Cold hands and feet in winter? Chinese medicine teaches you six ways to "heat up"

2018/1/23 epicenter wide net

In the winter, many people are shivering with cold, especially a lot of thin, cold physique of the beauty, even if the clothes are warm, hands and feet are always cold. In fact, most people know that this is a lack of masculinity. Zhang jing, deputy director of the second affiliated hospital of guangzhou medical university, believes that there are two main reasons for cold feet and hands: one is lack of Yang qi and the other is qi stagnation. So how do you "heat up"?

There are two cases of cold feet and hands: lack of Yang qi and qi stagnation.

Zhang jing's introduction, the so-called lack of Yang qi, a lot of people understand that energy is not enough, energy is not enough, can not meet the needs of the human body, so the hands and feet are not warm. And and qi is the energy is enough, but the roads are not unobstructed, energy transport out, form the heat, the state of relative lack of limbs, TCM term is "depression within sun be the spirit, not up to the end of the four".

"To judge yourself in that situation, it's best to consult a Chinese doctor first." Zhang jing said, if it is a deficiency of Yang qi, then use the method of temperature supplement treatment, traditional Chinese medicine has a warm and nourishing Yang qi, such as jinqi-kidney pill, right return pills. If it is the reason of qi stagnation, it is mainly used in the method of rational gas, for example, the Chinese medicine has a prescription called the four inverse powder, which is to treat the cold shoulder of the limbs.

Try these six ways at home.

In addition to taking the medication, you should also pay attention to details in your home, as well as "warm up" your body.

Develop a good eating habit and take in enough calories. Diet is the source of qi and blood. If you do not eat on time, or eat too little, or eat too much, such as dieting and losing weight, you will cause a deficiency of qi and blood.

Exercise properly. The movement of qi and blood flow, Yang qi, warm function normal.

Keep warm. Wear more clothes to prevent the heat from dissipating too quickly, and also to avoid consuming too much heat in a low-temperature environment.

4. The diet. Can eat a little more lukewarm remedy or food, such as astragalus, angelica, the medicinal material of halberd, taste good, all can be warm again. Like mutton, chicken, ginger, garlic, scallions, dates and other foods, also have the effect of temperature.

5. Soak the foot. Before going to bed warm water bubble foot also has the function that can run qi blood very well, still can add the traditional Chinese medicine such as cassia branch, mugwort, mu xiang, chuanxiong, or add a few white wine directly also can. You should also note that the water temperature should not exceed 45 degrees Celsius, within half an hour.

6. Hot compress abdomen: around the abdomen, sun be the spirit im land is the human body, in a coarse salt, cartridge hot compress or lamp light around the abdomen, such as CV 8, guan yuan, qi hai these meridians, have better removing the role of the sun be the spirit.