1, drink Chinese medicine for health in the middle of the dog days.
1, mint
This traditional Chinese medicine has therapeutic and preventive effects on headache, red eyes and sore throat caused by summer heat. There are two kinds of mint: dry and fresh, and fresh is the best. It can be soaked in a single flavor or added to tea.
2. Ophiopogon japonicus
It has therapeutic and preventive effects on dry mouth and cough caused by summer heat, and can be taken singly or by making tea.
3, honeysuckle
Chinese medicine believes that honeysuckle is cold and sweet, and it is an ancient holy medicine for clearing away heat and toxic materials. Modern medical research has confirmed that honeysuckle has a strong antibacterial effect and is widely used in diseases such as wind-heat cold, sore throat, chylothorax, surgical skin ulcer, erysipelas and so on. In hot summer, honeysuckle can clear away heat, cool down and relieve summer heat, and it also has a good effect on preventing malnutrition and furuncle in children in summer. It can be taken alone or by making tea.
4. Chrysanthemum
Chinese medicine believes that chrysanthemum is pungent, sweet, bitter and slightly cold, and has the effects of dispelling wind, clearing away heat, detoxifying, clearing liver and improving eyesight. Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that chrysanthemum also has obvious antipyretic and hypotensive effects, and can be used to treat redness, swelling and pain, headache, hyperactivity of liver fire and so on caused by cold. Daily use of chrysanthemum in summer can not only relieve summer heat, but also cure dizziness, fainting and heatstroke. It can be used for treating and preventing headache, red eyes and furuncle caused by summer heat; White chrysanthemum, Huang Juhua chrysanthemum and wild chrysanthemum can be taken alone or added with tea.
5.sanqihua
It is cool and sweet, and has the effects of clearing heat, calming the liver and lowering blood pressure. Can be used for treating hypertension, dizziness, tinnitus, and acute pharyngitis. Lowering blood pressure, reducing blood fat, losing weight, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, refreshing and invigorating qi. It is not recommended to eat Sanqihua with other scented teas, because Sanqihua alone has the best effect.
6. American ginseng
Can be used for treating and preventing thirst, vexation, hyperhidrosis, and limb weakness caused by summer heat. It can be taken by soaking or containing a single flavor, or adding it to tea.
2. Summer fruits
1, litchi
Litchi has high nutritional value, which is especially beneficial to the nutritional supply of the body. When you look at its translucent creaminess, you will associate it with smooth skin. In fact, litchi is really good for the skin. Litchi is rich in vitamins, which can promote blood circulation of tiny blood vessels, prevent freckles and make skin smoother. Litchi juice is sweet, and its rich sugar can supplement energy and increase nutrition. Although litchi is good, we should eat it properly. Experts advise not to eat litchi in large quantities continuously. For children, it is best not to eat children with heavy internal fire, and normal children should eat as little as possible; For the elderly, elderly people with constipation should try not to eat; Especially patients with liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes and gastrointestinal diseases should be careful to eat.
2. Hami melon
Wax gourd is sweet and cold in nature, which not only has the effects of quenching thirst, removing heat, dredging triple energizer, facilitating urination and relaxing bowels, but also has the effects of heatstroke prevention and benefiting qi. There is a substance called "melon pedicel" in its pedicel, which can be used to treat jaundice, icteric infectious hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. Gua pulp can also treat mouth and nose sores. Melon seeds have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxicating and diuresis, and can be used to treat lung pain. However, patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, diarrhea, vomiting blood and hemoptysis should not eat it.
When picking melons, you can choose the method of "seeing, touching and smelling". Looking at the skin and pulp, from the ecological characteristics, the melon with thick skin has high sugar content and tastes crisper and sweeter. Because the skin of melon is thick, it is rich in nutrients. Second, touch the melon stalks and pay attention to the comparison of fruit stalks. If the fruit stalk is too thick, it may be stained with more auxin, and the taste will naturally be poor. Pull the melon pedicle by hand, and the roots will naturally fall off, leaving a small pit, indicating that the melon is naturally mature. Three smells, the melon with rich aroma is better.
3.pitaya
Pitaya is a seasonal fruit in May and June. Its fruit is big and juicy. Pitaya can grow naturally without using any pesticides, because it is exposed to fewer pests and diseases during planting. Theoretically, it is non-toxic and pollution-free green food, and it is a good gift in hot summer. But in fact, what is more valuable is the inherent nature of pitaya, which can detoxify, resist aging, nourish skin, enrich blood and reduce blood fat. It should be born in season and can help us guard against and solve many problems caused by damp heat. Another biggest feature of pitaya is that it is suitable for all ages. There are no special taboos when eating, but it is not suitable for some people with weak constitution to eat too much. The redder the ripe pitaya, the more difficult it is to preserve, so it is best to eat it immediately after purchase in order to fully absorb its nutrients.
4. Hami melon
Hami melon, cold and sweet, contains protein, dietary fiber, carotene, pectin, sugar, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, phosphorus, sodium and potassium. Eating cantaloupe can significantly promote human hematopoietic function and can be used as a dietotherapy for anemia. If you often feel tired, uneasy or have bad breath, eating cantaloupe can improve it. Although cantaloupe is not a summer fruit, it can effectively prevent people from getting sunburned. Hami melon is rich in antioxidants, which can effectively enhance the ability of cells to resist sun protection and reduce the formation of skin melanin. In addition, eating half a cantaloupe every day can supplement water-soluble vitamins C and B, which can ensure the body's need to maintain normal metabolism.
5. Watermelon
Watermelon is really a good thing, especially in summer, which has a special function, such as clearing away heat and relieving summer heat and supplementing potassium. Its taste is sweet and delicious. Watermelon is not only rich in water, but also nutritious. It contains protein, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, fructose, vitamin A and vitamin C, and also contains essential amino acids. Watermelon is also a natural beauty fruit. Watermelon juice contains a variety of amino acids with skin physiological activity, such as citrulline, which can be easily absorbed by the skin, moisturize the facial skin, prevent sunburn and whiten the skin.
In order to relieve summer heat, many people often take watermelons out of the refrigerator and eat them directly. In fact, it's best to leave them for half an hour before eating. Watermelon belongs to raw and cold food, and cold storage will increase coolness. If you eat too much, the gastrointestinal tract will suddenly be stimulated, which will easily cause contraction spasm, lead to poor appetite, indigestion, decreased gastrointestinal resistance, and cause bloating and diarrhea.
6, peaches
Among summer fruits, peach is a fruit with high nutritional value. Peaches are rich in vitamins, minerals and fruit acids, and also contain some sugar, pectin and a small amount of protein. Peach has a high iron content. Iron is the main raw material for human hematopoiesis, which helps to prevent anemia. In addition, because peaches are rich in pectin, regular consumption can prevent constipation. Therefore, eating peaches can not only relieve constipation, but also delay aging, improve immunity and stimulate appetite. It is a kind of health fruit and Zhi Tao. Peach is characterized by its fragrance and sweetness. If you want to give full play to this fragrance, don't put it in the refrigerator. In a dry refrigerator, the sweetness of peaches will continue to evaporate, so peaches should be kept at room temperature.
7.plums
This is a good season to eat plums. Plum has a long history of medicinal use, and the ancients believed that plum had the effect of beauty beauty. Chinese medicine believes that plums have the effects of promoting fluid production, nourishing the liver, clearing away heat and inducing diuresis. Sun Simiao said, "Liver disease should be eaten." Plum is rich in sugar, has laxative effect and can be used to treat constipation. The minerals contained in it have the functions of purifying blood and hematopoiesis, strengthening liver and kidney functions, and treating hypertension and physiological disorders. People with fever, thirst, bone deficiency and ascites caused by liver disease, teachers and actors with hoarse or aphonia, chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis are especially beneficial to eating. Plum contains a high amount of fruit acid, which hurts the spleen and stomach. Excessive consumption can easily cause stomach pain, and patients with peptic ulcer and acute and chronic gastroenteritis should not take it. Eating too much is easy to produce phlegm and dampness, hurt the spleen and stomach, and damage teeth. Therefore, people with spleen deficiency and phlegm dampness and children should not eat more.
8. bayberry
Myrica rubra is a very popular fruit in summer. Bayberry tastes sweet and sour, and it is a good digestion fruit. Moreover, many nutrients contained in Myrica rubra can also play the role of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, cancer prevention, beauty and weight loss. Myrica rubra fresh fruit can help digestion and quench thirst. It is a good product for removing summer heat, which can prevent heatstroke, eliminate measles and relieve polydipsia. Myrica rubra contains a variety of organic acids, and the content of vitamin C is also very rich. Fresh fruit tastes sour, which can increase the acidity in the stomach, digest food and promote appetite. Picked bayberry should be big, dark red and dry to the touch. This is a good ripe bayberry, very sweet. The bright red bayberry is actually undercooked and tastes sour. Myrica rubra with too dark color is ripe. When it is picked, it will feel wet, like soaking in water, and it is not delicious. Pay attention to the smell when choosing Yangmei.
9, cherry
Cherry, as a seasonal fruit in summer, has high iron content and is the best fruit for enriching blood. Cherry is red in color and consists of extremely complex components. Anthocyanin contained in it is a phytochemical with strong antioxidant capacity and only exists in a few foods. The main functions of anthocyanins, vitamin C and vitamin E in cherries are to fight free radicals and delay human aging. The darker the cherry color, the more anthocyanin content. Therefore, the antioxidant effect of purple cherry is greater, followed by dark red cherry, light red cherry and yellow cherry. Chinese medicine believes that cherry is a hot food, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much at a time. Therefore, Chinese medicine suggests that it is ideal to eat 10 cherries every day.