The things of “winter disease summer treatment”

  ”Winter diseases are treated in summer, as the name suggests, for winter diseases. In a narrow sense, “winter diseases” refers to certain pathologies that occur or worsen in winter, such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, allergic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergic rhinitis, frostbite, rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis, etc. In a broader sense, TCM deficiency or cold evidence, such as kidney deficiency caused by five diarrhea, lumbago, lack of yang energy in the body caused by the fear of cold extremities, deficiency of positive qi leading to recurrent respiratory infections, lung deficiency evil-loving evidence of coughing, spleen and stomach deficiency cold gastritis, colitis, some cold gynecological diseases, insufficient qi and blood or cold dampness obstruction caused by frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, low back pain, etc., can be applied. The “summer treatment” method can be applied.  The “winter treatment” is based on the principle of “nourishing yang in spring and summer, and nourishing yin in autumn and winter” in Chinese medicine, to treat diseases caused by insufficient yang energy or deficiency of cold in the body. The ancients believed that the change of seasons from spring to summer is the result of the change of yin and yang, with yang energy growing and yin energy becoming weaker. The “three volt days” in summer are the hottest time of the year and the period when yang energy is the strongest and yin energy is the weakest in nature. At this time, the yang energy of the human body also reaches its peak, so it is the best time to restore the yang energy of the human body. At this time, if the yang energy in the body is invigorated, the yang can overcome the cold and dispel the yin and cold in the patient’s body, the evil of winter diseases can be weakened and destroyed.  ”There are many ways to treat winter diseases in summer, among which acupressure is the most representative for the three volt days. Other therapies such as acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping, acupuncture point injection, Chinese medicine can be used during this period.  Patients should avoid direct blowing fans and air conditioning on the day of the compress, and avoid eating cold, greasy, spicy products during the compress. The compressing time is 1-2 hours for children and 2-4 hours for adults. If the skin is hot, congested or even blistered after the patching, it is normal, do not scratch, small blisters can be absorbed by themselves if they are kept dry, if the blisters are large, they need to come to our acupuncture department for treatment.  Winter and summer treatment fully embodies the idea of “treating the disease before it happens” in Chinese medicine. Su Wen? The four qi tune Shen Da Lun said: “Therefore, the sage does not treat the sick to treat the unwell, not to treat the chaotic to treat the unrest, this is also called. If the disease has become and then the medicine, chaos has become and then the cure, like thirst and wear well, bucket and cast cone, is not also late.” Through winter and summer treatment can achieve the purpose and efficacy of prevention before illness, prevention of change, and prevention of recovery from illness, so that more patients benefit from it.