A bowl of soup in summer keeps children from catching a cold. Today, I started cooking for children.

At four o'clock, the weather urged each other and the wind brought summer heat overnight. When the air is filled with the smell of heat wave and we are hiding under the tree to enjoy the cool, summer is coming.

There is a saying in "Su Wen Si Qi Tiao Shen": "Xia San month, this is called numerous show; Heaven and earth are in harmony and everything is gorgeous. " In the three months of summer, the yang is getting stronger and stronger, the qi of the earth begins to transpiration upward, the qi of heaven and earth interacts up and down, and various plants begin to blossom and bear fruit.

So what does summer mean to children? Different from the usual concept, Chinese medicine divides summer into midsummer and long summer. The summer from today to the solstice is called summer. From the solstice of summer to the beginning of autumn, we call it long summer. Summer dominates the heart, and the heart fires to produce spleen soil; And the long summer governs the spleen. These two seasons are the best time to regulate the spleen and stomach. And we know that the spleen is the foundation of the day after tomorrow, and the child's resistance basically depends on the ability of the spleen.

Then, the whole summer, we will also be divided into two stages to protect the spleen soil, follow the characteristics of the season, each with its own emphasis, and shape a strong body for children.

From the long summer to the summer solstice-cultivate the mind.

Nourishing the heart focuses on nourishing blood. Usually we say "work hard" and "try your best". Heart and blood are inseparable. Blood is the messenger of the heart, and it often performs specific functions instead of the heart. Spleen governs blood, and the viscera that blood gas nourishes first is spleen. "The middle energizer takes juice from the gas and turns red, which is called blood (Neijing)."

The essence absorbed by the spleen and stomach becomes qi and blood through the heat of heart fire. Therefore, although blood governs the heart, the source of qi and blood is the spleen and stomach in the middle energizer. The essence absorbed by the spleen and stomach becomes qi and blood through the heat of heart fire. To help children nourish qi and blood every day, it is necessary to reduce the damage to the spleen and stomach and let the spleen and stomach absorb nutrients. At this time, the mood will be slightly nursed back to health, and the child's qi and blood will soon fill up.

Summer conditioning, master 3 key points.

Children's hearts are often full, but their spleen is often insufficient, so there are three main points to be mastered in nursing children in summer.

1, children must form the habit of taking a nap.

We usually say "nourishing the heart" instead of "nourishing the heart". Parents should distinguish the difference between them. Because children are "often full of heart and often deficient in spleen", it is easy to have too much heart and too much heart, and children are prone to respiratory diseases.

Because children's hearts often have redundant physiological and pathological characteristics, it is easy to get angry. However, many foods that nourish the heart and dispel fire are very cold and not suitable for children. Taking care of spleen soil can't let children eat too much cold food, so the best way is to let children calm down and sleep is the best way.

After the long summer, parents had better make up their minds to help their children form the habit of taking a lunch break. At noon 1 1 to 13, it is the time that the heart meridian passes. You can bring the lunch a little earlier, let the children have a rest and take a nap after lunch. Make sure the room has a quiet and dark environment before going to bed, so it is easy to fall asleep. We can play some soothing music, and parents had better sleep with their children.

2. Arrange foods that nourish the heart and strengthen the spleen in the diet.

In the dietary arrangement, besides the essential food for strengthening the spleen, we should also eat some food for nourishing the heart, but we don't need particularly bitter and cold food, such as bitter gourd and lotus plumule. These foods are too cold for children to eat, and even have diarrhea and damage the spleen and stomach. It is best to choose warm food. I recommend kumquat, lily, lotus seed (heart-removing), longan, sea cucumber and other foods.

However, these foods should be eaten carefully, and parents should know how to mix them flexibly according to the nature and taste of the food. For example, lily, although it has a good effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, is relatively cold, so it is best to match some mild ingredients when eating, such as two jujubes when cooking porridge; Another example is sea cucumber. Although I don't advise children to eat a lot of seafood, sea cucumbers can still eat a little. It is easy to consume gas in summer. Sea cucumber can nourish the heart and make up for some lost gas at the same time. The best way to eat porridge is to eat 1~2 times a week, not too much.

3, moderate dampness, but not excessive.

The humidity is really rising recently. It is good for parents to have the idea of dehumidifying their children, but don't dehumidify them excessively when their children are not particularly heavy. This solar term is the most generous and gentle, neither too cold nor too hot, neither too much nor too little, nor too wet. Some parents cook highland barley water for their children as soon as they think of getting rid of dampness, which I actually don't recommend.

Eliminating dampness and promoting digestion are all reducing effects. Overdigestion will reduce yang, but the child will not be strong, just as I don't recommend overdigestion. Starting from summer, the health-preserving prescription can be changed to children's health, so as to strengthen the spleen and dry dampness, and effectively prevent infectious diseases in summer.

Recently, herpetic angina broke out in many kindergartens and schools. I estimate that this situation will be more serious in the long summer. In my opinion, herpetic angina is mostly related to the invasion of wind and heat and the accumulation of heat in the spleen and stomach. In the final analysis, it is a problem of food accumulation. In the hot and humid summer, if children inadvertently eat too much and lead to food accumulation, but fail to digest food in time to lead to stagnation, spleen and stomach stagnation will turn into fire, and virtual fire will float up and stagnate in the throat, so they will easily get sick. Therefore, in summer, parents can't lose their basic habits. Observe the child's tongue coating, breathing, stool and sleep 10 seconds every day. If there are abnormal items above 1~2, use Samsung soup to help children digest.

Xiaoer jianxia

Materials:

Stir-fried white lentils 15g, Smilax glabra10/2g, kapok 10g, Ophiopogon japonicus 8g, lotus seeds 8g, dried tangerine peel 2g, and lean pork.

Exercise:

1. Lotus seeds are cored, and all materials are put into a pot and added with about 800 ml of water;

2. Bring to a boil with high fire, simmer until there is about 100 ml left, and let it cool before drinking.

Patients with symptoms had better take it for 3 days.

Efficacy:

The whole prescription is mainly based on invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and resolving food stagnation, with Ophiopogon japonicus, lotus seeds, nourishing yin, nourishing blood, benefiting qi and moistening lung. Especially suitable for children to take in summer.

Avoid:

It is suitable for physical weakness, spleen and stomach weakness, sores on the mouth and tongue, and heavy breathing.

This recipe contains lotus seeds and should not be eaten with milk.

Take it according to syndrome differentiation over 2 years old.

Silkworm bean disease can be used

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