"The midwinter boom is solemn, and the green grass is still green. "December 7 will usher in the heavy snow solar term, marking the beginning of the mid-winter season. The name of the solar term speaks bluntly about climate change. In the ancient book "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order", it says: "Heavy snow, November Festival." The big one, Sheng also. So far, the snow is in full bloom. ”
The ancients divided the heavy snow into three phases: one is when the crane does not sing. The bird is a cold trumpet bird, and because it feels extremely cold in winter, it no longer makes a sound. The second is the beginning of the tiger. During the heavy snowfall, the yin energy is at its peak, but it is about to decline, and the tiger begins to have courtship behavior because of the weak yang energy. Three Hou Li stood out. Li, or maran grass, begins to sprout new sprouts because it feels the germination of yang energy. The midwinter moon is cold and frozen, and the eyes are gloomy. But this is also the beginning of the germination of yang energy, spring is not far away, and everything is ready to go.
During the heavy snowfall season, the land of Lingnan is dry and cold. At this time, the navel oranges in Pingyuan, Guangdong Province are popular among the local people because of their plump, tender and juicy flesh. When the different kapok is in full bloom, it is like a cloud, and the branches and leaves are dotted with pink and white flowers. Scooping a bowl of steaming pork belly chicken soup dispels the chill around your body and leaves a burst of warmth in the depths of winter.
Heavy snow is the third solar term of winter, and the festival time is December 6-8 of the Gregorian calendar every year, marking the official start of the midwinter season. "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" says: "Heavy snow, November Festival." The big one, Sheng also. So far, the snow is in full bloom. "Heavy snow is the deepest solar term when yang energy is hidden and closed, and the heaven and earth are cold and gloomy. The yang energy of the human body is also hidden in the kidney water, so the heavy snow health should pay attention to the prosperity of yin and help the hiding of yang.
The prosperity of yin. As the saying goes: "Yang in spring and summer, yin in autumn and winter". "Yin" refers to the basis for the production of bodily functions, such as "blood", "jin", "essence", etc., which all belong to the category of "yin". Yin cultivation can be understood as helping the body to store energy.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that water is the yin in yin, so you can drink more water in winter to nourish yin, and you can eat more foods that nourish yin, such as aquatic plants such as lotus root, overwintering plants such as cabbage and radish, mushrooms and other plants that grow in the shade, and animals with low body temperature such as fish and water ducks.
The Treasure of the Sun. The Yellow Emperor's Neijing Taisu Shunyang Chapter mentions: "The saint floats with all things, that is, the sun is raised in spring and summer." Sink with all things, that is, autumn and winter to nourish yin. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the method of nourishing yin in autumn and winter is actually to conform to the latent yang energy, and the principle is to "not disturb yang", so that you can go to bed early and get up late to dispel cold and warm.
Zunsheng Eight Notes" mentions that "in the midwinter month, the cold wins, don't hurt the freezing, don't burn the belly and back with the fire..."A gentleman should recuperate quietly to be born in Shunyang. "Tell us not to use fire to burn our abdomen and back, such as cupping, moxibustion, etc., which can easily cause cold qi to enter the body and dissipate yang energy. In addition, in winter, the yang energy is hidden in the kidney water, and the accumulation of yang energy is to nourish the kidneys, so it is not possible to overwork the body and mind, think about it, and have excessive sexual affairs, so as not to consume the kidney essence. Edible seeds such as walnut kernels, wolfberries, black sesame seeds, and raisins can be used to replenish kidney essence.
Recommended dietary prescription: lotus root pork rib soup.
Ingredients: Pork ribs (large ribs), lotus root, salt, pepper, green onions, and ginger.
Method] Wash the pork ribs and chop them into 4 cm long piecesWash and peel the lotus root and cut it into small piecesPour an appropriate amount of boiling water into the pressure cooker, add pork ribs, lotus root, green onions, ginger slices, refined salt, pepper, and cover the potAfter the fire is boiling, turn to a simmer and simmer for 20 minutes.
Efficacy] nourishes the kidneys and nourishes the blood, nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness, improves the stomach and intestines, clears away heat and eliminates phlegm.
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