“Winter illness and summer treatment” is a famous treatment method advocated by ancient Chinese medical practitioners, with unique efficacy. “It is one of the methods of Chinese medicine to treat winter diseases in summer. Why do we need to treat winter diseases in summer? In the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, it has long been written that “winter and summer nourish Yang, autumn and winter nourish Yin” is the method of health care and treatment. The cold weather in winter is the high incidence of chronic diseases such as asthma and bronchitis, and people with a weak body and poor resistance are more prone to illness. The yang energy of human body, like that of all things in nature, is born in spring, flourishes in summer, is collected in autumn, and is hidden in winter. As the yang energy in nature is at its peak in summer, the yang energy in human body rises, the meridians are open, the qi and blood are abundant, and the pores are most open, which is conducive to the absorption of drugs, thus achieving the purpose of treatment. At this time, preventive treatment measures to suppress yin and dispel cold and replenish yang energy can encourage yang energy in the body, cleanse the body of cold phlegm and volatile drinks, adjust yin and yang, and promote the return to normalcy of the sick body that is weak and susceptible to cold evil. Due to the increased ability to resist external cold, the probability of illness can be reduced in the cold winter, which means that the effect of preventing and treating illnesses can be achieved with half the effort. What is winter disease and summer treatment? “According to the theory of Chinese medicine, these diseases are prone to occur in winter and are related to the lack of yang energy in the human body. “Summer treatment is the hottest season of the year and the season when yang energy is at its peak, so these diseases will be relieved. Taking advantage of this time, we can treat them with Chinese medicine and combine them with soup prescriptions and acupuncture point compresses, which can not only reduce the symptoms but also improve our immunity and prevent the recurrence of these diseases in winter. Who are the most suitable for winter and summer treatment? The following groups of people are most suitable for winter and summer treatment, both prevention and treatment can play a multiplier effect I. Respiratory diseases: adult chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, chronic obstructive cold lung disease, pediatric recurrent cold and cough, pediatric bronchial asthma, variant cough, chronic cough, chronic rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic pharyngitis, etc.; II. Orthopedic diseases, including neck and shoulder Lumbar leg pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis and other patients; Third, the weak cold physique, such as some fear of cold, fear of wind, easy to catch a cold or winter recurring cold, immunity is low in the subhealthy people, belonging to the weak cold physique is also very suitable for winter and summer treatment conditioning, to enhance physical fitness, improve immunity can play the same effect of winter tonic. What is the reaction after the patch? What should I pay attention to? After 30 minutes of patching, you will generally feel local heat or mild itching, which is a normal reaction. A few people appear burning pain after the patch, you can apply “universal oil”, “burns cream”, etc., do not use external irritant drugs, but also some people local skin redness, small red masses or blisters, if it is a blister, try not to uncover the skin, and do not wrap, do not need special treatment. Wear clean, soft, breathable cotton clothes, generally 3 days to 5 days will be healed. If a small blister has broken, you can apply anti-inflammatory cream such as erythromycin ointment; if the blister is large, go to the hospital and ask your doctor to give appropriate treatment. If the local reaction is large, the patching treatment should be terminated or the physician should make appropriate adjustments to the medication. Usually the scab falls off and heals after a week. It is observed that people with herpes have better efficacy. However, it is advisable to keep the time shorter when applying the medicine to children to avoid local blistering reactions. It is best not to go to the air-conditioned room during the patching period, because the cold will make the pores contract, affecting the absorption of drugs. As far as possible, do not eat cold drinks and chilled food during the patching period, other diets are the same as usual. You can take a shower 2 hours after the patching, but do not rub your back, and use a towel to gently absorb the water on the acupuncture points after the shower. Patients wearing pacemakers; patients suffering from tuberculosis, diabetes, severe hypertension, pregnant women and those with severe skin allergies should not receive the compress treatment. When is the best time to apply the compress? According to the theory of Chinese medicine, “the unity of heaven and man” and “spring and summer nourish Yang, autumn and winter nourish Yin”, the best time of the year to use acupressure for winter diseases is during the “three volts” of summer, when the vitality of Yang is in full swing. The best time for summer treatment, with the “heaven’s yang” to help the “human yang”, half the effort. Therefore, the best time of year to apply acupressure and treat winter diseases is from July to early August. Likewise, noon is the time of day when yang energy is at its peak, so the best time to apply the compress is around noon every day during the San Fu season. How long is the compressing session? Once or twice a week for 30 minutes for six weeks. Three years is a course of treatment (adults and those with longer and more serious illnesses can continue for several courses). Why is transdermal iontophoresis better than general compress treatment? The application is a technique of transdermal drug delivery. Modern research suggests that human skin is composed of lipids (15% to 20%), proteins (40%, mostly keratin) and water. In the case of ionophoresis, the voltage can change the molecular arrangement of the skin, thus causing certain changes in the permeability of the skin. The keratin in the skin stratum corneum is an α-helical structure of peptides, and under the electric field the peptides are flipped to form a parallel arrangement, while the mutual repulsion between adjacent dipoles results in the formation of pore channels, in order to neutralize the dipole moment water molecules, ions will flow in the pore channels, and this phenomenon will lead to an increase in the permeability of peptide and protein molecules. Therefore, ion introduction can improve the therapeutic effect by increasing the permeability of the skin and making the absorption concentration in the body higher.