Spring is coming, the weather is getting warmer, all things are recovering, and the functions of various organs of the human body are also slowly awakening after a winter of confinement, striving for the new year. ready.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the five internal organs of a person correspond to the five elements and seasons. Spring belongs to wood among the five elements, and the liver also belongs to wood among the five internal organs of the human body, so “spring energy is the same as the liver”, so spring is the season for nourishing the liver, and also Liver qi season.
But many people don’t understand, how important is the liver to the human body? Why should we take care of it?
Our liver is a “silent organ”, the liver qi is stagnant or has germinated When it is on the head, it is not necessarily manifested in the liver meridian, may also affect other parts of the body, such as: p>
1. Mouth: Bitter mouth in the morning, dry mouth and no body fluids.
2. Throat: Feeling dry, throat I always felt that something was stuck in there, and I couldn’t spit it out or swallow it.
3. Tongue: still full of saliva Cloth, pointy tongue, red on both sides.
4. Head: Dizziness, Some are dizzy all day long, some are suddenly dizzy a few times, and some even feel a headache.
5. Stomach: Bad appetite, Always feel stomach gas up and down, vomiting, belching, hiccups, acid reflux.
6. Chest: Tightness in the chest, His chest was like a big rock; his chest was full and his ribs were full of pain.
7. Limbs: Cold hands and feet, There are several reasons for coldness, including yang deficiency, blood deficiency, blood stasis, and liver qi discomfort. As long as the hands and feet are cold and meet the previous symptoms, it is necessary to consider whether the liver qi is not stagnant.
8. Emotions: Upset, easy to generate Sulky, like to sigh, easy to lose temper.
9. Sleep: Sleep less and dream more , often wake up suddenly at two or three o’clock at night, or like to have some bizarre dreams, in a normal state of half-dreaming and half-awake.
If you have the above physical manifestations, it means that your liver qi really needs to be well regulated.
After the vernal equinox, the liver qi will reach a peak. Therefore, for friends who usually have liver qi not stagnant and liver qi stagnation, it is a top priority to relieve liver qi at this time and prevent it from stagnation.
Traditional Chinese medicine has always said that “spring should nourish the liver”, Ming Dynasty medical scientist Zhang Jingyue said: “Spring should be liver and health.”
In spring, liver qi is vigorous and hair At this time, nourishing the liver can reconcile emotions, regulate the dredging and excretion of the liver, and generate yang qi, which can regulate the function of human organs, smooth the liver qi, regulate qi and blood, and also strengthen the physiological function of the liver to prevent The purpose of disease care.
With so many benefits of nourishing the liver, what should we do?
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Be calm
Liver is in charge of dredging and dispelling, hilarious, and averse to depression. When the emotions are suppressed, the liver qi is suppressed; when the emotions are relieved, the liver qi can be released.
Excessive emotional ups and downs can also easily affect the liver. Usually people with high self-demanding and impatience are more prone to anxiety, anxiety and other emotions. This is a constitution that is more prone to anger in traditional Chinese medicine.
Therefore, we must learn to self-regulate and control our emotions, be open-minded, and avoid unpleasant things. anger, and vent it in time to prevent liver qi stagnation. When you feel like you are about to get angry, you can stomp your feet to draw down the blood or tap the Tanzhong point.
2
Get enough sleep
Staying up late is also very depleted of liver blood. There is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine“When a person lies down, blood returns to the liver”, from 11:00 to 1:00 pm, it is the brother of the liver meridian – the gallbladder meridian Cycle time. And 1-3 in the morning is the time when the liver meridian is properly ordered.These four hours are the best time for the human liver and gallbladder to automatically recover, which is equivalent to “charging” time.
And in fact, most people stay up around 1-3 o’clock, so that Not only does it not charge, but it also consumes overdrafts, and of course there will be insufficient liver blood.
3
Eat more vegetables
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to “five colors enter the five internal organs”, and blue color enters the liver. Eat more foods with blue color, which is good for the liver.
Spring is the season for all things to grow, and it is easier to eat abundant vegetables than winter. Eating vegetables can get more dietary polysaccharides and cellulose, which can reduce the burden on the liver. At the same time, adequate vitamin A is also beneficial to help repair liver damage.
Female friends who are more temperamental, usually eat more green vegetables, such asGreen skin radish, celery, lettuce, spinach, mung bean, etc., etc., can play a role in reducing liver fire and soothing liver qi.
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Have a cup of liver tea
Bad habits such as staying up late every day and using the eyes too much can easily dissipate body fluid, destroy the peace of the liver, cause liver fire to go up, and cause red and dry eyes, red and hot eyes , blurred vision, excessive secretions and other uncomfortable symptoms.
In daily life, in addition to maintaining good work and rest habits, you can also drink some liver nourishing tea for conditioning. Reduce the burden on the liver.
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- Overtime stars who often stay up late;
- White-collar office workers who often use computers with sore eyes and dry eyes;
- often drink and socialize population;
- people who need liver and kidney care.
Our liver is an easily wounded fighter, also good at patience, never shouting It hurts, so it’s easy to ignore.
And when we feel something is not right, it may have irreversible consequences. Therefore, friends who often stay up late must love it more than ordinary people.
Which acupoints can be massaged for nourishing the liver? Dadun, Taichong, Sanyinjiao, Liangwei.
Liver Exercises:
< span>①Kneading the Dadun point: Sit upright with cross-legged, bare feet, press the right foot Dadun point (outside the base of the big toe nail) with the left thumb, and press the left hand for 15 time, right-rotate and press for 15 times, and then use the right hand to press the left foot’s Dadun point, the same way as before.
②Press Taichong: Cross-leg end Sit, press the Taichong point (between the first and second phalanges of the dorsum of the foot) with the left thumb along the gap between the bones and slide it back and forth, 20 times, and then press the right foot Dadun point with the left hand, the technique is the same as before.
③Kneading Sanyinjiao: Sit with cross-legged posture , Press the Sanyinjiao point (3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, at the posterior border of the tibia) with the left thumb, press left-handed for 15 times, right-handed for 15 times, and then press the left Sanyinjiao point with the right hand, the technique is the same as before.
④Pushing and rubbing the two threats:both hands Press the armpit, push and rub along the rib cage until the hands touch the chest and return, and push and rub back and forth 30 times. This exercise has the effect of nourishing and protecting the liver, enhancing liver function and lowering blood pressure.
Source of content:Daosheng School WeChat Public Account
Organizing editor: Nursing Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Correspondent: Li Xin Qin Shasha Sun Lei