How does the “winter and summer treatment” work?

It is based on the principle of “Nourishing Yang in Spring and Yang in Summer and Nourishing Yin in Autumn and Winter” as stated in “Su Wen? It is based on the principle of “nourishing Yang in spring and summer, and nourishing Yin in autumn and winter”, which is to make use of the favorable time when the temperature is high in summer and the body is full of Yang energy, so as to encourage the positive energy, increase the ability to resist diseases and adjust the balance of Yin and Yang in the human body, so as to achieve the purpose of disease prevention and treatment. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, nature is the environment that human beings depend on for survival, and human beings are closely related to nature. The movement and changes of nature affect the human body all the time, and the human body reflects the corresponding physiological and pathological changes. In nature, there are changes in spring, summer, summer, autumn harvest, winter, “man and heaven and earth, and the sun and moon corresponding”, “one body of weakness, news are through the earth”, “the unity of heaven and man “The human body should accordingly “nourish Yang in spring and summer and Yin in autumn and winter” (Suwen? The body should accordingly “nourish Yang in spring and summer and Yin in autumn and winter” (Suwen?) Therefore, the yang energy of the human body is connected with the yang energy of natural organisms, and the change of seasons directly affects human health, which is summarized in Chinese medicine as the “Six Perversions”. Among them, cold is the first of the “Six Perversions”, mainly referring to the invasion of cold evil that causes diseases caused by the weakening of yin and yang in the body and a significant decrease in resistance. The body’s yang is “born in spring, grows in summer, collects in autumn and hides in winter”. Once the cold evil accumulates for a long time and does not dissipate, it hurts the yang qi even more, which will lead to internal cold. Likewise, the patient’s physique is at a low point in winter, and the stress capacity to external stimuli is at a “relative low”, so the effect is slow. In contrast, in spring and summer, especially during the three volt days, as the temperature rises, the yang energy in the body rises, the meridians are open and the qi and blood are abundant. Using this favorable time to treat certain cold diseases can maximize the wind and dispel cold, get rid of the body’s chronic disease, adjust the balance of the body’s yin and yang, prevent the recurrence of old diseases or reduce their symptoms, and enhance the body’s yang energy, encourage positive energy, and improve the body’s ability to resist external evil. 1, the indications for winter and summer treatment 1.1, respiratory system diseases: mainly chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, variant cough, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic pharyngolaryngitis, pharyngeal heterosensitivity (plum pneumonia), easy to catch a cold and other Chinese medical evidence of Qi deficiency or Yang deficiency-based, or cold-heat mixed with cold-based diseases. 1.2, digestive system diseases: mainly chronic gastritis, chronic colitis, allergic colitis, gastrointestinal dysfunction, as well as the usual weakness and cold physique of the Chinese medicine identification of deficiency cold or cold damp type of disease. 1.3. Movement system diseases: mainly arthritis, cervical and lumbar spondylosis, lumbar muscle strain, heel pain, ankylosing spondylitis, etc., which are identified by Chinese medicine as wind-cold and damp paralysis. 1.4. Diseases of the nervous system: facial paralysis, sciatica, headache. 1.5. Diseases of the cerebral and cardiovascular systems: stroke hemiplegia, arterial spasm disease of the extremities, coronary heart disease 1.6. Diseases of the reproductive and urinary systems: impotence and premature ejaculation in men, prostatitis (hypertrophy), dysmenorrhea, infertility in women with uterine cold, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic adnexitis, some kidney disorders, etc. 1.7, other diseases: such as frostbite, chronic fatigue syndrome (sub-health), fear of cold in winter, low immune function and other diseases. 2.Winter and summer treatment methods 2.1.Chinese medicine internal treatment: it should be based on the patient’s constitution and condition, with reference to the past medical history, and individualized treatment methods according to the four diagnoses of traditional Chinese medicine and diagnosis and treatment. For example, chronic cough and asthma patients may suffer from spleen and kidney deficiency due to prolonged illness, so individualized treatment should be given to strengthen the spleen and kidney or strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm. 2.2 Acupuncture: Most chronic diseases can be treated with acupuncture during the remission or stabilization period, which is also a reflection of the characteristic idea of “treating the untreated” in TCM. It is also based on the basic theories of Chinese medicine, the four diagnoses, the diagnosis and treatment, the identification of disease and acupuncture points, the individualized treatment, acupuncture, moxibustion and acupuncture points combined as a comprehensive therapy. It can warm the meridians, activate blood circulation, dispel dampness and disperse cold. It is suitable for chronic bronchitis, asthma, chronic pharyngitis, allergic rhinitis; cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, lumbar spondylosis, arthritis, chronic colitis, allergic colitis, gastrointestinal dysfunction and those who are usually weak and have a cold physique have good therapeutic effects. 2.3, acupuncture point dressing: this is a method of internal and external treatment, that is, the corresponding therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal medicine made of cream, dressing on the patient’s back corresponding acupuncture points, play the dual role of drugs and acupuncture meridians, to achieve the purpose of adjusting the meridian qi and blood, regulate the internal organs of yin and Yang, and enhance the physical fitness. 2.4, acupuncture point injection or buried line: usually choose vitamin class, immune preparations, desensitization preparations, Chinese medicine preparations and other injections for acupuncture point injection, also play the dual role of drugs and acupuncture point meridians. Such as frozen shoulder, arthritis, back and leg pain, asthma, etc. 2.5. Drug external washing or external rubbing: targeted external washing with herbal tonics or external rubbing with tinctures. Mostly adapted to the treatment of frostbite or old sprains and contusions, it can play a role in encouraging positive energy, expelling persistent evil, unblocking the meridians, warming the meridians and dispersing cold to prevent the recurrence of persistent diseases. 2.6, cupping gua sha: mainly applies to frozen shoulder, spondylitis, limb numbness and other motor system and nervous system diseases. Gua sha can dredge the meridians, soothe the tendons and Qi, dispel wind and dispel cold. 2.7.Tui Na: It has the effect of unblocking the meridians, warming the meridians and dispersing cold, moving qi and blood, relieving pain and swelling, etc. It is suitable for asthma, rheumatic pain, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, frozen shoulder, etc. 2.8, umbilical therapy: is the direct application of drugs or moxibustion, hot compresses and other methods applied to the patient’s umbilicus, stimulating the qi of the meridians, unblocking the qi and blood, regulating the internal organs, used to prevent and treat diseases of an external treatment method, suitable for deficiency, cold and pain evidence. 2.9, diet therapy: diet therapy has now become an important method of preventing and treating diseases today. For example, chronic cough and asthma patients should eat more ginger, radish, lily, japonica rice, etc., is conducive to the lung energy; chronic gastrointestinal disease, people should eat more lentils, lotus seeds, barley to facilitate the spleen qi strong. 2.10, exercise therapy: exercise is the eternal truth, appropriate physical exercise, can improve the body’s functions, enhance the body’s resistance, is also one of the most environmentally friendly natural rehabilitation therapy. However, this exercise therapy should be based on the state and condition of the body, the use of different exercise methods and exercise, exercise therapy for different diseases is not exactly the same, especially for elderly patients with chronic diseases of long duration, as far as possible under the guidance of doctors to continue appropriate exercise therapy. 3, contraindications fever, bronchial dilatation, active tuberculosis coughing patients, pregnant women prohibited acupressure; diabetes patients with poor blood sugar control, scarring, skin herpes boils, skin allergies, and skin damage to be cautious with acupressure; thrombocytopenia patients caution acupuncture, cupping, gua sha; osteoporosis patients, caution with massage; allergic to drugs, have not found allergens Patients with allergy to drugs and allergens not yet found, caution in the use of Chinese medicine internal use, compress, acupuncture point buried thread or injection. 4. Precautions (1) Avoid eating pungent, dry and fried products during the treatment period to prevent injury to yin and production of phlegm. Such as chili pepper, pepper, cinnamon, pepper, aniseed, cumin, dog meat, mutton, etc. (2) Avoid taking cold and frozen products during the treatment period to avoid injuring Yang and generating dampness. Such as cold drinks, seafood. (3) Avoid taking fatty, sweet, nourishing and greasy products to avoid dampness and phlegm. Such as fatty meat, fresh cinnamon or lychee. (4) Avoid excessive exercise during the treatment period to avoid excessive sweating, resulting in deficiency of both Qi and Yin. (5) During the treatment period must be combined with medicinal food therapy (such as cooking commonly used ginger, commonly used poria yam porridge, etc.), eat more vegetables, fruits. (6) Winter and summer treatment is not a panacea, it is only a means of disease treatment, can not completely replace other treatments, so patients with chronic diseases originally taking medication during the winter and summer treatment should not blindly reduce or stop medication. (7) Winter disease and summer treatment drug point dressing is to prevent winter prone to disease or aggravation, in the summer symptoms are not obvious or no symptoms of patients, its therapeutic effect can only be seen in winter, some patients with serious diseases, continuous treatment for 2-3 years to have a significant effect. (8) Patients whose winter treatment has been effective or does not recur in winter, it is best to adhere to the treatment for 3 years to solidify the effect.