Grain rain, one of the 24 solar terms, is a solar term in spring. At this time everything grows in the world. That means yangqi, which is named in Chinese medicine, grows bloomly. This yangqi can be also called external fire of nature. And external fire, which caused by all growing things, can lead inner fire grows inside our body. Inner fire often comes to liver, which is “an irritable organ” of our body. That liver fire will lead to many symptoms in spring, such as nasal cavity, gum, respiratory tract or skin hemorrhage, and headache, dizzy, conjunctival congestion and other eye trouble. All these above are so called inner fire in spring.
There is an old saying in China: put more clothes in spring and less clothes in autum. But the fact is, putting more is not limitless. If air temperature is above 15 degree Centigrade, that saying is out of useness. Though it is spring, we still need put off some clothes to keep cool. If we not, more clothes will lead to inner fire of spring, and we will feel uncomfortable.
In spring we can eat some food to reduce inner fire. We can eat some spicy food, which can move away fire into the sky. This kind of food includes shallot and caraway.
Moreover, we should know how to accommodate our mood. Keep ourselves happy everyday, and be aware of anger and such bad temper like that.
