With the arrival of spring, how to adapt to the season and scientifically maintain health has become a focus of people's attention. On February 14th, at the theme press conference of "Grassroots Traditional Chinese Medicine Services Benefit People's Health" held by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, attending experts gave in-depth explanations on the key points and methods of spring health preservation. At the same time, they provided practical and feasible health suggestions for the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases in children during the high incidence period of influenza and spring health care for the elderly, fully unlocking the spring health code. In spring, when yang qi is generated, it is necessary to nourish the liver, strengthen the spleen, and moisten dryness. Zhang Jin, director of the Preventive Medicine Center at Xiyuan Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, introduced that "spring corresponds to the liver. The liver stores blood and is mainly responsible for drainage. If the liver blood is insufficient, people will feel tired and sleepy; if the drainage is imbalanced, the liver qi will be stagnant, and it is also possible that the liver fire will be inflamed, and the liver qi will affect the spleen and stomach. Zhang Jin said that spring is the season for the generation of yang energy. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "Xin Gan diverges into yang", and the combination of spicy and sweet foods helps to promote the generation of yang energy in spring. Therefore, one can choose to eat spicy and sweet foods, such as Chinese toon sprouts, radish, mustard greens, shepherd's purse, etc. At the same time, it is necessary to avoid excessive consumption of sour and astringent foods to avoid affecting the rise of liver qi. In response to the characteristics of less rainfall, strong winds, and easy dryness in winter and spring this year, Zhang Jin recommends eating lotus roots and horse hooves. Horseshoe can clear heat, nourish yin and moisten dryness, digest food and reduce accumulation, and also have the effect of quenching thirst. Lotus root has the effect of generating saliva and quenching thirst. After cooking, it can nourish blood and moisten dryness, as well as stimulate appetite and relieve depression. Lotus root nodes also have the effect of stopping bleeding and cooling blood. She also reminds people with spleen and stomach yang deficiency to pay attention to the dosage and avoid excessive consumption of raw food. For people with weak spleen and stomach, it is recommended to eat millet porridge and pumpkin Congee, which has a certain spleen nourishing effect. In addition, radish peel, orange peel, and pear peel can be combined to make the "Three Skin Drink", which can moisturize and digest food, as well as have a certain effect on promoting qi circulation and relieving cough. It is suitable for drinking in spring when the mouth and throat are dry. Zhang Jin said that in spring, it is also necessary to pay attention to emotional regulation. If one is easily anxious and angry on a regular basis, it is more likely to cause liver fire inflammation, liver qi stagnation, and other problems in spring and March. She recommends the "Three Flowers Generation Tea Drink", which is brewed with Daidai flowers, roses, and white plum blossoms. It can not only soothe the liver and relieve depression, but also promote qi circulation, which helps to adjust emotions in spring. If you have weak physical strength and poor mood in spring, you may experience liver qi stagnation and loss of appetite. At this time, you can choose to eat roses, goji berries, and honey, which can not only soothe the liver, clear heat, and improve vision, but also nourish the liver, blood, and dryness. In addition to diet, Zhang Jin suggests adjusting one's sleep schedule to "sleep at night and wake up early". Try to fall asleep before 11 o'clock at night and wake up before 7 o'clock in the morning, using sunlight to generate yang energy. Zhang Jin introduced that combing hair along the meridians can help generate yang energy. In the morning of spring, comb your hair a hundred or twenty times to guide stagnation. Start from the center of the hairline and comb it backwards along the Du meridian; Next, comb along both sides of the bladder meridian alternately until reaching the hairline; Then comb the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian on the upper part of the ear, so that the Three Yang Meridians on the head can be combed. During the process of combing hair, it is recommended to focus on massaging the Baihui acupoint, as well as the Four Divine Cong acupoint located one inch in front, behind, left, and right of the Baihui acupoint. Baihui acupoint has the effects of calming the heart and mind, calming the wind, awakening the brain and opening the orifices, improving sleep and forgetfulness, as well as improving anxiety, dizziness, headache, etc. In addition, there is a small depression at the intersection of the midline of the head and the left and right frontal muscles, which is the Shenting acupoint. Rubbing this acupoint can help improve dizziness, vertigo, and nasal congestion that are prone to occur in spring, as well as improve insomnia. Rubbing for about 2 minutes is sufficient. When the start of the school year coincides with the flu season, traditional Chinese medicine suggests parents to do the following: "In spring, the weather warms up, everything recovers, and viruses and bacteria begin to be active, so spring is also the season of influenza and infectious diseases. During this season, it is especially important to take personal protective measures to prevent influenza," said Li Min, director of the pediatrics department at Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University. Primary and secondary schools across the country have already started school. What should parents pay attention to during the spring season when influenza is high? What suggestions does traditional Chinese medicine have for this? Li Min said that spring is suddenly warm and then cold, with a large temperature difference between day and night. Therefore, the old saying goes "spring covers autumn frost". In spring, you should take off your cotton clothes later and "cover up" a little to prevent catching a cold from the wind. At the same time, 'covering' should also be moderate, and parents should pay attention to adjusting their children's clothes according to changes in temperature. In spring, there is an increase in outdoor activities. Li Min suggests choosing relatively open areas for outdoor activities, such as hiking or visiting parks, which are good choices. If you go to museums and other crowded and relatively enclosed places, you need to wear a mask. In addition, in the northern spring, when the air dries dry, many people may experience dry and cracked lips, dry throat, and thirst. Li Min suggests that parents should ensure that their children drink enough water, and at the same time, pay attention to eating more fruits and vegetables, and eat less spicy and fried foods. Li Min said that the flu and infectious diseases that occur in spring belong to the category of traditional Chinese medicine warm diseases, often accompanied by wind and heat symptoms such as fever and sore throat. It is recommended to use some herbs that are of the same origin as medicine and food, and boil water instead of tea. For example, using chrysanthemum, Su Ye, and Chenpi herbs to boil water instead of tea can not only relieve wind and heat, but also dispel cold, and have a stomach warming effect. If the appetite is not very good, you can also add stir fried hawthorn and malt; If there is obvious dry mouth, you can also add some lilies and Ophiopogon japonicus. Li Min suggests that when a child is infected with respiratory diseases, parents should take the child to the hospital in a timely manner and seek diagnosis and treatment from a doctor. On the basis of ensuring safety, parents can also do a lot of work at home. Li Min introduced that there are many TCM treatments for children's respiratory tract infection, including oral Chinese medicine decoction, traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations and other internal treatments, as well as external treatments such as children's massage, acupoint application, enema and so on. The commonly used pediatric massage techniques are the "Four Great Methods of Head and Face Massage", which include opening the Tianmen (rubbing from the center of the eyebrows to the front hairline), pushing the Kan Gong (rubbing from the center of the eyebrows to the tip of the eyebrows), rubbing the Gao Gu acupoint behind the ears, and rubbing the temples for 1 minute each. Press and massage the Feng acupoint again for 1 minute, "calm the liver and clear the lungs" for 1 minute, then "push the six viscera" and "clear the Tian River water" for 2 minutes. If the child has dry stool, you can add "pushing the seven joint bone" (located in the middle of the lumbar sacral region, along the line from the Mingmen acupoint to the coccyx) for 1 minute and rub the abdomen clockwise for 2 minutes. If a child coughs, they can "clear the lung meridian", rub the acupoint in the middle of the stomach, or "wipe the lung shu". In addition, you can also squeeze the child's skin and flesh with a little force: at the four acupoints of Fei Yu, Xin Yu, Ge Yu, and Gan Yu on the foot sun bladder meridian on both sides of the child's back spine, use the index fingers and thumbs of both hands to squeeze the child's skin and flesh slightly, and a scraping point will appear, which looks like a small star. Squeezing can have a fever reducing effect and is safe, without damaging the skin. If a child has a fever, cold, or cough, in addition to taking the above treatment measures, attention should also be paid to the child's bowel movements. Traditional Chinese medicine says that 'the lungs and the large intestine are on the surface and inside', which means that lung heat can be released from the large intestine through defecation. If there is heat accumulation in the gastrointestinal tract, it can also aggravate lung heat. Therefore, parents must pay attention to giving their children enough water to drink, and give them more sour and sweet fruits and leafy vegetables to eat. They can also boil water with green radish or white radish, or eat radish directly. Why are some elderly people who strictly follow the advice of "spring warming" in traditional Chinese medicine suitable for spring health care, but are more susceptible to wind and cold? What should elderly people pay attention to in spring health care? Zhang Jin explained that many elderly people sweat due to excessive dressing, but if they sweat too much in spring, it can easily lead to loose pores and make them more susceptible to the evil of wind and cold. Therefore, Zhang Jin suggests that the elderly adopt the "three-layer onion dressing method". Wear quick drying and sweat wicking clothing on the inner layer, warm clothing on the second layer, and windproof clothing on the outermost layer. Wear a hat and scarf when going out to protect the shoulders, neck, joints, and head. Older people should not only avoid reducing their clothing too early, but also avoid excessive 'spring time' Zhang Jin said. Secondly, Zhang Jin suggests that elderly people exercise moderately and engage in self massage. Older people usually feel lower back pain, leg pain, muscle deficiency, and lack of strength. They can practice traditional Chinese medicine exercises such as sitting style Eight Section Brocade and sitting style Yi Jin Jing in a sunny place next to the window at home for about 20 minutes a day. In addition, simple towel exercises can also be done in conjunction with breathing, which can not only relax the shoulders and neck, but also help improve respiratory function. In response to the characteristic of elderly people waking up early, Zhang Jin suggests that they should exercise their joints, muscles, ankles, and wrists at home, and pat the gallbladder meridian on both sides of the thighs to help soothe the liver and promote bile flow. Elderly people can also take pictures of the Eight Voids - patting the elbow, armpit, groin, and popliteal fossa - to help improve their physical condition. Meridians are distributed throughout the body, and in these 8 locations, the pores are relatively weak. By tapping these areas, the circulation of meridians can be promoted and the body's circulation can be improved, "explained Zhang Jin. Zhang Jin also suggests that elderly people go outdoors to bask in the sun from 9-10 am and 2-4 pm when there is sufficient sunlight. This is what traditional Chinese medicine calls' heavenly moxibustion ', which uses the natural yang energy to supplement the elderly's insufficient yang energy. Many elderly people sleep more during the day and are prone to insomnia at night. Regarding this, Zhang Jin suggests not eating too much or drinking too much water two hours before bedtime. The spleen and stomach of elderly people are relatively weak. For dinner, try to eat easily digestible foods to avoid increasing the burden on the spleen and stomach and causing discomfort in the stomach, which can affect sleep; Elderly people are prone to frequent urination, and drinking too much water two hours before bedtime can also affect sleep In addition, traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the heart governs the gods, and the heart hides the gods." Poor sleep at night is usually due to too many worries. Zhang Jin suggests that elderly people should "sleep their eyes first and sleep their hearts first". They can choose to listen to some music and combine it with breathing training to improve their sleep; You can also soak your feet before going to bed. People with yang deficiency can choose mugwort leaves, safflower, stretching grass, and bone penetrating grass, which not only warm up yang and unblock meridians, but also improve circulation; People with blocked meridians, joint pain, and dampness in the body can choose Sichuan peppercorns, mugwort leaves, and cinnamon twigs, which can not only dispel dampness and unblock meridians, but also help improve problems such as cold feet and joint pain at night. (New Society)