When the spring thunder is warm and cold, experts give advice on protecting the liver and strengthening the spleen.

The startled sting, called "Qi Zhe" in ancient times, is the third of the 24 solar terms, marking the beginning of the mid-spring season. Previously, insects hid in the soil in winter and did not drink or eat, which was "stinging"; On the "Sting Festival", the spring thunder in the sky wakes up the animals that live in seclusion, which is called "shock". Therefore, when the insects are startled, they wake up, the weather gets warmer, and there is spring thunder gradually, so most areas of China enter the spring ploughing season. In order to adapt to the changes of solar terms, several experts from Zhongshan Hospital in Zhejiang Province and Zhejiang Hospital reminded the public that besides going to bed early and getting up early, paying attention to spring cover, the most important thing for health care during the period of fright is to protect the liver and strengthen the spleen.

tonic with medicine is not as good as tonic with food

According to the nature, the five elements in spring belong to wood, and the liver among the five internal organs of the human body belongs to wood, so the spring qi passes through the liver. In spring, everything comes into being, and the liver-qi is vigorous, but excessive liver-qi will affect the transport and transformation of the spleen and stomach, so it is easy to have spleen-stomach weakness in spring. Zhang Yuqing, director of the Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongshan Hospital, Zhejiang Province, said: "Every time during the period of fright, patients in the outpatient department of Gastroenterology often come to see a doctor because of symptoms such as depression, drowsiness, poor appetite, and poor stool, but these patients usually have no obvious abnormalities when doing gastrointestinal endoscopy. In fact, excessive liver qi leads to liver depression and spleen deficiency."

He said that from the perspective of diet, eating and living during the period of fright should conform to the nature of the liver, help temper and make the five internal organs peaceful. The weather returns to warm, and the diet is warm and dull, which can reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach; It is advisable to eat more light foods rich in plant protein and vitamins, and eat less animal fat foods.

Zhang Xiaoqing specifically warned against eating raw and cold food. This is because it is warm and cold at first sight, the temperature is low, and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so this solar term is not suitable for eating cold things, and the food at the entrance is best to be warm or at room temperature. In addition, pathogenic microorganisms are active at this time, so we should pay attention to food hygiene to prevent food poisoning, acute gastroenteritis and other diseases.

so, how should I eat it for health preservation? "Medicine is not as good as food." Zhang Weixing, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Zhejiang Province, said that maintaining the spleen and stomach in spring can eat the following foods: wash the yam and steam it on the rice, 3 grams a day; White lentils are fried and eaten, 15 grams a day; Euryale ferox is used to cook porridge and make soup, 15 grams a day; Baizhu decoction, 6 grams each time; Oven drying Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli, grinding into powder, directly swallowing, or decocting, 6g each time; Eat 7-8 red dates every day. In addition, crucian carp also has the functions of invigorating spleen and warming stomach, and it can be braised or boiled in soup, eating about 25 grams at a time.

get rid of moisture and drink red bean and coix seed porridge

"Although the temperature warms up in spring, the moisture is very heavy. This warm and humid environment is easy to breed bacteria. Respiratory diseases, skin diseases, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. will all happen together in this season. " Xu Yujie, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Zhejiang Zhongshan Hospital, specially reminded us to be vigilant.

Generally speaking, a fat tongue, a toothed tongue and cracks in the tongue body are all manifestations of excessive wetness. If it is accompanied by a dull and yellow complexion, puffy eyelids when getting up in the morning, or obvious bags under the eyes, it means that the moisture in the body is heavy; Normal stool is a strip with moderate hardness. If the stool is soft, sticky and shapeless like an overcooked banana, it is not easy to be washed away when it sticks to the toilet, indicating that the body is wet and the digestion and absorption function is abnormal; When it's time to eat, I don't feel hungry. I feel bloated in my stomach after eating something, and I feel faint nausea during eating, which is also a manifestation of the invasion of dampness. People with heavy moisture will feel sore and heavy in their calves after getting up, and may gain weight and puffiness in a short time; Often feel chest tightness, want to take a long breath to be comfortable, especially tired, too lazy to move, dizzy, easy to get sleepy, memory loss.

so, how to dispel wind and promote diuresis? "Exercise can regulate the operation of body organs and promote metabolism, especially sweating can promote the effective excretion of moisture." Xu Yujie specially reminded that the reason for heavy moisture is not how much water you drink, but spleen deficiency and loss of luck. Therefore, you should not limit drinking water because of heavy moisture, and you should drink water normally according to the usual amount.

In diet, you can drink red bean and barley porridge when the humidity is heavy. Xu Yujie explained that modern people have great mental stress, heart-qi deficiency, improper diet, little exercise, spleen deficiency and dampness. It is necessary to eliminate dampness, nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen and stomach, and it is none other than barley and red beans. Boil it into porridge, which is beneficial to human absorption and does not burden the spleen and stomach. Because both red beans and coix seed are moisture-removing, they do not contain moisture, so they are not thick and the soup is very clear. Of course, if the symptoms are serious, it is still recommended to seek help from a regular hospital.

it's good to drink scented tea in spring

Chinese medicine has always said "drinking scented tea in spring". This is because in spring, everything recovers, and the yang is born, which brings vitality to everything. However, when the yang of the human body goes out of the table and the qi and blood flow to the ends, people generally feel sleepy and weak, which is called "spring sleep". This day is best for drinking scented tea.

"All kinds of scented tea have certain medicinal value. If you want to use scented tea for health care, you should drink it according to your personal constitution." Yang Zhenhui, a pharmacist in the Chinese pharmacy of Zhejiang Hospital, introduced that there are two kinds of scented tea: one is herb tea, which is mainly made of various flowers and plants that are dried by a certain process and made into camellia suitable for brewing and drinking, such as rose tea, chrysanthemum tea and honeysuckle tea; The second is scented tea, which is based on tea leaves and scented with flowers. Tea has strong adsorption and will absorb the fragrance of flowers, such as jasmine tea and rose black tea.

among them, jasmine tea is the most recommended by Yang Zhenhui. He explained that among all kinds of scented teas, jasmine tea has the most mellow aroma. However, people with mild jasmine, easily excited or sensitive mood, poor sleep and weak health should drink less or not drink tea at night. In addition, when drinking tea at night, you should put less tea leaves and don't make the tea too strong. It is best to drink tea after dinner, because drinking tea on an empty stomach will hurt your health, especially for people who don't drink tea often, it will inhibit the secretion of gastric juice, hinder digestion, and seriously cause palpitations, headaches and other "tea drunk" phenomena.

Besides jasmine tea, Yang Zhenhui also recommended mint chrysanthemum tea. However, it should be noted that people with particularly deficient spleen and stomach should not take this tea for a long time. Mint can reduce the amount of milk of lying-in women and has certain irritation, so it is not suitable for lactating and pregnant women and children to drink. In addition, honeysuckle is also suitable for drinking in spring.

It is worth mentioning that not all people are prone to drowsiness in spring, and some people can't sleep because of the change of seasons and the alternation of day and night. In addition, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the five internal organs corresponding to spring are the liver. When spring comes, liver qi germinates, so people with liver problems are also prone to emotional problems such as insomnia, depression, anxiety and mania. For this part of people who have irritability and insomnia, it is more suitable to soothe the nerves and help sleep, such as rose tea and lavender tea.

"It is worth noting that the sedative and hypnotic effect of scented tea can only be used as an auxiliary treatment, but it can't achieve the sedative and hypnotic effect. If insomnia can't be improved, it will seriously affect daily life, or the mood is extremely high, you still need to go to the hospital." Yang Zhenhui also specially reminded that although spring is a good season to drink scented tea, we also need to pay attention to it. No matter which scented tea we choose, we use its partiality to correct the imbalance in our body. Many modern people have bad living habits such as smoking, drinking and staying up late, which leads to the diversification of their physique. Before drinking, they must consult a doctor and choose a suitable scented tea. No matter for what purpose, do not drink a lot of scented tea before going to bed, so as not to affect sleep; Avoid drinking overnight tea, because if the tea is left for a long time, it will not only lose vitamins and other nutrients, but also be prone to rancidity and deterioration, and even produce highly irritating oxides, which will easily hurt the spleen and stomach.

(Pan Jie)