2, dog days moxibustion. Moxibustion is an external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, which is to burn and smoke acupuncture points on human body surface with drugs such as moxa.
Moxibustion, with the help of the mild heat of moxibustion fire and the action of drugs, plays a role in warming and dredging qi and blood, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating pathogens through the conduction of meridians, thus achieving the purpose of treating diseases and preventing health care.
3. Cupping. Cupping can dispel cold and dampness, dredge channels and collaterals, remove stasis, promote qi and blood circulation, relieve swelling and pain, pull out poison and remove heat, and has the functions of adjusting the balance of yin and yang, relieving fatigue and strengthening physique, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body resistance, eliminating pathogenic factors and curing diseases.
4. Eat mutton. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that although the weather is hot in the summer, the human body is easily invaded by heat, dampness and evil. Nutritionists have also conducted in-depth research on this. The results show that mutton has the highest nutritional level in the dog days.
On the dog days, heat accumulates in the human body. At this time, drinking mutton soup and drinking Chili oil, vinegar and garlic into the stomach will inevitably lead to sweating all over. This sweat can take away the heat accumulated in the five internal organs and expel toxins from the body, which is very beneficial to health.