The winter solstice is a sun two "jiaozi" sponsor

Our correspondent YangPu HouXiaoYun

China's traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for

        December 21, the winter solstice, medicine theory is that the "winter sun", "born, sun be the spirit of the cathode to the beginning," the sun be the spirit began to gradually, if science and health care, is helpful to health for the winter, even for energy supplies of health in the spring. At this time to use two kinds of "jiaozi" help preserve one's health.

        The first kind of dumplings is used to eat, as the saying goes "the winter solstice dumplings with soup not afraid the frostbite". Many old nanjing has kept the winter solstice the custom of eating dumplings. Dumpling was originally a diet for the prevention and control of frostbite, is said to be han dynasty famous ZhangZhongJing ears frostbite invention for treatment of people of food. In cold blood mix of medicinal materials in meat, into the shape of the ear, wrapped in the face, after the hot soup cooked dish to the people of frostbite. Combine traditional Chinese and western medicine, nanjing city, jiangsu province, deputy director of the hospital doctors XuDaCheng remind everybody, if after the winter solstice is afraid of the cold of reader friend, might as well eat some leek dumplings filled with eggs and carrots mutton, parsley, help removing qi, increase quantity of heat.

        The second "jiaozi" in our body, is the ear. Nanjing Ming Yang, director of Chinese and western medicine hospital ent, the ear is not only long for everyone to listen to things, know how to massage the ear has many health benefits? The doctor of traditional Chinese medicine thinks "renal consciousness in ear", after the winter solstice operation or kidney Yang qi of reader friend ear easier frostbite. This time often massage ears, contribute to renal care and flow of qi and blood. Is the most commonly used three kinds of massage way, ear, to tip of ear and the auricle.

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