Pay attention to nourishing the heart. Summer is the high incidence of heart disease. Chinese medicine believes that the yang of the heart is the most vigorous in summer, so we should pay more attention to the health care of the heart in summer.
Summer health care focuses on mental adjustment, maintaining a happy and stable mood, and avoiding great sadness and joy, so as not to add fuel to the fire. Peace of mind and calm yourself can achieve the purpose of health preservation.
In summer, there are poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, jujube, lotus seeds, lilies, bamboo leaves and arborvitae seeds, all of which can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves. In terms of diet, we should eat more millet, corn, beans, fish, onions, potatoes, wax gourd, bitter gourd, celery, asparagus, pumpkin, bananas and apples. And eat less animal viscera, egg yolk, fat, roe, shrimp, etc. Eat less salty food, such as salted fish and pickles.
Xishantang, according to the characteristics of summer solar terms and the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, uses Chinese herbal medicines with the same origin of medicine and food. After 8 hours of moderate and low temperature, it makes Ophiopogon japonicus and Lotus Seed Qingxin Decoction, which is very suitable for health preservation in summer.
Component action
Lotus seeds: clearing heat and reducing fire, promoting sleep; Ophiopogon japonicus nourishes yin and produces body fluid, moistening lung and clearing heart;
Codonopsis pilosula: promoting fluid production to quench thirst, tonifying middle energizer and benefiting qi; Yuzhu produces fluid to quench thirst and reduce heart fire;
Pueraria lobata: relieving exterior syndrome, clearing away heat and regulating body temperature.
Therefore, the soup has the effects of clearing away heat, clearing away heart fire, relieving restlessness, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and helping sleep. Very suitable for drinking in summer.