🌿 Folk Prescriptions

I remember when I was 16, I went to work in a Northeast military farm. As a young person, I feared illness intensely because any minor discomfort made me homesick. During leisure time, I read in a book that the Yingxiang point could prevent colds. From autumn onward, every night before bed, I used my thumb joints to rub the Yingxiang point. Starting from the widest part of the nostril, I rubbed upward along the nasal bridge and back down to the nostril base—each round counted as one cycle. I typically performed over 100 cycles nightly. I continued this routine throughout my 8-year stay in the countryside and rarely caught a cold.
Based on my experience, begin rubbing the Yingxiang point before winter sets in and continue until mid-summer of the next year. If you can maintain consistency, even lifelong practice is better. The Yingxiang point lies on both sides of the widest part of the nostrils. Rubbing it during bowel movements can aid defecation; rinsing the nasal cavity with dilute salt water twice daily can help prevent rhinitis. To rinse the nasal cavity: pour dilute salt water into your hand, inhale through the nose, then expel through the mouth. Use about two cups of solution per session. When rubbing Yingxiang, apply a little moisturizer and avoid excessive force to prevent skin damage. As long as you persist daily without interruption, combined with adequate sleep and sufficient water intake, you can effectively prevent colds.