First, the health of Dragon Boat Festival.
In June, when nature is most passionate, the weeds in Shan Ye are also affectionate and the wild flowers in the grass are healthy, which is the season when the ancients pay more attention to health preservation. ? Eighty-nine percent of the human body lacks yang, which is the most abundant before summer. At this time, we need and are most suitable for tonifying yang. ? The expert explained the method of keeping in good health in summer for us. Use mugwort leaves, calamus leaves, pomelo leaves, etc. Dragon Boat Festival is a good way to replenish yang for health.
Dragon Boat Festival is also a multi-ethnic festival for all people to prevent diseases, ward off evil spirits and drive away drugs, and pray for health and longevity. Bad month? Or? Poison moon? . The ancients also called May Dragon Boat Festival? Health month? It can be said that the Dragon Boat Festival contains rich health care knowledge.
Second, the Dragon Boat Festival health care methods
Who is absinthe? Woman grass?
When was the Dragon Boat Festival born in Yangshan? Folium Artemisiae Argyi is warm, bitter, non-toxic and pure-yang, and has the functions of restoring yang, regulating qi and blood, eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, stopping bleeding and preventing miscarriage. It is also commonly used in acupuncture. Every Dragon Boat Festival, insert it at the door of every household to ward off evil spirits and repel mosquitoes, light wormwood (or light moxa sticks), and the faint smoke can kill insects and sterilize. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has obvious curative effect on women's deficiency cold, irregular menstruation, abdominal pain and metrorrhagia. It is a good medicine for gynecology, so it is also called Fucao. Folium Artemisiae Argyi also has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, which can warm menstruation and expel dampness and coldness in the body. Female friends who are prone to cold hands and feet and dysmenorrhea can soak their feet with water boiled by wormwood every day, which not only accelerates blood circulation but also treats beriberi, killing two birds with one stone. Moxibustion made of wormwood is the raw material of moxibustion. Moxibustion on Dragon Boat Festival is the best way to strengthen yang, which can improve winter diseases such as rheumatism and arthritis. Ai Rong made of wormwood can also be stuffed in the belly pocket, which can improve stomach cold. Cake and stewed chicken made of fresh folium Artemisiae Argyi are very beneficial to dispel summer heat, strengthen spleen and induce diuresis.
Field search method: Experts say that wormwood has strong adaptability, and can grow in sunny and well-drained places, but it grows better in moist and fertile soil. You can find wormwood in Yongjia, Yueqing and other Shan Ye. Wormwood is 80~250 cm high, with obvious longitudinal edges, brown or grayish yellow brown, stems and branches covered with gray cobweb fur, thick paper leaves and grayish white fur.
Acorus calamus can dispel dampness and enlighten the mind.
Compendium of materia medica:? Acorus calamus is one of the prosperous cattails, so it is called Acorus calamus. ? Acorus calamus, also known as water hyacinth and cattail, is a perennial aquatic herb, which is divided into two kinds: Acorus calamus and Acorus gramineus. Acorus calamus has the functions of resolving phlegm, inducing resuscitation, eliminating dampness, invigorating stomach, killing insects and relieving itching. Indications: coma due to phlegm syncope, apoplexy, epilepsy, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitation, amnesia, fullness in chest and abdomen, dyspepsia, abdominal pain and diarrhea, eczema, etc. After the Dragon Boat Festival, heat and humidity prevailed. Experts said that you can buy some calamus in the drugstore to make tea, each time 10 g, which can dispel dampness and begin to understand. The ancients used it to make wine, which was cold and full of aftertaste. Acorus calamus can be hung or burned to repel mosquitoes.
Field search method: Acorus calamus is a perennial herb with special fragrance. The rhizome is thick and vigorous, the epidermis is yellow-brown, and the blade is sword-shaped, like the sword of Zhong Kui. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is August. Corolla tube is funnel-shaped and trumpet-shaped. Acorus calamus likes to grow by the water, and there are also many Yongjia Academy and Yandang Mountain in Yueqing.
Grapefruit leaves can beautify and moisturize.
As the name implies, grapefruit leaves are naturally grapefruit leaves, and now it is the period of vigorous growth. The grapefruit leaves of Dragon Boat Festival are often used for hanging, boiling water for drinking, bathing and soaking in wine. Boiling water with grapefruit leaves can dispel wind and relieve pain, dispel cold and remove dampness, and promote digestion. At the same time, pomelo leaf tea can also improve vision and prevent fine lines from appearing in the eyes. Boiling grapefruit leaves to wash your face can achieve moisturizing effect.
Wild search method: Wenzhou is the hometown of pomelo, and pomelo trees can be seen everywhere in the countryside. Grapefruit is a treasure all over the body, and its leaves, flowers, cores, roots and skins all have medicinal value.
In addition to the above medicinal plants, citronella and Artemisia annua are also good medicinal materials for Dragon Boat Festival. Citronella can repel mosquitoes and treat rheumatism and migraine. Artemisia annua can clear heat and relieve summer heat. In ancient times, it was a good medicine to treat malaria, which was used for summer heat and fever, fever due to yin deficiency, malaria cold and heat, damp-heat jaundice and so on. If it is too troublesome to pick leaves of Artemisia argyi, Acorus calamus, Artemisia annua, Citronella and pomelo in the wild, you can buy them online, and the fresh ones are only about 10 yuan. But mugwort and calamus are basically sold in pharmacies.
Third, what is the emphasis on eating zongzi during the Dragon Boat Festival?
1, material selection and collocation are healthier.
Reasonable selection of materials will not affect the delicious taste of zongzi, but also conform to the principle of nutrition and is more conducive to health. If the main ingredient glutinous rice is not easy to digest, it can be mixed with a small amount of miscellaneous grains, such as shelled brown rice, coix seed and red beans. It can not only enrich the color, but also increase the fiber content, which is delicious and healthy. In addition, many friends like to eat jiaozi with meat stuffing, especially those with fat meat. After jiaozi is steamed, the fat oil is fully soaked in glutinous rice, which looks shiny and tastes excellent. But greasy food is not suitable for eating after all. It is better to change it to lean meat or even seafood, and the taste will be fresher!
2, it is easy to digest with tea.
Although zongzi is delicious, it is difficult to digest, which is a concern of many friends. How can we eliminate this concern? Urine suggestion: it is easy to digest with tea. Many teas have the function of promoting digestion and strengthening the stomach. The simplest is orange peel, which is called dried tangerine peel after a long storage time. There are also burnt malt, hawthorn and so on. , you can cook and drink.
3. Sometimes it is not suitable for eating, and some ways are not suitable for eating.
Many friends like to eat zongzi for breakfast in the morning, and some people like to eat supper, which is unscientific. Gastroenterologists believe that it takes at least 6 hours for food to digest from stomach to intestine. Zongzi is made of glutinous rice and is not easy to digest. If you eat it in the morning and evening, it will hurt your stomach for too long. In addition, some friends like to eat cold zongzi, which tastes better, but it will be harder. It is recommended to take it out of the refrigerator and heat it fully before eating.