Rain is abundant to prevent heat and humidity
As the saying goes, “heat in the three Fu”, a few days after the minor heat solar term, is the first Fu. At this time, the outside temperature is high and the humidity is large, and most areas of our country show the characteristics of high temperature climate. This is especially true in the south, where persistent high temperatures and widespread rainfall are common. For crops, the rain and heat at this stage are conducive to their growth and development, ensuring a good harvest of grain.
However, for the human body, such climate characteristics are easy to cause many health problems. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, wet is Yin evil, easy to injure Yang, and there is a saying that “thousands of cold easy to go, a wet difficult to remove”. Hot and rainy external environment heavy moisture, once the moisture evil invade the human body, easy trapped in the viscera, joints, hinder the operation of Yang, resulting in heavy body, loss of appetite, fatigue and other symptoms.
A sign of heavy moisture
1. After 8 hours of sleep, you still feel weak during the day. Traditional Chinese medicine theory refers to “wet heavy as wrapped”, which means that people with heavy moisture will always have the feeling of being wrapped in plastic cloth, like wearing a washed and undried shirt.
2. Greasy skin. Water wet infiltration, skin prone to acne, inflammation, eczema and other problems. Always shiny, especially forehead, mouth and nose.
3. Stool sticking to toilet. Heavy moisture, stool is not formed, long-term loose stool, toilet is difficult to flush clean.
4. Teeth marks on the edge of the tongue, tongue coating. Healthy people’s tongue is light red and moist, and the tongue coating is thin and white. If the tongue coating is thick and greasy, slippery and wet, it indicates that there is cold and wet in the body; If the tongue is thick and greasy and yellow, it indicates that there is damp and heat in the body.
5. Brushing your teeth is disgusting. Some people get up early and feel nauseous and want to vomit when they brush their teeth; Some people are always dry mouth, want to drink water but can not swallow, eat that is nausea, is also a manifestation of heavy moisture in the body.
6. You have a poor appetite. Dampness trapping the spleen, affecting the spleen and stomach transport function, will make people show symptoms such as abdominal distension, poor appetite and so on. When spleen deficiency is trapped by moisture, patients often have weak mouth, sticky mouth, thirst but do not want to drink, fatigue and fatigue.
7. Diseases of the reproductive system. The dampness evil gas has the “trend down” nature, which is easy to cause women to suffer from “under the belt disease”, that is, easy to produce gynecological inflammation, abnormal under the belt and other problems. Men are prone to symptoms such as wet scrotum and itching.
If the above symptoms occur, what can be done to resist the intrusion of dampness? First of all, we must ensure that the living environment is dry and comfortable, and can be ventilated for a period of time every day. In rainy days, those who have conditions can turn on the ventilation fan or dehumidifier to improve the indoor environment. Secondly, maintain a regular schedule to ensure that you get more than 8 hours of high-quality sleep every day, avoid staying up late, and maintain emotional stability before going to bed. In addition, before going to bed, you can soak your feet, acupressure, etc., which helps to strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, nourishing the heart and calming the mind.
Acupressure to expel moisture
[Point selection] Zusanli Point, Yinlingquan point
[Practice] Press the acupoint with the index finger, it is appropriate to feel slightly sour swelling, press and knead every day before going to bed, lasting 3 to 5 minutes each time.
[Efficacy] Strengthening spleen and stomach, removing dampness.
“New food” during Minor Heat
During Minor Heat, Chinese people will hold rich traditional folk activities. In the south, there is the custom of “eating new”, that is, after minor Heat, tasting the “new rice” made from the newly harvested rice. And people will use to worship the grain god and ancestors, pray for the next year’s harvest and express reverence for the ancestors.