Recently, the National Health Commission held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of "seasonal solar terms and health" and answer questions from reporters.
At the meeting, a reporter asked, since ancient times, there is a saying about "autumn dryness", how to understand "autumn dryness" from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine? In autumn and winter, how to maintain health to prevent autumn dryness?
Tong Xiaolin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and chief physician of Guang'anmen Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that "autumn dryness" is because after autumn, the temperature drops, and the air becomes very dry.
"The first thing is to drink plenty of water and replenish water in time, which is the most basic." Tong Xiaolin said. He introduced the "Five Juice Drink" of Wu Jutong, a plague scientist in the Qing Dynasty, which is a prescription for the treatment of "wounded yin" in the later stage of plague, which can also be used to relieve "autumn dryness", and it is more convenient to make at home. Including pear, lotus root, water chestnut, fresh reed root and fresh wheat winter, put together to squeeze the juice and drink directly, can also be mixed with a little honey, brown sugar and other seasoning, can also be boiled and cooled after drinking, can play a role in nourishing yin, moisturizing the lungs, moisturizing dryness.
"If you can't get all these ingredients, you can use one or two of them, and the others can be replaced with coconut milk, fresh milk, fresh dendrobium, fresh lily, and fresh white fungus, mainly with foods that can nourish yin and moisturize dryness, and make simple drinks at home in autumn." Tong Xiaolin said.
Source: People's Daily Health
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