In late autumn, the temperature is low in the morning and evening, and many people will have cold hands and feet. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this is related to Yang deficiency constitution can not warm the body, or Qi stagnation, Yang Qi can not smoothly reach the end of the limbs. Liu Yang, deputy director of sub-health department of Dongfang Hospital of
Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that to improve cold hands and feet, first of all, do a good job of keeping the waist, legs, feet and other parts warm. Especially for women, if the lower abdomen is not well kept warm, the blood circulation will be greatly affected. Secondly, take reasonable exercise. “Jogging, brisk walking, Tai Chi, Baduanjin, yoga and so on can make all parts of the body move, promote blood circulation, and persist for a month can have obvious results.” Liu Yang suggested.
“There are 12 meridians on the feet that connect the viscera of the human body, 6 of which start from the feet, and more than 60 acupoints are distributed on both feet.” Liu Yang said that soaking feet in hot water, like moxibustion on these acupoints, can promote the circulation of Qi and blood, warm the viscera, nourish the vitality, smooth the blood vessels and eliminate fatigue. “Safflower, mugwort leaf, speranskia herb and other meridian-warming and collateral-dredging drugs can be added to foot bath to help warm the whole body and improve the symptoms of cold hands and feet.”
Yangchi acupoint is an important acupoint controlling the blood circulation of the whole body. Women with cold hands and feet insist on massaging Yangchi acupoint, which also has a good warming effect. Yangchi acupoint is on the back of the hand and wrist, and its position is just at the gathering place of the bones between the back of the hand. Liu Yang introduced that the back of the hand should be turned up first, and there will be several wrinkles on the wrist. Press on the fold near the back of the hand and find a tender point in the center, which is Yangchi point. “Stimulate Yangchi point, slowly, for a long time, slowly, first press the other hand’s Yangchi point with the thumb of one hand, and then change it, usually 3-5 minutes each time.”
In addition, Yang deficiency constitution can eat more warm food to improve the body’s cold resistance, such as beef, mutton, dog meat, chicken, garlic, pepper, ginger, onion, yam, longan and so on. Avoid raw and cold food, such as ice products, cold drinks, watermelon, balsam pear, cucumber, celery, ice cream, etc.
Here, Liu Yang specially recommends the following three medicated diets to help people warm their hands and feet.
Angelica and ginger mutton soup
20g of angelica and 30g of ginger are rinsed, soaked in clear water until soft, and sliced for later use. 500g of mutton is put into a pot of boiling water to be slightly scalded after the fascia is removed, the mutton is taken out after the blood is removed, and the mutton is sliced for later use. Putting the angelica, the ginger and the mutton into a casserole, adding clear water, cooking wine and salt, boiling with strong fire, skimming the floating foam, and stewing with low fire until the mutton is cooked. Warming the middle-jiao and enriching the blood, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and is especially suitable for being eaten in winter. 50g
of leek sesame oil walnut
kernel is soak in boiled wat, peeled and drained for later use. Wash 200g leek and cut into inch sections. The sesame oil is poured into a frying pan, when the sesame oil is heated to 70%, the walnut kernels are added, the walnut kernels are fried until the walnut kernels are browned, the leek and the salt are added, and the walnut kernels are stir-fried until the walnut kernels are cooked. Has effects in tonifying kidney, supporting Yang, and warming hands and feet. 10 grams of angelica and two eggs are boiled
in angel
ICA decocted water, the dregs are removed from the angelica decocted water, and the eggs are boiled, so that the eggs can be eaten on an empty stomach in the morning, and can enrich the blood, warm Yang and dredge collaterals.
