I. Why should “winter diseases” be “treated in summer”?
”Winter illness is one of the special medical treatments in Chinese medicine, which originates from the theory of “spring and summer nourish the yang” and the treatment principle of “treating the symptoms when it is urgent and treating the root cause when it is slow”. “Winter diseases” refers to diseases that tend to occur in winter or are easily caused by cold, such as colds, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic gastroenteritis, frostbite and so on. The main reason why they occur in winter is due to the lack of yang energy in the body and the decrease in resistance, which causes recurrent attacks.
Based on the treatment theory of “spring and summer nourish Yang” in Chinese medicine, winter diseases should be treated in summer. “Summer treatment” is the use of high summer temperatures in the three volt days, the use of Chinese medicine acupuncture point compress, warm needle, cupping, Chinese medicine internal and external fumigation and other therapeutic means to achieve the purpose of strengthening the root, so as to adjust the balance of the body’s yin and Yang, increase the body’s ability to resist disease, to reduce the occurrence or recurrence of certain diseases in winter, and even no longer The purpose is to reduce the occurrence or recurrence of certain diseases in winter, and even to stop the occurrence of diseases.
Second, which diseases are suitable for “winter and summer treatment”?
”In recent years, it has been widely used in the treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, bone and joint diseases, gastrointestinal diseases and some diseases specific to winter in adults and children, fully reflecting the characteristics of Chinese medicine in treating diseases at their root, as follows.
1, chronic bronchitis, asthma (including pediatric bronchial asthma), chronic pharyngitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic cough, recurrent colds, obstructive emphysema and other chronic respiratory diseases.
2, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, sciatica, osteoarthritis, lumbar degenerative spondylitis and various cold and damp paralysis and other bone and joint diseases.
3, chronic colitis, allergic colitis, chronic gastritis (hypochondriasis), stomach cold disease, chronic diarrhea, gastrointestinal dysfunction and other chronic gastrointestinal diseases.
4, other: certain winter-specific diseases, such as cold extremities, aversion to cold, old cold legs, frostbite, etc.; immune deficiency; dysmenorrhea, uterine cold infertility, cold dampness, etc.
Third, what are the methods of “winter and summer treatment”?
”Winter and summer treatment” is a kind of systemic therapy, specifically the following three categories: 1) internal medicine: according to the method of the winter and summer treatment.
1) Internal treatment: According to the principle of dialectical treatment in Chinese medicine, different drugs are used for internal use or food therapy.
2) External treatment: According to the principle of dialectical treatment, certain Chinese medicines are selected and powdered in a certain proportion to be applied to the corresponding acupuncture points, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion, fumigation, acupoint injection, cupping, gua sha, etc., among which acupuncture point application, warm needle therapy, cupping, massage, etc. are most commonly used.
3) Combined application of internal medicine and external treatment.
When to start the “three volt paste” and what is the course of treatment? When is the best time to apply it? When will the patching start this year?
A: “Three volts” is the third G day after the summer solstice every year (refers to the day with “G” in the dry branch chronology) for the first volt, the fourth G day for the middle volt, the first G day after the autumn is the last volt, together called three volts. Generally to the first day of the first volcano to start the work of the three volcano paste, and every 7-10 days thereafter, paste 3 times for a course of treatment, generally need to paste three to five years, the symptoms of serious need to continue to paste, in order to consolidate the effect.
This year’s three days of volcano time: the first volcano July 13 ~ July 22, mid-volcano July 23 ~ August 11, the last volcano August 12 ~ August 21. The best time for compressing is from 9:00 to 17:00 on a sunny day. Three volt days is the most vigorous time of the year, is the best time to treat chronic diseases, do not miss, from July 13 to August 21, any day to come can.
Five, who is not suitable or should be cautious with winter and summer treatment?
1. Forbidden groups.
(1)Those who have trauma, ulcer or infection on the skin of the patching area.
(2)Those who are allergic to the dressing drug or dressing components.
(3) Allergic, scar body.
(4)Acute febrile diseases and febrile period of various infectious diseases.
(5)Those with heavy internal fire such as yellow thick sputum, hemoptysis, epistaxis or prone to mouth ulcers.
(6) Patients whose doctors think it is not suitable for use.
2.Caution for use by.
(1)Pregnant women.
(2) People with AIDS, tuberculosis or other infectious diseases.
(3)Patients with diabetes, hematological diseases, malignant hypertension, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, severe liver and kidney dysfunction, bronchiectasis, malignant tumors.
(4) During the acute attack or exacerbation of the disease.
(5) Infants and children under 2 years of age. Since the reaction of the child cannot be known with certainty, the crying of infants and children must be closely observed to determine the irritation of the drug on the skin, etc. when it is used.
VI. Skin reactions and treatment methods after applying the patch.
1. Normal skin reaction and treatment.
According to the physical condition of the patient and the length of time of the dressing, there may be local skin flushing, burning or mild stinging sensation, or small blisters and other reactions after the dressing. Most of the skin will remain pigmented for a period of time.
If blisters appear on the compressed area, do not be nervous. Chinese medicine believes that the skin blisters after moxibustion or acupuncture point compressing, its role in improving the immunity of the body will be stronger. Generally, for small blisters, no special treatment is necessary, waiting for their natural absorption, or external application of moist burn cream to reduce discomfort. If there are large blisters, you should go to the hospital to disinfection treatment to prevent infection.
2, adverse skin reactions and treatment.
Due to the patient’s condition and physical condition, some adverse reactions such as severe local skin redness, swelling, large blisters, ulceration, pain, or skin allergy may occasionally occur after the patching.
If during the patching period, the skin erythema, blistering and itching with larger scope and heavier degree appear, the patching drug and dressing should be removed immediately and symptomatic treatment should be carried out. In case of local skin allergy, apply anti-allergic ointment externally.
3. The following cases need to be treated in a hospital.
Local skin redness, swelling, blisters or ulcers; systemic skin allergy symptoms; excessive size of blisters, or purulent secretions in blisters, or skin breakdown, exposure of subcutaneous tissue, bleeding and other phenomena.
When the skin has adverse reactions, attention should be paid to keep the local dry, do not scratch the local, do not casually apply other anti-itch drugs to prevent further stimulation of the skin.
Seven, winter and summer acupuncture point dressing during the diet and living to pay attention to what?
1, Chinese medicine is concerned about the combination of treatment and nutrition, so patients receiving winter and summer treatment should be in the diet, life in moderation. During the period of compressing, the diet should be light, should be careful to eat seafood, beef and mutton and chili, garlic, onion, ginger and other spicy stimulating food and fatty sweet nourishing products.
2, should be careful to eat cold drinks and frozen food, should be less alcohol, less smoking.
3, to keep the patch local clean. After removing the drug, it is advisable to take a warm bath, not a cold bath. For the skin and residual ointment of the patch, only warm water can be used for washing, not scrubbing with soap and bathing liquid.
4. It is advisable to wear clean, soft, loose and breathable clothes during the dressing period. It is best not to use air conditioning during the patching period to avoid contraction of pores after the skin is cooled, which affects the absorption of drugs.
5, to ensure adequate sleep. Be sure to remove the dressing before going to sleep.
6, do not overly active after the patch, so as not to sweat a lot or drug mobile off.
Eight, winter and summer acupuncture point patching therapy of other precautions.
1, before treatment to the regular hospital doctor to understand in detail whether they are applicable to this method.
2, acupressure is only a means of treating diseases, and cannot completely replace other treatments. Patients with chronic diseases who are taking medication should not blindly reduce or stop their medication during the period of TCM compressing.
3. Acupoint dressing is a scientifically rigorous therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to the appropriate people and diseases, the compressing drugs must be reasonably deployed, prepared and preserved according to the disease, and the compressing should be based on the type of disease, disease identification points, etc., so it is not recommended that the public buy their own drugs, deployment, compressing.