As the saying goes, “the rain falls during the Ching Ming Festival”. In addition to being a festival for ancestor worship, the Ching Ming Festival is also the fifth solar term in the 24 solar terms. Some people say that this solar term is also a good time to protect the liver and eliminate dampness. Registered Chinese medicine doctor Zhong Ai Luan explained one or two for us, and at the same time share the recipe of dehumidification soup for Qingming health!
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Twenty-four solar terms Qingming is a good time to nourish the liver Health preservation starts with diet
There is more sunlight in Qingming, and the day and night time is shortened. Humidity continues to be high, the weather begins to warm up, the amount of rain begins to increase, and plants have begun to sprout and grow. When everything is active, it is also the best time to protect the liver. “Chinese medicine believes that the liver begins to It is active, and it is the most vigorous during the Qingming season. If you follow the opportunity to protect the liver at this time, you can get twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, the Qingming health regimen focuses on the liver. If the liver function is normal, the human’s qi mechanism will be smooth, and the qi and blood will be harmonized.” Chung TCM explain.
The first step in health preservation starts with diet. “Taken as Hong Kong is humid in the coastal area, the Qingming diet should be light and dehumidified. You should eat more coarse grains such as yam, purple sweet potato, pumpkin and other easily digestible foods. , avoid eating greasy, indigestible, spicy and other irritating foods.” Chung TCM reminds that while dehumidifying, you should also avoid eating and drinking, which can prevent the imbalance of yin and yang, qi and blood in the body, and help to maintain health and health.
Qingming health food recommendations:Yam, purple sweet potato, pumpkin and other coarse grains
Allergic reactions are likely to aggravate urban diseases in spring
As the saying goes, “All kinds of herbs turn back to sprout, and all kinds of diseases are caused.” This sentence was originally related to Qingming. “Ancient doctors observed that plants in spring will grow upward when they germinate, so they understood that the human body’s qi and blood are in this period. Time also goes up. Therefore, during spring, the body’s qi and blood will go up in a large amount. If there is no conditioning and proper channeling, people are prone to insomnia, irritability, headache, body aches, red eyes, pimples, sore throat and other symptoms of deficiency fire .” Chung continued.
“Because the weather is high in humidity and sometimes hot and cold, it is easy to cause the growth of bacteria and mold, and the lungs are the organs most prone to allergic reactions in the human body, so we should take extra care of the lungs in spring.” She said, otherwise it will easily cause a cold. And upper respiratory tract infections, such as cough, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc. This is also the season when diseases such as measles, chickenpox, meningitis and high blood pressure are prone to occur. People with chronic illnesses and those who are weak should pay more attention.
The weather is easy to change, lightly press the palm of the hand to protect the liver
The Qingming climate in the twenty-four solar terms is changeable, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, sometimes rainy and sometimes sunny. You should pay attention to the weather changes and add or remove clothes. It is best to always have a light jacket. Those who like to climb mountains should pay attention to the Fengchi acupoint on the back of the head after sweating. It is recommended to bring a small towel and put it on the neck to absorb sweat when hiking, and to avoid direct blowing of cold wind. Keeping the body and mind happy and in a good mood can help the liver to function normally and reduce liver depression caused by negative emotions.
Liver-protecting point: Laogong point
She also suggested rubbing the Laogong acupoint on the palms of the hands to help nourish blood and protect the liver. Just straighten your hands, palms to palms, and rub them back and forth at a moderate speed for about 80-100 times until the palms are slightly warm, and then press with your thumbs 1 minute each for the left and right palms.
Qingming soup is the most important thing to remove dampness and protect the liver
Hong Kong people’s physique is mostly damp, so the spring solar soup in the 24 solar terms must first have the function of dehumidification, so that the body’s qi and blood can flow smoothly. The first choice is Chixiaodou, which can dehumidify quickly. Then use black beans that can protect the liver, because it is rich in iron, can nourish the deficiency and nourish the blood, and only when the blood is sufficient can it protect the liver. In addition, the rich anthocyanins in black beans can also resist the damage of peroxide to the liver. Suitable for the whole family to drink.
Old Cucumber Dehumidifying Soup
Material: (2-4 servings)
Old cucumber 1 large, more than 2 catties (with skin)
1 piece of dried octopus
3 tablespoons each of black beans and red beans
Lentils 1 tbsp
1 tbsp cooked Gorgon
3 slices of ginger
1 piece of tangerine peel
2 candied dates
practice
1. Wash the old cucumber, cut each half into 4 large pieces, remove the flesh with a spoon, do not cut off the skin, set aside.
2. Wash the dried octopus and soak in water for 20 minutes.
3. Wash the black beans, red beans, lentils, and gorgon, and soak them in water for 20 minutes.
4. Wash the candied dates, wash and slice the ginger.
5. Soak the tangerine peel until soft, remove the flesh and wash, boil the pork bones.
6. Put 3 liters of water in the pot, boil over high heat until the water boils, put all the ingredients down and boil, then switch to low heat and simmer for 2 hours, season the soup with salt (optional) and enjoy.
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