Fruits in summer are mostly cold, such as pears, apples and melons. Cold fruits in summer: cantaloupe, watermelon, pear, banana, kiwi, mango, persimmon, water chestnut, wax gourd, grapefruit, etc.

Although there are many cool fruits in summer, among many fruits, such as litchi, longan and apricot, which are warm, they are still popular. Warm fruits in summer: litchi, peach, longan, guava, cherry, coconut, durian, apricot, etc.

From the perspective of TCM nutrition, fruits can be divided into two categories: cold and hot. Usually, some people with strong "internal heat" have strong metabolism, sensitive sympathetic nerves and excessive perspiration, and are prone to oral ulcers or constipation. Eating cold fruits often helps to reduce fire and detoxify, but eating cold fruits too much will lead to qi deficiency and spleen and stomach discomfort. Therefore, patients with qi deficiency and weakness should be more cautious and moderate when eating cold fruits.

The hot fruit mentioned in Chinese medicine refers to the fruit with high calorie and high sugar. For example, jujube, hawthorn, cherry, pomegranate, litchi, olive, durian, papaya, orange, orange and ginkgo are all warm fruits. And:

Cool fruits: watermelon, melon, pear, orange, orange, banana, mulberry, persimmon, water chestnut, etc.

Neutral fruits: grapes, apples, peaches, apricots, pineapples, longan, sugar cane, ebony, etc.

In addition, vegetables have cold and hot properties:

In summer, most vegetables are cool except pumpkin and melon, which are warm. Such as bitter gourd, cucumber, watermelon, melon, loofah, watermelon, tomato, eggplant, celery, purple leaf, lettuce, asparagus, lettuce, asparagus and so on. , are all cold dishes. There are also mung bean sprouts, soybean sprouts, water spinach, lotus roots and so on.

Spicy food: Chili (less famous, spicy food)

Warm vegetables: garlic, pumpkin, ginger, shepherd's purse, onion, leek, coriander and onion.