March 5th is the "Jing Zhe" solar term.
Awakening to Zhe means the beginning of mid-spring. At this time, the earth is getting warmer, and it also "wakes up" various viruses and bacteria.
On the other hand, although the spring is warm and flowers are blooming, there is a "cold spring" unexpectedly coming, and the wind evil will quietly invade at this time.
Professor Deng Kebin, director of the Department of Otolaryngology of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, gave a recipe for health care for stings: nourishing yin, nourishing yang, preventing spring drowsiness, and protecting the nose and throat from wind and pathogens.
Nourishing Yin and Yiyang Food Seasonal Vegetables
"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. Lying at night and walking early, walking widely in the courtyard, wearing hair and walking slowly, so as to generate aspirations." In the spring, this life sprouts During the season, nature is full of life and everything is thriving.
At this time, people should go to sleep at night and get up early, stretch and walk slowly, which can make the spirit happy and the body healthy.
Professor Deng Kebin said that this passage expresses the essence of Jingzhe health preservation.
TCM health care pays attention to adapting to the weather.
The climate becomes warmer during the stinging season, and the yang qi of the human body is gradually generated, but the yin qi will be consumed in the process of forming yang qi. Therefore, it is necessary to nourish yin while nourishing yang. Protect the sun.
Professor Deng Kebin suggested eating more foods that nourish yin during the sting, such as pears, tremella, yam and honey.
In spring, the main hair growth, you can also eat more spicy, "hair growth" foods, such as celery, parsley, chopped green onion, mushrooms, ginger and an appropriate amount of pepper.
Garlic has antibacterial and bactericidal effects, and you can eat two or three cloves a day.
Traditional Chinese medicine advocates eating seasonal vegetables and divides them into "five colors" of green, red, yellow, white and black.
The color of spring is "green", so you should eat more green vegetables in season, such as cabbage, cabbage, Shanghai green, etc. In addition, you can also eat black food such as black fungus, black beans, black sesame, etc. It has the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing yang.
There is an "internal cause" for spring dyspnea, which should be supplemented by the spleen and stomach
"Spring sleep does not wake up", spring sleep increases troubles.
Professor Deng Kebin believes that although spring dyspnea has external causes of climate, it is mainly the internal cause of human constitution.
In spring, the human body needs qi and blood to supplement, and the spleen is the source of qi and blood biochemistry. The lack of qi and blood biochemistry results in deficiency of both the heart and the spleen, and the blood cannot be nourished in the heart, which leads to spring fatigue.
To eliminate spring sleepiness, eat more food that is conducive to gastrointestinal motility and easy to digest.
Deng Kebin's recommended foods include beans, yam, and japonica rice.
When cooking, you can add black fungus, lily, and celery as ingredients as appropriate, and then have a bowl of white fungus soup between meals.
There is a folk saying that "eat pears when stinging stings". Professor Deng Kebin believes that pears are cold and sweet, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat, which will help to eliminate spring dryness and relieve spring fatigue.
In addition to taking a nap after lunch, the prevention of spring sleepiness requires proper exercise.
Traditional Chinese medicine health care does not advocate sweating strenuous exercise, but emphasizes paying attention to time and intensity during exercise step by step, such as walking, jogging, Tai Chi, etc.
Professor Deng Kebin especially recommends Taijiquan, which is gentle and soothing as well as stretches the muscles and bones.
Avoid wind and evil, protect the nose and throat
"The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" says, "Wind is the source of all kinds of diseases." In spring, there is a lot of wind and "good deeds will change."
The spring wind blows into the nasal cavity with broken tree velvet and pollen, causing symptoms such as nasal itching, runny nose, and sneezing.
After the sting, "no wind and no itching" can cause the throat to be like a chicken feather nestled in it, itching uncomfortably, and coughing non-stop. Western medicine calls it chronic variant cough, while traditional Chinese medicine calls it "throat cough".
Professor Deng Kebin said that whether it is "nasal stinging" or "throat cough", the internal cause is the deficiency of lung spleen and spleen that causes qi and blood to fail to function normally, stagnating in the nasal cavity and throat, causing the lung chamber to disperse and descend.
He recommends a year-round "holistic therapy": summer treatment for winter diseases in dog days, supplementation with Sanjiutian ointment, and prevention and control during stinging stings.
He introduced that the main ingredients of the classic prescription "Yupingfeng Granules" are Astragalus, Atractylodes, Fangfeng, etc., which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can be taken by all ages.
From the perspective of "medicine and food homology", a little Astragalus, Codonopsis, Angelica, etc. can also be added when simmering the soup.
"In addition to staying away from allergens such as pollen, it is also necessary to avoid getting cold." Professor Deng Kebin reminded that it is necessary to prevent allergic rhinitis and pharyngitis during the stinging season, and continue to "cover in spring" to protect yang.
Reporter Roland Correspondent Hu Meng