According to 「月令」 “The Monthly Orders,” 物候 the seasonal material manifestations of 小雪 Minor Snow are:

初候 The first Qi phase: 虹藏不見 Rainbows Out of Sight;

二候 The second Qi phase: 天氣上昇，地氣下降 Heavenly Qi Ascends, Earthly Qi Descends;

三候 The third Qi phase: 閉塞而成冬 All is Shut Up and Has Reached Its Wintry End.

For the year of 壬寅 Yang Water Tiger, Wind-Wood Qi is excess in general. Shaoyang Ministerial Fire governs the first half of the year, while Jueyin Wind-Wood governs the second half of the year.  We are entering the 1st quarter of the 6th Qi phase of this year.  Currently the Host Qi is Taiyang Cold Water, and the Guest Qi is Jueyin Wind Wood.  Jueyin Wind-Wood Qi tends to make things drier, while draining Taiyang energies. People with underlying cold pathogens tend to have recurring allergic symptoms in this season.  People also tend to develop leaking diseases, heart pain, cough due to floating Yang. Progression of diseases tends to be rapid this year due to the nature of Guest Qi Jue Yin.

Appropriate treatment should focus on regulating Guest Qi Jueyin — tonify it with pungent flavor, drain it with sour flavor, and moderate it with sweet flavor. It is beneficial to mainly ingest bearded grains (wheat, oat, barley, etc.) in this season, and supplement with rice to expel Wind pathogens. Warming method is also appropriate for this season.

Please find the recipe for this season on my substack.