Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - The summer solstice solar term, which is suitable for treating winter diseases in summer, is coming.

The summer solstice solar term, which is suitable for treating winter diseases in summer, is coming.

Summer solstice is the season when winter diseases can be treated in summer. Some people who know how to preserve health and pay attention to health will choose to start at this time to treat some winter diseases. External application is an important form of treating winter diseases in summer. Asthma, allergic cough's disease, allergic rhinitis, weakness and repeated colds can all be treated.

"Treating winter diseases in summer" is a special therapy, which is a characteristic therapy in China traditional medicine. It combines acupuncture and moxibustion therapy of traditional Chinese medicine, and smears drugs on acupuncture points of human body to stimulate healthy qi and increase the disease resistance of human body, thus achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. This method has been widely used by modern people.

Summer is the hottest season in a year, when the human body releases yang, qi and blood tend to the body surface, the skin is slack and the pores are open. At this time, the medicine is applied to acupoints, which is easy to act, can penetrate the skin, dredge meridians and regulate viscera, and has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic respiratory failure, repeated colds, chronic cough and rhinitis.

The application time is 2-4 hours for adults and 0.5- 1 hour for children. Avoid eating seafood and cold, spicy and greasy food during application; Keep warm; Can not be used during acute respiratory infection and fever; The skin is extremely sensitive person for applying drugs and should not be applied; Special physique, contact dermatitis and other skin diseases, and local skin damage at acupoints are not suitable for application; In addition, children under 2 years old, pregnant women and those who are allergic to tape should use it with caution. In addition, do not extend the time after application, but also reduce exercise, try to avoid sweating and prevent the patch from falling off.

Applying is just a way to treat winter diseases in summer. In fact, the treatment of winter diseases in summer can also be carried out through the adjustment of diet. Osteoarthralgia, asthma, "chronic bronchitis", edema, hypothyroidism and so on. If Yang Can is supplemented in summer, these symptoms can be alleviated in winter.

Winter disease is cured in summer, so you can choose some warm ingredients. For example, when eating chicken, you can add some ginseng or astragalus to cook together. Coupled with foods that can warm yang, dispel cold and promote diuresis, such as poria cocos, atractylodes macrocephala, coix seed, etc., the effect will be very good.