End of Heat 处暑 · Chǔ Shǔ · ~Aug 23
AT A GLANCE
Heat “stops” — mornings cool, afternoons still warm, and the dryness deepens.
How the food tradition reads it
The folk custom is duck (处暑吃鸭) — the tradition’s “cool-nourishing” meat. Snow fungus and lily continue.
Tonight’s bowl
Snow fungus, yam & lotus seed sweet soup — fungus 50 g, yam 100 g, seeds 30 g, lily 20 g, slow-simmered.
The practice of the term
A light layer for the morning chill; noon is still summer.
What to watch for this term
- Dryness enters — throat, skin, and stool feel it first
- The lungs’ season opens
Who feels this term most
Yin Deficiency — Dryness hunts your fluids — pear, lily, white fungus daily
Qi Stagnation — The autumn sag begins early for you — light, movement, sunlight
Watching a pattern is not a diagnosis — flare-ups and chronic conditions belong with a professional.
The season’s anchor
“The three months of autumn are called the leveling… sleep early, rise with the chickens.” — Suwen, On Nurturing Life by the Four Seasons
The cycle continues
← Start of Autumn · White Dew →
