1, lotus root

Lotus root tastes slightly sweet and crisp, belonging to the lotus family. Chinese medicine believes that it is sweet and cool, suitable for summer consumption, but also can enrich blood and promote granulation, relieve constipation and stop bleeding, promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, which can be described as the best ingredients for summer weather. Can be made into ginger lotus root, iced sweet and sour lotus root.

There is a folk custom of eating lotus root in summer in our country. As early as the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, lotus root was designated as a tribute to the imperial cuisine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that raw lotus root has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, moistening lung and removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and stopping bleeding, and can be used to treat fever, polydipsia, vomiting blood and gonorrhea. Cooked food has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and stopping diarrhea, and solidifying essence.

2. adzuki bean

Summer heat pays attention to nourishing the heart, and red beans not only benefit water and eliminate edema, but also have a good effect on nourishing the heart. Adding some red beans to your summer diet is easier for your health. Because red beans are rich in iron, they are very suitable for women with blood deficiency, and have the effect of promoting qi and enriching blood.

Be sure to choose carefully before eating red beans. You should let them choose high quality red beans. Don't buy rotten beans and bad beans. Eating spoiled red beans can easily lead to diarrhea. High-quality red beans are generally reddish, look compact and full, and the particle size is very uniform. High-quality red beans smell of beans. If it smells stinky and sour, it is a spoiled red bean.

3. Eel

"Monopterus albus fighting for summer ginseng" also implies the meaning of "treating winter diseases in summer". According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, summer is often the remission period of chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. At this time, the oral administration of Monopterus albus has the function of warming and nourishing, which can achieve the purpose of regulating viscera and improving bad constitution, and can minimize or avoid the occurrence of the above diseases in winter. Monopterus albus also plays an auxiliary role in diabetes control.

4. energy

As the saying goes, it is better to drink ginseng chicken soup than to eat radish in winter and ginger in summer and three slices of ginger in the morning. After the shallow summer, the midsummer is approaching, and many people lose their appetite. Ginger is good for food digestion and reception, and it is good for heatstroke prevention and summer vacation. In summer, people love to turn on the fan air conditioner, which is easy to cause a cold. At this time, drinking ginger juice in real time will help to drive away the cold in the body.

Some people like to peel ginger, which can't reflect the overall effect of ginger. Fresh ginger can be shredded and sliced after washing. People with excessive fire due to yin deficiency, red eyes and internal heat, or those with carbuncle, furuncle, pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes and hemorrhoids should not eat ginger for a long time.