Spring leads to hair growth and spring to liver, that is to say: in spring, the liver qi is in season, and the liver’s dredging function is at its strongest.
If you don’t nourish your liver in spring, you will only be sad in summer.
The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine says: health care should follow the principle of “birth in spring, summer, long in autumn, collection in winter”; Point out: no spring is no summer!
In other words: with the liver in spring, the heart will grow in summer, the lungs will converge in autumn, and the kidney will be hidden in winter. If the liver qi is not prosperous in spring and March, then in summer there is energy to do it: what about liver wood generating heart fire? !
Therefore, “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine”: in the spring and March, this is called “fa Chen”…. Lying at night and getting up early, walking widely in the courtyard, being slowed to shape, so that aspirations are born… Reverse it The liver is injured, and the summer is cold, and the elders are few.
Therefore, in spring, we must abide by the “spring life” health regimen, otherwise, “summer becomes colder”, and cold lesions will occur, because your energy is insufficient and your energy is powerless!
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There are many liver-damaging behaviors among modern people, and these two can be easily eliminated and indulged at will.
Looking for a long time
The “five labor injuries” in “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” points out: long-term vision hurts blood!
Meaning: Excessive use of eyes hurts blood!
The liver controls the eyes, the kidney controls the pupil; the liver stores blood, the spleen generates blood, and the heart controls the acupoints. Therefore, overuse of the eyes will damage: liver, spleen, kidney, heart.
Severely injured liver qi!
Therefore, there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that “close your eyes and nourish your liver!”
Stay up late
“In spring and March, lie down at night and get up early”, which means: go to bed at night and get up at dawn.
“The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine”: When a person lies down, blood returns to the liver. Every night from 11:00 to 3:00 in the morning, the human body’s meridians follow the liver and gallbladder meridian. If you are in a sleep state, the liver blood can be detoxified so that the old can be transformed and the blood can be stored smoothly.
In addition to staying away from liver-damaging behaviors, we must also obey the characteristics of the liver to nourish the liver.
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We need to reconcile in life Liver Qi. Don’t get angry, don’t lose your temper. Go outside for a walk between work, do chest expansion exercises, stretch, and kick.
Let’s learn a few actions for nourishing the liver first:
1. Knead the tendons
The liver controls the tendons, and regulating the tendons means nourishing the liver!
Then which tendons should we find to adjust, which is convenient and convenient?
There is a saying in Taoism that “the tendons of the earth are hidden in the feet”. When we turn our feet up, a stiff tendon will appear. This is the tendon of the earth. In fact, this tendon runs along the liver meridian. of.
How to adjust this heel?
The easiest way is to buy a rolling pin and put it on the ground, and use your foot to roll on it while you watch TV. When this tendon is soft, your liver will be soft too!
2. Push the Liver Meridian (Inner Thigh)
The Liver Meridian starts at the Dadun point of the big toe, which is the point where the Gallbladder Meridian ends, and then It goes up along the instep, then from the inside of the calf to the perineum of the human body, circles the genitals for a week, enters the lower abdomen, then goes up from the side of the stomach, through the nasopharynx, and reaches the Baihui point on the top of the head, where it directly intersects with the Governor Vessel.
We can unclog the liver meridian by rubbing the inner thighs every day as follows:
Use the heel of the palm to push from the base of the thigh to the knee. You can also use the second joint of your four fingers to push down after making a fist. 300 pushes each time.
If you feel the pain is unbearable, or you are afraid of scratching your skin, you can also apply some soap or other lubricating oils.
In addition to purging liver fire, scraping the liver meridian can also open up the liver meridian, so that the qi and blood of this meridian can be unblocked. When the qi and blood of the liver meridian are unblocked, the dredging function of “the liver controls the blood” will become stronger, and the tendons in the body will become more elastic. How can the human body not be healthy and strong?
< strong>3. Massage and moxibustion at Taichong acupoint
Taichong acupoint is the largest detoxification point in the human body; if the liver qi is stagnant and heated, it is very necessary to massage and massage it!
How to massage: Find the most painful point carefully. When kneading, you should knead from the Taichong point to the line, that is, from the top to the top Knead 30 times. Or just tap 50 times.
After learning the movements, you should also pay attention to the diet to nourish the liver.
4. The diet nourishes the liver, with less acid and more sweetness
“Blue enters the liver meridian”, so we eat more green vegetables, which is very good for the liver.
“Sour taste enters the liver”, but in the spring, if we eat more sour taste, it will make the liver qi more prosperous, and the liver will damage the spleen, which will make our spleen weak. Coupled with the main convergence of acid, it will affect the growth of yang.
Therefore, we should be less sour and more sweet in spring.
Jujube and Chinese yam are the top sweet foods. Jujube, with a mild nature and taste, can nourish the blood vessels and strengthen the spleen and stomach. It can be eaten raw or made into jujube porridge, jujube cake, and jujube rice.
Yam is also a good food for spring. Yam can be used to make yam porridge, yam and red dates porridge, etc.
5. Shepherd’s purse tofu soup, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight
Chinese medicine believes that shepherd’s purseVegetables are sweet and warm in nature, and have the functions of harmonizing the spleen, nourishing the stomach, diuresis, hemostasis, and eyesight. Shepherd’s purse is one of the most common wild vegetables with a long history of consumption. The Book of Songs states: “Whoever says that tea is bitter, it is as sweet as a shepherd’s purse.” It can be seen that people have known the edible value of shepherd’s purse for a long time.
Materials: 150 grams of shepherd’s purse, 150 grams of tofu, 20 grams of dried shiitake mushrooms, etc.
Practice:
1. Cut the tofu into cubes, soak the shiitake mushrooms in warm water and cut them into strips. Wash the shepherd’s purse and cut into sections for later use.
2. Add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, add tofu, shiitake mushrooms, add salt, stir well, and cover the pot.
3. When the mushrooms are cooked, add the shepherd’s purse, thicken with starch later, and pour in the sesame oil after the soup becomes thick.
Efficacy: Eating shepherd’s purse often can benefit liver qi and improve eyesight. The combination of tofu and shepherd’s purse is not only very delicious, but also very suitable for spring health and disease prevention.
Now is the best time to nourish the liver. Tell your friends now that it is still too late to take care of the liver. Hurry up and use these liver-nourishing tricks to welcome a healthy and comfortable summer.
(Health Master)