In fact, most vegetables with obvious bitter taste are cold and cool, which is useful for heat syndrome and is suitable for clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and moistening dryness. Bitterness can stimulate the taste buds of the tongue, affect the taste nerves, increase the secretion of saliva, stimulate the secretion of gastric acid and bile, improve appetite and enhance digestion.
China people have the habit of eating bitter food since ancient times, especially vegetables, which can be eaten cold or fried as delicious food on the table.
Don't choose six kinds of bitter vegetables that you can eat often. Bitterness is not the same, but in this hot summer, they can all play the role of clearing away heart fire, cooling off summer heat and refreshing, strengthening stomach and promoting digestion. You might as well eat them often.
Bamboo shoots: sweet, bitter, slightly cold, stomach and lung meridians entered. Has the effects of nourishing yin, cooling blood, clearing stomach, moistening intestines, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, and promoting diuresis and relaxing bowels.
Bitter gourd: summer heatstroke, wind-heat toothache, red eyes and other fever, eating bitter gourd has a good relief effect.
Dandelion: Dandelion is cold, sweet and bitter, belonging to the liver and stomach meridian. Its leaves are edible, cold and fried. Dandelion is good at reducing swelling and fever, clearing liver and benefiting gallbladder. It is most suitable for the pain caused by excessive stomach heat, and patients with gastric ulcer can also eat it.
Bitter vegetables: Bitter vegetables are cold in nature and have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials and cooling blood. Young stems and leaves can be eaten raw, preferably raw, especially for friends with sore throat, carbuncle and even acute mastitis. You can add some bitter vegetables to your diet.
Green tea: Needless to say, green tea just reminds everyone that green tea is easy to soak too strongly because of its light color, which will have adverse effects on gastric acid secretion and heart.
Bitter chrysanthemum: Cold bitter chrysanthemum has almost become an appetizer in major restaurants in summer. The taste is sweet and bitter, the color is green, and it is very appetizing at first glance. It is really a rare food for clearing away heat and fire in summer, which is widely praised. No, no, doctors like bitter chrysanthemums best.
These five vegetables, together with green tea, can be eaten frequently in summer. For some friends who are not cold-tolerant, or friends who are prone to diarrhea or gastrointestinal discomfort, it is better to eat less. In fact, not only these six kinds, but also lotus plumule and lily are good food choices in summer. # Intestinal Health Month #
As for how to eat? Everyone can use their imagination and talents to make these bitter ingredients delicious.
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