Learn about the wind and how to handle when being hit by the wind

Winning the wind in the common sense according to Vietnamese folk means being "poisoned by wind" into the body, causing one or more symptoms such as fatigue, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hand aches foot etc.

In folk conception, only silver can treat the wind. So what is the western concept of wind? Let's find out about this issue.

The phenomenon of "hit the wind" that folk often refer to, in the usual sense is synonymous with the feeling in Western medicine, and the Eastern medicine is called the "temperament". The cause of the wind is because one of the weather factors such as sun, wind, cold, frost, rain . impact on the body suddenly causing cold air to penetrate into the body through pores and sugar. Respiratory.

People are more susceptible to wind damage than others

1. Old person.
2. Children.
3. People who are treating .

When did the wind hit?

1. When the weather is sunny, windy, cold, frost, rain . (the body does not adapt enough to get sick).
2. When the weather changes erratically, from hot to cold, from cold to hot .
3. When delivery season (spring to summer, autumn to winter .).

Symptoms when being hit by the wind

1. Feeling the chills of the neck, back, arms, legs.
2. Headache, dizziness, runny nose, vomiting.
3. Abdominal pain, diarrhea.
4. Severe condition can coma, limb stiffness .

Winning the wind without timely treatment will result in low sequelae, low numbness, loss of resistance .

How to handle when being hit by the wind

In western medicine

1. When the patient is hit by the wind, doctors often prescribe cold medicine (paracetamol, paradol .).
2. Also supplemented with vitamin C to enhance the body's resistance.

Drinking ginger tea, shaving wind, smoking cupping . is the treatment method when being hit by the wind.

In oriental medicine

1. Using the wind shave method (neck, abdomen, back, legs, arms, suction). However, do not use this method for high blood pressure, pregnant women .
2. Drink ginger tea, drink freshly crushed ginger juice (to warm the body).
3. Warm up the soles of the feet.
4. For the unconscious person, it is necessary to impact on the central point (located just below the root of the nose) in the upper third position of the central groove to help the patient regain consciousness.
5. Place the patient on the lower end of the leg (to increase the amount of blood that nourishes the brain), put the head down to the side (avoid losing the tongue or inhale the vomit into the lungs), cover the warm blanket, avoid drafts.
6. Smell the essential oil, rub oil into the central acupuncture point .
7. When awake patients can fully eat onion and perilla porridge to warm the body.

Note: In case the patient does not wake up, immediately take it to the medical facility for treatment.

Epilogue

Windfall often occurs when the weather changes, seasons . For people who are treating illnesses, the elderly, children due to weak resistance should often be hit by the wind than other normal people.

Therefore, in order to limit being hit by the wind, we need to supplement nutrition to increase the body's resistance. Cold days before going to the street should wear a hat to cover the ears, put a scarf to avoid the wind flowing into the ears, neck, keeping the feet warm. When sitting in an air-conditioned room, avoid cold air coming from the back. Regularly moving shoulders, nape, neck to circulate blood. When waking up, stay in bed for 5 minutes to fully awake before getting off the bed . In addition, it is necessary to strengthen the sport to increase the strength to resist the body.