The ancients said, “In the middle of September, the air is cold and congealed, and the dew is frost”, “The reeds are grey, and the white dew is frost”. Li Jinhui, deputy director of traditional Chinese medicine in Beijing Geriatric Hospital, reminds us that Frost’s Descent season, cold air is frequent, which is the season with the largest temperature difference between day and night in a year, and health preservation should also be emphasized.
“Frost’s Descent season should also be early to bed and early to rise, to maintain adequate sleep.”. Getting up early can make people wake up early and energetic, thus avoiding the occurrence of autumn fatigue. Li Jinhui pointed out that Frost’s Descent is the beginning of the transition from autumn to winter, the lowest temperature can reach about zero degrees Celsius, the temperature difference between day and night is large, people should do a good job of foot, waist and abdomen warmth, avoid cold abdominal pain, low back pain, arthralgia, add clothes in time to prevent colds. Li Jinhui suggested that people develop the habit of washing their feet with hot water before going to bed during the Frost’s Descent season, which can dilate blood vessels, improve the circulation of lower limbs and alleviate fatigue.
“In late autumn, the wind and rain are miserable, the grass is withered and the leaves fall, and people tend to be worried.” Li Jinhui said that at this time, you can listen to more cheerful music and change some warm clothes to adjust your mood. You can do more things you like at ordinary times, exercise more, cultivate your sentiment, stabilize your mood, and vent your bad mood in time, so that your mood is calm and serene, optimistic and open-minded. In addition, after the Frost’s Descent, trees such as maple and Cotinus coggygria turn red and yellow under the action of autumn frost, and people can also climb mountains to enjoy autumn when the weather is fine.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Frost’s Descent should be light, that is, to maintain a light diet, less salt, less spicy. As the saying goes, “tonifying winter is better than tonifying Frost’s Descent” and “medicine is better than food”. “The autumn of Frost’s Descent season is mainly moist and mild, meat can choose duck, mutton, add Codonopsis pilosula, Angelica sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Astragalus membranaceus, etc. To regulate Qi, blood, Yin and Yang;”; Daily diet should choose foods that nourish Yin and moisten dryness to enhance immunity, such as bean sprouts, soybean milk, peanuts, sesame, sweet potatoes, yam, pumpkin, radish, cabbage, onion, lotus root, Lily, fungus, pear, apple, grape, wolfberry, jujube and so on. Li Jinhui suggested.
Here, Li Jinhui introduces several small methods of health care for Frost’s Descent.
Moxibustion
Frost’s Descent season, the weather is obviously cooler, cold and warm is particularly important, the body of deficiency cold has begun to appear cold hands and feet, wear thick cotton-padded clothes. At this time, moxibustion can be used to warm Yang and dispel cold for health care, and acupoints such as Qihai, Guanyuan and Zusanli are selected. The specific method comprises the following steps of: lighting a moxa stick, and performing moxibustion at a position which is 2 to 3 centimeters away from an acupoint to make the local part feel warm, and performing moxibustion for 5 to 10 minutes each time until the skin is flushed, once a day.
Old Duck Yam Longan Soup
Old Duck, right amount of yam, 10 longans. Put them into a pot and stew them together until they are soft and rotten. The duck meat enters the lung, spleen and kidney meridians, tonifying the kidney and nourishing the spleen and stomach, the yam strengthens the spleen, tonifying the lung and strengthening the kidney, and the longan meat tonifies the heart blood, nourishes the heart and tranquilizes the mind. This soup is a tonic soup, which can prevent aging, soothe nerves and nourish the blood, and regulate immunity. Stewed radish
with
beef. Dice the beef and blanch. Cut the radish into pieces. Beef, scallion and ginger are stewed over low heat. When the beef is cooked, add radish pieces and seasonings. Cook until the radish is raw. According to personal taste, you can also cook the radish until it is cooked thoroughly. Beef is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of tonifying qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and stomach. Radish is cool in nature, can clear heat and resolve phlegm, and can lower qi and relax the middle warmer. Stewed radish with beef is a good product for tonifying the spleen and lung in autumn.
