In the 24 solar terms, autumn stands on its own, starting from autumn and ending with frost. It lasts for three months and is a key stage of health preservation from summer to winter
In the 24 solar terms, autumn stands on its own, starting from autumn and ending with frost. It lasts for three months and is a key stage of health preservation from summer to winter. In autumn, the hot energy disappears while the cold energy arises, the yang energy converges, the yin energy begins to flourish, and all things in the world wither and perish. Dryness is the main qi in autumn. Due to the physiological characteristics of the lungs in the body, opening the nose, and liking to nourish and detest dryness, autumn dryness is most likely to damage the lungs. Therefore, lung diseases are also common in autumn. The Qi and blood of the human body also accumulate during the autumn harvest and gradually enter the winter storage.
Xu Yin, Deputy Director of the Department of Spleen and Stomach Diseases at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, reminds that autumn health preservation should focus on astringing lung qi, nourishing and nourishing the lungs, and smoothing the yin and yang of the lungs. Drinking traditional Chinese medicine health tea appropriately in autumn can not only enhance one's physical fitness, but also regulate one's own mental and emotional state. The following are traditional Chinese medicine tea drinks suitable for consumption in autumn:
Rock Sugar snow pear Tea:
Ingredients: 250g of autumn pears, 15g of winter wheat, 15g of lilies, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar.
How to do it: peel and cut snow pear into pieces, put in asparagus and lily, add some water and rock sugar, and boil for 15 minutes on low heat.
Effect: Nourishing yin and moistening dryness, clearing the lungs and relieving cough.
Suitable audience: Yin deficiency, excessive fire, or lung dryness with yin injury. Symptoms include dry cough, dry mouth, thirst, dry throat, red tongue with little coating, etc.
Qiju Lianxin Tea
Ingredients: 10 grams of goji berries, 3 grams of chamomile flowers, 1 gram of lotus seed heart, and 3 grams of kuding tea.
Method: Wash the four flavors, put them into a teapot, add 1000 milliliters of boiling water to brew, cover and let sit for 15 minutes, and drink as tea.
Effect: Nourishing yin and clearing heat, tonifying the heart and kidneys.
Suitable audience: People with heart kidney disharmony, yin deficiency and excessive fire, symptoms include insomnia, restlessness, hot hands and feet, dry throat and bitter mouth, red tongue with little coating, etc.
Huangqi Qiju Tea
Ingredients: 10 grams of Huangqi, goji berries, and Huangchrysanthemum each, with a small amount of rock sugar.
Method: Wash the first three flavors, put them into a teapot, add 1000 milliliters of boiling water to brew, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then add rock sugar to taste, and serve as tea.
Effect: Clearing heat and tonifying qi, tonifying liver and brightening eyes.
Suitable population: People with weak spleen and stomach, strong liver fire, symptoms include irritability, blurred eyes, poor diet, fatigue and fatigue.
Loquat Huangqi Tea
Ingredients: 15 grams each of loquat leaves, astragalus membranaceus, almonds, and platycodon grandiflorum, 10 honey dates, and a little rock sugar.
Method: Wash the first five flavors, put loquat leaves into gauze, add almonds, platycodon grandiflorus, astragalus membranaceus, and jujube to 1000ml of water, boil, add rock sugar, and melt.
Effect: tonifying qi and nourishing yin, moistening dryness and relieving cough.
Suitable audience: teachers, sales personnel, smokers, etc. Symptoms include: dry throat, sore throat, dry cough, easy fatigue, easy to catch a cold, etc.
Early autumn has just arrived, and due to the prolonged dampness in the long summer, the spleen is trapped for a long time. The growth of lung qi is weak, and autumn dryness is coming. People with a peaceful constitution can also use some formulas with the same origin of medicine and food, such as Sijunzi Tang (Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice) to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness, combined with Lily to nourish the lung yin, moisten the lungs, and relieve cough.
In late autumn, in accordance with the nature of autumn harvest, it is convenient to hide in winter. For people with a peaceful physique, sour and astringent Schisandra can be appropriately boiled to regulate lung qi and nourish kidney water, promote fluid production and calm the mind. It is also compatible with Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula, and Ophiopogon japonicus to tonify the spleen and nourish lung yin. In addition, you can also drink some common ginger tea, red jujube tea, etc. to nourish your lungs and cope with the dry and cold climate of autumn.
Dr. Xu Yin reminds that traditional Chinese medicine tea drinks for autumn health preservation should not only conform to the characteristics of autumn, but also be adjusted according to each person's physique and situation to achieve greater effects.
Xiaoxiang Morning News Reporter Ren Wanwan Correspondent Xu Yin
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