The second is to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. In summer, the temperature is high, the summer heat is evil and people's hearts are strong. Therefore, some drugs with the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart-fire and purging fire are often used to dispel summer heat, such as chrysanthemum, mint, honeysuckle, forsythia, lotus leaf and so on.
The third is to nourish the lungs and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that according to the law of five elements, the heart is full of fire in summer, and the lung and kidney are weak, so it is necessary to pay attention to nourishing the yin of the lung and kidney. You can choose Lycium barbarum, Radix Rehmanniae, Lily, Mulberry, and drugs that use acid to collect lung qi, such as Schisandra chinensis, to prevent excessive sweating and damage body fluid.
The fourth is the treatment of winter diseases in summer. The so-called treatment of winter diseases in summer means that the human body and the outside world are full of yang in summer, and some diseases that are prone to occur in winter are treated by oral Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture and other external treatments. Frostbite in winter can be prevented if fresh sesame flowers are used to wipe the places that are prone to frostbite; Applying ointment to acupoints in winter can treat asthma and rhinitis.
Heart-protecting food
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.
The following four common heart-protecting fruits in summer can be eaten more.
Watermelon: besides vexing and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It is suitable for body fluid injury due to heat, polydipsia due to summer heat, dysuria, laryngitis and aphtha.
Cucumber: Piqing juice is crisp, tender and delicious, with a water content of about 97%, which is a good product for promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Fresh cucumber has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, and also has obvious effects on dehumidification, moistening intestines and relieving pain. People with constipation should eat more in summer.
Peach: promoting fluid production and moistening intestines, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Suitable for polydipsia, blood stasis, poor stool, unfavorable urination, fullness and other symptoms. Take two tablets every day after lunch and dinner. Pay attention to the psychological adjustment of bitter gourd: bitter gourd tastes bitter and cold, and the old melon gradually turns yellow and red, and the taste is sweet and flat. It can eliminate heat evil, relieve fatigue, clear heart and improve eyesight, and people who are tired from work can eat more.