Regarding the five elements of TCM health preservation, Jin Mu's water, earth and fire are not only recorded in geomantic omen, but also widely used in TCM. Our acupoints, skin color and how to keep in good health are all related to the five elements. Let's learn about the five elements of TCM health preservation.
Five elements of TCM health 1 pale face, small head, long face, wide shoulders, straight back, thin body, flexible hands and feet, and diligent talent. But I'm not physically strong and I'm worried. This kind of people's adaptation to the season is mostly resistant to spring and summer rather than autumn and winter, and it is easy to get sick when they feel the cold air in autumn and winter.
Fire-shaped man: red skin, broad shoulders, thin face, slightly smaller head, well-proportioned figure, small hands and feet, steady steps, quick understanding of things, shaking shoulders when walking. His personality is easy to get angry, light of wealth, lack of self-confidence, worrying about things, unclear about things, loving beauty and anxious. This kind of people's adaptation to the season is mostly resistant to spring and summer rather than autumn and winter, and it is easy to get sick when they feel the cold air in autumn and winter.
Native people: yellow skin, round face, big head, rich shoulders, big belly, strong legs, small hands and feet, full muscles, well-proportioned figure and steady steps. They are stable in heart, like helping others, don't like being attached to power, and like making friends.
Most of these people's adaptation to the season is to resist autumn and winter but not spring and summer, and they are prone to get sick when they feel the invasion of spring and summer.
Jin Ren: fair complexion, square face, straight nose and wide mouth, relatively thin figure, but broad shoulders, thin limbs, quick movements, gentle breathing, broad-minded, far-sighted, steady and self-sustaining, organized, honest and conscientious. Most of these people's adaptation to the season is to resist autumn and winter but not spring and summer, and they are prone to get sick when they feel the invasion of spring and summer.
Water-shaped person: dark complexion, big head, wide cheeks, slightly larger waist and buttocks, short fingers, dense and black hair, fat body, short stature, big abdomen, afraid of cold and fond of warm. Wit, dexterity, eloquent, active, full of inspiration, like fantasy, like freedom, suspicious, jealous, narrow-minded. Most of these people's adaptation to the season is to resist autumn and winter but not spring and summer, and they are prone to get sick when they feel the invasion of spring and summer.
Five colors correspond to five internal organs, which is the basis of diet health care. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, green enters the liver, red enters the heart, yellow enters the spleen, white enters the lung and black enters the kidney. The color of the heart is red, which belongs to summer: therefore, red food nourishes the heart and enters the blood, and also has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Especially in summer, nourishing the heart is more important. Eat more red foods, such as hawthorn (red fruit), tomatoes, red apples, hearts, radishes and red peppers.
Kidney color is dark, belonging to winter: so black food is beneficial to the anti-aging effect of kidney. Especially in winter, it is necessary to raise kidneys. Therefore, in winter, we should eat more black food such as black mulberry, black sesame, black rice, black beans, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb, and raw land. Lung color is white, which belongs to autumn: therefore, white food has the function of tonifying lung.
Therefore, you should eat more white food in autumn, such as ginkgo, Pak Lei, white peach, white almond, lily and autumn pear cream. The spleen is yellow and can be raised in all seasons: therefore, yellow food can replenish the spleen. Especially in the long summer and the last18th day of each season, we should eat more yellow food such as yam, potato, yellow rice and corn. The liver is cyan and green: therefore, cyan food supplements the liver. Especially in spring, we should eat more green food, such as green bamboo shoots, vegetables, green beans and spinach.
Four Seasons and Five Elements for Health Spring: The five elements belong to Chun Mu, and the liver in the five internal organs belongs to wood. Therefore, the liver should be paid attention to in spring health preservation. Green belongs to the liver. You can eat more green fruits and vegetables such as cucumber and spinach in spring. Among the five flavors, sour taste enters the liver, so people in liver blood deficiency can eat some sour food in moderation in spring, such as putting some vinegar in the cold dishes. Excessive liver qi is manifested as bad temper, so people who are often angry should eat less sour.
Summer: The five elements belong to fire in summer, and the fire of the five internal organs of the human body is the heart. Red belongs to the heart, but you can't blindly supplement red food in summer, but you should decide according to your physical condition. If the heart is weak, it will have a good effect on people who are not at ease to eat red dates and longan; But if you are angry inside, it is not only bad for people with sores on their mouths to eat red dates, but it will also aggravate their condition.
Among the five flavors, bitterness enters the heart, so people with strong spirits can eat more bitter foods, such as bitter gourd and kudingcha, to clear their hearts.
Long summer: Chinese medicine theory divides a year into five seasons, that is, late summer and early autumn are divided into a "long summer" season. The five elements belong to the soil in the long summer season, and the spleen belongs to the soil in the five internal organs of the human body. Yellow food will be more conducive to strengthening the spleen, so you can eat more sweet potatoes and corn in the long summer to strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis. Among the five flavors, it is sweet to the spleen. However, eating too much sweets will also lead to wet phlegm, and the climate will be hot and humid in the long summer. Therefore, you can't eat more sweets mechanically according to the five elements. Autumn: the five elements belong to gold in autumn, and the lungs in the five internal organs belong to gold.
White among the five colors belongs to gold, so you can eat more white radish, tremella, Chinese cabbage, winter bamboo shoots, lilies and so on. Their temperament is flat and moist, which can strengthen the lungs and clear the throat, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, strengthen metabolism and make the skin full of elasticity and luster. Among the five flavors, pungent flavor enters the lungs, but the climate in autumn is dry, so you can't mechanically belong to the five elements, and eat more spicy food. Winter: The five elements belong to water in winter, and the kidney in the five internal organs belongs to water.
Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to tonifying the kidney in winter health, which will have a multiplier effect. Black belongs to the kidney, and eating more black food is good for tonifying the kidney, such as black fungus, black sesame seeds and black beans. But the weather is cold in winter, and black fungus and black sesame are cold foods. So people who are afraid of cold due to yang deficiency should also eat mutton and dog meat.
Black clothes can absorb more ultraviolet rays from the sun and keep warm. So it is more appropriate to wear black clothes in winter. However, due to the dark color of black, it is easy to make people calm, and winter is the season of frequent depression. Therefore, people with depressive tendencies had better not wear black clothes in winter.
Five elements of TCM regimen II. Nourishing the spleen and stomach by the five elements is the foundation of the day after tomorrow, and the two complement each other and influence each other. Disharmony between spleen and stomach may lead to loss of appetite, bloating and burping, constipation or diarrhea.
Among the five elements, the spleen corresponds to the soil, and yellow food will be more beneficial to the spleen, so eating more sweet potatoes, corn and oranges can strengthen the spleen and stomach. According to the five elements, the heart belonging to fire can warm the spleen belonging to the earth, and eating more bitter things can strengthen the heart, and the result is to strengthen the spleen and stomach.
Nourishing the liver and nourishing the five elements is mainly to regulate the qi and blood of the human body, so that the qi in the body is smooth and the blood storage and circulation functions are normal. Bad liver qi is easy to get angry.
From the five elements, the liver corresponds to wood, and women with liver fire should pay attention to nourishing yin and clearing heat, nourishing water and containing wood, that is, nourishing kidney and liver. Eating more light foods such as vegetables, fruits, tofu and fish is good for nourishing the liver. Eat less spicy and irritating things such as onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, peppers and cinnamon.
The five elements of nourishing the heart will upset insomnia and aphtha; Deficiency of heart qi can lead to palpitation and sweating, which will lead to poor spirit.
From the perspective of the five elements, the heart corresponds to fire, and it is best to eat some red food to nourish the heart, such as watermelon, persimmon and tomato. You can eat mutton, leek and yam if you are not in a good mood. In addition to nourishing food, women with heart fire can restrain heart fire by tonifying kidney according to the principle of five elements, and it is also a far-sighted method to supplement kidney qi in winter.
The five elements nourish the lungs and control the qi, which is the place where the human body exchanges gas. It is also in charge of skin and hair. If the lungs are uncomfortable, it is easy to cough and asthma, stuffy nose, and even cause skin sores.
According to the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lung corresponds to gold, and white food is beneficial to the lung. They are flat and cool, can strengthen the lungs and clear sounds, can also promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, strengthen metabolism, and make the skin full of elasticity and luster, such as white radish, tremella, Chinese cabbage, winter bamboo shoots, lily and so on.
Nourishing the kidney by the five elements is closely related to the growth, development and reproductive capacity of human body, and also controls the water-liquid balance of human body. Kidney deficiency can easily lead to premature gray hair, poor energy, weak waist and knees, and edema of lower limbs.
The kidney in the five elements corresponds to water, and eating more black food is very good for tonifying the kidney. Such as black fungus, black sesame, black rice, black beans and so on. These foods correspond to kidneys and bones. Regular consumption can prevent the accumulation of excess water in the body and cause edema on the body surface, which has the function of strengthening bones.