Beware of the invasion of "evil dampness" during the Guyu solar term

Since the "Grain Rain", rainfall has increased in various places and the humidity in the air has also continued to increase. Experts say that air with a certain humidity is normal and is what normal people need, but overly humid air can cause discomfort to the human body from the inside out. According to traditional Chinese medicine, "dampness" is one of the "Six Evils" (a general term for six exogenous pathogenic factors: wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire). When the body's positive energy is insufficient and resistance is reduced, it will become a pathogenic factor and invade the human body, causing various diseases.

Some people with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient yang are easily invaded by dampness. Dampness can affect the spleen and stomach, causing symptoms of indigestion and diarrhea.

Health experts remind the public that the following five points can reduce the discomfort caused by moisture invading the human body.

First, do not live in a humid place for a long time, and try not to work in a humid place outside;

Second, do not open windows often when it is humid or rainy, but it is still best to ventilate;

Third, don’t wear clothes that are not dry;

Fourth, dampness often comes with "cold", so you should keep warm, avoid catching a cold, and avoid eating too cold food. Eat more food that strengthens the spleen and stomach and removes dampness, and take appropriate warm tonic to allow moisture to be discharged through urine and feces;

Fifth, when the weather is good, you should go out more often to bask in the sun and do some appropriate exercise.

In this season, you should reduce the intake of high-protein, high-calorie foods. It is appropriate to eat more foods that have the effects of removing rheumatism, relaxing muscles and bones, warming and replenishing qi and blood, as well as nourishing yin and stomach, lowering blood pressure and lipids, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing blood and moisturizing dryness, such as steamed eel with ginseng, eel with chrysanthemum, and raw duck eggs.

Experts introduce a dietary therapy for removing dampness

Fresh smilax glabra, black bean and pork spine soup

Fresh Chinese yam is combined with black-eyed peas and pork spine to create a mellow and refreshing flavor. It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. It is one of the best family soups during the warm and rainy spring season, suitable for men, women, young and old.

[Ingredients] 400 grams of fresh yam, 80 grams of black-eyed peas, 500 grams of pork spine, and 3 slices of ginger.

Smilax glabra, also known as Poria cocos, Poria cocos, and Red Earth Poria, is the tuber of the perennial evergreen vine Smilax glabra of the Liliaceae family. It is mild in nature, sweet and light in taste, and enters the liver and stomach meridians. It has the effects of removing heat and toxins, and promoting diuresis and dampness. It can be used for damp toxins on the skin, damp heat in the lower abdomen, and is mainly used to treat various skin diseases and diarrhea, and kidney diseases. Modern pharmacological analysis shows that it contains bioalkaloids, trace fatty oils, plant sterols, steroidal saponins, tannins and other ingredients. It has also been found that it is suitable for a variety of cancers, mainly for improving symptoms of esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and rectal cancer in the digestive tract. The dried product of Smilax glabra is mostly used as medicine, while the fresh product is mostly used in therapeutic soups because in addition to its medicinal effects, it also has a delicious and refreshing smell. Mung bean is often used by the people in Guangdong to remove dampness and athlete's foot, and pig spine can nourish the marrow and increase body fat. When made into a soup together, it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, removing dampness and promoting diuresis, eliminating fatigue, and strengthening the body.

[Cooking] Scrape the skin of fresh Chinese yam, wash it, and cut it into pieces; soak the black-eyed peas for a while, wash them; wash the pork spine, crack it with the back of a knife, then put all the soup ingredients and ginger into a clay pot, add 3000 ml of water (about 12 bowls of water), boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat for 2.5 hours, add an appropriate amount of salt, this amount is enough for 3-4 people, the black-eyed peas and pork spine can be scooped out and mixed with soy sauce for serving as a side dish.

Although the temperature begins to warm up at this time, it is still relatively cool in the mornings and evenings. Those who go out early and come back late should pay attention to adding or removing clothes in time to avoid catching a cold. People with allergies should prevent pollen allergies, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, etc. during this season. They should pay special attention to avoid contact with allergens and reduce outdoor activities.