As the solar term with the longest sunshine time in a year, the summer solstice is a very important solar term in the theory of TCM health preservation. Professor Chi Xiaoling, director of the Department of Hepatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, pointed out that in summer solstice, we should pay attention to peace of mind and rest more, so as to adapt to the changes in the transformation of yin and yang in nature, avoid exposure to the scorching sun, be quiet and exercise less, especially avoid strenuous exercise, so as not to consume gas and hurt yin.

Diet recuperation should benefit liver and kidney, regulate stomach qi, nourish essence qi, eat more light food and nourish kidney. Drink more mung bean soup and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as mustard, amaranth, tomato, zucchini, wax gourd, loofah, watermelon, lychee, longan, watermelon, coix seed, euryale seed, yam, lily, radix Pseudostellariae and American ginseng.

In addition, fire-shaped people should prevent emotional excitement from causing hyperactivity of liver yang, while native people are prone to anorexia, constipation, jaundice and other damp-heat symptoms. In particular, they should pay attention to avoid blowing cold air after sweating to prevent cold and dampness from invading joints and forming joint inflammation and pain.

Physical characteristics: pale face, small head, long face, wide shoulders, straight back, weak body and flexible hands and feet.

Dietary care: it is advisable to give priority to nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as mustard, amaranth, tomato, watermelon, wax gourd, loofah, litchi, longan, yam, pseudostellaria heterophylla, lily, American ginseng and Schisandra chinensis.

Medicinal diet can choose "five flavors of longan ginseng tea":

5 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 5 grams of American ginseng, 5 grams of longan pulp and 20 grams of rock sugar. Washing Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis to remove impurities; Soaking and slicing American ginseng; Wash longan meat and remove impurities; The rock sugar broke into pieces. Put Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Arillus Longan, and crystal sugar crumbs into a stew, add 250 ml of clear water, put the stew on strong fire, and simmer for 25 minutes. Has the effects of invigorating qi, promoting fluid production, nourishing heart, calming nerves, and tonifying liver and kidney.

Fire man

Clearing heat and nourishing yin, eating amaranth and wax gourd.

Physical characteristics: red skin, wide back muscles, thin and sharp face, small head, well-proportioned shoulders and backs, small hands and feet, steady pace and impatience.

Diet conditioning: eat more foods that clear away heat, nourish yin and relieve summer heat, such as mung bean soup, amaranth, tomato, zucchini, wax gourd, watermelon, American ginseng, coix seed and scented tea.

Medicinal diet can choose "purslane lean broth":

50 grams of purslane, 30 grams of Euryale ferox, 200 grams of lean pork, salt and monosodium glutamate. Impurity removal, cleaning and cutting of purslane. Wash lean pork and Euryale ferox, put Portulaca oleracea, lean pork and Euryale ferox into a pot, add clear water, boil over high fire, turn to low heat for about 2 hours, add refined salt and monosodium glutamate to taste, and then boil. Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and inducing diuresis.

Terracotta Army

Jianpi Qushi porridge is the first choice.

Physical characteristics: yellow skin, round face, big head, rich shoulders, big abdomen, strong thighs to gaskin, small hands and feet, full muscles.

Diet conditioning: You can eat foods with the functions of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, such as drinking mung bean soup, eating mustard, tomatoes, wax gourd, loofah, watermelon, lychee, longan, watermelon, cogongrass rhizome, bamboo cane, water chestnut and American ginseng.

Medicinal diet can choose "porridge for promoting qi circulation and relieving bloating":

Tangerine peel 15g, areca peel 10g, white radish 150g, raw hawthorn 15g, bitter orange 9g and japonica rice 200mg. First, the dried tangerine peel, pericarpium arecae and Fructus Aurantii are boiled together to get juice, then the white radish and japonica rice are added to cook porridge, then the raw hawthorn is added to cook for a while, and a little sugar is added, which has the effects of soothing the liver, benefiting gallbladder, promoting qi circulation and relieving bloating.

Golden man

Jellyfish Qingre Shengjin Decoction

Physical characteristics: thin figure, but broad shoulders, square face, straight nose and wide mouth, thin limbs, quick movements and fair complexion.

Diet and recuperation: it is advisable to replenish qi and promote fluid production, nourish yin and relieve summer heat, and eat more light products, such as bamboo cane drink from Maogen, tomato, wax gourd, litchi, longan, watermelon, peach, coix seed, lily, adenophora, longan and so on.

Medicinal diet can choose "Tang Xue soup":

Water chestnut 30g, jellyfish 50g. Cleaning Eleocharis tuberosa, and pulverizing; Wash jellyfish and shred; Put them in a casserole, add a proper amount of water, and cook the soup for drinking. Has the effects of clearing away heat, resolving phlegm, promoting digestion and resolving food stagnation.

Water-shaped man

Spleen-invigorating and appetizing effects of tangerine peel and poria cocos

Physical characteristics: relatively fat, short, big head, wide cheeks, big abdomen, dark complexion, slightly larger waist and buttocks, short fingers, dense and black hair, afraid of cold and warm.

Diet and recuperation: based on the principle of invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness, benefiting the liver and tonifying the kidney, eat more tomatoes, lychee, longan, watermelon, pseudostellaria heterophylla, coix seed, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, Eucommia ulmoides, Achyranthes bidentata and so on.

Medicinal diet can choose "malt ginseng ling tripe soup";

500g tripe, 30g malt, 50g pseudostellaria root, 50g yam, 50g poria cocos, 6g dried tangerine peel, 6g star anise, ginger and jujube. Soak tripe, wash it, cut it into pieces, put it in a pot, add appropriate amount of water, simmer for half an hour, then add other selected materials, simmer for 2 hours, and season it. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite and benefiting gallbladder.