Winter Solstice Stomach Nourishment
Today is the Winter Solstice, a very important traditional festival. It is the day with the shortest daylight and the longest night of the year. It marks the extreme of Yin and the beginning of Yang, hence the name Winter Solstice. It is also highly regarded because, in the calendar, 9 sets of 9 days (81 days) after the Winter Solstice herald the arrival of spring and the beginning of cultivation.
"Winter Solstice is more important than Lunar New Year." Even if we can't meet up with relatives and friends this year, with Winter Solstice, Christmas, and New Year's Eve coming one after another, I believe many people will still prepare a feast to celebrate, even if they are staying home to fight the pandemic.
The "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states that "eating too much injures the stomach and intestines," meaning that overeating can harm the spleen and stomach. Besides accumulating fat, overeating can affect various parts of the body, with the stomach being the first to bear the brunt. When one eats excessively, the stomach cannot handle the load, and for those with usually weak digestive systems, indigestion is prone to occur. Those with food stagnation may experience a feeling of fullness, nausea, bloating, and gas.
If overeating leads to stomach discomfort, you can use 3 grams of osmanthus flowers and one piece of dried tangerine peel. Wash the ingredients, put them into a thermos, add hot water, steep for 15 minutes, and then drink.
Osmanthus flowers are warm in nature, with a pungent and aromatic taste. They act on the heart, spleen, liver, and stomach meridians. They can strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate stagnation, and dispel stomach cold, making them particularly suitable for individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness. Osmanthus tea can not only relieve stomach pain but also alleviate toothache and oral ulcers.
Dried tangerine peel is warm in nature and bitter in taste. It acts on the spleen and lung meridians. It can strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, help regulate Qi and harmonize the middle, dry dampness and resolve phlegm, and relieve feelings of bloating.
"Winter Solstice is more important than Lunar New Year." Even if we can't meet up with relatives and friends this year, with Winter Solstice, Christmas, and New Year's Eve coming one after another, I believe many people will still prepare a feast to celebrate, even if they are staying home to fight the pandemic.
The "Huangdi Neijing" (The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states that "eating too much injures the stomach and intestines," meaning that overeating can harm the spleen and stomach. Besides accumulating fat, overeating can affect various parts of the body, with the stomach being the first to bear the brunt. When one eats excessively, the stomach cannot handle the load, and for those with usually weak digestive systems, indigestion is prone to occur. Those with food stagnation may experience a feeling of fullness, nausea, bloating, and gas.
If overeating leads to stomach discomfort, you can use 3 grams of osmanthus flowers and one piece of dried tangerine peel. Wash the ingredients, put them into a thermos, add hot water, steep for 15 minutes, and then drink.
Osmanthus flowers are warm in nature, with a pungent and aromatic taste. They act on the heart, spleen, liver, and stomach meridians. They can strengthen the spleen and stomach, eliminate stagnation, and dispel stomach cold, making them particularly suitable for individuals with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness. Osmanthus tea can not only relieve stomach pain but also alleviate toothache and oral ulcers.
Dried tangerine peel is warm in nature and bitter in taste. It acts on the spleen and lung meridians. It can strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, help regulate Qi and harmonize the middle, dry dampness and resolve phlegm, and relieve feelings of bloating.