Remedies for 3 common diseases when the weather turns cold

During the changing seasons, the rain and sunshine are erratic, the body is susceptible to colds, backaches or cold rheumatism. To treat these diseases, oriental medicine has many easy-to-find, easy-to-use and effective remedies that we would like to introduce for your reference.

Back pain in cold and damp body:Acute back pain, often occurs after heavy work or when the weather changes, the person is cold such as being caught in the rain, soaking in water for a long time...; According to traditional medicine, people with cold and damp back pain have symptoms of back pain, difficulty bending, white tongue coating, rapid or slow pulse. Patients can use one of the following two remedies:

Recipe 1: 15g of Angelica dahurica, 15g of jujube, 10g of ginger, 10g of Chinese clematis root ... Ligusticum wallichii, 10g of cinnamon, 10g of ephedra, 10g of licorice root each. Pour all ingredients into a pot, cover with water, simmer until 300ml of water remains. You can add 2-3 slices of crushed fresh ginger to the newly boiled water, drink while the medicine is still warm. Drink 3 times a day for 5 days.

Lesson 2: 15g each of Angelica dahurica, Achyranthes root, Eucommia ulmoides, Codonopsis pilosula, Jujube; 10g each of Parasite, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Eucommia ulmoides, Cinnamon bark, Angelica sinensis, White peony root, Ligusticum wallichii, Ligusticum wallichii, Licorice; 5g of Asarum.

Pour all ingredients into a pot, cover with water, simmer over low heat. You can add 2-3 slices of crushed fresh ginger to the newly boiled medicine. Drink while the medicine is still warm, boil down to 300ml of water. Drink 3 times a day for 5 days.

The above remedy has the effect of dispelling wind, dispelling cold, removing dampness and warming the meridians. In addition, to relieve back pain, the patient can use the back of both hands to gently rub and massage the painful back area. For severe pain, the patient can take about 150g of rice bran or 200g of salt, roast it, then use 3-5 layers of betel leaves to spread on the painful area, then use a cloth to wrap the bran or roasted salt and apply it on the area where the leaves have been spread.

Note when using salt is very hot so be careful to avoid burns.

Back pain is common during seasonal changes.

Cold treatment:Oriental medicine calls the cold "thuong ty", which means a cold caused by cold air. Due to the invasion of weather and unusual climate factors, the body becomes cold and disordered. In addition, it may be due to eating too much cold food, causing the body to be attacked by cold air from the inside, so when exposed to cold air outside, it is not strong enough to resist. When infected, the patient often has symptoms of a cold, usually fever without sweating, headache, dizziness, cough, runny nose, and chills. One of the following remedies can be used:

Recipe 1: 15-20g fresh ginger, 15g green onion. Wash both ingredients, chop them, cook with 500ml water, boil for about 10 minutes. Drink hot then cover yourself with a blanket to sweat, when sweating, dry yourself to avoid catching a cold again.

Recipe 2: 100g of rice, 20g of perilla leaves, 20g of fresh spring onions, 12g of fresh ginger. Wash and chop everything. Cook the rice into porridge. Scoop into a bowl and mix with perilla leaves, spring onions, and ginger. Add seasoning and eat hot, cover with a blanket to sweat.

In addition, you can use massage oil to relieve colds, which is also very good.

Treatment of bone and joint pain:Every time the weather changes, people with rheumatism or rheumatoid arthritis are prone to relapse. Especially the elderly when the weather changes from rainy to sunny seasons, they experience some symptoms such as pain in one or more joints, back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, elbow pain, finger and toe pain... In this case, one of the following remedies can be used:

Recipe 1: Piper lolot, Chinese clematis, mulberry branches, each 12g, dried ginger, cogon root, each 10g; turmeric 8g. Cover all with water, simmer until 300ml remains, divide into 2 doses, drink warm, before meals.

Lesson 2: Mistletoe, ginseng root, horsetail, and broad beans, each 12g; perilla, plantain, and dried ginger, each 8g. Put all in a pot, cover with water, and boil until 300ml remains. Divide into 2 doses and drink warm before meals.

Recipe 3: Piper lolot, Desmodium styracifolium, Mulberry, Smilax glabra, each 12g; cinnamon, Eucommia ulmoides, tangerine peel, each 8g. Cook with 750ml water until 300ml remains, divide into 2 doses, drink warm before meals.

Note, for people with chronic diseases, metabolic disorders or taking regular medication when applying oriental medicine, they need specific advice from a doctor.

According to VNN