Is autumn gao qi "uncomfortable"? Traditional Chinese medicine reminds: autumn dryness is the first defense

September 24, 2017 source: people.com.cn - Shanghai channel

      People in Shanghai on September 24 (xinhua Jiang Hongbing) in autumn, the cool autumn wind is supposed to be pleasant climate of the season, however, many people have nasopharyngeal, lip focal dry mouth, dry cough phlegm, itchy skin, and even less "uncomfortable" symptoms such as constipation. Expert reminder: you are likely to be the "autumn dryness" way! To cope with "dryness", you need to "light and moisturize", drink at least 500 milliliters of water a day more than other seasons, and make up for "winter hiding" in your body.

      Yueyang combine traditional Chinese and western medicine hospital affiliated to Shanghai university of traditional Chinese medicine rheumatology Xue Luan chief physician said that traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to heaven corresponding, emphasizes the corresponding relation of climate and human nature disease, autumn five lines of "gold", in the climate and the corresponding "dry evil", in the five zang-organs and "lung". Autumn dryness is a disease that occurs in the autumn when people feel the dryness and the symptoms of the lung (respiratory symptoms), which is the equivalent of the influenza, acute bronchitis and other diseases of western medicine.

      The characteristic of "dry evil" is summed up as "dry win," which means that the dryness can result in the loss of Yin and jin, the appearance of dry skin and loss of body fluids. Clinical fever according to its nature, is divided into "kidney" and "cool" dry, the former occurs in the early autumn when the weather is hot or long sunny no rain, in addition to the above symptoms of dry can also have a headache body heat, upset, thirsty, sore throats, cough spit yellow and red tongue dry moss, pulse number and similar wind hot cold symptoms; The latter, in the late autumn, when the weather turns cool, except for the dry symptoms accompanied by a headache fever, bad cold, nasal congestion, cough sputum, and a similar cold and cold symptoms.

      Chinese medicine advocates "cure the disease," and Dr. Xue said that the treatment of "autumn dryness" should be "precautionary," and preventive work should be done as soon as possible according to weather conditions and reactions. In accordance with the principle of "dryness", the autumn diet should be nourished by a light and nourishing diet. Diet with a light diet, eat less fatty, spicy foods, eat more roughage and foods rich in vitamins and minerals. In the meantime, prevent autumn dryness should pay attention to maintain indoor appropriate humidity, when outdoor air quality is bad, should reduce outdoor activity.

      According to measure, the human body skin evaporation of water about 600 ml or more a day, from the nose breath is not less than 300 ml water, in order to make up the losses in time, the autumn day to drink more water than other season at least above of 500 ml, to maintain the normal lung and respiratory moisture, water should drink less for many times, the elderly best early in the morning every day and night before bed each 200 ml water. If activity is large, sweat more, should increase drinking water quantity. The folk have "dynasty saline, late evening honey syrup water" the saying, namely morning drink weak saline, evening appropriate drink some honey sugar water, to improve autumn dryness certainly helps. In addition to drinking water, tea, soybean milk and milk, the autumn dryness can eat a lot of tremella, lily, grape, pear, water chestnut, radish. Cold and dry eating black fungus, kumquat, carrot, apple, lotus root, pomegranate, red dates, etc. In addition, the soup, porridge is also the common method of autumn.

      In addition, not all fruits are suitable for autumn consumption, such as plum, durian may help the fire to produce phlegm, have negative effect to prevent autumn dryness, should avoid edible as far as possible.

      Of course, if the unfortunate illness, also don't panic, in time to the hospital diagnosis and treatment, the Chinese physician will pass the four diagnosis and the ginseng, detailed syndrome differentiation. Doctor xue luan said that if the diagnosis is warm, you can choose to use mulberry soup or to save lung soup. The cold dryness can be used to disperse apricot, usually have good curative effect. At the same time, it can also be used to adjust the food intake such as water chestnut porridge, cold and dry white porridge, etc. Some Chinese medicine, such as the treatment of the warm and dry sichuan shellfish paste, the treatment of the cold and dry lai Yang pear cream, also can be used.

      As the red leaves fall, autumn cold is very much, except for autumn dryness, the best time to make up the north wind is quietly approaching. The traditional Chinese medicine says "spring life, summer long, autumn harvest, winter collection", autumn and winter are the harvest of everything, and the season of keeping Tibet, which is the best time of year for human health. Modern medicine thinks, because the autumn/winter ambient temperature is low, the body will increase metabolism, and to provide heat, "constant" to maintain the human body, therefore, strengthen gastrointestinal digestion and absorption function, some beneficial material more easily by human body.

      As a form of traditional Chinese medicine, the ointment is usually composed of a large traditional Chinese medicine prescription combined with auxiliary materials and precious nourishing materials. Compared with general decoction, it not only has the same treatment and conditioning, but also better in taste and tonic effect. For patients with chronic diseases, the cream can "cure" and supplement the deficiency, which can delay the development of disease and reduce the relapse of the old disease. Some good hair in spring and summer diseases such as asthma, skin disease, arthritis and so on, if autumn and winter is adopted, not easy to attack next year. For sub-health population, cream can effectively adjust chang qi and blood, Yin and Yang, correct physique, improve insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, memory loss, not disease such as health, enhance airframe disease-resistant ability, preventing wind, cold, dry, wet and other attacks, "prevention".