The dog days are the hottest days of the year, and also the most vigorous days of human yang. Theoretically, dog days are very suitable for treating winter diseases in summer. Simply put, it is very suitable for expelling moisture and cold from the body in dog days.
There are many ways to remove human moisture in dog days, which can be adjusted by diet or Chinese medicine therapy. One of Chinese medicine therapies is to drink Chinese medicine.
However, Chinese herbal medicines have more or less side effects. If the cold and pathogenic qi in the body is not too strong, it is better not to drink Chinese herbal medicine. Cold and damp qi in the body can also be discharged through diet and exercise.
Is it good to drink Chinese medicine to get rid of dampness in dog days? Drinking Chinese medicine in dog days is better for eliminating dampness.
Drinking Chinese medicine in dog days can usually get rid of dampness, such as Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Pogostemon, etc. However, if it is conditioned by traditional Chinese medicine in dog days, it needs to be taken under the guidance of a doctor to avoid improper medication and affect health.
Secondly, if the humidity in the human body is relatively heavy, it may be caused by the humid climate, followed by living in a humid environment for a long time. When removing dampness, the human body should avoid eating cold food and pay attention to improving the living environment.
3 Why is it better to recuperate in dog days? The reason for this is the following：
The dog days are the hottest time of the year, when the yang in nature is the most vigorous and the metabolism of the human body is relatively fast, and the effect of conditioning the body can be seen relatively quickly during this time period; Secondly, Yang is a strong man in dog days. At this time, conditioning the body is conducive to eliminating yin evil such as cold and dampness, and then treating some diseases caused by cold and dampness, such as chronic respiratory diseases that are prone to occur in winter. This is the concept of treating winter diseases in summer in traditional Chinese medicine.
How to get rid of dampness and cold in dog days? You can eliminate moisture and cold in the following ways:
1. Dog days, dog days sticking, moxibustion, acupuncture, cupping and scrapping are common physiotherapy methods in Chinese medicine. These measures can dredge human meridians, regulate qi and blood, warm and tonify yang, and promote the moisture and cold in the body to seep out of the human body from the skin.
2. In dog days, soaking feet can also remove moisture and cold in the body. Soaking feet with warm water in dog days can stimulate many meridians of our feet, thus playing the role of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, dredging meridians and activating collaterals.
3, dog days can be used for diet conditioning and dampness. You can eat some sweaty and diuretic foods in dog days, such as red beans, mung beans, wax gourd, watermelon and mung bean tea.