The benefits of four-season sweat steaming

The five elements in traditional Chinese medicine correspond to the seasons and the five internal organs, and corresponding measures are taken to maintain the balance of the human body, ecology and nature: spring cleansing, summer regulating, autumn replenishing and winter prevention.

1. Spring and steaming

In spring, the earth is full of vitality, the human body's qi and blood flow smoothly, and the functions of the organs and tissues throughout the body are easy to recover. It is advisable to help the body's positive energy and eliminate the excess substances taken in during the winter. It is easy to be affected by wind evil in spring. The five beauties belong to wood, which can cause tears and eye damage in the wind, sour taste and irritability, and damage to the liver and gallbladder. Therefore, in the spring, we can use things that clear the fire in the liver and gallbladder and combine it with sweat steaming to expel toxins and waste from the body without passing through the liver and kidneys. To achieve the purpose of nourishing the liver and clearing liver fire.

2. Summer and steaming

It is easy to be affected by heat evil in summer, which belongs to the element of fire. If the internal fire is not discharged, it will consume the saliva and affect the absorption of the small intestine, which can easily cause the heart fire to rise, flushed face and ears, and sores in the mouth and tongue. Therefore, it is advisable to reduce the heart fire and regulate the mind. In mid-summer, the appetite is poor and it is easy to damage the heart and spleen. Generally, it is not suitable to supplement it heavily, but it is advisable to regulate the vital energy, cooperate with sweating and steaming to make the qi and blood flow smoothly, and the spleen and stomach qi are sufficient, so as to feel light and refreshed.

3. Autumn and sweat steaming

The climate becomes cooler in autumn, and dry air prevails. Many people suffer from dry mouth and throat, cough with little phlegm, and are easily injured in the lungs. After spring clearing and summer conditioning, continue to sweat and steam to make qi and blood flow smoothly, yang grow and yin grow, and the body strong.

4. Winter and sweat steaming

The climate is cold in winter, and people with weak bodies cannot keep warm, which damages the kidneys. The amount of activity decreases, and the amount of food intake increases. It is easy for too much lipid to accumulate in the body, and the circulation of qi and blood is slow, making cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases prone to occur. At this time, sweat steaming can increase the circulation of qi and blood, increase the ability to resist cold, expel toxins from the body, prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, strengthen the body and eliminate evil, and consolidate the foundation.