Today's cold dew is the seventeenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and belongs to the fifth solar term in autumn.
After the cold dew solar terms, the days gradually get shorter, the nights gradually get longer, the sunshine decreases, the hot air slowly recedes, the cold gradually grows, the temperature difference between day and night is larger, and it feels a little chilly in the morning and evening. Autumn in the south is getting stronger, cool and cool, with little rain and dryness; The vast area in the north has entered or is about to enter winter from late autumn, and the human body's yang is gradually converging.
Therefore, after cold dew, it is necessary to avoid catching cold, and keep warm at the du meridian of the head, waist, back and feet to protect the yang of the human body and prevent diseases; Less "pungent" and "spicy" should be "sweet" and "sour" to prevent cough and asthma caused by autumn dryness and lung injury.
Second, it is advisable to be sour and sweet and less spicy to prevent autumn dryness.
Traditional Chinese medicine has a health theory of "nourishing yang in spring and summer and nourishing yin in autumn and winter", which can improve immunity and prevent diseases by nourishing yin to prevent dryness, moistening lung and benefiting stomach. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, sour and sweet food can change yin, which means that the interaction between sour and sweet food can promote the production of body fluid and nourish yin, that is, the combination of acidic and sweet things can promote the growth of vaginal fluid and achieve the effect of moistening dryness. The climate in autumn is dry, especially for people with dry skin. Eat more sour and sweet foods to prevent autumn dryness.
The feeling of spicy ingredients is sharp and strong. At the same time, spicy foods are mostly divergent, which is easy to hurt body fluids and lead to dryness due to insufficient yin. This kind of food includes onion, garlic, leek, ginger, wine, pepper, pepper and so on. In addition, it is not appropriate to stir-fry foods that are easy to get angry, damage body fluid, consume yin and dry. At this time, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to quench thirst, nourish yin and moisten dryness, such as moist Sydney, nourishing lily and snow ear.
Third, protect the Du meridian and keep the yang.
Du meridian is one of the eight strange meridians. See "Su Wen? Theory of bone emptiness. Du meridian is the sea of yang pulse, and its main function is to control the yang of the whole body and maintain the qi of the human body. In the twelve meridians, the three yang of the hand and the three yang of the foot are located in the Du meridian, so it plays an important role in adjusting and invigorating the yang of the whole body; At the same time, due to the fact that the Du Meridian runs from bottom to top, and its ridge belongs to the kidney, it connects the Yang Meridian with similar positions and functions, controls the qi and blood of the Yang Meridian, coordinates the Yin and Yang, and regulates the accumulation and infiltration of the qi and blood of the Yang Meridian.
"Fu on the Meridian Points of the Whole Body": "The Du meridian runs in the middle of the back, and the opposite end meets the Xi. Su is in the nose, and the ditch is dredged; The divine court entered the hair and went to the stars; The body of the meeting is pale in shinto, and the platform is vaulted; When the sun stands, the tendons shrink in the spine; The ridge is suspended, and the life gate is heavy; Singing in the sun and dancing in the waist, I hope to grow strong and live forever. "
The circulation of the Du meridian starts from the lower abdomen, goes backwards and upwards from the perineum to the inner side of the spine, and reaches the Fengfu point, which goes up to the head in the brain and down to the tip of the nose, so the symptoms of the Du meridian are mostly related to the pathological changes of the Zhuyang meridians.
In the cold dew season, we can protect the Du meridian and keep the yang spirit by daily warm-keeping methods such as wearing hats, scarves, warm vests and socks, and also by using moxa sticks to warm moxibustion on the back Du meridian points, spine massage and TCM syndrome differentiation.