The Dragon Boat Festival is on June 10th,on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month(named Duan Wu). We have 3 days from June 8th to June 10th to celebrate the holiday!
What do we do in the traditional festival?
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals and one of the important Chinese folk festivals.
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The festival is famous for its dragon boat racing, in which rowing teams compete against each other on narrow boats decorated with dragons.
In addition to dragon boat races, people celebrate the festival through a variety of other activities and traditions. These may include eating traditional foods such as zongzi (rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine, and hanging sachets to ward off evil spirits.
The festival is also a day when family and friends gather to celebrate and commemorate the ancient poet and minister Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in the Miluo River to protest against government corruption. It is said that the dragon boat race originated from the activity of salvaging Qu Yuan's body from the river.
Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is a time for people to come together, enjoy traditional activities, and celebrate Chinese culture and heritage.
What are the Traditional Chinese Medicine Related to Dragon Boat Festival?
Mugwort not only has special significance during the Dragon Boat Festival, it also has important applications in traditional Chinese medicine. This article will introduce some medicinal applications related to the Dragon Boat Festival, as well as the efficacy and uses of these medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine.
First, let’s introduce wormwood. Mugwort, also known as mugwort leaf, is a common Chinese herbal medicine with pungent, bitter, warm nature and flavor, and belongs to the liver, spleen and kidney meridians. Mugwort is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, mainly for repelling insects, warming menstruation and dispersing cold, stopping bleeding, and removing dampness. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people hang mugwort on their doors, which is believed to ward off evil spirits, ward off epidemics, and keep their families safe and healthy. In traditional Chinese medicine, mugwort is also commonly used to treat cold-damp arthralgia, irregular menstruation, postpartum blood stasis and other diseases.
In addition to mugwort, Dragon Boat Festival is also closely related to some other medicinal materials. For example, calamus is a common Chinese herbal medicine with pungent, bitter, warm nature and flavor, and belongs to the liver and spleen meridians. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people wrap rice dumplings with calamus leaves, which are said to ward off evil spirits, ward off epidemics, and increase appetite. In traditional Chinese medicine, calamus is mainly used to soothe the liver and regulate qi, dispel wind and dampness, and stimulate the mind. It is often used to treat headaches, dizziness, epilepsy and other diseases.
In addition, the Dragon Boat Festival is also closely related to cinnamon, poria, dendrobium and other medicinal materials. Cinnamon is a common Chinese herbal medicine with a pungent and warm nature and flavor, and is responsible for the heart, kidney, and bladder meridians. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people cook rice dumplings with cinnamon, which is said to ward off coldness, warm the stomach and increase appetite. In traditional Chinese medicine, cinnamon is mainly used to warm the meridians, dispel cold, expel wind and dampness, regulate qi and relieve pain, etc. It is often used to treat cold paralysis, abdominal pain, low back pain and other diseases. Poria cocos is a common Chinese herbal medicine with a sweet, light, and flat nature and flavor, and is directed to the heart, spleen, and kidney meridians. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, people cook rice dumplings with Poria cocos, which is said to strengthen the spleen and stomach and increase appetite. In traditional Chinese medicine, Poria cocos is mainly used to diuretic and dampness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, calm the nerves and induce sleep, etc. It is often used to treat edema, loss of appetite, insomnia and other diseases. Dendrobium is a common Chinese herbal medicine with sweet and cool nature and flavor, and belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people cook rice dumplings with dendrobium, which is said to clear away heat and moisturize the lungs and increase appetite. In traditional Chinese medicine, dendrobium is mainly used to nourish yin and clear away heat, moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, benefit the stomach and promote fluid production, etc. It is often used to treat coughs due to lung heat, dry mouth and thirst, indigestion and other diseases.
Generally speaking, the Dragon Boat Festival is closely related to many medicinal materials. People will use some medicinal materials to cook rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival. It is said that they can ward off evil spirits, avoid epidemics, and increase appetite. These medicinal materials also have important applications in traditional Chinese medicine and have rich medicinal value. I hope everyone can enjoy delicious rice dumplings on the Dragon Boat Festival and learn more about medicinal materials, so that we can inherit and carry forward traditional Chinese culture together.
Post time: Jun-07-2024