Ginger, pepper and perilla should be eaten more in early summer.

　　In the summer of this year, the temperature in Guangzhou is actually lower than that in the winter of last year, and the season is "upside down", which is closely related to the recent intensive showers and heavy rains. Although the rain has obviously weakened in the past two days, after long summer, there was more rain and heavier humidity, and with the rising temperature, it provided more favorable breeding conditions for various germs. This "unfriendly" external environment makes it difficult for many people to adapt to it for a while, and the diet and daily life have not been adjusted in time, so they can’t sleep well, have no appetite and have sore muscles … … What should I do if my whole body is "not smooth"? Come and learn from Chinese medicine practitioners how to properly recuperate and spend the early summer!

　　Long summer was "cold" in beginning of winter?Two-pronged approach of "nourishing yang" and eliminating dampness

　　This year, the temperature in long summer and Guangzhou hovered between 19.2℃ and 21.8℃, which was actually lower than the winter temperature in the past year (20.4℃ ~ 27.2℃)! The "upside down" season is closely related to the recent intensive showers and heavy rains. Zheng Yanhua, deputy director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Panyu Campus, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, said that when wet meets cold, it becomes cold and wet, which is the main feature of the weather around long summer this year.

　　From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, she said that excessive moisture will make people feel sleepy, heavy limbs, loss of appetite, cold hands and feet, skin rash, and even gastroenteritis. The tongue picture is more obvious, such as white and thick tongue coating. Although exercise can relieve stress and accelerate the excretion of moisture from the body, it is not suitable for outdoor sports if it is wet and heavy in rainy days, especially for middle-aged and elderly people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

　　Many neighborhoods are concerned about diet regulation. Chinese medicine pays attention to "nourishing yang in spring and summer, nourishing yin in autumn and winter". Although it is summer, "nourishing yang" still needs to eat less cold food and cool fruits and vegetables, so as not to increase the burden of digestion and absorption in the stomach. Neighborhood who like to eat lettuce, Chinese cabbage, bitter gourd and other vegetables, it is best to add onions and ginger in cooking to reduce the cold nature of vegetables.

　　In addition to nourishing yang, dampness is also the key point of health preservation at present, but Zheng Yanhua reminded not to blindly use ingredients such as Smilax glabra, wax gourd and lotus leaf tea to remove dampness and heat. She recommended a kind of food, which not only eliminates dampness but also helps to replenish qi — — Yes, it is the common five-fingered peach in the soup pots of "Laoguang", which is similar to Astragalus membranaceus and produced in the south, so it is called "Nanqi", but it is not as uplifting as Astragalus membranaceus, and its taste is more peaceful and adaptability is wider, so basically everyone can eat it properly. The soup boiled with the roots of five-fingered peach has a unique fragrance, which is delicious and nourishing, and helps to eliminate phlegm, remove dampness and strengthen the spleen, such as:

　　1. Wuzhimaotao ribs soup

　　Ingredients: 2 small bundles of five-finger peaches, 30g of gordon euryales, 30g of coix seed, two ribs (about a catty) and two slices of ginger.

　　Practice: Wash the five-fingered peaches and soak them in water with Euryale ferox and Coix seed for 15 minutes. Wash the ribs and warm them. Put the ingredients in a clay pot, first boil them with high fire, then cook them with low fire for two hours, and season them with salt.

　　2. Braised water ducks with five fingers and peaches

　　Ingredients: half a duck, 1 small bundle of five-fingered peaches, 30g of Euryale ferox, 30g of Dioscorea opposita, and 5 slices of ginger.

　　Practice: water ducks are cut into pieces and washed in water for later use. Cooking wine and ginger slices can be added to the water to remove fishy smell; Wash the finger peaches and soak them in Euryale ferox and Dioscorea opposita for 15 minutes; Put all the ingredients together in a clay pot, simmer for 2 hours, and season with salt.

　　Dehumidifying cupping has a certain effect.　But don’t do it repeatedly and for a long time every day.

　　Besides eating and drinking, cupping occasionally is also a good way to relieve fatigue and muscle pain. Zheng Yanhua said that cupping is a therapy that uses cupping as a tool to generate negative pressure by burning fire and pumping air, so that it can be adsorbed on the body surface, causing local congestion, so as to achieve the functions of dredging meridians, promoting qi and blood circulation, relieving swelling and pain, expelling wind and dispelling cold. It is helpful for colds, coughs, muscle aches and other diseases caused by exogenous cold and dampness.

　　Some things can be inferred from the can seal, such as:

　　The can seal is purple and black — — Generally, it is suggested that the affected area is seriously affected by cold. If many cans are printed in purple and dark, it is suggested that the area affected by cold is large. Usually, more attention should be paid to keeping warm and not being greedy.

　　The can print is red — — Generally suffering from heat syndrome, we should pay attention to light diet, smoke less and drink less, and avoid staying up late.

　　Local blisters — — If it is not caused by the long time of leaving the can, it suggests that the local moisture is too heavy, and you should pay attention to moderate exercise to avoid eating too fat.

　　Zheng Yanhua reminded that although cupping has a certain effect, it should not be done every day and repeatedly for a long time, and the time for leaving the can should not be long, usually about 10 to 15 minutes.

　　In addition, don’t be superstitious about all kinds of exaggerated propaganda, thinking that cupping is suitable for everyone. In fact, cupping is not only suitable for people with local skin allergies, ulcers and edema, but also for people with high fever convulsions, diabetic patients with poor blood sugar control and patients with hematological diseases. It is also not suitable for cupping in women’s abdomen and lumbosacral parts during menstruation.

　　Ginger, pepper and perilla are wonderful for health.

　　Seasons change, sometimes it rains and sometimes it is sunny. This "unfriendly" external environment makes people difficult to adapt for a while. If you accidentally get caught in the rain and get wet, you will catch a cold if you are not careful. Some people fail to adjust their diet in time, have poor appetite, or are prone to abdominal distension, abdominal pain and indigestion after eating; Sleep is not good, sleep is not heavy, and getting up in the morning still hurts all over. What should I do? Zheng Yanhua’s trick is to try to nurse with the "three treasures" common in the kitchen:

　　1. Ginger

　　It’s definitely a must-have in the kitchen. Ginger is warm and belongs to positive food, which can stimulate the appetite, strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and prevent abdominal cold and summer cold caused by overeating cold fruits and vegetables and cold drinks. For people with chronic spleen and stomach deficiency or severe cold and dampness, cold limbs, abdominal distension, loose stools and other symptoms, or those who eat ice cream and cold drinks and often stay in air-conditioned rooms, eating ginger properly can warm the stomach, strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness and moderate, and reduce gastrointestinal discomfort.

　　Support:

　　On weekdays, in addition to cooking, cooking soup and porridge, ginger can be eaten properly. In fact, ginger can also be used both inside and outside. For example, if you get wet by the rain, you can cook a bowl of ginger soup to drink, and at the same time, you can also use ginger slices to boil water to wash your hair and soak your feet, which is just the right way to drive away the cold.

　　If you are cold, afraid of cold and wind, and your muscles are sore all over, you can take a large piece of ginger, pat it flat or slice it with a knife and boil it, then add a spoonful of salt. After boiling, let it warm and then use it to soak your feet. Generally, you can soak it for about 20 minutes and sweat slightly. It should be noted that soaking feet with ginger should be avoided when you have a high fever or are very sleepy.

　　2. Pepper

　　Pepper is pungent and hot, which helps to warm the middle warmer, dispel cold, lower the qi and eliminate phlegm. It can be used to treat stomach cold vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and loss of appetite. People who usually get stomachache when they eat something cold can add some pepper to porridge noodles to warm their stomachs and drive away the cold, and they can also cook some pepper crucian carp soup.

　　Support:

　　Ingredients: 1 crucian carp, 6 grams of pepper, 10 grams of dried tangerine peel and 30 grams of ginger.

　　Methods: Carassius auratus was slaughtered and washed, and ginger, dried tangerine peel and pepper were washed. Put all the ingredients into the pot together, add appropriate amount of water, boil with strong fire, simmer for half an hour, and season.

　　Zheng Yanhua said that according to legend, Li Shizhen often suffered from eye diseases when he was young, but he could never find the cause. Later, I gradually discovered that the recurring eye diseases were related to my special love of pepper. Therefore, Li Shizhen specially pointed out that pepper was included in Compendium of Materia Medica to show future generations. She reminded that people with excessive internal heat due to yang, excessive fire due to yin deficiency and pregnant women, as well as those with hemoptysis, nosebleeds, bloody stools, constipation, hemorrhoids, hypertension, gastric ulcer, swollen gums, sore throat and bad breath, should fast or eat less pepper. For patients with eye diseases, it is better to eat less or not.

　　3.perilla frutescens

　　Perilla frutescens is also a common ingredient in the kitchen. Its fragrance is warm, which helps to warm the spleen and stomach, eliminate dampness and dispel cold. Perilla leaves lower qi to dispel cold, perilla stems lower qi to prevent miscarriage, and perilla lowers qi to lower phlegm. Not only can it be used for dishes such as fried snails and stewed ducks, but also for food therapy to relieve symptoms when you feel cold and wet or encounter chest tightness and abdominal distension.

　　Support:

　　Perilla porridge: take a proper amount of rice and cook it into porridge, add fresh perilla leaf powder, add a little salt and sesame oil after a little cooking and stir well. Fish fillets and the like can also be added to enhance the taste.

　　Perilla Onion Jiang Shui: 12g of perilla leaves, 4 pieces of scallion, and 4 pieces of ginger. Drink it in warm water after being decocted with strong fire. People who feel cold, sneezing repeatedly, runny nose, itchy throat and cough may wish to try it.

　　Perilla tea: Take 6 ~ 8g of ripe tea, add two pieces of perilla, and take it with boiling water, which will help digestion and appetite.

　　(Text/Guangzhou Daily, all-media reporter Weng Shuxian, correspondent Xu Yuyi, medical guidance/Zheng Yanhua, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Panyu Campus, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University)