What traditional Chinese medicine does summer tonic take?
1, American ginseng
American ginseng is a tonic commonly used in summer, which is cool and sweet. Drinking in water can enhance vitality, reduce deficiency fire, promote body fluid production and relieve fatigue, so it is very suitable for drinking in hot summer. It is most suitable for people with deficiency of both qi and yin and excessive heat, and is characterized by being neither hot nor dry. Anyone who is not suitable for ginseng and hot tonic can use American ginseng.
Before breakfast or after dinner, take 2~3 grams of American ginseng slices in your mouth and chew them carefully. Or take 3 grams of sliced American ginseng or ginseng beard, brew it with boiling water, keep it stuffy for about 5 minutes, drink it repeatedly when tea is frequent, and then chew the sliced American ginseng or ginseng beard.
2. Pseudostellaria heterophylla
Pseudostellaria heterophylla, often used in soup, has a good effect on relieving spleen deficiency, anorexia, mental fatigue, palpitation and spontaneous sweating, cough due to lung deficiency, thirst due to fluid deficiency and so on. The effect of Radix Pseudostellariae on invigorating qi and promoting fluid production is weaker than that of Ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula and Panax quinquefolium, but its medicinal properties are very stable and its side effects are much smaller than those of the above ginseng, so it is suitable for people who are weak and can't stand it.
If people with weak spleen and stomach take tonic for the first time, it is safer to use Radix Pseudostellariae. For those patients with deficiency syndrome, summer tonic is easy to "get angry", so it is advisable to use Radix Pseudostellariae to strengthen the body; For people with deficiency of both qi and yin and high blood pressure, eating Radix Pseudostellariae can not only improve symptoms, but also avoid the risk of rising blood pressure after taking ginseng. Young adults and children can also take Pseudostellaria heterophylla, which is not suspected of causing precocious puberty.
3. Astragalus membranaceus
In hot summer, many people will feel weak because of excessive sweating and physical fatigue, and some people will also have cold symptoms such as sore throat and cough. At this time, they can eat some astragalus to replenish qi. According to medical records, Astragalus membranaceus is sweet and slightly warm, which has the effects of invigorating qi, consolidating exterior, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, supporting toxin and promoting granulation.
After washing Astragalus membranaceus, soaking it in boiling water is the simplest treatment, and it can also be decocted in water. Another simple way is to drink astragalus porridge. When making astragalus porridge, we should pay attention to the fact that astragalus itself is inedible. It is necessary to boil Astragalus membranaceus into medicinal juice through the method of "three frying and three boiling" in traditional Chinese medicine, and use this medicinal juice to increase rice porridge.
4. Chinese yam
In summer, the spleen and stomach are weak and the human body consumes a lot. Yam has the nourishing effects of tonifying middle energizer, strengthening tendons and strengthening spleen, benefiting qi without stagnation, and can well regulate the function of spleen and stomach. Compendium of Materia Medica records that yam can benefit kidney qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea, resolve phlegm and promote fluid production; Li Xiuyuan, a physician in Qing Dynasty, said that yam can tonify kidney and replenish essence. Medicinal Materia Medica holds that yam can make up for five strains and seven injuries, and cool wind can soothe the nerves.
Yam is a tonic medicine, which has the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and is especially suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to eat before tonic. It is a good choice to cook 20 grams of yam, jujube and rice (half of japonica rice and half of glutinous rice) into porridge.
5. Lotus seeds
In summer, people's stomachs are weak and prone to diarrhea, and lotus seeds are just table helpers for strengthening the spleen and stomach. Lotus seeds can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves. Eating them in summer is good for nourishing the heart. If you are not afraid of suffering, you can not go to the lotus plumule, so that you can clear your heart and reduce fire, and cooperate with other nourishing herbs to achieve the overall goal of harmonizing the five internal organs.
The common practice is to use Euryale ferox and lotus leaves to make lotus seed porridge, which has a better effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach. Lotus seed calms the heart and calms the nerves, tremella sleeps and strengthens the stomach, making lotus seed tremella soup, which tastes fragrant and is also the best choice for people who are prone to insomnia in summer. White lotus seeds taste fragrant and glutinous, and lotus seeds are cold and astringent. The elderly and infirm are not easy to eat more because of yin deficiency and internal heat.
6.gorgon fruit
In summer, many people are greedy and easy to hurt their spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Euryale ferox is the most beneficial to the spleen and stomach. At this time, it is best to eat some sweets or porridge made from Euryale ferox. Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica records that Euryale ferox "tonifies middle energizer, eliminates violent diseases, and benefits essence", which is considered to have a good effect of tonifying kidney, replenishing essence and collecting. "Materia Medica from the New" also said: "Euryale ferox tonifies the spleen and kidney, helps qi and astringent essence, and treats wet dream's nocturnal emission."
Euryale ferox is divided into raw and fried. Nourishing kidney is the main way to produce Euryale ferox, and invigorating spleen and appetizing is the main way to stir-fry Euryale ferox. The best collocation of Euryale ferox is tremella, lotus seeds, yam, white lentils and so on. Rock sugar, white fungus and Euryale ferox are very well stewed. Eat Euryale ferox slowly, don't eat too much at a time.
7. Ophiopogon japonicus
Ophiopogon japonicus, also known as Ophiopogon japonicus and Ophiopogon japonicus. , is blindly Chinese medicine, slightly cold, slightly bitter taste. It can nourish yin, promote fluid production, moisten lung and clear heart, and is mainly used for treating lung dryness and dry cough, cough due to yin deficiency, throat obstruction, sore throat, body fluid injury and thirst, internal heat and thirst, vexation and insomnia, intestinal dryness and constipation. It is most suitable for people with heat disturbance, injury of qi and yin, and deficiency of heart yin. It can nourish heart yin and stomach yin, eliminate dryness and heat, and relieve symptoms such as dry mouth, upset and insomnia.
But it should be noted that clinical use of Ophiopogon japonicus as a tonic should pay attention to syndrome differentiation. Improper use of Ophiopogon japonicus will lead to dampness and phlegm, and there will be adverse reactions such as excessive phlegm and loss of appetite, which requires the right medicine.
8.medlar
Lycium barbarum has many health functions. First of all, Lycium barbarum is rich in carotene, vitamins A 1, B 1, B2, C, calcium, iron and other nutrients necessary for healthy eyes, so it is commonly known as "eyesight improvement". Chinese wolfberry is often used by doctors in past dynasties to treat blurred vision and night blindness caused by liver blood deficiency and kidney yin deficiency.
Lycium barbarum can be soaked in water or eaten raw in summer, but it is not suitable for compatibility with warming tonics (such as longan, red ginseng and jujube). ), and should not be soaked in yellow wine or white wine to make medicinal liquor. If you soak in water, it is better to soak in water in the afternoon as tea, and you can also add chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, hawthorn and honey to improve your health and help you sleep.
9. Echinacea
According to Chinese medicine, Pogostemon fragrans is "fragrant in gas and good in stomach gas, so as to regulate middle energizer, treat vomiting and cholera, and eliminate filth and annoyance." If the spleen and stomach are not in harmony, it can help the stomach enter the diet, and has the effect of invigorating spleen, appetizing and relieving summer heat. It can be used for treating dampness, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, chest distress, cold-dampness and summer heat.
Boiling porridge or making tea with Pogostemon cablin in summer is effective for disharmony between spleen and stomach and loss of appetite. Soaking a cup of Huoxiang Lanpei tea at work can not only enjoy the fresh and fragrant taste, but also play a role in relieving summer heat.
10, chrysanthemum
Drinking chrysanthemum tea in summer is also a good choice, and chrysanthemum also has the function of reducing fire and improving eyesight, which is more suitable for drinking in high temperature weather in summer. Especially for some people who have been facing computers for a long time, the eyesight-improving function of chrysanthemum can also alleviate the eye fatigue of computer users and effectively prevent radiation.
Chrysanthemum can be divided into Huang Juhua and White Chrysanthemum. Huang Juhua is good at evacuating and clearing diarrhea, and White Chrysanthemum has a strong function of nourishing liver and yin. Take 5 ~ 6 chrysanthemums and take them with boiling water for dizziness, headache, red eyes and swelling and pain caused by wind-cold and excessive liver fire.
A complete collection of commonly used Chinese medicines in summer
First, summer medicine
1, mint: pungent and cool in nature, with the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat and clearing the head. This medicine can be used to treat summer colds.
2, chrysanthemum: bitter, slightly cold, with the effect of dispelling wind and clearing heat, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, eliminating furuncle and disinfection. White chrysanthemums can be used to make tea.
3. Pueraria lobata: sweet, pungent and flat. Function of rising yang and relieving exterior syndrome, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
4, gypsum: pungent, sweet, cold, clearing heat and purging fire, in addition to annoying and quenching thirst. This product has a strong effect of clearing heat and purging fire, and is good at clearing qi and dividing excess heat. It can be used for symptoms of excess heat such as fever, lung and stomach fever, high fever, polydipsia, irritability and dizziness, and pulse sinking.
5, Lophatherum Bambusae: pungent, light, sweet, cold, the function is annoying. This product is good at clearing the heart and stomach to relieve restlessness, and is suitable for fever, restlessness and sores on the mouth and tongue.
6, reed root: sweet and cold, clearing lung and stomach heat, stopping vomiting and relieving annoyance.
7, honeysuckle: sweet and cold, with the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. This product is used for exogenous wind-heat or wind-heat at the beginning of epidemic febrile disease, and is also good at relieving summer furuncle.
8. Folium Isatidis: Bitter and cold, it has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and removing spots.
9. Viola yedoensis: Bitter, pungent and cold, it has the function of clearing away heat and toxic materials.
10, dandelion: it is bitter and cold, and it has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Use it to treat boils.
Second, summer-heat and dehumidification drugs.
1, Pogostemon cablin: pungent in nature, slightly warm. Function to stop vomiting, fragrant to eliminate dampness, relieve summer heat and eliminate turbidity. It can be used for treating summer dampness, dampness, stagnation of triple energizer, fever, lassitude, abdominal distension, constipation or vomiting and diarrhea.
2, Perrin: pungent, flat, functional warming spleen, clearing summer heat and turbidity.
3, talc: sweet and cold, with diuretic and stranguria, clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Treat heatstroke, damp heat, and bad stool.
4, Coix seed: sweet, light, slightly cold, functional diuresis and dampness, spleen and diarrhea and heat.
5, papaya: sour, warm, functional and stomach dampness, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals.
Third, tonic.
1, American ginseng: bitter in nature, sweet and cool, it has the functions of nourishing lung, reducing fire, nourishing stomach and promoting fluid production. The taste is bitter and cool, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. Cold can reduce fire and heat, and summer heat can damage yin, so this product can clear away heat and nourish yin, calm the heart and soothe the nerves.
2, medlar: sweet and flat, nourishing liver and kidney, benefiting smart days. This product is a medicine for calming liver and tonifying kidney. If kidney is damaged by summer heat, this product should be supplemented.
3. Astragalus membranaceus: sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature, and has the functions of benefiting qi and rising yang, consolidating exterior and stopping sweating, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, helping poison and expelling pus. Astragalus membranaceus should be eaten raw in summer, and summer heat is harmful to qi. It can be supplemented by Astragalus membranaceus, which can strengthen the exterior and stop sweating, help poison out, promote diuresis and expel heat.
4, Atractylodes macrocephala: bitter, sweet, warm, functional spleen and qi, diuresis, sweating, spleen and diarrhea, appetizing.