The arrival of the summer solar term means the beginning of summer and the temperature continues to rise. At the same time, when the summer solar terms enter the rainy season, the human body is vulnerable to the invasion of heat and humidity, causing discomfort and even illness, and mentally vulnerable to the influence of heat and humidity, resulting in irritability and other emotions. Chen Min, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that during the summer, we should pay attention to strengthening the spleen and nourishing the heart, regulating emotions, and making corresponding adjustments from various aspects such as diet and daily life, so as to prevent heatstroke and cool down and ensure good health.
In summer, when the weather is hot, it is easy to get upset and tired. Therefore, summer health care should be based on nourishing the heart, paying attention to caring for the heart and being calm. If you lose your temper again in hot weather, it will add fuel to the fire and various diseases will come to you.
Midsummer is the season with frequent digestive tract diseases, and the solar terms in summer are just around early summer. Therefore, we should pay attention to clearing away heat and summer heat in diet, and change the bad habits of improper diet and partial eclipse. Diet should be moderate, light, clear summer heat, diuresis and nutrition. Eat more seasonal fruits and vegetables. Cold is not suitable for overeating. At the same time, quit smoking and limit alcohol, and don't overeat. It is advisable to eat more soup or porridge cooked with lotus leaves, Smilax glabra, lentils, Coix seed, Polyporus, Alisma orientalis and other materials, and eat more fruits and vegetables such as watermelon, cucumber, loofah and wax gourd.
Summer is a good time to eat eel. There is a folk saying that "summer is the supplement, eel comes first" and "eel competes for summer ginseng". Monopterus albus is warm and sweet, and has the functions of tonifying the middle warmer, liver and spleen, eliminating rheumatism and strengthening bones and muscles. The most common are stews and stews. Stewed soup can give full play to the effect of dietotherapy, and if it can be matched with corresponding dishes, the effect of nourishing and keeping in good health is better. Eating with carrots can improve eyesight; Winter melon stew can relieve rheumatoid arthritis; Stewed with pig's trotters and beef tendon, the effect of strengthening bones and muscles is more prominent.
When the temperature rises in summer, mosquitoes breed, so it is advisable to keep the room clean and the temperature is appropriate. Indoor doors and windows should be opened sooner or later, pay attention to ventilation. A suitable home environment at room temperature is particularly important for human health. Although air conditioning can quickly reduce the room temperature, excessive use of air conditioning and excessive temperature difference between indoor and outdoor are not conducive to human health. In the hot season, we should always clean the room, make the layout as neat and lively as possible, reduce the accumulation of sundries, and contribute to the circulation of indoor air.
The summer climate is hot, the human body is full of yang and the energy consumption is high. At this time, we should follow the principle of "less movement and more quietness" to avoid excessive leakage of yang. Work and rest regularly every day. In addition to ensuring adequate sleep, we should also pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Be sure to master the intensity during exercise to avoid sweating after exercise.
There is often a saying that "winter diseases are treated in summer" in TCM health care. For those chronic diseases that attack in winter, such as chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma, summer is the best treatment opportunity. Around the time of long summer, the human body's yang rose, the metabolic capacity reached its peak, and the drug utilization rate also increased, so Chinese medicine practitioners had the habit of taking medicine in dog days. In short, it is advisable to exercise less and be quiet in summer, and maintain a calm mind and emotional stability; Work and rest should be regular and sleep should be adequate; Eat more fruits and vegetables that clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and drink more soup or porridge; Appropriate exercise, according to the actual situation, can choose the application of Chinese medicine in winter disease and summer treatment for conditioning.
Summer heatstroke herbal tea
In the hot summer, have a cup of heatstroke prevention herbal tea to quench your thirst and keep healthy. Xu Yi, director of pharmacy department of Shanghai Transocean Hospital, recommended the following homemade herbal teas.
Lotus leaf herbal tea
Ingredients: half a lotus leaf, talc, atractylodes macrocephala each10g, licorice 6g, and proper amount of water.
Production method: Tear half a lotus leaf into pieces, put it into water with talc, Atractylodes macrocephala and Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, boil for about 20 minutes, remove residue to get juice, add a little sugar, stir well, and drink after cooling.
Efficacy: it can prevent heatstroke and cool down.
Yinju Houttuynia herb tea
Ingredients: Flos Lonicerae, Flos Chrysanthemi and Herba Houttuyniae 3-5g each, or Flos Lonicerae, Flos Chrysanthemi, Prunellae Spica and Folium Mori 3-5g each.
Method of production: add appropriate amount of water, cook for about 5 minutes, remove residue and take juice.
Efficacy: It has the effect of dispersing wind and heat, and can relieve symptoms such as fever and headache, stuffy nose and runny nose, sore throat, red eyes and photophobia caused by hot weather.
Hawthorn honeysuckle herbal tea
Raw materials: 9 grams of hawthorn, honeysuckle, dried tangerine peel, scutellaria baicalensis, platycodon grandiflorum, Scrophularia root and pollen, 0/00g of sugar and 0/0g of green tea.
Production method: soak in appropriate amount of boiling water for half an hour before drinking.
Efficacy: This tea can not only prevent heatstroke and relieve fever, but also treat dizziness, loss of appetite and other premonitory symptoms of heatstroke.
Yinjucha
Ingredients: 3g of honeysuckle, 3g of chrysanthemum, 3g of wormwood and 2g of raw licorice.
Method of making: Boil in boiling water. Drink tea every day.
Efficacy: it has the effects of cooling and relieving summer heat, clearing away heat and toxic materials; On the basis of replenishing water, preventing heatstroke and clearing heat, it is suitable for people who are prone to sore throat, acne and furuncle.
Watermelon skin herbal tea
Raw materials: appropriate amount of watermelon peel and sugar.
Production method: Wash and chop the melon peel and green peel, remove the residue to get juice, and then add a little sugar and stir well.
Efficacy: It has the functions of clearing heat, diuresis and detoxification.
Lan Xiang herbal tea
Ingredients: 9 grams of Pogostemon, 9 grams of Eupatorium odoratum and 6 grams of tea.
Production method: soak 5min 500ml boiling water, cover the lid for 5 minutes, and then add ice cubes to cool down and drink.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and expelling wind, clearing away heat and eliminating dampness, stimulating appetite and stopping vomiting.
Peach leaf tea for relieving summer heat
Ingredients: 50 grams of peach leaves.
How to make it: Add 500ml of water and fry it in a small bowl. It can be drunk after cooling.
Efficacy: clearing away heat and toxic materials, diminishing inflammation and relieving itching, suitable for patients with dermatoses.
Cassia seed herbal tea
Ingredients: cassia seed1530g (fried yellow), mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum each10g.
Production method: decoct in water to get juice, and cool the tea.
Efficacy: It has the effects of expelling wind and dissipating heat, clearing away liver heat, improving eyesight, reducing blood fat, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels, and is suitable for people with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, and can also prevent heatstroke.