Acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, traditional Chinese medicine fumigation… After entering the auspices, these traditional Chinese medicine “winter diseases and summer cures” have become the focus of attention of many patients with chronic diseases. When it comes to ointment, people are more familiar with tonic in winter, and the ointment suitable for summer is called “Qingbu ointment”. Recently, Mao Junqing, a famous traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Jiangsu Province and the director of Yangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, said that the focus of summer ointment is to clear up and replenish.
Case: An 89-year-old grandfather who took the ointment for 5 years in winter and summer was not hospitalized
Grandpa Zheng, who lives in Rhine Garden, is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient and is 89 years old this year. He just went to the hospital last week for a “summer cream prescription”. Seven years ago, Grandpa Zheng, who had always been in good health, suddenly developed a respiratory disease. He frequently caught colds, fever, and cough. In the past two or three years, Grandpa Zheng was hospitalized for many times. During the treatment, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease frequently found in the elderly was detected.
At the age of more than 80 years old, coupled with the repeated attacks of diseases, Grandpa Zheng’s physique began to decline. In July 2017, Grandpa Zheng followed the doctor’s advice and tried taking the ointment after recovering from the illness. That year, he first took the summer Qingbu ointment. “I feel good, and the frequency of illnesses has decreased.” Since then, Grandpa Zheng began to take the ointment, which is clearing in summer and curing in winter; Now that 5 years have passed, Grandpa Zheng is in good health. Not only has he not been hospitalized, but he rarely even has colds and coughs.
Reminder: Summer Qingbu ointment provides patients with opportunities for supplementary treatment and conditioning
Mao Junqing said that with the improvement of living standards and the enhancement of health care awareness, more and more citizens, especially some elderly patients, understand and attach importance to the magical effect of ointment. Many patients who suffer from the disease in winter have a good effect of taking the ointment in winter, and their symptoms can be significantly relieved and controlled, but with the extension of time, the “medicine power” gradually subsides, and many diseases are easy to attack and aggravate when the weather turns cold.
“Before the arrival of autumn and winter, you can choose a summer ointment that has both therapeutic and preventive effects.” Mao Junqing explained that many chronic diseases require long-term conditioning. If it is difficult for the patient to see a doctor and take medicine regularly, and if there is a little carelessness in daily life, diet, etc., the disease is very likely to recur, and the summer cream can provide the patient with an opportunity for supplementary treatment and conditioning.
Despite the benefits of Qingbu ointment in summer, Mao Junqing reminded that due to fire in summer, the yang energy of the human body floats outward, and the inner yin qi is hidden. The ointment formula eaten in summer is aimed at “clearing and nourishing”, and it should not be excessively nourishing. At the same time, it should also be prescribed according to different constitutions and symptoms. For patients with chronic diseases, the supplement should be combined with the original chronic diseases for treatment. Correspondent Dong Juan Reporter Zhang Qingping
（Yangzhou Daily-Yangzhou Net）