Bitter gourd: It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, stimulating appetite, improving eyesight and hearing, diuresis and cooling blood, clearing away heart fire and relieving fatigue, moistening skin, benefiting qi and strengthening yang.

Luffa: It can dispel wind and dampness, dredge meridians, cool blood and detoxify, and clear away heat and phlegm. It is often used to treat heatstroke, cough and asthma, bronchitis, mastitis, bacillary dysentery, chronic enteritis and eczema in summer.

Tomatoes: Tomatoes are sweet, sour, cool and slightly cold, which can clear away heat and toxic materials, promote fluid production to quench thirst, strengthen stomach and digestion, cool blood and calm liver, and prevent thirst and loss of appetite in summer. In addition, tomatoes are rich in carotene and vitamins A and C, which can prevent sunburn, beautify and resist aging, and treat fungi and infectious skin diseases in summer.

Cucumber: Cucumber acid in cucumber can promote human metabolism and excrete toxins. Its rich vitamin C content can whiten skin and inhibit melanin production.

Wax gourd: it can relieve summer heat and clear heat, and contains more vitamin C and potassium salt, which is beneficial to the dietotherapy and detumescence of patients with hypertension, kidney deficiency and edema. It can be used for treating cardiothoracic boredom, dysuria, lung abscess, cough and asthma, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, acute and chronic eczema, diarrhea, etc.

Other vegetables suitable for summer consumption are eggplant, celery, lettuce, asparagus, watercress, cold potato, kelp, amaranth, Chinese cabbage, water bamboo, bamboo shoots, broccoli, cabbage, sweet pepper, straw mushroom, carrot, potato and yam. It can also relieve summer heat, detoxify and relieve constipation.