Is the heat the last day?
The heat is over
Summer is not the end. Summer is on August 23rd, and the last day of this year is August 20th. Summer didn't end until three days later.
What is the solar term of summer heat?
Being in the heat is "out of the heat", that is, out of the heat. It is the14th solar term in the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar. The node time is around August 23rd in Gregorian calendar, and the sun reaches longitude 150.
Summer is a solar term reflecting the temperature change. "Twenty-four solar terms" said: "Go, go, the heat is over." "Chu" means termination, which means that the summer heat is about to pass, and the summer heat will end on this day, except in South China and Southwest China; The rainy season is coming to an end in most parts of China, and the precipitation is gradually decreasing. Especially in North China, Northeast China and Northwest China, we must pay close attention to water storage and moisture conservation. If there is drought during autumn sowing, the sowing date of winter crops will be postponed.
The heat is over
What to eat for health in summer?
honey
In summer and solar terms, the weather is still dry and windy, autumn dryness invades the human body unconsciously, and dry mouth and rough skin follow. A cup of honey water in the morning and evening will keep you away from autumn dryness, and the effect is better.
lotus seed
In summer, many people are still lying in the cold at night, and their sleep is not good, and their spleen and stomach are not well adjusted, which leads to abdominal distension, diarrhea and many other physical discomfort. Lotus seeds can clear the heart, strengthen the spleen, stop diarrhea, nourish the heart, soothe the nerves and benefit the stomach.
lily
After the summer heat, autumn dryness will damage lung yin, and discomfort such as cough and excessive phlegm will follow. Lily has high medicinal and edible value. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has the health care functions of nourishing yin, moistening lung, clearing away heart fire and calming nerves, and can be taken with lotus seeds, with better effect.
The heat is over
Honey lotus and lily porridge: lotus seed 30g, lily 30g, japonica rice 50g, and appropriate amount of honey. Wash and soak lotus seeds. Wash lily and japonica rice separately, put them into the pot together with lotus seeds, add appropriate amount of water, first boil them with strong fire, then cook them with low fire until the porridge is thick, and then add appropriate amount of honey when it is warm.