In daily life, more and more emphasis is placed on the importance of reducing salt. In order to avoid cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, many people can be said to “talk about the color of salt”. but! Don’t throw away too much salt at home. The salt in the kitchen is actually a little helper in life, which can solve many health problems for you~
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Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the therapeutic effect of salt. “Compendium” said that “salt is the master of all diseases, and all diseases cannot be used without it”. “Shen Nong’s Materia Medica” lists salt as “middle grade”, and its nature and taste are “salty, cold, and enter the stomach, kidney, and large intestine meridians. Moisturizing and expelling wind, clearing heat and infiltrating dampness.”
Based on the various properties of salt, there is a special treatment method with salt in Chinese medicine—salt ironing.
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Salt Ironing
Salt ironing therapy is a special TCM external treatment method traced back to ironing therapy. The earliest related records of ironing can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. “Lingshu·Nine Needle Theory” has: “The shape is bitter and the desire is happy, and the disease is caused by the tendons, and the iron is used to cure it.”
The specific operation is It refers to a therapeutic operation method in which Daqing salt is heated on part of the human body or on certain acupoints, and moves back and forth or rotates in a timely manner, using the power of warmth to penetrate the medicinal properties into the meridians and blood vessels through the hair orifices on the body surface.
This treatment can have The functions of warming the skin, dispelling wind and dispelling cold, promoting qi and promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis and relieving pain, the most important thing is that the salt is cheap and easy to obtain, so it can be said to be of high quality and low price of treatment.
These little ailments can be solved with salt
According to the properties of salt, salt ironing and salt use can treat some common diseases in life and improve everyone’s health——
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Salt ironing for joints Pain
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In Chinese medicine, the main cause of joint pain is dampness. Invasion of heavy air and cold air, and fatigue can not be eliminated in time, causing pain.
So the main function of salt ironing is< span>It can relax muscles and accelerate local blood circulation.The strong permeability of hot salt can not only penetrate the heat into the human body, but also absorb the moisture and cold in the body, reduce inflammation and drive away cold.
Salt ironing for stomach pain
Hot salt compress on the stomach can relieve stomach cramps, straighten out stomach qi, and relieve pain caused by cold. In addition, hot compresses on the abdomen can treat diarrhea caused by cold, and dissipate cold and relieve pain.
Salt ironing Treating Colds
There is a lot of lymph in the armpits, and there are also important acupoints in the human body. The hot salt is often used to compress the armpits.Can strengthen the heart and lung function, stimulate the lymphatic system, improve blood flowFluid circulation, enhance immunity.
In addition to the above treatments, adding a few medicines to the salt iron can get more unexpected results:
salt + cumin
Good for kidney deficiency
Fennel is acrid and warm, and has the effect of opening orifices. The salt enters the kidney meridian, which itself has the effect of invigorating the kidney, causing fire to descend, moisturizing dryness and dispelling wind, clearing heat and infiltrating dampness. Therefore, the two adopt the method of salt ironing and hot compress Shenque acupoint, which has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney yin, and regulating the balance of yin and yang of the kidney.
Apply it to the lower back to relieve back pain caused by kidney deficiency. Regular application can treat premature ejaculation and weakness in men.
Salt pressing + dried wormwood/safflower
There is a set of treatment for dysmenorrhea
Most of dysmenorrhea is due to poor menstrual blood, cold palace, etc. Therefore, the use of salt compresses can relieve pain. If some traditional Chinese medicines for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis are added to the salt bag, the effect will be better.
Artemisia wormwood and safflower both have the functions of dispelling cold and warming the palace, regulating menstruation and relieving pain.For external application during dysmenorrhea, it can warm the meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain. Stir fry the medicine and salt together, put it in a salt bag and apply it to the Shenque point (navel), which can quickly relieve the pain.
Simple Salt, without salt ironing, has many wonderful health benefits—
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helps treat insomnia and colds
If you don’t sleep well, or you have a cold, you can choose to soak your feet in hot salt water and massage Yongquan acupoint to invigorate the kidneys and sleep well.
Because salt has anti-inflammatory properties Efficacy, after dissolving in hot water, it can be better cleaned with the help of the heat of water. At the same time, salt is salty and enters the kidney meridian. Soaking your feet in salt water can also play a certain role, and promote blood circulation, which is beneficial to the heart and kidney. When you have a cold, you can increase the water temperature appropriately, soak until you sweat slightly, and the temperature is comfortable to avoid burns.
Steamed oranges with salt
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Oranges have and , appetizer, antiemetic, qi-invigorating effect, salt steamed oranges help relieve cold caused byIt can also be used for loss of appetite and chest and abdominal pain on weekdays.
Take 1 orange and 1/3 tablespoon of salt and make it as follows:
- Wash the oranges thoroughly and soak in salt water for a while;< /li>
- Cut off the top of the orange;
- Sprinkle a little salt evenly on the orange flesh, poke a few times with chopsticks to facilitate the penetration of the salt, and insert a toothpick into the periphery of the orange for easy fixation;
- Place it in a bowl, cover with the cut orange top, steam in a pot, and then steam for about 10 minutes after the water boils;
- Take it out and peel it, take the pulp and eat it with the steamed water.
Salt rinse
swollen gums Pain no longer worry
Salt is cold and cold, which can treat heat syndrome, while its salty taste It has a good effect on bleeding gums, sore throat, and caused by wind-heat toothache or heat evil. According to “Qian Jin Fang”, when treating gum dew, “every sip of salt and hot water contains a hundred times, and the teeth will be jailed after five days.”
Saline wash Nose
A must for people with rhinitis and allergies< /span>
Rinse the nose with normal saline (commercially available), and flush the local nasal cavity with a nasal irrigator and saline. It can relieve allergic symptoms to a certain extent by expelling the allergens deposited and attached on the nasal mucosa.
Of course, although the effect of salt is good, you have to be careful when you operate it yourself, because after all, it is a medical method, you are easily burned, and it is difficult to treat the symptoms. If you are really unwell, you can seek a Chinese medicine doctor help, symptomatic treatment. At the same time, although salt is good, it is still necessary to eat less and embrace a healthy life.