2. Coix seed: Coix seed is a plant with homology of medicine and food, and has high nutritional value. Conducive to detumescence, invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, relaxing muscles and tendons, relieving pain, clearing heat and expelling pus. Suitable for summer. It can also smooth the skin, reduce wrinkles and eliminate pigmentation spots; The protein decomposing enzyme contained in it can soften the cutin of skin, and has obvious curative effect on facial acne and rough skin. In addition, it also has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays, and eating it in summer helps to prevent sun and ultraviolet rays. Coix seed boiled in water and made into porridge is more conducive to the absorption of the stomach.
3, bitter gourd: bitter gourd tastes bitter, but it has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing heart and improving eyesight, which is very suitable for summer consumption. Bitter gourd can be made into cold bitter gourd dish or bitter melon porridge with japonica rice.
4, lentils: lentils have the effect of relieving summer heat, infiltrating dampness, strengthening the spleen and detoxifying. Young pods and beans are suitable for summer consumption. Note that lentils should be braised in brown sauce and must be cooked by heating. Don't make cold dishes to avoid poisoning.
5, chrysanthemum: chrysanthemum has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, refreshing and refreshing, and should be eaten in summer. Chrysanthemum can be made into chrysanthemum porridge with japonica rice, or soaked in chrysanthemum tea for drinking.
6. adzuki bean: adzuki bean is also called adzuki bean and red bean. Sweet, sour and flat, it is beneficial to dehumidify water, discharge blood pus, reduce swelling and detoxify, and is better to eat in summer. Adzuki bean can be used to make bean paste buns or to cook adzuki bean porridge.
7. Lily: Lily can quench thirst and moisten dryness, especially in summer. Lily mainly contains a variety of alkaloids and nutrients, such as colchicine, which has a good nutritional and nourishing effect, especially after illness, such as physical weakness and neurasthenia. Lily can significantly inhibit the mutagenic effect of aflatoxin, and is often used in the adjuvant treatment of leukemia, lung cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma and other diseases in clinic. Eating lily regularly has the effects of moistening lung, clearing heart fire and regulating middle energizer, which can relieve cough, stop bleeding, stimulate appetite, soothe the nerves and help to strengthen physical fitness. Lily can be made into celery and lily dishes or boiled into lily porridge.
8, wax gourd: wax gourd can clear away heat and diarrhea, diuresis and dampness, lose weight, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, eliminate prickly heat, especially suitable for summer consumption. Pregnant women often eat wax gourd, which also has the effect of detoxifying the fetus. Middle-aged and elderly people and patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, diabetes, nephritis, obesity and cerebrovascular disease should also eat, but those who have been ill for a long time are not suitable. Winter melon can be made into winter melon soup or baked winter melon with a little coriander.
9. Luffa: Luffa contains a variety of amino acids, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals needed by the human body. It also contains active ingredients for disease prevention and health care such as saponins and cucurbitacin, which have the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, cooling blood and detoxifying, moistening the intestines and relaxing bowels, expelling wind and resolving phlegm.
10, Lotus leaf: Lotus leaf can clear away heat, dispel fire, induce diuresis, nourish stomach and lower blood pressure, which is suitable for summer consumption.