March 5th is the third solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, which is between March 5th and 6th of the Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches the ecliptic longitude of 345°.
It is mentioned in "The Collection of the Seventy-two Hours of the Moon Order": "The February Festival... all things are out of shock, and the shock turns into thunder, so it is called stinging, because the stinging insects are startled and run away." Eating without food is called "stinging".
After the rain and the solar term, the weather turns warmer, spring thunder begins, and all things recover, which means "shocked stings". At this time, most parts of our country enter the spring ploughing season.
The traditional Chinese concept of health preservation is closely related to natural phenological phenomena.
Prevent catching fire and cold in spring
During the stinging season, when it is warm and cold, it is necessary to pay attention to the "three defenses": preventing fire, preventing colds, and preventing the cold in spring.
In the middle of spring, when the liver qi develops, people are easy to "get angry". It is advisable to drink warm water after getting up in the morning, and you can also drink a small amount of white tea every day.
If you have symptoms such as bitter mouth, dry mouth, bad breath, and sore throat, you can use a small amount of chrysanthemum and honeysuckle to soak in water instead of tea to clear heat, reduce fire and detoxify. It can also improve breath.
Three flowers match, is a very good choice.
Anti-cold Spring is the high season of influenza, various viruses and bacteria are active, and the nasal cavity is the main way to introduce them into the body.
Insist on nasal cleaning morning and evening, can effectively prevent colds.
You can use nasal cleaning solution, or you can hold water in your hand, gently inhale the water into the nasal cavity with your nose, stay for a while and then spray the water vigorously, repeating 3-5 times.
In addition, cooking soup with coriander, white radish, ginger, and rock sugar is suitable for the early onset of cold and cold, when the body temperature is not very high, and there is a slight runny nose but no obvious sore throat.
"Wind" is the protagonist of this season, and the wind is strong, and the bacteria will invade the human body if you are not careful.
Avoiding wind and evil, smoothing emotions, and feasting on eating and drinking are the way to maintain health at this time.
We need to protect the wrists, waist and abdomen, and ankles.
At the wrist, keep the Shenmen acupoint warm and protect the blood vessels of the whole body.
People's yang is based on the kidneys, the kidneys are located in the waist and abdomen, and the warmth of the waist helps the kidneys to be healthy.
There are many important meridians in the abdomen, such as the spleen and stomach meridians, liver and kidney meridians, etc. The belly button is the most susceptible to cold, especially those who are afraid of cold in the stomach and prone to diarrhea should pay special attention to keeping warm here.
The ankles are not exposed, and many women have cold hands, feet and limbs, dysmenorrhea, and abdominal cold due to the cold at the ankles.
Seasonal vegetables look for shepherd's purse and toon
After the sting, the liver-yang qi of the human body gradually rises, and the yin and blood are relatively deficient.
"The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" says: "In the third month of spring, this is called development. The heaven and the earth are born, and all things are prosperous. Sleeping early at night, walking widely in the courtyard, wearing hair and walking slowly, so as to generate ambition." It means that all things recover in spring, and should Getting up early and walking slowly can make you happy and healthy.
In daily life, we should get up early, wear loose clothes, take appropriate walks outdoors, and do soothing exercises such as Tai Chi, Baduanjin, etc.
Don't tie your hair too tightly, and avoid wearing tights, so as not to be bound by the body's meridians, and the meridians will not be able to grow hair.
From the aspect of diet, the diet during the stinging season should conform to the nature of the liver, help the temper, and make the five internal organs peaceful. It is advisable to eat more light foods rich in plant protein and vitamins, such as bamboo shoots, spinach, celery, etc., and eat less animal fat. food.
In particular, it is recommended that you eat two seasonal vegetables: shepherd's purse and toon.
"On March 3rd in Yangchun, Shepherd's Purse Sailing Dan", shepherd's purse is the earliest wild vegetable to sprout in spring.
Toona sinensis can improve immunity, strengthen the stomach, regulate qi, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing.
In addition, the current climate is relatively dry, which is easy to cause dry mouth and exogenous cough. It is recommended to eat rock sugar Sydney tremella and wolfberry soup.
The elderly and children who usually suffer from cough and asthma can also use Chuanbei, Sydney, and red dates to steam and eat, cut off the top of the pear as a cover, hollow out the pear core, put in three or five Chuanbei, pitted red dates, and one or two rock sugar, and steam them in a pot. Ready to eat.
This practice can not only relieve the coldness of pears, but also moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
Yu Bo (Author: Physician at Beijing Drum Tower Hospital Acupuncture and Moxibustion Special Treatment Center)