as cold-dampness arthralgia and yellow sweat.

Healthy acupoint recommendation

From summer to around, yang is the most abundant, and it is also the best time to help yang drive away the cold. Moxibustion can remove cold and dampness faster and keep the vitality of human body from summer to day. Moxibustion for dispelling cold and removing dampness is suitable for people with physical weakness, cold deficiency and sub-health.

① "Mingmen": Moxibustion at this point can increase body weight, improve cold resistance, promote cell DNA synthesis and improve immune function.

② "Shenque point", located in the middle of navel. Shenque is the key point of ren meridian, which has the functions of warming yang, benefiting qi, tonifying kidney and strengthening spleen.

③ "Yongquan point": This point has the functions of tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, nourishing heart and calming nerves.

④ "Dazhui point": Dazhui point is the intersection of various yang meridians in the human body, so it can stimulate the whole body yang, inspire and regulate the whole body qi and blood, strengthen the body, replenish deficiency and strengthen the body's disease resistance.

⑤ Zhongshan point: This point has the function of regulating qi movement in human body, and can be used for all diseases with qi movement obstruction, such as stagnation of lung qi, stagnation of heart and blood, and stagnation of liver qi.