The main function of the five organs is to metabolize and store the essence of the human body, and it is of great significance to maintain health by taking care of the five organs. In this cold winter, Wang Dongxu, a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Nanjing and chief physician of the Geriatrics Department of Nanjing Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, recommended a set of five internal organs to maintain health: "** a kind of food with an acupuncture point, eating, drinking, kneading and pressing, easy to raise the five internal organs, and spend the winter safely."
Nourishing kidney**: black beans + springs.
Black beans enter the kidney meridian, how to eat the most kidney-nourishing thing?"Huiyan of Materia Medica" pointed out: "Boiling juice can moisten the kidneys and dryness, so it stops night sweats." "Therefore, the simplest black bean diet is black soybean soy milk. Method: Soak dried black beans overnight, the ratio of water is 1:20, and boil fully after beating. It should be noted that people with chronic kidney disease, hypertensive nephropathy, diabetic nephropathy combined with renal insufficiency, elevated blood creatinine and urea nitrogen should not eat too much black beans and other soy products to avoid increasing the burden on the kidneys.
There are many acupuncture points for tonifying the kidney, and the one that has to be mentioned is the Yongquan acupoint. gushing, gushing out;Spring, spring water also. As the name suggests, this acupuncture point is of great significance for nourishing kidney yin and replenishing kidney water, especially for people with kidney deficiency and low back pain. Yongquan acupoint is located in the first 1 3 places of the midline of the soles of the feet, put the thumb on the acupoint, rub 20 30 times with strong force, massage both feet, massage in the morning and before going to bed, the effect of nourishing the kidney is better.
Nourish the spleen**: jujube + Zusanli.
Su Wen records, "Jujube is the fruit of the spleen, spleen disease should be eaten, it is called a cure and medicine, and jujube is a medicine for the spleen menstrual blood." "Shennong's Materia Medica" believes that jujube "nourishes the spleen in peace and helps the twelve meridians." Nine tricks, and a hundred medicines. "Here is a recommended dietary prescription for strengthening the spleen and nourishing blood - peanut clothes and jujube juice.
Method: 100 grams of peanuts, soak in warm water for half an hour, take its red coat, cook it with 50 grams of dried red dates for half an hour, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar to taste, and take it 3 times a day. It is suitable for postpartum (disease) blood deficiency, nutritional anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, abnormal blood picture after cancer radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Although jujube is a good tonic, excessive consumption is also harmful. People with colds, fevers and bloating and stagnation caused by external wind and heat should not eat jujubes.
Zusanli acupoint belongs to the stomach meridian acupoint, which can prevent and treat a variety of diseases and strengthen the body. People with qi deficiency have low immunity and are prone to fatigue and illness. Massage the Zusanli acupoint from time to time to strengthen the spleen and replenish qi. Zusanli is located on the leg, and the outer knee eye is four horizontal fingers downward (the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger are brought together, whichever is the horizontal stripe of the middle finger).
Nourish the lungs**: Ginkgo + Taiyuan.
In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is said that ginkgo "cooked food warms the lungs and invigorates qi, fixes wheezing, shrinks stool, and stops white turbidity." "Materia Medica" records that ginkgo seeds can "collect lung gold to remove cough reversal, and go down to dampness and turbidity to dissolve phlegm and salivation", which is especially suitable for people with cold cough. Here is an introduction to a dietary prescription for ginkgo seeds to nourish the lungs - ginkgo chicken.
Method: 10 ginkgo seeds peeled and cored, 200 grams of chicken breast, 50 grams of green peppers, 15 grams of green onions, 1 egg white, 15 grams of dry starch, 50 grams of water starch, 50 grams of fresh soup, appropriate amount of refined salt, cooking wine and sesame oil. Cut the chicken breast into 15 cm cubes, mix well with refined salt and cooking wine for 5 minutes, then add egg whites and dry starch to grasp and starch. Wash the green peppers and green onions and cut them into small cubes. Blanch the ginkgo biloba in boiling water, and quickly stir-fry the diced chicken with 40% hot oil. Fry the green onion until fragrant, add the green pepper, diced chicken, ginkgo and fresh soup, stir-fry evenly, thicken the water starch, and pour in sesame oil. This dish is suitable for the elderly, frail and damp for a long time cough, phlegm, asthma, and women's spleen and kidney deficiency, turbidity and dampness caused by excessive leucorrhoea, thin quality and other symptoms. It should be noted that ginkgo seeds should not be eaten raw, and cooked should not be eaten in excess, to prevent poisoning.
The Taiyuan acupoint is the source of the lung meridians, from which the lung qi is continuously transported to all parts of the body. Therefore, stimulating the Taiyuan acupoint can achieve the effect of replenishing qi and nourishing the lungs, relieving cough and asthma. The Taiyuan acupoint is located on the wrist striae, where the radial artery pulses. Press the Taiyuan acupoint of the right hand with the tip of the thumb of the left hand, press down vertically, press and knead it, and then slowly flex and stretch the right wrist to fully reach the deep layer of the muscle tissue, producing sensations such as soreness, numbness, swelling, pain, heat and walking, lasting for 20 to 30 seconds, gradually relaxing, and then gently rubbing the part, and so on. Alternate left and right, 5 10 minutes per acupoint, 1 2 times a day.
Nourishing the heart**: Longan + Shenmen.
Longan is also called longan, into the heart of the meridian. "Daily Materia Medica" records its "wisdom and tranquility", and the Qing Dynasty pharmaceutical work "Debei Materia Medica" believes that longan "keeps the heart and blood". Here is an introduction to a calming soup made with longan: 15 grams of longan meat, 20 grams of lotus seeds and seeds, and boil in water until the lotus seeds and seeds are ripe and rotten. It can regulate memory loss, insomnia, neurasthenia and other diseases, and can also be used to improve poor appetite caused by decreased spleen and stomach function in summer. Longan is easy to stagnate when eating more, and those with yin deficiency and fire and those with thick tongue coating, full qi and diarrhea should avoid eating. In addition, longan is hot and fuels fire, so children should eat less.
The Shenmen acupoint is located in the depression at the side end of the little finger of the wrist striated striation. It has the effect of calming the mind and relieving the heart. You can pinch and knead at any time to stimulate the Shenmen acupoints every day, and it is advisable to have a slight feeling of soreness. Massage the Shenmen acupoint before going to bed at night to help you sleep better. When going to bed, press the left hand with the thumb of the left hand 5 10 times, and then use the same method to massage the right hand to help you fall asleep.
Nourishing liver**: wolfberry + Taichong.
Goji berries nourish the liver and kidneys, fill the essence and strengthen the bones, and the book "Materia Medica" written by the Qing physician Ling Huan regards wolfberry as "the first fierce general to nourish the liver". Modern studies have shown that the sweet theophylline in wolfberry can prevent excessive fat storage in the liver and has the effect of preventing and treating fatty liver. Here is a recommended wolfberry chrysanthemum tea for everyone. Take 3 grams of wolfberry and white chrysanthemum, and soak it in water instead of tea, which can assist eye diseases such as wind and tears, cataract and other eye diseases caused by liver and blood deficiency. It should be noted that wolfberries tend to be warm, and people with colds, fevers, inflammation, and diarrhea are best not to eat them.
Taichong acupoint is the original acupoint of the liver meridian, and traditional Chinese medicine believes that high blood pressure is related to hyperactivity of liver yang and liver fire, so massaging Taichong acupoint can effectively lower blood pressure. In addition, massaging the Taichong acupoint in the early stage of a cold can also reduce discomfort such as tearing or dryness in the eyes caused by a cold. Use your fingers to move upward pressure along the gap between the hallux and second toe of the foot, and the pulse of the foot artery is the Taichong acupoint, and continue to press for 4 to 5 minutes each time.
Content**: China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine.