Hibernation season Chinese medicine health

March 5 is the third of the 24 solar terms - "hibernation". Hibernation, as the name suggests, is the spring thunder to wake up hibernating animals, the proverb "hibernation to the spring thunder, everything grows", this proverb contains the wisdom of the ancients "Taoist law of nature", so when the hibernation, the temperature is gradually rising, the beginning of the spring plowing, everything is about to revive.

The hibernation is the first time that a person has ever been in the world.

Before and after the hibernation, although the temperature rises, the weather is clear, everything is born, but the air humidity is not significantly increased, people still feel dry, easy to fire. The hibernation season is at the beginning of the warmth of the cold, the alternation of warm and cold air, in terms of health and well-being is a very important period. Here we come together to understand the hibernation health of Chinese medicine knowledge, less to run to the hospital! According to statistics, the average temperature of the hibernation season is generally about 12 to 14, more than 3 than the rainy season, is the fastest temperatures throughout the year, the number of hours of sunshine has also increased. However, because of the alternation of warm and cold air, the weather is unstable, and the temperature fluctuates greatly across the country, also south of the Yangtze River. The human body also has to pay attention to diet and living during the hibernation season.

1. Wear

Pay attention to warmth: hibernation is still the first warm and cold, the temperature is unpredictable, go out to play do not wear too thin, or sweat time do not immediately take off too much clothing, to prevent the human body from being cold.

Pay attention to Yang: "Nei Jing" said "spring and summer Yang", hibernation in spring, the body's Yang Qi is not hidden, began to disperse from the body to the outside, the liver Yang Qi gradually rise, and keep fit should be in line with the "Yang Qi birth and development", The characteristics of "everything is born", so that their own spirit, mood, qi and blood as spring as stretching. Try to avoid depression, curbing the growth of Yang Qi, should also avoid excessive exercise, sweating too much, making Yang Qi leakage.

2. Disease prevention

We need to pay attention to the fact that after the hibernation, the spring flowers bloomed, but it is also the season when all kinds of spring diseases are active, and all kinds of viruses and bacteria are active. If you are not careful, you will be prone to respiratory diseases (influenza), allergic diseases (allergic rhinitis) and so on.

3. Diet

Spring and the liver corresponds to the hibernation diet should be in accordance with the "liver main drainage" nature, to help the spleen, so that the five viscera and peace. The daily cooking of a variety of porridge, such as glutinous rice, Job's tears, red beans, black beans, jujubes, peanuts, soybean porridge, and so on. Hibernation season rain, heavy humidity, we should pay particular attention to the south, "South Day", to prevent moldy food. Folk have been eating pears in hibernation custom, raw pear cold, sweet, into the lungs, stomach through, have moistened the lungs to stop coughing, nourishing yin and clearing heat, benefit pharynx and other effects. Eat pear not only clear fire to heat, but also can moisturize the heart and lungs, enhance immunity. There are many ways to eat pears, such as raw food, steamed, juiced, baked or boiled water, especially crystal sugar steamed pears have a very good effect on the cough, and the production is simple and convenient, you may wish to eat it as a dessert. In addition, cough patients can also eat with the effect of moistening the lungs and strengthening the spleen of lotus seed, loquat, lily, fungus, Luo Han Guo and other foods to ease the pain, medicine and food with the use of medicines such as Salvia divinorum, Panax ginseng, yam, maitake, bamboo, yellow essence, etc., can be used for the usual soak water to drink or used as soup ingredients. In general, the diet should be light, greasy food is best not to eat, stimulating food, such as chili, onion, garlic, pepper should also eat less.

4. Recommended medicinal diet

Poria and barley porridge

Functions: strengthen the spleen and stomach, light seepage of moisture

Ingredients: Poria 20g, Job's tears 30-50g, millet or rice (according to the individual serving size)

Poria : Sweet and light in flavor, flat in nature. Attributed to the heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effects of diuresis and seepage of dampness, strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart. Job's tears: sweet, light, cool. Attributed to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian. It has the effect of inducing diuresis, strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, detoxifying and dispersing knots. Combined, Poria can enhance the phagocytic function of phagocytes, and Job's tears contain a variety of amino acids, proteins, barley esters and other substances, which have a high nutritional value. Frequent consumption of poria barley porridge can enhance the body's immunity and improve the body's ability to resist disease.