Today's beginning of autumn, first discharge "damp toxin", and then tonic

Although the sky is still so hot, since the first sycamore leaf falls, the changes of yin and yang between heaven and earth have quietly changed the situation. The beginning of autumn is the starting point of the round movement of the year, the yin and yang qi from the summer to the autumn harvest, from the floating to the falling, the human body qi and blood are the same, to begin to accumulate energy for the growth of the next spring and summer.

After a summer of hot and humidity, a lot of dampness and heat poison accumulate in the body, and some will turn into eczema, mouth sores, and acne, which are all manifestations of dampness and heat in the body.

Before this annual tonic, you need to remove the moisture and fire poison left by the summer heat in the body, otherwise the hard tonic will not be able to make up, and you can only make up for the fire more and more. So the first thing to do in the beginning of autumn is to detoxify!

Post-autumn detoxification: Houttuynia cordata stewed with autumn pears

Ingredients: a handful of Houttuynia cordata (dried or fresh), a pear, an appropriate amount of rock sugar

Method: Cut the pears into large pieces, remove the core, and put water in the pot to stew the pears first. After the pears are stewed softly, put the rock sugar and houttuynia cordata in it, boil it over high heat, wait for two minutes, turn off the heat immediately, and put the soup and pears out and eat.

Don't throw away the boiled Houttuynia cordata, you can still use it next time you boil the pears, you can cook it three times in total. Houttuynia cordata is stewed with pears and rock sugar, which can not only clear away heat, but also nourish yin, and is most suitable for drinking in the beginning of autumn. And without the strange taste of Houttuynia cordata, it's good to eat as a small dessert.

Quick Knowledge: Houttuynia cordata, also known as origami root, is a natural anti-inflammatory. Some people have a cold that often drags on for a long time and cannot be broken, and the cough does not stop. This is the relationship between the dampness and heat in the body that has not been removed, that is, the inflammation has not been eliminated.

At this time, you can buy some Houttuynia cordata boiled water as tea to drink, drink it for two weeks in a row, completely clear the dampness and heat in the body, and you will find that some of the original small inflammations in the body will also disappear.

Liqiu gua sha bladder meridian

Leave the body clean

After autumn, you can scrape your back to prevent heat and close your breath. Gua sha can quickly remove the waste deposited in the blood vessel wall from the body, purifying the blood. The bladder meridian is in charge of the largest detoxification channel in the human body, and after the bladder meridian is unobstructed, the accumulated toxins will have an outlet for excretion, and the body will be much cleaner.

Back bladder meridian position: 1.5 inches on both sides of the spine, which is also the thickest muscle

The bladder meridian is generally scraped from top to bottom. When shaving, you can divide the back into three sections: upper, middle and lower, first scrape the upper section, then scrape the middle and lower sections.

Gua sha method

First apply a layer of olive oil on the back, and then along the bladder meridian, you can scrape repeatedly with a ceramic spoon and a gua sha board, 15-20 times for each area.

The more sha and the darker the color, the more toxins are deposited in the blood. You'll notice an improvement in your energy, skin condition, sleep, and mood.

It should be noted that "heavy scraping is discharge, light scraping is supplement", and people with great anger should scrape out the sha to vent the poison; The weakened manpower should be lighter, and it can be scraped until it is red, and it can also be detoxified.

Don't eat melons after autumn

"Autumn melon is bad for belly", after the beginning of autumn, whether it is watermelon, melon, or vegetable melon, you can't eat more, otherwise it will damage the yang energy of the spleen and stomach. Autumn is the season with a high incidence of diarrhea, and if you eat a lot of cold fruits such as watermelon, it is easy to have diarrhea. You can eat more apples, pears, grapes and other yin-nourishing fruits.

After autumn, you should eat tender corn

The summer heat has not disappeared and the rainfall is frequent, so the spleen should be replenished. At this time, the tender corn in the field is sweet and fragrant after a summer of growth, and we also eat the corn of the best years and harvest some essence of heaven and earth

Corn can be adjusted to strengthen the spleen, diuresis and swelling, and is the best tonic for the beginning of autumn. Cooked or steamed corn is easier to absorb, so eat the corn germ tip along with it.

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