January 20th is the Great Cold, also the last solar term of the Year of the Snake. As the saying goes, 'Big cold, small cold, freeze into a ball.' Coupled with the strong cold brought by this strong cold air, it is easy for the organs to get cold if not careful. Causing serious health problems such as persistent coughing, digestive dysfunction, facial swelling, joint pain, recurrent old illnesses, and even sudden cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Cleverly using the "three skins" to cope with the cold wave. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "treating the skin with the skin and entering the meridians with the skin". The epidermis of plants is like the skin of the human body, which is the first barrier to resist wind, cold, and dampness. Some seemingly inconspicuous plant skins contain unique health benefits, with a pungent and warm nature that can penetrate the meridians and help warm up yang and dispel cold. What should I do if cold evil enters the spleen? The spleen is the "source of qi and blood biochemistry". Spleen coldness can lead to a lack of qi and blood production, which can easily cause stubborn bloating, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, loose stools and other problems. It may also be accompanied by repeated nausea and vomiting. Insufficient qi and blood can also affect the mind, leading to palpitations, insomnia, frequent dreams and easy awakening. It is also prone to recurrent colds and old diseases. Cold pathogenic factors entering the spleen can easily lead to symptoms such as heavy body fatigue, abdominal distension, decreased appetite, and loose stools. Chenpi, entering the spleen and lung meridians, has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, drying dampness and resolving phlegm, and has good therapeutic effects on the spleen and stomach when exposed to cold. ● Orange peel purple potato Congee, purple potato, glutinous rice, lily, and Congee. Function: To invigorate the spleen and warm the stomach, while also moisturizing dryness. It can improve bloating, poor appetite, and other conditions caused by spleen coldness. Chenpi Huangqi drink Chenpi and Huangqi, boil with water, and drink as a substitute for tea. Function: Tonify qi and invigorate the spleen, dispel cold and dampness, alleviate spleen coldness, weakness, and heavy dampness. Chenpi Old Duck Soup: Chenpi, yam, and old duck can be boiled and consumed as soup. Function: Warm the middle and invigorate the spleen, nourish yin and moisten dryness, nourish qi and blood, suitable for people with cold spleen and fear of dryness and heat. What should I do if cold evil enters the kidneys? Cold evil is yin and can easily damage yang qi. The source of yang energy in the human body comes from the kidneys. The invasion of cold pathogens can easily damage kidney yang, leading to a significant decrease in the body's immune system. It is also prone to recurrent colds, wind and cold infections, and the disease course is long and difficult to cure. It may also induce chronic nephritis, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Cold evil entering the kidneys can easily lead to symptoms such as cold limbs, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees, and long and clear urine. Cinnamon bark has the effects of tonifying fire and promoting yang, dispelling cold and relieving pain, warming the meridians, and inducing fire and returning to the essence. It can help eliminate the cold qi hidden in the kidneys and improve kidney cold problems from the root. It should be noted that both cinnamon and cinnamon have a warming effect, but cinnamon has a stronger effect and stronger medicinal properties. It is difficult to accurately control the daily dosage and should be used under the guidance of a doctor. In contrast, cinnamon is more suitable for daily dietary therapy. It is not only a common ingredient in the kitchen, but also has a mild medicinal effect and easy to control dosage. Cinnamon Warm Yang Tea: Moderate amounts of cinnamon, red dates, and goji berries, brewed with boiling water, and consumed as a substitute for tea. Function: It can warm and replenish yang qi, nourish blood and benefit the kidneys, and help alleviate kidney cold and body deficiency, as well as insufficient qi and blood. ● Cold dispelling foot soaking formula: proper amount of cinnamon, wormwood leaf and ginger. After boiling, pour the soup into the warm water in the foot soaking basin and adjust it to the appropriate temperature. Function: Warm the meridians of the feet, eliminate coldness in the lower limbs, and help improve symptoms such as chills caused by kidney coldness and cold hands and feet. Cinnamon Beef Soup: Mix cinnamon, beef, and white radish in moderation, stew and consume. Function: Warm yang and dispel cold, eliminate accumulation and promote stagnation, while also nourishing and dispelling cold. What should I do if cold evil enters the lungs? The lungs control the fur and fur, and the opening is in the nose. For people who originally have chronic respiratory diseases, the invasion of cold pathogens into the lungs can directly trigger acute attacks of the disease, leading to increased coughing and wheezing, difficulty breathing, and even the need for emergency medical treatment. Cold pathogens entering the lungs can easily lead to symptoms such as fear of cold, susceptibility to colds, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, thin phlegm, and facial swelling. Ginger skin with spicy and divergent properties can be used to alleviate these symptoms. Ginger skin can not only unblock lung qi, but also dispel the cold qi hidden in the lungs. It can also benefit water and dispel dampness, help resolve the dampness evil carried by cold qi, and alleviate cough, phlegm, chest tightness and other conditions caused by lung cold. Especially effective for facial edema caused by lung cold. Tip: There are many types of ginger on the market, including spicy and strong aged ginger, as well as tender and juicy sand ginger. However, if you want to regulate lung coldness, it is more suitable to choose ginger skin from small yellow ginger. The ginger skin of Xiaohuangjiang is more fragrant and warm, and its effect of warming the lungs and dispelling coldness is relatively better. ● Tea substitutes include ginger peel, perilla leaves, brown sugar, and boiled water. Function: Warm the lungs and dispel coldness, relieve external coldness, and prevent colds and coughs caused by lung coldness. ● Ginger sugar lotus root cake juicing ginger and fresh lotus root respectively and making cakes with glutinous rice flour, osmanthus, jujube, brown sugar and other materials. Function: Warm the lungs and stomach, nourish qi and blood, improve chills and dry cough caused by lung coldness. The "skin" of busy New Year fatigue, insomnia, and anxiety can alleviate the Great Cold. As the Spring Festival approaches, people are busy tidying up their houses, buying New Year's goods, completing their work, and preparing to return home for the New Year. At this time, it is easy to experience anxiety and restlessness. The health formula of Acacia bark has the effects of relieving depression, harmonizing blood, and calming the heart. You can use Acacia bark, dried lilies, and longan to boil water instead of tea in daily life, which has the effects of relieving depression, calming the mind, nourishing yin, and moistening the lungs. It can also help alleviate insomnia, fatigue, and other conditions caused by high stress. (New Society)