24 solar terms: the rain

(Gregorian calendar on February 18 ~ 20,)

TaJi fish to be among the herb

【The appropriate 】 porridge, nourishing spleen

【 avoid 】 immediately picks up the winter clothes

        The syndrome of written seventy-two set solution, "said" in the water, as soon as the beginning of spring. Wood, but the water also will be born wood, so after a year after the rain. And the east wind is thawing, is come loose and for rain will do." The solar term representative began to return to the weather has, snow reduce, increased rainfall.

        Ancient will rain into three wait: "a wait TaJi fish; 2 wait to wait; three swan goose germinating vegetation." The solar terms, the otter goes fishing now, put the fish in the shore after the first offering as food looks like; Five days later, geese began to fly back to the north from south; Another five days and the vegetation in the sun be the spirit and went out and began to bud. Gradually, the earth is prospering with. But "the rain falls the rain, dismal to grain rain", the rain season, often late "the uninvited", the rain come down will lead to lower the temperature, so don't early take off cotton-padded clothes, in case the wind chill to invade, lead a cold and arthritis, "against the spring, frozen hamstring" say is this meaning.

        The yellow emperor said, "spring Lord liver", the liver in spring activity more exuberant. But liver wood yi spleen, carelessly a bit easy to cause the damage of spleen and stomach. At the same time, because of the increasing of the rainfall, moisture aggravating, ShiXie easy of spleen and stomach trouble. So, in this period, must pay attention to the maintenance of spleen and stomach, invigorating spleen to solve.