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Greater Snow 大雪 · Dà Xuě · ~Dec 7
✓ Reviewed by Liu Meihua, Licensed TCM Pharmacist🕐 Updated Oct 2026📄 1 classic source
AT A GLANCE
Deep storing: the tradition favors rich, warm, slow-cooked pots.
How the food tradition reads it
Longan and red dates return; lamb stews continue from Lidong.
Tonight’s bowl
Longan & red date tea, doubled: longan 15 g, dates 6, ginger 2 slices.
The practice of the term
Heavier blankets, warmer socks — protecting yang at the feet and lower back.
What to watch for this term
- Neck, shoulders, joints — the cold hunts the corners
- The tonifying window opens — “nourish at Daxue, tiger-strong by spring”
Who feels this term most
Yang Deficiency — Your tonifying season — danggui lamb, longan, ginger
Blood Stasis — Cold congeals — warm, move, and never sit long in the chill
Watching a pattern is not a diagnosis — flare-ups and chronic conditions belong with a professional.
The season’s anchor
“The three months of winter are called the storing… sleep early, rise late, wait for the sun.” — Suwen, On Nurturing Life by the Four Seasons
The cycle continues
← Lesser Snow · Winter Solstice →
