Chili and ginger porridge

Chili and ginger porridge is a very useful porridge for winter. Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

Chili and ginger porridge

The temperature has hit a new low recently, with drizzle and breeze. Some people working outdoors in low temperatures may catch a cold if they are not careful, and even their hands and feet may become numb or even induced frostbite. Experts warn that in harsh low-temperature environments, you can often rub your skin to promote blood circulation and help prevent frostbite. If you are "hit", you can cleverly use common ingredients such as chili peppers and ginger to make a homemade paste and apply it to the affected area.

"Chilblains are caused by local vascular spasms and congestion due to cold and humid weather." Zhu Minghua, director of the Dermatology Department of Guangdong Provincial Second Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, suggested that more cold-resistant exercises, such as washing the face, feet, hands or cold water, can help prevent chilblains. Of course, such exercises should be carried out gradually from autumn to allow the body to have a better adaptation process.

Prevention: Wash with cold water to strengthen cold resistance training

In addition, the degree of cold water washing face, feet, hands and even cold water bath should vary from person to person. People with poor physical fitness should not be too "aggressive". Cold resistance training can mainly focus on the skin that is exposed to the outside. In cold weather, you should take solid cold protection, keep your clothes, shoes and socks clean and dry, wear gloves before going out, and apply some skin care oil on the face, hands and other parts that are prone to cold. When washing your hands, face and feet every day, you can gently rub the skin until it warms up, which effectively promotes blood circulation to prevent frostbite.

The effect of pepper ginger porridge

"If you get frostbite, don't roast it over fire or soak it in very hot water, so as to avoid burns due to loss of sensation in the frozen part." Zhu Minghua warned that it is best to massage the frozen part indoors to allow blood to flow smoothly and the temperature to return to its natural state.

She pointed out that people who are prone to frostbite are usually those with yang deficiency and qi deficiency, and poor peripheral circulation. You may want to try the following external and internal prescriptions:

Oral prescription:

10 grams of angelica, 10 grams of white peony root, 6 grams of cinnamon twig, 3 grams of asarum, 10 grams of roasted ginger, 15 grams of jujube, and 6 grams of licorice. For those with qi deficiency and fear of cold, add 30 grams of astragalus; for those with obvious local nodules, add 20 grams of Millettia reticulata; decocted in water, one dose a day, for two or three weeks.

External application:

1. Chili paste to prevent frostbite. Take appropriate amount of sharp pepper and Vaseline (usually 1:4, the amount depends on the area of ​​use). Dry the sharp pepper, grind it into fine powder, mix it with Vaseline and set aside. Apply it to the ears, face, back of hands, heels and other places prone to frostbite in severe cold seasons, especially to prevent frostbite in the previous year.

2. Chop 10 dried red peppers, soak them in 100 ml of white wine for 7 days, set aside, and apply the liquid with a cotton swab.

3. Take a piece of ginger and simmer it on the fire, cut it into slices and rub it on the affected area; or take 10 grams of ginger and 10 grams of garlic, add water and boil it, take the juice and apply it to the affected area.

4. Take three or four orange peels, 300 grams of ginger, add 2000 ml of water, boil for 30 minutes, soak and apply, and cover the affected area with the orange peel while it is still hot, 1 to 2 times a day.

5. Take a handful of fresh pine needles, boil them in water and use it to bathe the affected area 1 to 2 times a day. It will heal in 3 to 5 days.