Frost's Descent Hits 32.3 Degrees as Chinese Medicine Practitioners Say This Year Is 'Heat Dryness'
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On Frost's Descent 2026, the Hong Kong Observatory recorded 32.3 degrees, the hottest Frost's Descent on record. Hong Kong Economic Times Life reports that Chinese medicine practitioners believe this year's health regimen should shift from 'cool dryness' to 'heat dryness'. People with a hot constitution should use gentle, moistening combinations such as glehnia root, Solomon's seal rhizome and dwarf lilyturf tuber; those with a cold constitution should warm and moisten while strengthening the spleen, and should not follow the trend of drinking glehnia root and Solomon's seal rhizome. The report also says honey must be dissolved in warm water to take effect by warming the centre, and is contraindicated for those with cold-damp constitution and diarrhoea.
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- 香港經濟日報·生活Frost's Descent Hits Record 32.3 Degrees as Chinese Medicine Practitioners Warn This Year Is 'Heat-Dryness' and Caution Against Indiscriminate Warming Tonics
The Hong Kong Observatory recorded 32.3 degrees on Frost's Descent this year, the hottest Frost's Descent on record, with the health-preservation approach shifting from 'cool-dryness' to 'heat-dryness'. People with a heat constitution should use gentle, moistening combinations such as glehnia root, Solomon's seal rhizome and dwarf lilyturf tuber, while those with a cold constitution should use warm, moistening ingredients to strengthen the spleen, and should not follow the trend of drinking glehnia root and Solomon's seal rhizome. Honey must be dissolved in warm water to obtain the effect of cooked use warming the centre, and those with cold-dampness constitution and diarrhoea should avoid it.
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