December 21 ushers in the winter solstice festival, which is also the first day of the number nine.
Today, Beijing Gulou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital launched the seasonal "Sanjiu Moxibustion" and "Sanjiu Sticker".
According to reports, "three or nine days" is the coldest period of the year, Chinese medicine believes that at this time the human body's yang qi collection, qi and blood running slowly, easy to feel the evil of wind and cold and illness. Traditional Chinese medicine external compresses, moxibustion can help Yang, "three nine moxibustion", "three nine stickers" is to take the theory of Chinese medicine "heaven and man corresponding" as a guide, choose the winter solstice and the next few nine days, apply moxibustion or patch at specific acupuncture points, effectively enhance the body's resistance, help the human body resist external evils and prevent diseases, achieve the dual effect of curing diseases and strengthening the body, and will also strengthen and consolidate the efficacy of the summer "three volt stickers".
Source Beijing Daily Client | Journalist Fang Fei
Edited by Wang Qiong
Process Editor Wu Yue