What is Curing Winter Diseases in Summer?
The practical application of "recuperating yang in spring and summer" is the treatment of winter ailments in the summer.Winter illnesses are caused by a combination of circumstances, with a yang qi shortage serving as a precursor and yin and the cold acting as the main pathogens. Stagnation in meridians is its primary pathogenic feature. Treatment in the summer is a treatment approach that is concentrated on the right opportunity of therapy, which is predicted to give double the effect with half the work, with the goals of treating chronic diseases, bolstering yang qi, and clearing stagnation in meridians.
What kind of illnesses belong to winter diseases?
Winter diseases include all diseases with deficiency of yang and qi, including chronic respiratory diseases such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chilblain, stomach pain, cervical spondylosis, chronic diarrhea, repeated body deficiency colds, winter chills and lukewarm limbs and low back pain caused by kidney deficiency.
What are the methods for treating winter diseases in summer?
The methods include acupuncture, moxibustion, scrubbing, oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine and point application.
Who are suitable for curing winter diseases in summer?
1.Individuals with respiratory disease
a. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema
b. Allergic rhinitis and its associated cough variant asthma and bronchial asthma
c. Recurrent colds and recurrent pharyngitis and tonsillitis
2.Individuals with joint pain
a. Knee, waist, neck and shoulder pain
b. Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis
c. Sjogren's syndrome characterized by long-term fear of cold and recurrent joint pain
3.Women with dysmenorrhea and postpartum pain
4.Individuals with deficiency cold constitution and susceptibility to diarrhea
Who are not suitable for curing winter diseases in summer?
Patients with malignant tumors, patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, pregnant women and children under 2 years old.
What is the exact time for curing winter diseases in summer?
In Australia the suitable time for curing winter diseases in summer starts from Mid-Nov and ends by late-Feb in the coming year. Littee changes appear every year due to different solar terms.
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