Xiaohan is the 23rd solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, the fifth solar term in winter, the end of the Zi month and the beginning of the Chou month.
- Han means cold, indicating that it has entered the cold season of the year, usually January 5th every year. At this time, the cold air has accumulated for a long time and is cold, but it has not reached the coldest level, so it is called Xiaohan.
- Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cold is a yin evil, and the coldest solar term is the period when yin evil is at its strongest. Therefore, starting from the mild cold, yin evil begins to become rampant. In our daily diet, we can eat more warm and tonic foods to nourish the body and resist cold evil.
- At this time, the epidemic is in the stage of frequent outbreaks. Friends who are already "yang healthy" should pay more attention to physical protection. The body has just recovered and the vitality has not yet recovered. Rest is the first priority. Remember not to stay up late and drink cold drinks to induce relapse or new diseases.
- Friends who have been secretly advancing to the finals, keep up the good work. Don't be anxious, eat well, drink well, sleep well, and take precautions. Pay attention to keeping warm, eating in moderation, living regularly, keeping righteousness in mind, and keeping away evil spirits.
Spiritual recuperation
Xiaohan solar term is in the winter month, when Yang Qi is latent. Mentally, you need to be calm and determined, avoid excessive emotions, maintain an optimistic attitude, and don't worry about things.
Meridian conditioning prescription:
Paida Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian , Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian
Acupoint Massage Recipe :
Baihui, Tanzhong, Neiguan, Shenmen, Hegu, Taichong
. Press and rub the acupoints to measure the soreness, swelling and numbness.
Efficacy: Customized to soothe the mind, widen the chest and regulate qi. It is suitable for people who are anxious, restless, emotionally unstable, prone to getting angry and insomnia.
Daily maintenance
- Going to bed early is the first priority
- In daily life, it is recommended to adhere to the biological clock of going to bed early and getting up late. Go to bed as early as possible at nine or ten o'clock in the evening, because winter is yin, the days are short and the nights are long, and yang energy is insufficient, making people prone to illness. The daily routine of going to bed early and getting up late is conducive to the hiding of yang energy and the accumulation of yin essence, which is very beneficial to human health. Often go to bed late and get up early, stay up all night, etc. These small details of life are important factors leading to cardiovascular disease.
- Moxibustion conditioning recipe:
- Insomnia If the sleep quality is poor, moxibustion on Sanmao point
Sanmao point is a special point for treating insomnia. So where is Sanmao point? It is easy to find. Let’s first look for Yinbai point. Yinbai point Next to the nail of the big toe, the trichosanthes hair is above the dark white, and usually contains fine hairs. You can use ginger-separated moxibustion or you can directly moxibustion with a moxa stick. Many people yawn continuously after moxibustion. You can't wait, go and try it.
Diet and health care
- The "Four Seasons Adjustment Notes" says: "Kidney water in the winter moon is salty, fearing that water will suppress fire, so it is better to nourish the heart." This means that if you eat too much salty taste, it will make the already overactive kidney water more overactive, thus weakening the power of heart yang. Therefore, you should eat more bitter foods to support heart yang, so as to resist excessive kidney water. In other words, in terms of dietary maintenance in winter, Chinese medicine believes that you should eat less salty and more bitter foods. The reason is that winter is when the kidney meridian is strong, and the kidney governs salty and the heart governs bitterness. According to the theory of five elements of traditional Chinese medicine, salty overcomes bitterness, and kidney water suppresses heart fire. Therefore, it is advisable to eat less salty and more bitter.
In addition to eating less salty foods in winter, you should also avoid sticky, hard, cold foods, because such foods are yin and can easily damage the yang of the spleen and stomach. - Xiaohan usually comes in late December or early January. At this time, earth energy is strong and kidney energy is weak. In terms of diet, it is advisable to reduce sweetness and increase bitterness, nourish the heart and lungs, and regulate the kidneys. In addition, it is necessary to take appropriate supplements during the mild cold season. In the diet, you can eat more warm foods such as beef and mutton, sesame , walnuts, almonds, melons, etc. You can also combine it with medicinal foods for supplementation.
- Folk proverb says: "If you move in winter, you will be less likely to get sick; if you are lazy in winter, you will drink more medicine." This illustrates the importance of winter exercise.In these dry and cold days, you can choose soothing traditional Chinese medicine exercises Baduanjin , Eight Parts Vajra Exercises and other exercises to strengthen your body. Mentally, you should be calm and worry-free, be optimistic and free-spirited, not bother yourself with trivial matters, have a peaceful mind, and add fun. During this solar term, people suffering from heart disease and hypertension tend to get worse, and the number of strokes increases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that blood in the human body flows easily when it is warm, and stagnates when it is cold. This is the so-called "blood coagulates when it is cold". Therefore, keeping warm must be done well, especially for the elderly.
Disease prevention and health care
Xiaohan talks about moxibustion
Moxibustion nourishes kidney yang and keeps you warm throughout the winter
Xiaohan's health care characteristics are:
Hide yang, protect yang, nourish yang, avoid cold and keep warm; nourish yin, balance yin and yang. Cold air flows through the kidneys, and the cold air is the heaviest in midwinter, and the kidneys are water organs and their nature is cold. At this time, the cold air of the weather and the kidneys of the human body meet, adding insult to injury, and kidney yang is easily damaged. Damage to kidney yang will not only lead to various symptoms of deficiency and cold; more importantly, it will also affect the growth and weakness of liver wood in spring, and you will be plagued by all kinds of diseases! Therefore, in winter, we must "avoid the cold and keep warm", store yang, protect yang, nourish yang, and use moxibustion to replenish kidney yang.
Moxibustion prescription
[Guanyuan point]
Location: In the abdomen, three inches below the umbilicus on the front midline.
Guanyuan point stores the vitality of the human body, that is, the innate kidney qi , which is innate to people. It will gradually decrease over time, but moxibustion at Guanyuan point can stimulate the activity of kidney qi and replenish kidney qi, which is equivalent to us storing kidney qi in a "health bank" to prevent its rapid consumption.
[ Shenque point ]
Positioning: This point is located in the middle of the umbilical fossa.
is the place where the innate essence enters. It has the functions of restoring yang and rescuing adverse events, cultivating the vitality and strengthening the root, replenishing qi and strengthening the body, and refreshing the mind. It is an important point for treating deficiency and cold syndrome and strengthening the whole body. Usually acupuncture is prohibited at the Shenque point, that is, acupuncture is not allowed and only moxibustion can be performed.
[Shenshu point]
Positioning: 1.5 inches beside the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra
"Jade Dragon Song " says: "If you know the two points of Shenshu , the body will be healthy by increasing the frequency of moxa fire." The Shenshu point is the Shu point of the kidney. The cold and damp water vapor of the kidneys is exported to the bladder meridian through this point. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that stimulating the Shenshu point is beneficial to the kidneys, boosts yang, strengthens the waist and diuresis. Therefore, regular massage of Shenshu point can replenish the kidney essence, warm the yang, strengthen the body and waist, and delay aging.
