The legs are swollen and the spleen is regulated, and the knees are cool and the kidneys are nourished

There are many causes of edema in the legs, among which spleen deficiency is one of the more common causes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the spleen is the source of phlegm". The spleen plays an important pivotal role in regulating and maintaining the balance of water and fluid metabolism.

If the spleen is weak and the movement is not effective, the dampness will stop internally, the dampness will tend to decline, and the weight will be sticky, and then the edema of the lower limbs will appear, mostly pitting edema, and accompanied by fatigue, loss of appetite, yellowish complexion, loose stools, fat tongue and tooth marks and other manifestations of spleen deficiency. People who meet the above symptoms can usually take two kinds of tea substitutes to strengthen the spleen and invigorate qi, so as to help water and reduce swelling.

1. Red bean seed tea

First, fry the barley until it turns yellow, then soak it with the gourd and red adzuki beans for more than 1 hour, and cook it for 1 hour over medium heat before drinking.

2. Lentils and winter melon drink

10 grams of white lentils, 10 grams of winter melon kernels, decoction in water, 1 dose per day.

In addition, you can also often press the two acupoints of Zusanli (the four horizontal fingers under the outer knee eye) and Fenglong (the midpoint of the line connecting the outer knee eye and the high point of the outer ankle) for 3~5 minutes each time.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the cause of cold knees is mainly related to liver and kidney deficiency. The liver is the main tendon, the kidney is the main bone, the liver and kidney are insufficient, the muscles and bones are unfavorable, the knee is the house of the tendons, and the yang deficiency is cold. In addition to cold knees, there will also be chills and coldness, soreness in the waist and knees.

Therefore, such people should pay attention to keeping warm, especially the knee joint. At the same time, bask in the sun every day, mainly on the back, and use the natural sun temperature to pass through the meridians.

Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying that "movement is to nourish yang", and it is recommended to exercise appropriately every day, preferably aerobic exercise, such as walking, jogging, tai chi, and doing baduanjin.

In addition, before going to bed, rub your waist and Ququan acupoints. There are acupoints such as Kidney Yu, Qi Hai Yu, and Large Intestine Yu in the waist, all of which have the functions of invigorating qi and blood, warming the kidneys and strengthening the waist; Ququan acupoint is the acupoint of the Yin and Liver meridians of the foot and the yin and liver meridians (the part where the qi of the meridians of the human organs is infused on the surface of the body), which is the key acupoint for knee protection.

The specific method is: rub your hands together, put them on your waist when you are slightly warm, and rub your waist up and down until your waist feels hot. Ququan acupoint is located in the depression above the horizontal stripe on the inside of the knee, and it is rubbed for 3~5 minutes every day.