Post Date December, 03 2023
As the saying goes, "ten diseases and nine colds", there is also a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "hundred diseases and cold first", which means that most diseases are caused by cold pathogens.
The characteristics of coagulation and stagnation of cold pathogenic factors can lead to poor circulation of qi and blood, and in severe cases, they can even cause symptoms of pain due to blockage of coagulation. It can be seen that cold pathogenic factors have a significant impact on physical health!
Generally speaking, if your hands and feet are often cold, prone to diarrhea, frequent nocturnal urination, prone to edema in your legs and feet, and prone to low back pain, it indicates that there is a chill in your body. Too cold to handle? Then try the 5 cold dispelling methods recommended by Xiaogu.
1、 Dietotherapy to dispel cold
1. Brown sugar ginger tea
Ginger has one of the best cold dispelling effects. According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginger can elevate the qi of the spleen and stomach, and is good at clearing the qi of yin and turbidity in the meridians. Dry ginger is good at warming the spleen and stomach, and removing cold and dampness.
Use three grams of dried ginger and brown sugar each, soak in boiling water for ten minutes, and drink two or three times a week. But remember to "go to bed with turnips and ginger" and try to drink it in the morning.
Stewed Radish with Mutton
Lamb has a warm nature, which can increase body heat, drive out cold, resist severe cold, repair gastric mucosa, and help regulate the spleen and stomach. Radish can dissipate phlegm, help patients with lung disease to dissipate phlegm, and prevent atherosclerosis.
2、 Massage the abdomen
The lower abdomen is the body part where cold is most likely to accumulate. If you want to dispel cold, you can start with your lower abdomen and keep it warm. The cold will naturally disappear.
With both hands centered on the navel, knead 36 circles counterclockwise first, and then clockwise for 36 circles. Once in the morning, noon, and evening. Be careful not to cook within 2 hours after meals.
3、 Soaked Feet with Pepper Water
Sticking to soaking your feet with hot water is also a good way to dispel cold. At the same time, you can also use pepper water to soak your feet, allowing the pungency of pepper to promote blood circulation in the feet, reduce local muscle tension, and accelerate blood circulation in the lower body from the inside out. This not only dispels cold, but also eliminates fatigue.
4、 Rose petal bath
Roses have the effects of regulating qi, resolving depression, promoting blood circulation, and dissipating blood stasis. If you have a bathtub at home, you may as well put some rose petals in the bathtub when taking a bath, just 2-3 times a week. Not only can it promote blood circulation and improve body cold, but it can also warm and nourish the heart, liver, and blood vessels of a person, and relieve the depression in the body.
5、 Moxibustion at three acupoints
Moxa has the effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, warming and unblocking meridians, dispelling dampness and dispersing cold. Proper moxibustion has a very obvious effect on dispelling cold.
If you want to dispel body cold, you can appropriately moxibustion Zusanli, Shenque, Mingmen, and other acupoints. After selecting the acupoint, hold the moxibustion stick in your hand and perform circular fumigation at a distance of about 2 centimeters from the skin of the acupoint. The temperature is moderate. Moxibustion for 10-15 minutes per day will have a good effect.
Zusanli
Zusanli is located on the anterolateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf's nose, one transverse finger from the front edge of the tibia, and there is a noticeable feeling of soreness when pressed. Moxibustion or regular massage at this acupoint can regulate the meridians, improve blood circulation in the fingers and toes, and then warm the hands and feet.
Shenque acupoint
Shenque acupoint is located in the middle of the navel fossa, where the Yuanshen enters and exits, and is known as the "congenital origin and root of life" of the human body. Moxibustion at Shenque acupoint can warm the kidney yang and waist and knees.
3. Mingmen acupoint
Mingmen point is located between the spinous process of the second and third lumbar vertebrae. Sit straight up, press the navel center with two fingers in both hands, move horizontally to the back, and the place where the two fingers meet is the location of the Mingmen acupoint. Moxibustion at Mingmen acupoint can improve symptoms such as cold hands and feet in women and fear of cold joints in the elderly.
The colder the day, the more difficult it is for people with cold inside their bodies to endure. These 5 cold and warm removing formulas should be quickly put away to remove the cold, and they will no longer be afraid of cold winters!
——Xiaogu Warm Reminder of the Boundary Line——
Finally, say a few words to the driver friends. It's been cooling, raining, and snowing everywhere these two days. I hope drivers will pay attention to safety.
