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Cold Dew 寒露 · Hán Lù · ~Oct 8
✓ Reviewed by Liu Meihua, Licensed TCM Pharmacist🕐 Updated Oct 2026📄 1 classic source
AT A GLANCE
Dew turns cold — “寒露脚不露”: the ankles go into socks, and warm foot baths begin.
How the food tradition reads it
Chestnuts and Chinese yam — the warm, starchy comfort foods of deep autumn.
Tonight’s bowl
Chestnut & yam congee — chestnuts 80 g, yam 100 g, rice 60 g.
The practice of the term
A 15-minute warm foot bath before bed — the term’s own ritual.
What to watch for this term
- The year’s biggest day-night gap — the flare-up fortnight
- Cold-dryness hits lungs and gut; kidneys and swelling stir
Who feels this term most
Yang Deficiency — Cold-dew people — foot baths nightly, lower back covered
Yin Deficiency — Cool-dry is a double loss for you — moisturize inside and out
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
← Autumn Equinox · Frost Descent →
