摘要：在时光的长河中，夏秋交替之际，总有那么一段让人又爱又恨的日子。立秋已过，可那“秋老虎”却如一位不速之客，大摇大摆地闯进了我们的生活。这“秋老虎”啊，就像个调皮又任性的孩子，暑热未消，湿气未尽，燥邪还和余暑勾结在一起，闹得人心惶惶，头晕等中暑症状时不时就来凑个热
在时光的长河中，夏秋交替之际，总有那么一段让人又爱又恨的日子。立秋已过，可那“秋老虎”却如一位不速之客，大摇大摆地闯进了我们的生活。这“秋老虎”啊，就像个调皮又任性的孩子，暑热未消，湿气未尽，燥邪还和余暑勾结在一起，闹得人心惶惶，头晕等中暑症状时不时就来凑个热闹，仿佛在警告我们：“别小瞧了我！”
“秋老虎”的“嚣张”底气
从中医的角度来看，“秋老虎”时期的天气状况就像一场复杂的“江湖混战”。暑热是残留的“余孽”，湿气是顽固的“地头蛇”，燥邪则是新崛起的“势力”。它们相互交织，在人体这个小天地里兴风作浪。
据气象数据统计，在夏秋之交的“秋老虎”时期，很多地区的气温仍然居高不下，平均气温能达到30℃以上，湿度也相对较大，一般在60% - 80%之间。这种高温高湿的环境，就像给人体裹上了一层湿热的“棉被”，让人感觉闷热难耐。而燥邪的加入，又像是在这“棉被”上撒了一把辣椒粉，让人口干舌燥、咽喉不适。
我有个朋友，平时身体还算硬朗，可就是在“秋老虎”肆虐的时候，没把预防当回事。有一天，他顶着大太阳去逛街，回来后就觉得头晕目眩、浑身乏力，还伴有胸闷不舒、腹胀便溏的症状。这就是典型的被“秋老虎”伤到的例子，暑湿之气在他体内横行霸道，让他吃尽了苦头。
预防“秋老虎”的中医妙招
出行有道，避其锋芒
预防“秋老虎”伤人，首先得在出行上动动脑筋。午后高温时段，那可是“秋老虎”最嚣张的时候，就像战场上的主攻时段，咱们可不能轻易出去“迎战”。最好老老实实地待在室内，要是非得出门，也得穿上透气轻薄的衣物，就像给自己披上一层“隐身衣”，减少暑热和湿气的侵袭。
保持室内通风也很重要，这就像给房间开了一扇“透气窗”，让新鲜的空气进来，把污浊的空气赶出去。有研究表明，良好的室内通风可以降低室内温度2 - 3℃，湿度也能下降10% - 15%，能有效减少“秋老虎”带来的不适。
饮食有方，调和阴阳
饮食方面，中医讲究清暑祛湿、预防秋燥。绿豆薏苡仁粥就是个不错的选择，绿豆能清热解毒，薏苡仁能利水渗湿，两者搭配在一起，就像一对默契的搭档，能把体内的暑湿之气赶得远远的。
辛辣生冷的食物就得少吃啦，它们就像一群调皮的“小怪兽”，会损伤脾胃。我有个邻居，特别喜欢吃辣，在“秋老虎”时期也不忌口，结果没几天就闹起了肚子，脾胃功能也变得紊乱了。这就是不遵循饮食规律带来的后果。
起居有律，养精蓄锐
起居上，提倡早睡早起，避免熬夜耗气。熬夜就像在身体里“点了一把火”，会消耗人体的阳气，让身体变得虚弱。午后小憩15 - 30分钟，就像给身体充了一次电，能让下午的精神更加饱满。
晨昏时段适合进行散步、八段锦等温和运动，避免剧烈活动。运动后饮用温开水，就像给干涸的土地浇了水，能及时补充身体流失的水分。我爷爷就特别注重起居养生，每天早睡早起，早上还会去公园打一套八段锦，身体一直都很硬朗，在“秋老虎”时期也没受过什么罪。
对症下药，击退“虎患”
如果不小心被“秋老虎”伤到了，出现类似中暑的症状，也别慌，中医有办法对症下药。
暑湿偏重型：化湿祛暑是关键
要是出现身热、乏力，还伴有胸闷不舒、腹胀便溏、口苦、食欲不佳等症状，那就是暑湿偏重型了。这时候，鲜荷叶与薏米、绿豆同煮成粥就是一道“良方”。荷叶就像一位“醒脾化湿”的高手，能让脾胃恢复活力；薏米和绿豆则像两位“祛湿勇士”，能增强祛湿的效果。
也可以用藿香、佩兰泡茶饮，它们就像一对“化湿解表祛暑”的搭档，能迅速赶走体内的暑湿之气。再配合按揉内关、足三里、阴陵泉等穴位，就像给身体请了一群“按摩小卫士”，能缓解不适症状。我邻居家的孩子有一次就中了暑湿的招，喝了藿香佩兰茶，又按揉了穴位，没一会儿症状就减轻了。
燥邪偏重型：滋阴润燥来帮忙
要是除了身热、头晕外，还伴有口干、咽不适、尿少尿黄等症状，那就是燥邪偏重型了。这时候，麦冬、石斛与鲜梨同煮20分钟，就像给身体下了一场“及时雨”。麦冬和石斛能滋阴润燥，鲜梨则能生津止渴，三者搭配在一起，能有效缓解燥邪带来的不适。
“秋老虎”虽然凶猛，但只要我们掌握了中医的预防和治疗方法，就能像一位英勇的斗士，将它打得落花流水。让我们遵循中医的智慧，在这个夏秋交替的季节里，安安心心地度过“秋老虎”的考验，迎接更加美好的秋天。
作者简介：梁世杰 中医高年资主治医师，本科学历，从事中医临床工作24年，积累了较丰富的临床经验。师从首都医科大学附属北京中医院肝病科主任医师、著名老中医陈勇，侍诊多载，深得器重，尽得真传！擅用“商汤经方分类疗法”、专病专方结合“焦树德学术思想”“关幼波十纲辨证”学术思想治疗疑难杂症为特色。现任北京树德堂中医研究院研究员，北京中医药薪火传承新3+3工程—焦树德门人（陈勇）传承工作站研究员，国际易联易学与养生专委会常务理事，中国中医药研究促进会焦树德学术传承专业委员会委员，中国药文化研究会中医药慢病防治分会首批癌症领域入库专家。荣获2020年中国中医药研究促进会仲景医学分会举办的第八届医圣仲景南阳论坛“经方名医”荣誉称号。2023年首届京津冀“扁鹊杯”燕赵医学研究主题征文优秀奖获得者。事迹入选《当代科学家》杂志、《中华英才》杂志。
There's a cure for fighting a tiger: Traditional Chinese Medicine protects you from the autumn tiger
In the long course of time, when summer and autumn alternate, there is always a day that people love and hate. The Beginning of Autumn has passed, but the "Autumn Tiger" like an uninvited guest, swaggering into our lives. This "autumn tiger" is like a mischievous and wanton child. The heat is still hot, the humidity is still wet, and the evil spirits combine with the rest of the summer, causing people to panic, and the symptoms of heatstroke, such as dizziness, come together from time to time, as if to warn us, "Don't take me lightly!"
"Autumn Tiger"'s "aggressive" strength
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the weather conditions during the "autumn tiger" period are like a complex "gang war." Heat is a residual "legacy," moisture is a tenacious "snake" on the ground, and dry evil is a newly rising "force." They are intertwined and cause waves in this small world of the human body.
According to meteorological data, during the "autumn tiger" period at the turn of summer and autumn, the temperature in many areas remains high, with the average temperature reaching more than 30 ° C, and the humidity is relatively large, generally between 60% and 80%.This high temperature and humidity environment is like wrapping the human body in a wet and hot "cotton blanket," making people feel sweltering and unbearable. The addition of dry evils is also like sprinkled a handful of pepper powder on this "quilt," making people dry mouth and tongue and throat unwell.
I have a friend who is usually healthy, but when the autumn tigers are raging, he doesn't take prevention seriously. One day, he went shopping in the sun, and came back feeling dizzy and tired, with chest tightness, bloating and diarrhea. This is a typical example of being injured by the "autumn tiger," where the heat and damp rage within him and cause him to suffer.
Chinese medicine tricks to prevent "autumn tigers"
Travel wisely, and avoid its sharp edge.
To prevent autumn tigers from injuring people, you must first think twice about travelling. During the heat of the afternoon, when the autumn tiger is at its most aggressive, like the main attack period on the battlefield, we cannot easily go out to "fight." It is best to stay indoors honestly. If you do not have to go outside, you must wear breathable and thin clothing, like putting a "stealth jacket" on yourself to reduce the damage of heat and humidity.
It's also important to keep the house airy. It's like opening a "ventilation window" to the room to let in fresh air and push out dirty air.Studies have shown that good indoor ventilation can reduce the indoor temperature by 2 - 3 ° C, and the humidity can also be reduced by 10% -15%, which can effectively reduce the discomfort caused by "autumn tigers."
Eat a good diet and reconcile yin and yang
In terms of diet, traditional Chinese medicine focuses on clearing the summer heat and dampening and preventing autumn dryness. Mung bean and coix seed porridge is a good choice. Mung bean is capable of clearing heat and removing toxicity, and coix seed is capable of promoting diuresis. Together, the two are like a pair of tacit partners, which can drive away the heat and damp in the body.
You should eat less spicy, cold food. They are like a bunch of mischievous "little monsters" that can damage the spleen. I have a neighbor who especially likes spicy food, and during the "autumn tiger" period, he also avoided eating, and within a few days, he had a stomach upset and his spleen function became disturbed. This is the result of not following a regular diet.
Live a law-abiding life and cultivate strength.
In terms of living, advocate going to bed early and getting up early to avoid staying up late and losing breath. Staying up late is like "lighting a fire" in the body, which will consume the body's yang and make the body weak. Taking a 15- to 30-minute nap in the afternoon is like charging the body with electricity and can help to fill the mind in the early afternoon.
During the waking hours, it is suitable to carry out gentle exercises such as walking, synchronizing exercises, and avoid strenuous activities. Drinking warm water after exercise is like pouring water on dry land, which can replenish the body's lost water in time. My grandfather paid special attention to living and eating well. He went to bed early and got up early every morning. He would go to the park in the morning to play a set of eight paragraphs. He always had a strong body, and he didn't suffer anything during the "Autumn Tiger" period.
Take the right medicine to fight off the "tiger disease."
If you accidentally get injured by the "autumn tiger" and experience symptoms similar to heatstroke, don't panic, traditional Chinese medicine has a way to treat the problem.
Heat and humidity are heavy: moisturizing and cooling is key
If you develop hotness and fatigue, along with symptoms such as chest tightness, bloating and diarrhea, mouthache, and poor appetite, then the heat and humidity are severe. At this time, cooking fresh lotus leaves with millet and green beans into porridge is a "good recipe." Lotus leaves are like a master of "awakening the spleen and dampening the wet," which can restore the spleen to vitality; Eucalyptus and green beans are like two "wet warriors" that can enhance the effectiveness of wet treatment.
You can also make tea with parsley and bergamot, which are like a pair of "moisturizing and relieving the surface of heat" to quickly remove the heat and dampness from the body. Combined with rubbing the inner chakra, foot three miles, and yinling spring, it is like inviting a group of "massage guardians" to the body to relieve the uncomfortable symptoms.My neighbor's child once suffered from heat exhaustion. He drank 藿o-Parenan tea and massaged his acupuncture. Soon his symptoms subsided.
Chronic illness is heavy: moisture and moisture help
If, in addition to body heat and dizziness, it is accompanied by symptoms such as dry mouth, discomfort of swallowing, low urine and yellow urine, it is a severe form of dry fever. At this time, cooking the shallots, garlic and pears together for 20 minutes is like giving the body a "timely rain." Maize and garlic can moisturize and dry, and fresh pears can provide stomach and thirst. Together, the three can effectively relieve the discomfort caused by dryness.
Although the "autumn tiger" is fierce, as long as we master the prevention and treatment methods of Chinese medicine, we can beat it to the ground like a heroic fighter. Let us follow the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine, and in this season of alternating summer and autumn, pass the test of the "autumn tiger" peacefully and welcome a better autumn.
Author Bio: Liang Shijie is a senior medical practitioner in traditional Chinese medicine with an undergraduate degree. He has been engaged in traditional medicine clinical work for 24 years and has accumulated a wealth of clinical experience. Following Chen Yong, chief physician of liver disease at Beijing Traditional Medicine Hospital, affiliated with Capital Medical University, and renowned old Chinese medicine, he has been treated for many years and received great attention. He specializes in the treatment of difficult diseases using "conversational traditional therapy" and special treatments combined with the academic ideas of Jiao Shude and Guan Yubo's ten-level diagnosis.He is currently a researcher at the Shude Tang TCM Research Institute in Beijing, a fellow at the new 3 + 3 project of traditional Chinese medicine flame inheritance in Beijing - a scholar at the inheritance workstation of Jiao Shude's protégés (Chen Yong),He is a standing committee member of the International Expert Committee on E-learning and Health Care, a member of the Jiao Shude Academic Heritage Special Committee of the Chinese Association for the Advancement of Chinese Medicine Research, and the first cancer specialist to be included in the chapter of the Chinese Pharmaceutical Culture Research Association. Won the 2020 China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhongjing Medical Branch held the eighth session of the Medical Saint Zhongjing Nanyang Forum "Classic Prescription Famous Doctor" honorary title. The winner of the first Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei "Pingui Cup" Yanzhao Medical Research Essay Award in 2023. His work was featured in the journal Current Scientist and the journal Chinese Talent.
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