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What herbs are used for health preservation in summer?
Summer is a hot and humid season in the south. If the weather is too hot or humid, people often have symptoms such as dry mouth, fever, dizziness, heavy head and fear of cold. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dampness in six evils is one of the most common pathogenic factors in summer, so eliminating dampness has become an important content of summer health care. Next, I will introduce Smilax China, the best medicine for eliminating dampness in summer.

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Smilax China L., also known as Jingangteng, Tieling pepper and Magale, is the dried rhizome of Smilax China L. of Liliaceae, and it is a widely used Chinese herbal medicine with diuretic, turbidity-expelling, wind-expelling, arthralgia-relieving, detoxification and blood stasis-removing effects. Recent studies have found that Smilax China has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-tumor, anti-oxidation, immunosuppression and other pharmacological effects. Smilax China is native to forests, bushes, roadsides, river valleys or hillsides below 2000 meters above sea level, and widely distributed in East China, South China, Southwest China and Taiwan Province Province.

Smilax China China Smilax glabra Turtle Soup

30g of Smilax China, 30g of Smilax glabra, 0.5- 1 turtle, and 2-3 slices of ginger. (2 ~ 3 people).

Making Smilax China and Smilax glabra, washing and soaking for a period of time; Put the tortoise in a basin, soak it thoroughly with hot water to make it clear, wash and slaughter it, and turn around, claws and internal organs, but even the tortoise shell is used together. First, put Smilax China and Smilax glabra into a casserole, add 500 ml of clear water and cook 1 hour, then add turtle and ginger and cook for 2.5 hours, then add salt and oil. Nail fish can also be picked up and mixed with soy sauce and raw oil to accompany the meal.