"heat is generated in the south, and fire is made by heat",
"The heart is connected with the summer air"
"Nourish liver in spring, heart in summer, lung in autumn and kidney in winter"
Summer belongs to fire, and the internal heat leads to the heart. The weather is very hot in summer, and the heart of the body is strong, which is easy to cause anxiety. Suitable for drinking more soup to clear fire and nourish heart.
The secret of clearing fire and nourishing heart in summer: eat nourishing melon and drink nourishing soup.
Bitter gourd and soybean sparerib soup
This is a classic health soup in summer. Bitter gourd has the effects of clearing away heat, improving eyesight, invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, relieving summer heat and preventing diseases. Its vitamin C content is 56 mg/100 g, which is more than 10 times that of towel gourd and pumpkin, and it is also a high-potassium vegetable. Soybean is rich in protein, B vitamins, vitamin E and so on. , can accelerate human metabolism, but also rich in phosphorus, can regulate the brain, enhance intelligence. Sparerib is not only nutritious, but also contains a lot of calcium phosphate, collagen, bone mucin and so on, which has a good calcium supplement effect.
Ingredients: 500 grams of ribs, 200 grams of soybeans, 600 grams of bitter gourd, and appropriate amount of ginger.
Practice: soak soybeans in water one night in advance, cut bitter gourd into sections for later use, put ribs, ginger and soybeans in a clay pot, add appropriate amount of water, and then drop a little vinegar. Boil it with high fire, then simmer for 40 minutes, then add bitter gourd for 20 minutes, and add a little salt.
Fish head soup with loofah and tofu
Luffa has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, cooling blood and detoxicating, relaxing bowels, expelling wind and resolving phlegm, dredging channels and collaterals, and promoting blood circulation and lactation. Luffa is rich in vitamin B 1 for preventing skin aging and vitamin C for whitening skin, which can protect skin, eliminate plaque and make skin white and tender. Tofu contains a lot of calcium, while fish contains vitamin D. Eating together can improve the absorption rate of calcium. This soup clears away heat and purges fire, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production.
Ingredients: 500g loofah, fresh fish 1 head, 4 pieces of tofu and 3 pieces of ginger.
Practice: the loofah goes to the corner edge, washed and cut into corners; Wash the fish head, cut both sides, fry until cooked, and wash the tofu with water. Put the fish head and ginger in the pot, add appropriate amount of boiling water, and cook for 10 minute. Add tofu and loofah, and cook for 15 minute with slow fire.
Wu Mei Maidong Decoction
In summer, the yang is strong and the heart yin is easy to consume, so we should pay attention to nourishing the heart yin. Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin, clears away heat, moistens the lungs and relieves cough, clears the heart and relieves annoyance, and benefits the stomach and produces fluid; Mume tastes sour and flat, and is good at promoting fluid production to stop polydipsia; Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae regulates qi and strengthens spleen, and eliminates dampness and phlegm. This soup produces fluid to relieve annoyance, regulates qi and dries dampness.
Materials: Mume 1 tablet, Ophiopogon japonicus 10g, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae 1g, and appropriate amount of rock sugar (1g).
Practice: Put ebony, Ophiopogon japonicus and dried tangerine peel into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, cook for 30 minutes on high fire, and add appropriate amount of rock sugar to melt before drinking. You can also cook the soup and let it cool, and add some honey to drink it cold.
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Author: Du Jieying, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangdong Pharmaceutical Society.