Tomorrow is the first day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, officially entering the "Poison May"!
Since ancient times, the people have said that the fifth month of the lunar calendar is the "month of poison", and people have found that this month is full of poisonous insects, miasma epidemics, plague outbreaks, and there are many people who get sick, die, and accidents, and it is the month that is the easiest to get sick!
This month spans the three solar terms of mangs, summer solstice, and small summer, which is the most vigorous month of yang, summer heat and humidity are getting heavier and heavier, especially suitable for bacteria and viruses and various microorganisms to reproduce, mosquitoes, rats and ants, bringing more opportunities to infectious diseases, such as hand, foot and mouth disease, influenza, mumps, and gynecological inflammation in girls are more common in this season.
May is also a month that is very easy to have spleen and stomach problems, if your spleen deficiency is usually 3 points, by this month spleen deficiency may be seven or eight points!
"On Typhoid Fever" records: "In May, the yang qi is on the surface, the stomach is cold, and the yang qi is weak, and it cannot overcome the cold, so it wants to redress."
This month, the yang qi of the human body goes outward, the yang qi of the internal organs becomes weak, the spleen and stomach are particularly prone to cold and humidity, humidity and heat poison, diarrhea, vomiting and diarrhea, stomach cold stomach pain, bad appetite, thick tongue, bad breath, bloating, dry stool or sticky stool.
Poisonous May, the skin is particularly prone to acne, eczema, prickly heat, scabies and herpes, etc., the "Yellow Emperor's Internal Sutra" is said as follows: "sweat is wet, but acne"; There are also fire, heavy body, easy to get tired, upset and love tantrums... And so on and so forth!
In this month of disease, how can we maintain our health? The medicine king Sun Simiao lived to be 101 years old, and he was more good at health preservation than curing diseases, and his "Sun Zhenren Monthly Recuperation" has been passed down through the ages. Every month, a few simple words, including diet, living, mentality, etc., according to the season, nourish life.
Come and see May, what health wisdom does he have?
The next 30 days: reduce acid and increase bitterness, and raise your heart well
"Sun Zhenren monthly maintenance matters": In May, the liver qi rests, the heart is prosperous, it is advisable to reduce acid and increase bitterness, benefit the liver and kidney, and solidify the essence.
This month, liver qi is a little weak, eat less sour things, acid main convergence, eat too much sour food, affect the normal growth of liver qi; But not completely can't eat ah, some sweet and sour food, can still be eaten, sour glycine yin, can give birth to and quench thirst!
During this time, the heart is very strong, it is easy to have a heartfire, bitter into the heart, bitter food can nourish the heart, clear the heart.
This month, the weather is hot and sweaty, hot energy consumption, sweating will hurt the fluid, the body will rot at every turn: weak limbs, do not want to talk, easy to get tired, poor sleep, thirst and sweating, bad appetite, do not want to do anything.....
At this time, it is especially suitable for eating some ginseng, ginseng can quickly replenish qi, but also can quench thirst, and sweet with a little bitterness, gan can replenish the spleen, bitter into the heart, can be a good replenishment of the heart, the heart is the master of the body, the heart is full, people's spirit will soon recover.
Tsinghua University Press "Chinese Materia Medica"
Many friends know that there is a very famous drink, called "stay up late water", in fact, is a whole ginseng drink, take is ginseng can make up for the yin lost by staying up late, after staying up late in summer, after exercise, sweating a lot, you can eat some ginseng to make up for weakness.
When the heart is hot, eat something bitter and cold, and vent the fire in the heart to clear the internal heat
In summer, it is especially easy to be hot: redness on the tip of the tongue, irritability in the heart, mouth ulcers, pain on the tip of the tongue, insomnia, irritable temper, yellow urine fever... At this time, it is excellent to eat some food with a little bitter cold to vent the fire and clear the internal heat;
Such as bitter melon, oil wheat, bitter vegetables, okra, purslane, celery, lettuce, goji berries, lettuce, green tea, burdock, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, dandelion, etc.;
Friends who are afraid of cold and cold in the spleen and stomach, when eating these bitter cold foods, you can add some ginger to balance its cold qi, and do not eat it when the fire goes down; Foods with bitter taste but peaceful taste can be eaten appropriately, such as cooked pu'er, heartily lotus seeds, lotus leaves, lilies, etc., which can also clear the heart and heat inside, and can also nourish the spleen and stomach.
Among them, lotus seeds and lotus leaves with heart are especially recommended, lotus seeds are bitter cold and clear the heart and fire to remove heat, lotus seeds can replenish the spleen and stop diarrhea, nourish the mind and calm the mind, and replenish qi, especially suitable for summer heart fire and poor sleep;
Lotus leaves, flat and bitter taste, summer and wet without hurting the spleen and stomach, but also make the spleen and stomach turn up, rise and clear and reduce turbidity, simply put, it can better digest and absorb food, more smoothly discharge body garbage, summer night snack foodies, eat takeaway, head and face greasy, waist and abdomen fat, easy to edema friends are particularly suitable;
"The Essence of Testimony" says: Lotus leaves are thin, and a single dose can eliminate the swelling of yang water. "
Modern medicine has found that the lotus leaf alkali in lotus leaves can be strongly and densely spread on the human intestinal wall, forming a fat isolation film to prevent fat absorption; Lotus leaves contain a variety of alibiogenic alkaloids that help break down fat; And there is also a strong oil repellent, which makes you gradually disgusted with fishy and greasy food! (For the above, please refer to CJCM TCM Clinical Research Vol. 6, No. 3, 2014)
Usually, you can use 20 grams of fresh lotus leaves, or buy 3~5 grams of dried lotus leaves cut into fine strips, brew water as tea, and drink only the first water tea.
Make up the liver and kidneys, without all kinds of "evil fire"
You have found that no, the weather is suddenly hot, and we are particularly prone to all kinds of "evil fires", such as:
Swollen and painful gums, sores in the mouth and tongue, sore throat, acne, constipation, bad breath
Insomnia, restless sleep, headache
Upset and irritable, there is always a nameless fire in my heart
Dry mouth, sudden flushing and hot hands
In fact, this is because the kidney water is insufficient, water can extinguish the fire, and the kidney water can also conserve the kidney and yang, reaching a state of both water and fire, yin and yang balance;
People with insufficient kidney essence, in the poisonous May when the yang qi is particularly strong, the kidney water is not enough, and it is easy to get on fire, especially people who often stay up late, worry about work, use their brains a lot, and have too much intercourse; Therefore, this poison May should reduce intercourse, sleep well, and replenish kidney and solid essence.
Pay attention to your health problems, care about your diet and living, pay attention to the living method, a fresh health dry food is sent to you every day, we pursue a better life and health together. Thanks for reading and see you tomorrow!