In traditional Chinese medicine theory, when everything is harvested in autumn, the human body will absorb as many nutrients as possible and store them for winter. Correspondingly, toxins are also prone to accumulation in the body.
Therefore, detoxification is required in the fall, especially before tonic.
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What is poison in the body?
Traditional Chinese medicine extends "poison" to various pathogenic factors that are special and have strong pathogenic effects, and generally have the characteristics of turbidity and strong pathogenicity.
"The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" has cold poison, heat poison, damp poison, wind poison, dry poison and other sayings, and later generations generally divided "poison" into external poison, internal poison, miscellaneous poison, etc.
▶ External poisons are wind poison, cold poison, heat poison, damp poison, dry poison, and fire poison.
▶ Internal toxin refers to the toxicity caused by the dysfunction of the internal organs, the obstruction of qi and blood meridians, and the accumulation of pathological metabolites, as well as phlegm toxin, stasis toxin, urine toxin, fecal toxin, and qi toxin caused by emotional failure.
▶ Miscellaneous poisons include "snake poison", "water poison", "insect poison" (bees, scorpions, centipedes, etc. stinging) and drug poison, food poison, alcohol poison, etc.
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In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, poison has three characteristics:
- Turbidity. Poison has turbidity, and if it is poison for a long time, it is even more corrupt and filthy.
- Highly pathogenic. The longer the poison accumulates in the body, the more rapid the onset of the disease and the faster the progression.
- Gain more blood. Poisons often enter the bloodstream, causing symptoms such as local redness, swelling or bleeding.
What poisons are hidden in the human body?
There are many kinds of poisons, and local manifestations can not only appear redness, swelling, heat, pain, rashes, acne, sha, suppuration, ulceration of skin or muscle tissue, but also redness, swelling and ulceration of internal tissues, such as appendicitis, liver abscess, etc.
Systemic manifestations include fever, vomiting, hemorrhage, cold extremities, decreased blood pressure, mental abnormalities and even life-threatening.
The following types of poisons are commonly found in the human body:
Gas poisoning
It is related to qi imbalance, which is closely related to emotion, and can appear in any viscera, resulting in dizziness due to insufficient blood supply to the brain, chest tightness due to insufficient blood supply to the lungs, and hypochondria pain due to insufficient blood supply to the liver.
Sweat poison
Sweat cannot be excreted through the pores, and the waste in it accumulates in the body, becoming sweat toxin. "Cold" in the joints, the accumulation of sweat toxins can lead to joint pain; Many colds have respiratory symptoms due to it.
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Enterotoxin
Bad breath, irritation, enteritis, and even bowel cancer are all associated with intestinal toxins. The main reason for the accumulation of intestinal toxin is gastrointestinal dysfunction, and food is not well digested, absorbed, and excreted, and intestinal toxin will be produced.
Uremia
The kidneys are important detoxification organs in the body, filtering toxins from the blood and excreting them through urine. If the kidney qi is not full, a series of urological diseases will occur.
Lipid toxin
The liver is an important place for metabolism, and uncomfortable liver qi can lead to abnormal blood lipid metabolism. Long-term excessive eating can also lead to fat accumulation in the body. People who have lipidox in their body usually have dizziness, drowsiness, etc.
Blood poison
If blood stagnates due to poor qi and blood, the blood will not be able to warm the internal organs and limbs, resulting in systemic diseases. Blood toxins tend to form nodules in weak organs, often causing symptoms such as fatigue and nausea.
Phlegm poison
All diseases are caused by phlegm, gasification is abnormal, and water will form phlegm and stasis, which will accumulate in the body and cause phlegm poison.
6 ways to detoxify your body in autumn
Sweating slightly
People with damp toxin residues in their bodies should exercise appropriately to make their bodies sweat slightly and expel damp toxins from their pores. It should be reminded that a lot of sweating will aggravate the dissipation of fluid, and the exercise should be slow, and it is not advisable to sweat profusely.
Smooth bowel movements
Autumn dryness invades the lungs, which will lead to a decrease in the soothing function of the lungs, which in turn will cause weak conduction in the large intestine, dry stools, and difficulty in defecation. We can promote bowel movements by tapping the large intestine meridian, massaging the abdomen, drinking a small amount of water multiple times, etc.
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Emotional well-being
Autumn is prone to "autumn depression", it is recommended that everyone do more activities such as singing and autumn travel in autumn to relieve bad emotions in time and maintain a comfortable mood.
Go to bed early and wake up early
Going to bed early can conform to the collection of yin essence, and getting up early can stretch the lung qi. In autumn, you should go to bed at 9~11 o'clock in the evening and get up at 5~7 o'clock in the morning to avoid staying up late to prevent the body from producing internal toxins.
Breathe in moderation
In summer, it is greedy for cold drinks, and it accumulates phlegm in the body for a long time, and it is easy to have symptoms such as cough and phlegm and poor breathing in autumn. In autumn, you need to breathe well to maintain your lungs, and breathe deeply through deep breathing, tapping your lungs or actively coughing.
Eat in moderation
In autumn, the temperature drops, which greatly increases people's appetite, so it is recommended not to be overly hungry and full, and to eat some autumn pear, pomelo, sesame, white fungus, lily, yam and other yin-nourishing foods to avoid food poison and injury to the body.
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It should be reminded that some products on the market that claim to be able to detoxify, whether it is traditional Chinese medicine, plant extracts, or instruments, may not explain what the "toxins" they claim to be able to effectively eliminate are explained, let alone what kind of people need to detoxify.
The human body has a strong ability to integrate, fight and reduce "toxins", and it is not appropriate to use drugs or health products to over-interfere with the detoxification function.
- Source: Life Times
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