Medical solar terms

Chief physician Sun Zikai, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, analyzed that the lung governs qi, regulates breathing, and enlightens the nose. Autumn corresponds to lung qi, and the dryness and coldness in autumn are the most likely to hurt the lungs. Chronic diseases of respiratory system often recur in late autumn when the weather is cold. If lung qi is not well maintained in autumn, various diseases are more likely to occur in winter. This season, we should not only clear and moisten the lungs, but also replenish qi and lungs.

"Dryness" is the main qi in autumn, and the water in human skin and mucosa evaporates quickly. In autumn, we should conform to the trend of natural accumulation, collect Yin Qi, condense essence and nourish the five internal organs. We should prevent people from sweating too much because of overwork, which will lead to the dissipation of body fluid and qi. Lung governs fur and opens nose. Therefore, exogenous pathogenic dryness mostly enters from the skin, nose and mouth, and its disease often starts from the lungs.

Autumn, the scenery is dry. When dryness is prevalent, it is dryness, the lung is fine and dirty, and it is most afraid of dryness, while dryness is the most likely to hurt the lung, and it is prone to cough or dry cough without phlegm, dry mouth and other symptoms. Therefore, in the autumn season, it is most necessary to moisten the lungs. If it is dry, it can be wet. Adenophora adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus, Almond, Lily, Autumn Pear and Water Chestnut can be used. In order to prevent autumn dryness from hurting the lungs and make the lungs clear and calm.

In addition, dryness is easy to hurt yin, and eating more nourishing food, such as sesame seeds, honey, pears, grapes, lotus seeds, tremella, etc., has the effect of nourishing yin and promoting body fluid. Usually, you can drink more rock sugar tremella soup, rock sugar Sydney, lily lotus seed soup, yam lotus seed soup and Euryale ferox herb soup to help nourish yin and moisten the lungs.

After entering autumn, we should first adjust our sleep time, go to bed early and get up early, and be healthy. Have a good nap in the middle school, follow the health-keeping rule of "Yin essence is restrained" and increase sleep appropriately. When winter comes, you can recharge your batteries. The living environment should be ventilated. It is not advisable to turn on the air conditioner when the indoor temperature is not high during the day, and avoid gluttony when sleeping to prevent the evil of cold and dampness from soaking into the human body.

Autumn wind, autumn rain, fallen leaves and desolation often give people a chill, especially when the weather changes suddenly, which is even more sad. Therefore, we should avoid sadness in autumn and always maintain an optimistic and happy mental state. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that people often laugh and spread the lung. When they laugh, they unconsciously take a deep breath and absorb more oxygen, which is transported to every cell of the body with the operation of blood. At the same time, they can clean the respiratory tract and keep breathing unobstructed. This is a simple and cheap way to moisten the lungs.

The best way to strengthen the lungs is proper physical exercise. Therefore, according to people's preferences and physical differences, you can choose the exercise method that suits you. The best time to raise lungs in autumn is 7-9 am, which is the best time to raise lungs in a day. At this time, it is best to do some aerobic exercise such as jogging and brisk walking, which is conducive to strengthening your lung function.