The dog days refer to the early, middle and late days. How many days will it last? From summer to the future, the third Geng day is the first day of lodging, the fourth Geng day is the first day of intermediate lodging, and the first Geng day after beginning of autumn is the first day of final lodging, with lodging for 65,438+00 days each time, but in some years, lodging lasts for 20 days.
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Mung Bean Congee
In hot summer, many housewives will cook a large pot of mung bean soup for their families to drink. Mung beans are cold and sweet, and have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving summer heat and quenching thirst. However, for people with weak physique such as cold hands and feet, abdominal distension and diarrhea, it is best not to drink too much, and you can choose to cook mung bean porridge, which is a slightly mild way to eat.
Plum syrup
In the dog days of summer, drinking cold sour plum soup is very refreshing, and there is a very important ingredient in sour plum soup, that is, dark plum. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dark plum tastes sour and belongs to liver, spleen, lung and large intestine meridians, and is mainly used to treat chronic cough due to lung deficiency, persistent diarrhea and deficiency heat to quench thirst. Sour plum soup has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, stimulating appetite and promoting fluid production, and quenching thirst.
Bean sugar
carp
Carp can dispel dampness, stimulate appetite, induce diuresis and reduce swelling, so it is especially suitable for eating in this hot and humid environment in dog days. In addition, from the nutritional point of view, carp is rich in high-quality protein, minerals and vitamins, which are easy to digest and absorb, and it is a kind of meat food suitable for children, pregnant women, the elderly and other people.