Grain Rain is the sixth of the twenty-four solar terms and the last solar term of spring. Once Grain Rain passes, spring is over and it's summer. Here is my compilation of traditional foods and notes for the Gu Yu festival, I hope it can help you.

What traditional food to eat during the rainy season

1, rainy tea

Spring is the season of tea budding, in the southern part of China, there is rainy tea picking habits, so, every year, no matter what the weather, people will go to the nearby tea mountain to pick some fresh tea back to make tea to drink.

2, toon

Northern rain food toon custom, before and after the rain is the toon listed season, when the toon mellow and refreshing nutritional value is high, there is a "rain before the toon tender as silk" said. Toon has to improve immunity, stomach, gas, diarrhea, emollient, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal effect.

3, rice

Guyu eat rice is a traditional custom, and even the Zhaoxing Dong village has "eat rice, playing face, sowing rice seed" custom. On the day of Grain Rain, young men and women fully express their love and affection.

4, leek

According to Chinese medicine, leeks have warmed the lower gas, tonic deficiency, harmonization of internal organs, beneficial to the sun, stop the leakage of blood and pus, warm liver and kidney effects. It is very good for people's health, so you can eat more leeks at the time of the Gu Yu Festival.

5, cilantro

15 days before and after the Grain Rain and the last 3 days of Qingming, the spleen is in a period of exuberance. Chinese medicine believes that cilantro has the role of stomach and digestion, diuretic and laxative.

Precautions for the Valley Rain

Early to bed and early to rise

The beginning of the Valley Rain Festival, must adhere to the early to bed and early to rise, do not stay up too late, and more can not be greedy to sleep, after the Valley Rain, the human body's yang qi began to rise, then we must use sleep to achieve the effect of nourishing the five organs. Good sleep is a good way to regulate the five organs, but also a good way to regulate the human body meridians.

Keep a good mind

The beginning of the rainy season, the human yangqi began to rise, this time, people's emotions will be affected by the yangqi and become repetitive, it is easy to have a temperamental problem, then this is very influential for the health. In the rainy season, we must pay attention to the spirit and state of mind, do not be agitated more can not be depressed, keep a good mood to do open-minded.

Adherence to exercise

After the rainy season, it is the human body to adopt the natural gas and Yang good time, then every day adhere to the movement is very important. The beginning of the valley rain, we should all according to their own physique, choose suitable for their own exercise, such as jogging, do exercises, play ball, but do not let yourself sweat too much.

Spring Walking

The rainy season, the appropriate spring walking activities, this activity can not only achieve the smooth heart, the effect of emotional nourishment, but also expand the body's metabolism, so that the human body qi and blood to achieve the stagnation of the evacuation of dampness and detoxification, to improve the cardiopulmonary function of the efficacy of the body to achieve the enhancement of physical fitness to reduce the occurrence of disease effects.

Drink more water

The climate in late spring is complex, but the vast majority of areas are windy weather, the body is prone to loss of water, resistance will decline, easy to induce, aggravate colds and many chronic diseases. This time, "make up" water is particularly important. After a night of spring sleep, the human body more water consumption, drink water in the morning can not only replenish the body metabolism due to the loss of water, washing has been emptied of intestines and stomach, but also effective prevention of cardio-cerebral vascular disease. The amount of water you drink is 250 milliliters.

Diet five low

Twilight spring diet, should pay attention to consider low salt, low fat, low sugar, low cholesterol and low stimulation and other five aspects. Low salt is less sodium salt, because too much sodium salt will induce hypertension, so no more than 6 grams of salt per day; low fat is also less fat, fat daily intake of total dietary not more than 30%; low sugar is also less to eat free sugar, sugar overdose will also affect the health of the human body; low cholesterol is less cholesterol-containing animal food, because cholesterol is too high and lead to hardening of the arteries and heart and cerebral vascular disease. A variety of diseases, not more than 300 grams of meat per day; low stimulation that is less spicy food.

Eat less hot and dry things

Spring should choose to eat some low-fat, high-vitamin, high-mineral food, such as fresh vegetables, including capers, spinach, marjoram, parsnip head, dandelion, etc., which can play a role in clearing away heat and removing toxins, cooling the blood and brightening the eyes, and facilitating the flow of stools to wake up the spleen and open up the role of the stomach. Spring and summer to eat less acidic food and spicy and stimulating food, otherwise it will make the liver fire more intense, injury to the spleen and stomach. In late spring, in addition to eating appropriate high-quality protein foods and fruits and vegetables, you can drink green bean soup, red bean soup, sour plum soup, as well as green tea, to prevent the accumulation of heat in the body. It is not advisable to eat mutton, dog meat, spicy hot pot and chili, pepper, pepper and other hot products, in order to prevent the evil heat of the fire, induced canker sores and other diseases.

Grain rain health methods

1. living health

Grain rain came, the twilight of spring to, everything grows more and more prosperous, the weather is also gradually hot. Higher temperatures at noon, but the temperature is still low in the morning and evening, so the morning and evening to wear appropriate clothing, especially pay attention to do not sweat the wind, in order to prevent colds; allergic people go out to prevent pollen allergies, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma and other attacks.

At this time, the Yang Qi gradually long, Yin Qi gradually disappear, to go to bed early and get up early, do not sweat excessively, in order to regulate the dirty gas. In addition, because of the rain during the rainy season, it is necessary to prevent the invasion of humidity into the human body, shoulder and neck pain, joint pain, epigastric distension and fullness, do not want to eat and drink and other diseases.

2. Spiritual health

In the mood, exercise, as in the Qingming Festival health, to maintain a relaxed mood, broad-minded, listening to music, fishing, spring tour, tai chi, walking, etc. can cultivate the temperament, do not worry and anxiety, and even move the liver fire.

3. Diet

At this time, the liver gas ambush, the heart gas is gradually strong, the spleen is also in a period of exuberance, it is a good time for the body to make up for the good, but can not be like the winter as a tonic, should be consumed in some of the benefits of the liver and kidney food, in order to comply with the changes in yin and yang, and lay the groundwork to get through the summer in peace.