"The one who is strong in all things and loves the great is called summer." Spring and summer grow, and everything flourishes from then on. Lixia not only gives us the meaning of time, but also allows us to learn and understand the truth of growth. The flourishing of life is based on youth, but not only in age. Summer is here, let us sweat in the sun and struggle unceasingly.
Legend of Lixia
Uchiha rice
With the arrival of summer, the custom in some places is to eat black rice. There are many legends about the origin of Uchiha. The most popular is the story of Sun Zhen during the Warring States period.
During the Warring States period, Sun Bin was persecuted and locked up in a pig house, and the old jailer used black leaves to cook black sticky rice, and then kneaded it into dirty rice balls and secretly gave it to Sun Bin to eat. Sun Bin not only survived by this method, but was still very healthy and eventually escaped from prison. The first time Sun Bing ate black rice was on the day of Lixia.
Hanging egg bags
In the Nantong area of Jiangsu Province, the summer is happy to hang eggs on the chest of children. Legend has it that the plague god was sleepy until he woke up on the day of the summer, and when he woke up, he spread the plague, and children were particularly affected. Nuwa smelled it and argued with the plague god. The plague god reluctantly agreed, with the egg hanging on his chest as a symbol, and on the day of the summer, all children who hung eggs on their chests would not be harmed. Although the legend is that there is no way to examine, but on the day of Lixia, the mothers of Nantong always have to choose larger goose eggs, duck eggs, and eggs, which are cooked and hung on the chest of their children, which is still popular to this day.
Read Lixia
Summer season
"Yang Hua snow falls on Bai Ping, and blue birds fly to the red scarf", and it is summer. As the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West, the blue bird flew in the spring and brought the green seeds; when it was summer, it flew back and carried the red scarf woven by the forest flowers. The red scarf flew away, bringing "rouge tears, stay drunk", a few drops of red rain drifted by, and the cherry red ripe spring returned, and the cuckoo cried the moon Xiaolou West.
Yang Hua fluttered the spring cloud heat. Xia Yun has not yet risen, and the spring cloud is still faded, but the flower affair has reached the end. The butterfly was indefensible and flew away to know that it was not a flower. The fragrance is fragrant and warm, and it is the season when the bees and butterflies are tired. At this time, the tea smoke is fragrant, the flowers are silent, the tree is empty, the powder is jade, the incense is cold and red, the branches are three points, and the garden is two inches deep. The tender, oily green unscrupulously spreads through the remnants of the remnants of the flowers that have withered and faded, soaked into a fresh green, and the light and shadow swim, and the green is like a thin silk. The wind whispers green leaves, the song birds are hidden in them, the floating clouds blow slowly, the green is thick and deep, they are the protagonists of summer.
In the countryside, summer has long replaced spring. On the field, the cabbage has raised the stem of the top flower, and the fluttering old white flowers are connected into pieces. Dandelion seeds have been carried in all directions. The wheat fields were already changing color, the rice paddies were filled with water, the cuckoos were beginning to practice their voices, the tadpoles were crowded into a ball in the swamp, and each small ink dot gave birth to a small foot, scrambling to get ashore and become a frog.
Summer was like this, and before the spring was warm, it came in a hurry.
Excerpt from "Four Seasons Sketches" / by Zhu Wei
Li Xia remembers the brothers of the Kyoshi
Don Wei Yingwu
Change the order to read Fangchen, tired of the day forever.
The summer wood has become yin, and the public gate is constant and quiet.
The long wind began to drift, and the clouds were piled up before the mountains were thrown.
Sit and want to leave the people, but also be sorry for the scenery.
Idle early summer nap up · one
Song Yang Wanli
Plum leaves acid soft teeth,
Plantains are divided into green and window screens.
Day long sleep up ruthless thoughts,
Idle watching children catch willow flowers.
Early summer immediate
Song Wang Anshi
The stone beam hut has a curved pillar,
Running water splashed in Xipi.
Sunny day warm wind raw wheat gas,
When the green shade grass wins the flower.
Lixia customs
Welcome to summer
In ancient times, on the day of the establishment of the summer, the emperor would lead hundreds of officials to the southern suburbs of the capital to greet the summer and hold a summer ceremony. All the monarchs wore vermilion dresses with vermilion jade pendants, and even horses and flags were scarlet to express their prayers for a good harvest and good wishes.
In the folk, on summer days, people drink cold drinks to cool off. Jiangnan Water Town has the custom of cooking young fava beans.
Try something new
Suzhou has the proverb "Lixia sees three new", and the three new ones are cherries, green plums and wheat. In Changshu, it is more hearty to try new foods, and there is a saying of "nine meats and thirteen vegetarians". Nine meats are crucian carp, salted eggs, pickled fresh, brine shrimp, etc.; thirteen vegetarians include cherries, plums, bamboo shoots, broad beans, peas, cucumbers and so on.
Fighting eggs
Every household boils the eggs (eggs with shells boiled, can not be broken), soaked in cold water for a few minutes, and then put on the woven silk mesh bag, hanging on the child's neck. The children then went into groups of three or five to play an egg fighting game, egg heads fighting egg heads, egg tails hitting egg tails, and the breakers conceded defeat.
Scale people
In ancient times, there was a custom of "weighing people" in the summer, and then weighed in the autumn to see how much weight had been lost after the bitter summer. Under the sweltering heat and sweating, it is the best time to lose weight.
Interestingly, at that time, "hanging on a big scale", the folk description was, "the wind opened the embroidery pavilion Yang Luo clothes, think it is a swing play but not." In order to hang the amount of official scales, evaluate the yan thin and ring fat." The bridesmaids all walked out of the deep boudoir, the hanging scale looked like a swing, The Yan was Zhao Feiyan, and the ring was Yang Guifei.
Seasonal prompts
Protected against sand and dust
From 20:00 on the 4th to 20:00 on the 5th, there were small to moderate rain or thunderstorms in the eastern part of the southwest region, the coast of south China, Hainan Island and other places, and there was sleet or light to moderate rain in the eastern and northeastern regions of Inner Mongolia. Parts of central Inner Mongolia, north China, and northern Huanghuai have sand or dust.
Nourish the heart
Summer heart yang is the most exuberant, when the summer temperature rises, people are prone to irritability, easy to lose temper, and the body's immune function is also relatively low. Lixia health care should be done to "quit dryness and anger", avoid great joy and great sorrow, and keep the spirit quiet, the mind is at ease, the mood is comfortable, and the smile is always open.
Less spicy
In terms of dietary regulation, you should eat less high-fat, thick and spicy things, and eat more light and vitamin-rich foods, such as yams, wheat, corn, seafood, and eggs. These foods can not only clear heat, prevent heat, sweat, replenish fluids, but also enhance appetite.
Seasonal health
Chinese medicine believes that "summer is easy to hurt qi" and "summer is easy to enter the heart". In the summer season, when the time is dry, the yang qi in nature is gradually longer and the yin qi is gradually weakened, and compared with the human organs, the liver qi is gradually weakened, and the heart qi is gradually stronger. Therefore, summer health should be based on "nourishing the heart".
diet
In terms of diet, eating nuts often can effectively strengthen the heart and protect the heart. Eating nuts such as dried fruits, almonds, pecans and peanuts as usual can help protect the heart. And because the yang qi is abundant in the summer, the yin qi is inside, resulting in the "bitter summer" mentioned above, so the summer should be based on light food, such as cabbage, bitter melon, loofah and so on.
In addition to eating more light food, you should also eat more red or bitter foods to nourish the heart, such as dates, lotus seeds, lilies, etc., which can play a role in nourishing the heart and calming the mind. In addition, drinking porridge and soup at breakfast and dinner is also very good for the body, which can not only quench thirst, cool and relieve the heat, but also strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness and nourish the body.
repose
In addition to eating and maintaining health in summer, it is expensive to nourish the spirit. The Su Qing Shang Da Zhen Theory says: "Spiritual introspection, illness has never been safe? "Explain the importance of nourishing the spirit for health." In the summer, due to the hot weather, people tend to be restless, resulting in many mentally undesirable symptoms. Therefore, in terms of spiritual cultivation, in the summer, we should meditate on nourishing our nature, purify our hearts and desires, and refrain from great joy and great sorrow. Meditate more and cultivate the mind, and less greedy distractions.
motion
Summer is a good time for morning exercise. In traditional Chinese medicine, health care pays attention to "winter, Tibet and summer release", that is to say, in winter, we must pay attention to the accumulation of nutrition and energy, and in summer, we must enhance the body's metabolic capacity, so morning exercise is a good choice. Everyone should go to bed early and get up early, strengthen exercise, and enhance their own immunity.
It should be noted that although exercise is beneficial to the body, it is not advisable to exercise too much in the summer. Because the summer weather is hot, it is easy to sweat and take away the energy of the body, so it is necessary to replenish the energy consumed in time. It is recommended to prepare some cooling and anti-heat drinks in the hot summer, such as green tea, mung bean soup, sour plum soup, etc., which are all health drinks that quench thirst.
work and rest
After the summer, the day is dark and bright is early, and Chinese medicine experts say: After the summer, you can go to bed late and get up early to conform to the changes in the natural world. Sleep should be on the stage from 23:00 to 1:00 (sub-hour).
Due to going to bed late and getting up early, the sleep time is shorter than in winter, and many people always have a nap. In this regard, it is recommended to increase naps. And 11 o'clock to 13 o'clock nap is the best time, and the lunch break of half an hour to an hour is appropriate, the time should not be too long, do not rush to wake up after waking up, and then lie down for 10 minutes to get up. People who have dizziness due to narrowing of cerebral arteriosclerosis should not take a lunch break.
Seasonal diet
Four gentlemen's soup, healthy spleen and qi
In summer, it is rainy continuously, and the humidity in the air is heavy, and it is easy to feel wet and evil. The spleen is dry and damp, and once the spleen and yang are suppressed by the wet evil, it will produce spleen diseases such as loss of appetite, loose stools, full abdominal distension, and tepid limbs. Therefore, the diet should be light, less greasy, less raw and cold.
Known as the first party of healthy spleen and qi, "four gentlemen's soup", ginseng 9 grams, white art 9 grams, poria 9 grams, hot licorice 6 grams, ginseng-based, tonic spleen and stomach; with white art, healthy spleen and wet, but also strengthen the strength of ginseng to replenish qi.
Coupled with poria with a healthy spleen and wetting effect, the spleen tonic effect is more obvious; with hot licorice, it can coordinate and make them work together.
In the summer season, the "four gentlemen's soup" is used to add japonica rice to boil porridge to reduce the consumption brought by the upcoming heat to the body.
This porridge can be drunk by men who can resist fatigue and be full of energy; women can drink it with rosy color and full of physical strength; the elderly can replenish their qi and spleen and enjoy their old age in peace.
Three yellow drinks
Directions: 50 grams of soybeans until semi-cooked, add 1 cucumber and cook, add 30 grams of honey and heat slightly, eat bean melon and drink soup.
Efficacy: Relieves heat, can prevent heat stroke, treat dry sore throat.
Three bean drink
Directions: 100 grams of mung beans, 50 grams of red adzuki beans, 30 grams of white lentils, add water and drink the juice.
Effect: Clear heat and relieve heat, water and spleen. Suitable for summer wet vomiting.
Three white drinks
Directions: 50 grams of white grass root, 15 grams of white fungus, 10 grams of white sugar, water decoction tea.
Effect: Nourish yin and vitality, diuretic and relieve heat. It is used for people who have difficulty urinating in the heat of the summer.
Guiyuan porridge
Directions: 25 grams of cinnamon balls, 100 grams of japonica rice, a little sugar. Put the cinnamon balls into the pot with japonica rice, add the right amount of water, boil into porridge, and add sugar to serve.
Effect: Nourish the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and calm the spirit. Especially suitable for fatigue and spleen, excessive thinking, thin body, forgetfulness, menstrual irregularities and other symptoms.
Nourishing food
1. Eggs
Egg is flat and sweet, and has the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing dryness, nourishing qi and nourishing blood, and fixing the fetus. Not only rich in protein and 8 kinds of essential amino acids and a variety of vitamins, but also has a high nutritional value, but also contains lecithin that can enhance and improve memory function, and has been confirmed by modern experimental research to clear cholesterol in the body, reduce blood lipids, and protect blood vessels. Therefore, no more than 2 per day is consumed, not only does not increase the harm of blood lipids, but also can prevent cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and atherosclerosis, and is also beneficial to Senile dementia.
2. Pig heart
The heart of the pig is flat, the taste is sweet and salty, and it has the ability to nourish the heart and replenish the blood, calm the nerves and calm the alarm. Rich in protein and more calcium, phosphorus, vitamins and other components, less fat content, can strengthen myocardial nutrition, enhance myocardial contractility.
3. Honey
Honey is flat and sweet, and has the function of nourishing yin and nourishing blood, nourishing the heart and lungs. Rich in sugars, organic acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, proteins and other nutrients, it has the effect of strengthening, nourishing and strong, which can improve brain power, increase hemoglobin, and improve myocardial function. However, it is not advisable to eat more for a long time, and it is forbidden to take it with other tonics, soil harvest, welling immortals and other traditional Chinese medicines.
4. Lotus seeds
Lotus seeds are slightly cool, sweet and astringent, and the function is to nourish the heart and spleen, and tonify the kidneys. In addition to containing protein, sugars, a small amount of fat, a variety of vitamins, but also rich in phosphorus, calcium, iron and other minerals. The lotus heart alkali contained in it has the function of strengthening the heart and lowering blood pressure and calming sexual desire.
5. Jujube
Jujube is warm and sweet, and its function is to nourish the blood and calm the spirit, benefit the qi and vitality, replenish the spleen and stomach, and alleviate the medicinal properties. In addition to being rich in amino acids, sugars, vitamins and a variety of minerals, it also contains the effect of regulating the metabolism of substances and cell proliferation and division, which can expand blood vessels, improve myocardial nutritional status, enhance myocardial contractility, and help stabilize the normal activities of the heart. The flavonoids and damalane-type soaps contained in them also have the effects of sedation, hypnosis, blood pressure and anti-fatigue, and increase endurance, respectively. Because it is rich in a variety of vitamins, the vitamin C content ranks first in fresh fruits, which is 82 times that of apples, so it is known as "natural vitamin pills".
6. Grapes
Grapevine flat taste sweet acid, with tonic blood, strong muscles and bones, urine and other effects. Rich in a variety of nutrients, it has a tonic and excitatory effect on the brain nerves; Due to its high iron and potassium content (especially raisins), it is an important source of iron and potassium supplementation, which is conducive to correcting anemia and stabilizing the electrophysiological function of cardiomyocytes.
7. Wheat
Wheat is cool and sweet, and has the function of nourishing the heart and nourishing the blood, replenishing weakness and stopping sweating, clearing heat and eliminating troubles. Rich in starch, protein, calcium, B vitamins, vitamin E and lecithin and other nutrients, especially vitamin E content is the most abundant, is to protect the human blood, heart, bone, muscle, nerves and other normal functions of the essential nutrients; The contents of choline, lecithin, arginine, etc. can enhance memory and improve intelligence. In addition to being rich in a large amount of vitamin B and protein, its wheat husk also contains an active substance that can regulate nerves, clear heat, remove annoyance, and moisturize the internal organs.
Source: Linyi Disease Control