After the beginning of autumn, you must clear this thing from your body

Although the weather was still hot, the changes in yin and yang between heaven and earth had quietly changed the situation since the first sycamore leaf fell. The Beginning of Autumn is the starting point of the annual circular motion. The yin and yang energies change from growing in summer to harvesting in autumn, from floating to descending. The same is true for the qi and blood in the human body, which must begin to accumulate energy for growth in the following spring and summer.

After a hot and humid summer, a lot of moisture and heat toxins accumulate in the body. Some of them will turn into eczema, mouth ulcers, and acne. These are all manifestations of heavy dampness and heat in the body.

Before this annual tonic, you need to first clear out the moisture and fire poison left in the body by the summer heat, otherwise the tonic will not work and the fire will only get bigger. So the first thing to do at the beginning of autumn is detoxification!

[Detoxification in the beginning of autumn: stewed autumn pears with houttuynia cordata]

Ingredients: A handful of Houttuynia cordata (dry or fresh), a pear, and some rock sugar

Method: Cut the pears into large pieces, remove the cores, and stew the pears in water in a pot. After the pears are stewed until soft, add rock sugar and Houttuynia cordata. Bring to a boil over high heat, wait for two minutes, turn off the heat immediately, serve the soup and pears and you can eat.

Do not throw away the cooked Houttuynia cordata, you can use it next time when cooking pears. You can cook it three times in total. Stewing Houttuynia cordata with pears and rock sugar can both clear away heat and nourish yin, making it most suitable for drinking during the Beginning of Autumn. And without the strange smell of Houttuynia cordata, it is delicious as a dessert.

★Little knowledge: Houttuynia cordata, also known as Houttuynia cordata, is a natural anti-inflammatory drug. For some people, colds often last for a long time and the cough never stops. This is because the residual dampness and heat in the body have not been cleared away, which means that the inflammation has not subsided.

At this time, you can buy some Houttuynia cordata and boil it in water to drink as tea. Drink it for two weeks in a row to completely eliminate the dampness and heat in the body. You will find that some of the original minor inflammations in the body will also disappear.

[Scraping the Bladder Meridian in Beginning of Autumn] Cleanses the body

After the beginning of autumn, you can scrape your back to prevent heat and qi stagnation. Scraping can quickly expel waste deposited in the blood vessel walls and purify the blood. The bladder meridian controls the largest detoxification channel in the human body. Once the bladder meridian is unobstructed, accumulated toxins will have an outlet for excretion, and the body will be much cleaner.

The location of the bladder meridian on the back: 1.5 inches on both sides of the spine, which is also the area where the muscles are the thickest.

The bladder meridian is usually scraped from top to bottom. When scraping, you can divide the back into three sections: upper, middle and lower. Scrape the upper section first, then the middle section and the lower section.

【Gua Sha Method】

First, apply a layer of olive oil on your back, and then scrape it repeatedly along the bladder meridian with a ceramic spoon or scraping board, scraping each area 15 to 20 times.

The more sha appears and the darker the color, the more toxins are deposited in the blood. After the beginning of autumn, you can scrape the skin once a week and clean it regularly. You will find that your energy, skin condition, sleep and mood will all improve.

★It is important to note that: "heavy scraping is for drainage, light scraping is for supplementation". People with hot tempers should scrape out the sha vigorously to drain out toxins; people with weak bodies should use lighter force, and only scrape until redness appears, which can also detoxify.

[Don’t eat melons after the beginning of autumn]

"Autumn melons upset your stomach." After the beginning of autumn, you should not eat too much watermelon, cantaloupe, or cucumber, otherwise it will damage the yang energy of the spleen and stomach. Autumn is the peak season for diarrhea. If you eat a lot of cold fruits such as watermelon, you will easily get diarrhea. You can eat more yin-nourishing fruits such as apples, pears, and grapes.

[Eat tender corn to nourish your body in the beginning of autumn]

When the summer heat has not yet subsided and rainfall is frequent, it is most important to nourish the spleen. At this time, the tender corn in the fields has grown all summer and is sweet and fragrant. Let’s eat some of the corn in its best years and harvest some of the essence of heaven and earth.

Corn can regulate the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and is an excellent tonic for the beginning of autumn. Cooked or steamed tender corn is easier to absorb. When eating corn, eat the corn germ tip together.