If you have a high fever, take this cool trick while it's hot! It will make you feel refreshed and cool

According to traditional Chinese medicine, summer heat is the air that comes with summer. In the sky, it is heat, on the ground, it is fire, and in people, it is the heart. Summer heat hurts people, first in the heart, and it can be treated with cooling. So how can we achieve cooling? Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will teach you~

1. When doing outdoor activities, we should avoid going out when the sun is hot, and we should take sun protection measures when going out, such as applying sunscreen and using a parasol.

2. In terms of diet, you can choose light, refreshing and easy-to-digest foods, such as mung bean porridge, lily and lotus seed porridge, etc. Fruits you can choose include watermelon, grapes, hawthorn, etc., which have the effect of clearing heat and relieving summer heat. In summer, you can choose foods that have the effect of invigorating qi and nourishing yin for clearing and nourishing, such as sea cucumber, rabbit meat, black fish, duck meat, duck eggs, etc.

3. Replenish water in time. It is recommended to drink warm water and you can drink light salt water appropriately.

4. You need to get enough sleep and avoid excessive fatigue which may cause physical deterioration.

5. You can give appropriate anti-heat tea to clear away heat and dampness, such as making tea with Patchouli and Cymbidium, red beans, and honeysuckle. The aroma of Patchouli and Cymbidium can ward off filth, while red beans can invigorate the spleen and eliminate dampness, and honeysuckle can relieve exterior symptoms and clear heat, which can prevent heatstroke.

What should I do if I experience symptoms of heat stroke while outside?

First, quickly evacuate the high temperature environment. Prepare warm water for the heatstroke patient. If the heatstroke patient faints, use fingernails to stimulate the Renzhong point (1/3 of the middle of the nose and lips) to relieve chest discomfort. Press the Neiguan point (2 inches above the wrist line). Use massage or scraping to stimulate the tip of the middle finger, Baihui point (the midpoint of the ear tip line on the top of the head), and Yongquan point (1/3 of the front of the sole of the foot) to wake the patient up as soon as possible. Use watermelon peel or a wet towel to wipe the patient's body to accelerate the drop in body temperature.

If the condition is critical and develops into heat stroke (heat stroke refers to a fatal disease in which the core body temperature of the human body is severely increased (≥40°C) in a high temperature and high humidity environment or after strenuous exercise, causing damage to the central nervous system. In severe cases, it can cause multiple organ damage and severe coagulation dysfunction), we should call 120 and go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Wang Rong, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics Ward, Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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(Edited by ZS)