The exam season, coupled with the hot summer days, is sultry and uncomfortable. Many people not only sweat a lot, but also feel depressed and often feel sleepy, resulting in being unable to study or work during the day, but they are too tired to sleep at night. Chinese medicine points out that summer is easy to consume "qi" and "yin" because of sweating. It is suggested that Jiawei Shengmai drink can quench thirst and boost spirits, and people can also DIY at home by themselves.

Use the "Jiawei Shengmai Drink" of Radix Codonopsis, Radix Ophiopogonis, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Radix Astragali, and Fructus Jujubae, just add three to five bowls of water, and put it in an electric cooker for decoction. (Photo courtesy of Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital) Chen Baiquan, director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, said that in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the sultry weather will cause the human body to be "deficient in both qi and yin", which is prone to fatigue, sweating, dry mouth, chest tightness, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping and other symptoms. Qi deficiency can't produce blood, and blood deficiency will aggravate qi deficiency, leading to yang deficiency in the body, and finally yin and yang deficiency in the body. Therefore, we must use nourishing Chinese medicine correctly according to the specific changes of symptoms.

A "Jiawei Shengmai Drink" made of Radix Codonopsis, Radix Ophiopogonis, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Radix Astragali and Fructus Jujubae can be boiled in a rice cooker only by adding three to five bowls of water. You can drink it as plain water on weekdays. It is recommended to drink a paste every day, which has the functions of invigorating vitality, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, refreshing and quenching thirst. This is a good summer tea.

Among them, Radix Codonopsis, Radix Astragali, and Fructus Jujubae can strengthen spleen and qi, improve temperature tolerance, and enhance physical strength. Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis can nourish yin, clear away heat and sweat, quench thirst and help sleep. However, in the case of a cold or other acute inflammatory diseases, it is not recommended.

Chen Baiquan pointed out that summer belongs to fire in the five elements of yin and yang, and the metabolism and perspiration of the human body are also the fastest. It is suggested to choose more light and digestible ingredients to help clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and at the same time, it can also regulate the heat in the body. Cucumber, wax gourd and bitter gourd can help anneal, and fruits such as watermelon, papaya, sugarcane and pear can quench thirst.

In addition, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and cassia seed can clear away heat and detoxify, while mung bean and coix seed are cool desserts for relieving summer heat. However, when eating or drinking, you should still drink slowly. It is not advisable to gulp cold drinks into your stomach, so as to avoid the imbalance between cold and heat and cause problems in gastrointestinal health.