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Traditional Chinese Medicine for Autumn Health: Relieving Dryness and Nourishing the Lungs
When Bailu Solar comes up, Chinese medicine practitioners recommend eating okra, pears, and other foods to relieve autumn dryness; (Image courtesy of PhotoAC, synthesized by Health Network)
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Today (7th) is the solar term “Bai Lu”, which means the official start of autumn. Chen Jialing, a doctor at Yang Ming Ma Kuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic, reminded that after the white dew, the temperature changes greatly and combined with the increasing strength of dryness and wind-cold, many diseases can easily come to your door!
Relieving Autumn Dryness with Food
Eat more foods such as mushrooms, white fungus, okra, pears, sugarcane, honey and lilies to relieve autumn dryness. Avoid eating too much raw and cold food and eat less fish, shrimp, seafood and fatty foods to avoid overeating. Fatty and causes weakness of the spleen and stomach, resulting in diarrhoea.
Pay Attention to Autumn Dryness and Severe Diarrhea
Chen Jialing pointed out that after entering Bailu, the weather is crisp and the humidity is decreasing day by day, at this time, the body will be prone to dryness symptoms such as chapped lips, dry nose, dry itching, dry stool. This weather pattern can easily cause dryness and sensitivity, should pay attention to moisturizing, improve the body’s defenses, and prevent autumn dryness from human injury.
Also, many people will suffer from acute diarrhea during this time due to improper diet or cold body, this type of diarrhea is often accompanied by fever, watery diarrhea, poor appetite, loss of physical energy, fatigue and lethargy. Other symptoms of cold, people will lose a lot of weight after a few days, so it is recommended to avoid too much cold food such as lettuce, sashimi, watermelon and other cold food.
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors point out that during the white dew season, avoid eating too much raw or cold food, and it is recommended to build a warm body and prepare to face the cold winter at this time; (Image courtesy of Shutterstock)
Autumn Health Recipes to Nourish the Lungs
He also shares the following two health-preserving tea drinks to replenish body fluids and moisturize the lungs.
Mulberry Leaf Chrysanthemum Tea:
Use 10 grams each of mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum, put it in a cup and make 500cc of hot water, then add appropriate amount of honey and drink. This tea can relieve dry mouth and tongue caused by autumn dryness and has a moisturizing effect on the lungs.
Stewed Sydney Pear with Rock Sugar and Wolfberry:
Use 1 pear, 1.5 spoons of rock sugar, 10 grams of wolfberry, 3-4 red dates and 1000 ml of water in an electric pot until the soup becomes clear and can be used to nourish the lungs, promote fluid production and quench thirst, adults and suitable for both children.
Additional Health Tips for Autumn
In addition to adjusting your diet in the fall, Chen Jiali reminds that the temperature difference between day and night is very large. Create a regular schedule, go to bed early and get up early, and develop good exercise habits to improve your heart and lung function and your cold resistance. Improve power. You can also press “Hegu Point”, “Taiyuan Point” and “Yugi Point” every day, alternate your left and right hand and press with one hand for 3-5 minutes to achieve health care effect!
Bailu maintains health, and Chinese medicine practitioners teach acupoint massage. (Provided by Ma Kuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic)
Chen Jialing is a physician at Yang Ming Ma Kuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic. (Provided by Ma Kuang Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic)