The sting is the third of the 24 solar terms, which means that the first sound of spring thunder wakes up the dormant animals. "The Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order" said: "On the February Festival, everything is shocked, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is said that the sting is stinging, and the stinging insects are frightened and run away." ”
Before and after the sting, the weather warms up in various places, entering the middle of spring, the spring thunder gradually appears, and the rain gradually increases, which is a favorable time for farming and sowing. At the same time, the recovery of all things and the gradual rise of yang energy are also a good time to cultivate yang, and at this time, health preservation needs to conform to the characteristics of yang energy.
1. Daily life and health.
1.Go to bed late and wake up early.
The Yellow Emperor's Neijing said: "In the spring of March, this is called Chen. Heaven and earth are born, and all things are glorious. Lie down at night and get up early, walk widely in the court, and walk slowly with your hair to make Zhisheng. ”
Before and after the sting, the cold qi gradually recedes, and the yang qi rises, so it is appropriate to go to bed late and get up early, stretch your waist more, and bathe in the warm sun, which can make the spirit happy and healthy. However, it is advisable to go to bed later than 11 p.m. and to wake up earlier than 6 p.m.
2.Spring cover. Although the temperature gradually rises after the sting, there are still fluctuations, and sometimes there is a "cold spring".
At this time, you should not rush to change out of winter clothes, and you should properly "spring cover". Especially for the elderly with underlying diseases, if the temperature is not appropriate, it is easy to cause colds, pneumonia and other respiratory diseases, and induce the aggravation of coronary heart disease and hypertension.
Lao Hengyan said: "The spring freeze is not pan, ** rather too warm, and the upper body is not harmful to be slightly reduced." "The upper body of the human body is yang, which is more resistant to wind and cold, and the lower body is yin, and yang is weaker than the upper body.
Therefore, special attention should be paid to keeping the lower limbs and feet warm in spring, the lower body should not be worn too thinly, and women should not wear skirts too early.
2. Diet and health.
It is advisable to reduce acid and increase sweetness during the sting season, that is, eat less sour food and more sweet food.
Acidic astringency is not conducive to the rise of liver yang, and the liver qi is vigorous, easy to hurt the spleen, so it is advisable to eat sweet jujubes, yams, carrots, chestnuts and other sweet products to nourish the spleen and stomach.
In spring and summer, you can also eat more foods that can raise yang energy, such as leeks, spinach, camellia, etc.
The sting wind is strong, the climate is relatively dry, and the folk also have the custom of eating pears to achieve the effect of moistening dryness and relieving cough.
3. Emotional health.
Sting is when the liver qi is vigorous, people are easy to get angry, causing the liver to fire upward, the elderly are prone to dizziness, stroke and other diseases, and the young are prone to acne, mouth ulcers and other diseases. It may cause liver qi stagnation, and clinical phenomena such as depression, anxiety, and insomnia can be seen.
Mental recuperation needs to start from the liver, maintain a peaceful mind, and choose to listen to what you like.
From the perspective of the five elements, it is recommended to listen to more horn-key music, which can promote the stretching of the whole body's qi, such as "Jiangnan Good", "Gusu Xing", "Spring Breeze Proud" and other tracks.
Fourth, exercise health.
After the sting, the natural world shows a trend of recovery, and the function of human organs has not yet returned to the best state, especially the joints and muscles have not been fully stretched.
Therefore, it is not advisable to do strenuous exercise at this time, and should choose relatively gentle exercises such as walking, outing, kite flying, tai chi, and Baduanjin.
According to the doctor, during the sting season, you can improve your physical fitness and increase your ability to resist diseases through external treatment methods of traditional Chinese medicine.
1.Moxibustion: Select acupuncture points such as Shenque, Zusanli, and Zhongguan, and moxibustion for 15 to 25 minutes per day for each acupoint, with local ** warmth as the degree.
2.Knock on the gallbladder meridian: Pat the outer thighs with the palm of your hand, 5 15 minutes on each side, 1 3 times a day. It should be noted that it is not advisable to beat after 23 o'clock in the evening and after meals.
The doctor recommends the following two medicinal diets to maintain health in a timely manner
1.White fungus yam and wolfberry pork rib soup.
Ingredients: pork ribs, yams, white fungus, wolfberry.
Method: Wash the yam, peel and cut into pieces, soak the white fungus in water, wash the pork ribs, add wolfberries and put them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 40 minutes, add salt to taste.
Efficacy: Nourish the liver and strengthen the spleen.
2.Pear lily soup with rock sugar.
Ingredients: pear, rock sugar, lily.
Method: Wash the pear, peel and corch and cut the petals, prepare the rock sugar, and soak the lily; Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot and bring to a boil, put the lilies, rock sugar and pears in the boiling water, bring to a boil over medium heat, turn to low heat and cook for 40 minutes.
Efficacy: Nourish the liver and lungs.
Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Li Zhen, Department of Spleen and Stomach Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, follow @Hunan Medical Chat to get more health science information!
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