It is so-called: the spring equinox rain foot drops faintly, and the willow bank oblique wind brings guests home.
On March 20, the fourth solar term of spring ---- the vernal equinox, arrived as promised.
The spring equinox is not only the middle point of spring, but also the time point of the equal division of day and night in the northern and southern hemispheres, when the day is as long as the night, when all things grow and the yang qi rises, which is a good time to nourish the body.
Spring returns to the earth, and at the same time, the fire is also accompanied
Although it is a good time for the growth of all things at this time, due to the relatively dry climate, there may be weather such as sand and dust in the north, and it will be easy to have symptoms such as dry skin, chapped lips or no appetite.
In the TCM concept, this is a manifestation of the fire.
Once the body has symptoms of fire, in addition to drinking more water, you should also eat more food that can go to the fire, in order to restore the body to a healthy state.
What is the Five Visceral Fire Gas?
From the perspective of Traditional Chinese medicine, the five visceral fire qi refers to the stomach fire, heart fire, liver fire, lung fire, kidney fire, and the five viscera as the basis of good health.
Once the problem of fire appears, you should find a way to go to the fire in time, only in this way can you avoid damage to the five internal organs, and at the same time, you can effectively avoid the symptoms of disease in the body.
First, stomach fire
Once the stomach is on fire, it is easy to cause stomach acid, stomach bloating, bad breath, as well as symptoms such as swollen gums and sore gums and dry mouth.
Because the stomach is full of fire, it will also affect the appetite, so usually should eat more light food, serious problems should also be taken by oral medication.
People with relatively large stomach fire can usually eat more white fungus and papaya, which not only taste very light, but also play a role in maintaining the stomach.
In addition, you can also eat more kiwifruit, bananas, vegetables and other foods, which can not only alleviate the problem of loss of appetite, but also repair the damaged gastric mucosa.
Second, the heart fire
Strong heart fire can easily lead to bad mood, but also there will be insomnia, dreams, night sweats and other problems, more serious people will even have a feeling of upset.
In this case, you should eat more lotus seeds, goji berries, sour dates and other foods, of course, you can also directly use it to soak water to drink, which can not only effectively remove the heart fire, but also effectively improve the quality of sleep.
3. Lung fire
People with burning lungs will also have insomnia, dream problems, in addition to irritability, dry cough, tongue redness and other symptoms.
Usually, in addition to drinking more water, you also need to eat some foods that can remove lung fire and clear lungs, such as white radish, pear, papaya and other foods, which can play a role in removing fire and clearing the lungs.
Fourth, kidney fire
As one of the most important organs in the human body, the kidney will cause serious harm to health once there is a problem.
Kidney fire will not only have hot flashes and night sweats, the problem of emaciation of the body, and even a sore throat, dry mouth and tongue.
Usually, you can drink more water, eat more fruits and vegetables, in addition to massaging the waist and eye points to achieve the purpose of lowering the fire.
5. Liver fire
Liver fire is one of the most common symptoms of physical fire in spring, and people with liver fire will not only have grumpy problems, but also cause dizziness, headaches and other problems.
Usually, peppermint and chrysanthemums can be brewed into tea, these two Chinese medicinal herbs have the effect of clearing the fire, and can also play a role in soothing the liver.
Spring diet, it is best to avoid sour and spicy
Spring should be nourished liver protection, so at this time in the diet need to consider the yang qi rise, eat more dark green leafy vegetables, such as spinach, rape, cabbage, lettuce, etc., these vegetables are rich in a lot of vitamins and dietary fiber.
At the same time, you can also eat more grains and beans, soy products, which helps to stimulate the vitality and lipid reduction in the body, and you can also eat more foods that nourish the spleen, so as to ensure that the source of qi, blood and biochemistry is sufficient.
In addition, in the diet, it is also necessary to avoid sour and spicy, sour into the liver, with astringent properties, is not conducive to the drainage of liver qi, while eating less spicy and irritating foods, reducing gastrointestinal irritation.
The development of any disease is inseparable from poor living habits.
In this spring, we also need to exercise properly to maintain health through diet and exercise!