This year, the twenty-second solar term, the winter solstice, is on the 22nd of this month. This will mean the arrival of the cold winter, with the shortest day and longest night. It is also a very important solar term, commonly known as "Winter Festival", "Changzhi Festival", "Asian Year", etc. People pay special attention to diet on this day. In the northern part of the winter, the winter solstice eats dumplings and ravioli, and the southern region eats rice balls. , Rice balls, long-term noodles, winter solstice balls (milled glutinous rice flour, stuffed with sugar, meat, vegetables, fruits, cowpea, shredded radish, etc., wrapped in balls), Nanyang people "winter solstice dumpling bowl, frozen ears no one cares "During the winter solstice, eating dumplings is not forgotten by the "medical sage" Zhang Zhongjing''s "Qu Han Jiao Er Tang". Suzhou people eat wontons and recall Xishi... In fact, they use different methods to supplement in winter. "It is also reminding people to pay attention to their health.

　　Since the beginning of winter, life activities have begun to change from prosperity to decline, from movement to silence. Scientific health care at this time helps to ensure strong energy and prevent premature aging, to achieve the purpose of prolonging life. During the winter solstice, the diet should be diverse, with a reasonable mix of cereals, fruits, meat, and vegetables, and high calcium foods should be selected appropriately. Food should be light, not thick, fatty and salty food. In winter, the yang is declining and the spleen is warm and cold, so it is appropriate to eat warm products to protect the spleen and kidney. Eat a small amount of meals. Pay attention to the sufficient richness of protein, vitamins, and cellulose, and avoid excessive amounts of sugar, fat, and salt. "It is suitable for people" is particularly important.

　　Some of the condiments we often use also play a role in winter conditioning. Take the winter solstice to recommend "warm the spleen and stomach, dispel wind and dispel cold, and promote blood circulation" Weixin warm cinnamon (cinnamon).

　　Cinnamon contains cassia oil, which can stimulate gastrointestinal mucosa, make digestive and absorption functions hyper, can relieve gastrointestinal spasm pain, increase gastric juice secretion, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, eliminate digestive tract Gas accumulation, inhibit abnormal fermentation in the intestine. Cinnamon oil can also excite the nerves, promote blood circulation, dilate blood vessels and antipyretics, and still have an inhibitory effect on bacteria such as dysentery bacillus.

　　Cinnamon contains eugenol also has a certain antibacterial effect (such as staphylococcus, streptococcus and diphtheria, metamorphosis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, large intestine, dysentery, typhoid and other bacillus) and anthelmintic effect ( For roundworms), it still has the effect of strengthening stomach and relieving pain.

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　　 Fangyi: It is suitable for people with wind and cold and joint pain.

Fang II: It is suitable for diarrhea caused by Deficiency of stomach in children.