Skincare starts with healthy lungs.

Although the crisp autumn air hasn't arrived and temperatures haven't dropped much, the Mid-Autumn Festival and autumn equinox are approaching. The weather is becoming increasingly dry, and skin is already starting to feel tight. The "Huangdi Neijing" (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine) states that "the lungs govern the skin and hair," meaning that the lung's dispersing function can affect the skin and hair. If there is lung heat or lung dryness, the skin can easily become dry. Autumn corresponds to the lungs, which is why our skin is particularly prone to dryness and cracking every autumn. Therefore, to keep skin hydrated and glowing, in addition to applying topical skincare products, the focus should be on internal lung nourishment. For lung nourishment and skin care in autumn, you can use 3 grams of osmanthus flowers, 5 grams of lily bulbs, and 2 figs. Wash the ingredients, slice the figs, and steep them in hot water for 10 minutes before drinking. This tea can nourish the lungs and skin, resolve phlegm and clear the lungs, detoxify and benefit the throat. It is also suitable for those with coughs, phlegm, and hoarseness. Osmanthus flowers are pungent in taste, warm in nature, and enter the lung and liver meridians. They can resolve phlegm, dispel stasis, treat asthma and cough, warm and tonify yang qi, and whiten the skin. Figs are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enter the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians. They can tonify the spleen and stomach, clear the lungs and moisturize dryness, reduce swelling and detoxify, and moisten the intestines to promote bowel movements. Lily bulbs are sweet in taste, cold in nature, and enter the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. They can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, stop cough and resolve phlegm, disperse the lungs and nourish yin, clear heat and promote urination, calm the heart and soothe the mind, and harmonize the stomach and detoxify. Dietary therapy is better than medicinal supplements. It is recommended to eat more foods such as lily bulbs, snow pears, lotus seeds, Chinese yam, lotus roots, white fungus, and white radish, as white foods correspond to the lungs and help moisten the lungs and generate fluids.