Gu Yu 丨 is in a comfortable mood, more sun, healthy spleen and dampness recommended coix papaya porridge

Today is the twenty-four solar terms of the valley rain, which has the meaning of "rain born of a hundred valleys". As the last festival of spring, the valley rain is also the best time to sow seedlings and pick melons and beans. Li Hong, attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Beijing Geriatric Hospital, said that when the valley rain begins, the digestive function is exuberant, which is conducive to the absorption of nutrients, and at this time, the health should be nourished and the spleen soil can make the body better adapt to climate change in summer. At the same time, the mood is comfortable, the mood is stable, and it also helps the spleen and stomach to be healthy.

After the valley rain festival, the rainfall increases, the humidity in the air gradually increases, coupled with the increased temperature, it forms the evil of "wet temperature" often mentioned in Chinese medicine. Li Hong pointed out that wet evil is easy to damage the yang qi of the spleen, that is, "wet trapped spleen soil", there will be a series of symptoms of spleen dysfunction, such as loss of appetite, abdominal distension, heavy body sleepiness, muscle and joint acidity, sticky or unformed stool, thick tongue and so on.

Here, Li Hong introduces several scientific health care methods for healthy spleen and dampness.

There is a constant way to live

In daily life, work and rest time should be adjusted, ensure adequate sleep, try not to stay up late, and achieve a combination of work and leisure; avoid thinking about hurting the spleen, because long-term excessive mental work will affect the function of the spleen and stomach. In addition, you should avoid living in a humid place for a long time (such as a basement), do not wear damp clothing, avoid rain, bask in the sun, avoid the body from being invaded by moisture, and have rheumatic diseases such as joint swelling and muscle acidity.

Movement has a degree

For the human body, on the one hand, the appropriate amount of sweating can be physically discharged through the body's moisture; on the other hand, the movement is to raise the sun, the spleen and yang are one liter, and the water can run spontaneously. You can combine your own situation, choose some soft movements, such as tai chi, five birds play, yoga, jogging, doing exercises, slow walking, etc., try to avoid competitive exercises and weight-bearing exercises, so as to avoid discomfort such as increased blood pressure.

Massage is available

In late spring and early summer, you can massage to warm the sun, pass the pulse, and dampness. Massage can directly remove moisture, resist moisture invasion of the human body, but also improve the spleen and stomach transport function, remove moisture in the body. Commonly used acupuncture points for healthy spleen and dampness are Taibai acupoint, foot sanli acupoint and so on. Frequent massage of Taibai acupoint and tapping foot sanli acupoint can play a role in strengthening the spleen and dampness. Each time the acupressure is massaged for 3-5 minutes, it is advisable to feel the soreness and numbness.

Eat and drink moderately

Although the temperature gradually rises during this season, it is not yet the hot summer. Eating less spicy and irritating food can not only protect the spleen and stomach, but also prevent the evil heat from turning into fire and further inducing diseases such as boils and boils. In terms of diet, try to choose some foods that are healthy and damp, such as yam, white lentils, lotus leaves, red adzuki beans, mustard fruit, white radish, winter melon, lotus root, tangerine peel, bean sprout kelp, coix kernel, bamboo shoots, crucian carp, etc.

In addition, Li Hong also recommends the following health medicinal recipes to everyone.

Coix papaya porridge: coix kernel 30 grams, papaya 10 grams, rice 150 grams, cooked porridge together can strengthen the spleen to remove dampness, cold and pain, suitable for rheumatism patients.

Red bean barley porridge: 30 grams of red adzuki beans, 30 grams of fried coix kernels, 100 grams of rice, cooked porridge together can strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, diuresis and swelling.

Winter melon skin fava bean soup: winter melon peel 15 grams -30 grams, broad beans 30 grams, add an appropriate amount of water to boil soup, has a spleen, dehumidification, water, swelling effect, suitable for heart disease edema, kidney disease edema and other people.

Stir-fried yam tablets: 300 grams of yam, 150 grams of carrots, fungus, cucumber appropriate amount, the yam, cucumber, carrot slices, fungus foam hair, wash, put oil to heat, and then add carrots, cucumbers, fungus stir-fry, and finally put in the yam tablets quickly stir-fry, add salt, chicken essence can be, can be healthy spleen to clear the heat and dispel the fire.

Beijing News reporter Zhang Zhaohui

Proofreading By Chen Diyan

Source: Beijing News