1, tomato

Tomatoes are sweet and sour, nutritious, sweet and slightly cold. They enter the liver, spleen and stomach meridians, and have the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Eating tomatoes in hot weather can relieve summer heat, stimulate appetite and help digestion. In addition, according to nutrition experts, there is another important reason to eat more tomatoes in summer-sun protection. Because tomatoes are rich in antioxidant lycopene, daily intake of 15 mg of lycopene can reduce the risk of sunburn by 40%.

2, loofah

Luffa originated in India and belongs to Luffa of Cucurbitaceae. As an annual climbing herb, it is widely cultivated in South China, Central China, East China and Southwest China. It is one of the main vegetables in summer. Suitable for young melons to stir-fry and make soup. Mature melon fiber is developed and can be used as medicine. It is called towel gourd, which has the effects of regulating menstruation, eliminating dampness and treating dysentery. Luffa is sweet, cold and non-toxic. Main efficacy: In addition to clearing away heat and moistening intestines, it is mainly used to treat acne and breast milk. People with internal cold, diarrhea and irregular menstruation, women with excessive phlegm, asthma and cough, and postpartum milk obstruction are all suitable to eat more loofah.

Luffa should not be eaten raw, but can be cooked and taken in soup. Luffa is rich in juice, so it should be cut and cooked now to avoid the loss of nutrition with the juice. When cooking loofah, we should pay attention to keep it as light as possible, use less oil, and use monosodium glutamate or pepper to enhance the taste, so as to show the characteristics of loofah, which is fragrant, tender and refreshing. Luffa is sweet, so it is not advisable to add soy sauce, bean paste and other heavy sauces when cooking, so as not to grab the taste.

3. Cauliflower

Broccoli is a very popular vegetable. Delicious taste, rich nutrition and high medicinal value. Its vitamin C content is very rich, much higher than that of pepper. It also has anticancer effect, and its effect has been recognized by people all over the world. The average nutritional value and disease prevention effect of broccoli far exceed other vegetables, ranking first.

Broccoli is rich in nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamin C and carotene. According to the analysis, every 100g of fresh broccoli contains 3.5g-4.5g of protein, which is three times that of broccoli and four times that of tomato. In addition, the mineral composition of broccoli is more comprehensive than other vegetables, and the content of calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc and manganese is very rich, which is much higher than that of cruciferous cabbage. Broccoli is one of the must-eat vegetables in summer.

4, mung bean sprouts

In hot summer, cooking mung bean sprouts can clear away heat and toxic materials, induce diuresis and remove dampness. At the same time, mung bean sprouts are low in calories, but high in water and cellulose, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and have a laxative effect. It is recognized as a good slimming product in summer, a healthy vegetable for constipation patients, and also has good dietotherapy value for patients with esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and rectal cancer.

5. Pumpkin

Eat more pumpkins in summer. Pumpkin is warm and sweet, and enters the spleen and stomach. Has the effects of invigorating middle warmer, invigorating qi, diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, eliminating phlegm, expelling pus, detoxicating, killing insects, soothing the liver, regulating qi, nourishing liver and blood, and preventing miscarriage. Pumpkin contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients, and is rich in nutrition.

6.wax gourd

Wax gourd is one of the most commonly used melons and vegetables in midsummer. It is sweet, thick and rich in water. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the functions of eliminating summer heat and dampness, nourishing gastric juice, clearing filth, eliminating carbuncle, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. Can be used for treating summer heat, thirst, phlegm-heat cough and asthma, edema, beriberi, acne, facial pigmentation, proctoptosis, hemorrhoid, etc. , but also hangover. In addition, the skin of winter melon can induce diuresis, and the seeds of winter melon can strengthen the spleen and nourish the skin, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.

Trigonella foenum-graecum in wax gourd can promote human metabolism, and its rich propanol diacid can effectively control the conversion from sugar to fat, prevent the accumulation of fat in the body and consume excess fat, which has a good effect on preventing and treating hypertension and atherosclerosis and promoting weight loss.

Sweet, slightly cold. It can clear heat and cool blood, induce diuresis and remove dampness, and detoxify. For epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis, hematochezia, hemorrhoid bleeding and hematuria caused by blood heat; Women are hot in the shower, have trouble urinating, or have wet and hot leucorrhea; Mild poisoning of wild bacteria, as well as sores, eczema and snake bites.

7.water spinach

Rich in crude cellulose, it is composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, mucus, pectin, etc. It has the functions of promoting intestinal peristalsis, relaxing bowels and expelling toxins. Water spinach is cool, and vegetable juice can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus, which can prevent infection. Therefore, regular consumption in summer can prevent heatstroke and reduce fever, cool blood and detoxify, and prevent dysentery.