What is dry syndrome? Sjogren syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving exocrine glands (such as lacrimal glands and salivary glands) throughout the body. What causes can cause dry syndrome? Genetic factor: genetic is only one of the causes, but other factors must be involved to cause the disease; Infectious factor: it may be related to viral infection, such as EB virus, herpes virus, etc.; Sex hormone: the development of dry syndrome is related to the level of estrogen in the body. The influence of winter on dry syndrome The winter climate is cold and dry. Cold can aggravate muscle and joint symptoms and Raynaud’s phenomenon, and dry can aggravate the symptoms of dry mouth, dry eyes and dry skin. During the cold season, the resistance to disease is reduced, which can easily induce upper respiratory tract infection, lung infection and other diseases and aggravate the disease. How to protect in winter? 1. Pay attention to keeping warm. Patients with swollen and painful joints, pay attention to avoid wind and cold, do not go under cold water, according to Chinese medicine: joint swelling and pain and wind, cold, damp evil invasion related. In addition, appropriate activities, avoid fatigue, and maintain an optimistic attitude. 2, diet regimen. As the saying goes, “three points of treatment, seven points of conditioning”, a reasonable diet has an important supporting role in the prevention and treatment of disease, Chinese medicine cloud: “poison to attack evil, five grains for nourishment, five fruits to help, five animals for the benefit of …… to replenish essence and benefit “. Dietary regimen should follow the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, the principle of three causes, generally to sweet and cool moisten, nourish yin and produce fluids, avoid spicy and dry products on fire, such as partial qi deficiency can be given to yam, barley, lotus seeds, red dates, glutinous rice, etc., partial yin deficiency can be given to skin belly, silver fungus, lotus root, marjoram, bird’s nest, partial stagnation characteristics can be given to hawthorn, peach kernel, jellyfish, water chestnuts, white radish. Commonly used dietary regimen formulas are: lotus core tea: maitake 12, lotus core 3, green tea 3. maple bucket tea: maple bucket 10, boiling water, cover smothered 15 minutes, or boil water to boiling, drink frequently as tea. Ume plum licorice soup: Ume plum 30, licorice 5, drink frequently in lieu of tea. Astragalus lotus leaf porridge: Astragalus 15-30, japonica rice 150. fresh lotus leaf appropriate amount. Black bean and safflower decoction: black bean 30, safflower 5, brown sugar 15. 3. Chinese medicine treatment. SS is a refractory chronic disease, there is no cure, Western medicine treatment is only to a certain extent to make the disease relief, different patients have different reactivity to drugs, Western medicine still has certain toxic side effects, Chinese medicine treatment is an important supplement, Chinese medicine can relieve the symptoms, reduce the toxic side effects of Western medicine, enhance the ability to resist disease. Chinese medicine treatment differs from oral and external treatment. Oral Chinese medicine is a systemic treatment for the whole body. The main methods include tonifying qi, nourishing yin, invigorating blood, detoxifying, dispelling wind, and clearing ligaments. The external treatment of Chinese medicine: there are local symptoms such as joint pain, Chinese medicine collapsed external application; there are repeated mouth ulcers, gum swelling and pain of Chinese medicine decoction gargle, etc. 4.Winter poultice regimen. Paste is one of the oldest dosage forms in Chinese medicine preparation, and is also a splendid crystallization of the excellent culture of the Chinese nation. It is characterized by the unity of heaven and man, overall coordination and discriminatory treatment, and is a complex pharmacological effect of natural drugs formed through the combination of ruler, minister, adjuvant and ambassador and the pharmacological theory of four qi and five flavors to achieve an overall comprehensive effect. As a traditional dosage form, TCM poultices have been used in disease prevention, health care and wellness. It has played an irreplaceable role in disease prevention, health care and health maintenance. It originated in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty, and developed in the Qing Dynasty and became popular in modern times. Traditionally, it is believed that poultices are only used for nourishing and strengthening the body, but as a dosage, it can not only regulate and prevent, but also treat diseases. However, as a remedy, it can not only regulate and prevent, but also treat diseases. The time to take poultices can be taken all year round, but the winter season is more suitable for the growth of human body. As the old saying goes, “Everything is born in spring, grows in summer, harvests in autumn and hides in winter, so should people. Paste prescriptions are generally suitable for patients whose conditions are relatively stable, who need to take medicine for a certain period of time, and whose prescriptions are basically fixed.