Moisturize and prepare to prevent autumn cough
Have you noticed that autumn is the season when coughing is most common throughout the year? Entering Shuangjiang, the last of the 24 solar terms, signifies that late autumn has arrived. Not only does the temperature difference between day and night widen, but the humidity is also relatively low, making the weather drier, and the body prone to "autumn dryness." As winter approaches, the weather turns cooler, making it easy to be affected by dry evil, leading to dry and allergic symptoms.
There's a folk saying, "It's better to nourish during Shuangjiang than during winter," meaning it's better to lay a foundation for the body before winter, adjusting it appropriately to cope with the sudden weather changes during the seasonal transition that can irritate the body. Autumn is a good time to nourish the lungs. If lung qi is not smooth, it can easily lead to coughing and asthma during the upcoming autumn-winter transition. Additionally, autumn dryness harms the lungs, easily causing a dry mouth and tongue, and difficulty breathing.
Prepare 8 grams each of Solomon's Seal (Yuzhu), Ophiopogon japonicus (Maidong), and Astragalus (Huangqi). After rinsing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, steep for 15 minutes, and it's ready to drink. This tea can nourish the lungs, promote fluid production, and strengthen qi and the body.
Solomon's Seal (Yuzhu) is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can nourish yin, moisten dryness, relieve vexation, and quench thirst. Ophiopogon japonicus (Maidong) is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can benefit the stomach and promote fluid production, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and improve dry throat and thirst. Astragalus (Huangqi) is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yang and can invigorate qi and raise yang, mainly treating qi deficiency edema and invigorating qi to consolidate the exterior.
Children can use the milder Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Taizishen) instead of Astragalus (Huangqi). Pseudostellaria heterophylla is also known as "child's ginseng" and is mild in nature. Pseudostellaria heterophylla is sweet and slightly bitter in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen, and promote fluid production and moisten the lungs.
There's a folk saying, "It's better to nourish during Shuangjiang than during winter," meaning it's better to lay a foundation for the body before winter, adjusting it appropriately to cope with the sudden weather changes during the seasonal transition that can irritate the body. Autumn is a good time to nourish the lungs. If lung qi is not smooth, it can easily lead to coughing and asthma during the upcoming autumn-winter transition. Additionally, autumn dryness harms the lungs, easily causing a dry mouth and tongue, and difficulty breathing.
Prepare 8 grams each of Solomon's Seal (Yuzhu), Ophiopogon japonicus (Maidong), and Astragalus (Huangqi). After rinsing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, steep for 15 minutes, and it's ready to drink. This tea can nourish the lungs, promote fluid production, and strengthen qi and the body.
Solomon's Seal (Yuzhu) is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can nourish yin, moisten dryness, relieve vexation, and quench thirst. Ophiopogon japonicus (Maidong) is sweet in taste, slightly cold in nature, and enters the lung and stomach meridians. It can benefit the stomach and promote fluid production, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, and improve dry throat and thirst. Astragalus (Huangqi) is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It tends to tonify yang and can invigorate qi and raise yang, mainly treating qi deficiency edema and invigorating qi to consolidate the exterior.
Children can use the milder Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Taizishen) instead of Astragalus (Huangqi). Pseudostellaria heterophylla is also known as "child's ginseng" and is mild in nature. Pseudostellaria heterophylla is sweet and slightly bitter in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the spleen and lung meridians. It can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen, and promote fluid production and moisten the lungs.