1. Cucumber is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It can clear away heat and promote diuresis, moisten intestines, reduce blood fat and lose weight. Fresh cucumbers contain malonic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, so eating more cucumbers often can reduce weight. Cucumber can also be used as a beauty agent. Some people abroad remove the flesh and seeds of cucumber and mash them into juice to clean and protect the skin and stretch the wrinkles on the face. Cucumber vine also has a good antihypertensive effect. Experiments show that cucumber vine has obvious effects of directly dilating blood vessels and slowing down heart rate. Cucumber should be eaten raw and cold, so pay attention to hygiene, otherwise it will easily cause acute vomiting and diarrhea, so there is a saying that "cucumber is on the market, and doctors can do it."

Garlic has always been known for its strong bactericidal power. Now it is found that garlic has many functions of lowering blood fat, blood pressure and blood sugar. The antihypertensive effect of garlic is mainly due to its "sugar conjugate". Foreign scholars have observed that garlic is better than the antonym of western medicine in reducing blood lipid, and can also dissolve arterial thrombosis and atherosclerotic plaque, so eating garlic often is extremely beneficial to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Garlic juice can also lower the blood sugar of diabetic patients. It is found in China that garlic can promote gastric acid secretion, so ulcer disease is prohibited, but atrophic gastritis with gastric acid deficiency can be eaten often. Recent research in China shows that garlic has a good anti-cancer effect.

3. Cucumber is crisp, tender and fragrant, with rich garlic flavor, which is a cold dish in summer.