Can I make it up in summer? There are many different sayings among the people. In fact, if it is properly supplemented in summer, it can also play a role in health care and fitness. However, Chinese medicine experts in Kang Hua Orthopedic Hospital warned that tonic should not be too drastic in summer, and should pay attention to the golden mean, that is, the commonly used "clearing tonic method". In other words, food or drugs that can not only supplement the body, but also promote fluid production to quench thirst and relieve summer heat are used to supplement the deficiency in the body. It is not appropriate to use ginseng, velvet antler, dog meat and other warm and thick flavors, and it is not appropriate to use drugs for tonic. Instead, we should eat fresh fruits and vegetables and warm and cool drugs to achieve the balance of yin and yang in the body.

Food and medicine suitable for summer tonic:

Mung beans: clearing away heat and toxic materials, diuresis and detumescence. In hot summer, drinking mung bean soup can relieve summer heat and quench thirst, and can also be used to detoxify.

Cucumber: cool and sweet. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Cucumber tastes a little bitter, because it contains a cucurbitacin, which can enhance the immune function of human body.

Watermelon: cold in nature and sweet in taste. Clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, relieving vexation and quenching thirst. Rich in fructose, glucose, malic acid, amino acids, phosphoric acid, vitamin C and other substances, it can quickly replenish a lot of water and energy lost by the human body in summer.

Luffa: Luffa is not only a good tonic in summer, but also has the effect of preventing and treating diseases.

Tomatoes: slightly cold, sweet and sour. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Tomatoes are fruits and good vegetables. They are suitable for raw food and cooked food, and can supplement vitamin C that the human body lacks.

Honeysuckle: boiling honeysuckle and chrysanthemum together can relieve summer heat, clear brain and improve eyesight. If paired with hawthorn, it can help digestion, promote blood circulation, and add honey to supplement nutrition. It is suitable for patients with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.

American ginseng: cool and tonic, it can invigorate qi and reduce fire, and promote fluid production to relieve fatigue. Excessive sweating in hot summer will consume yin and body fluids, leading to deficiency fire, fatigue, dry mouth and throat, upset, red tongue and yellow urine. Take American ginseng 1~2g, soak it in boiling water, and don't drink tea.

In addition, hot foods such as beef and mutton should be eaten less, but ducks and chickens should be eaten properly. Auricularia auricula, Lentinus edodes, mushrooms and other edible fungi have the reputation of "the meat in the meat". Tremella is not tired of nourishing yin and nourishing brain. Daylily digestion damp heat, stewed chicken, is a good choice for summer tonic.