Guangzhou Daily News (All-media reporter Zhou Jieying correspondent Li Kaixin) The last of the twenty-four solar terms - the great cold is coming. Professor Peng Kang, vice president of the Southern Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine and an expert in the treatment of pre-existing diseases, introduced that the cold festival is also the driest period of the year, the average air humidity during the day is generally less than 50%, and Chinese medicine believes that the cold climate is dry and cold, the cold is too strong, and it is easy to induce lung diseases, such as colds, coughs, nasal congestion and runny nose.
After the great cold, it is another year, the junction of the great cold and the spring, is a transition period from winter to spring, that is, the end of winter, the turning point of the arrival of spring, at this time, health care also needs to be "transformed" to adapt to the characteristics of spring hair and preparation.
In the cold season, it is still necessary to prevent the wind and drive away the cold, cope with the cold stimulation of "small cold and big cold, cold into a ball", protect the sun of the heart and kidneys, and smooth the qi and blood. In particular, some patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes with poor vascular elasticity are more susceptible to cold stimulation, vascular dysfunction, palpitations, chest tightness, dizziness, numbness of hands and feet, and prone to myocardial infarction, stroke and so on. At the same time, we must also pay attention to nourishing yin and moisturizing, and helping yang biochemistry.
So, what's good to eat during the cold season?
Ai Ye
Mugwort leaves taste bitter, spicy, warm, into the spleen, liver, kidney meridians. It has the effect of stopping bleeding, dispersing cold and regulating menstruation, and relieving the fetus. It is fragrant and spicy, warm and cold, can warm the blood and warm the meridians.
Modern experimental research has proved that mugwort has antibacterial and antiviral, asthmatic, antitussive and expectorant, hemostasis and anticoagulant, sedative and anti-allergic, liver and choleretic protection, etc., can prevent and treat chronic bronchitis and asthma in the elderly. Folk traditional mugwort food is also common - mugwort tea, mugwort soup, mugwort porridge, mugwort steamed buns, mugwort cakes, mugwort meatballs and so on. Directly decocted with water, 3-10 grams per day can also drive away cold.
turmeric
It is the dried rhizome of turmeric of the gingeraceae plant. Its taste is bitter, spicy, warm, and belongs to the liver and spleen meridians. It has the effect of activating blood and qi, relieving pain through menstruation.
In modern research, curcumin can inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce blood viscosity, lower blood lipids, reduce blood pressure, etc., and also protect the gastric mucosa and liver protection.
Turmeric powder is a common spice and food coloring in South Asia and is one of the main ingredients in curries.
If it is cold, turmeric is fried in water, 3-10 grams per day.
Wu medicine
It is the root of the laurencosa plant Udon. Spicy taste, warm. It belongs to the lungs, spleen, kidneys, and bladder meridians. It has the effect of warming the kidneys and dissipating cold, and relieving pain.
Modern studies have shown that Wu medicine can stimulate the cerebral cortex, promote breathing, excite the heart muscle, accelerate blood circulation and so on.
As a specialty of Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, Tiantai Wuyao is often used as a health food by local people, and it is often taken in decoction or sliced and dried, and tea is brewed and drunk all year round.
Author: Zhou Jieying
Source: Guangzhou Daily
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