Today is the summer solstice of the 24th solar term, the longest day of the year and the shortest night. After the summer solstice, the days are shorter and hotter, so what should you pay attention to at this time? In terms of diet, Xiaobian recommends the following 4 ~
In the hot summer, come to the bowl "summer solstice noodles" is the so-called, "winter solstice wonton summer solstice noodles". Eating noodles on the summer solstice is a custom that existed in the Han Dynasty, especially in ancient cities, tasting "cold tao" is very popular, "cold tao" is cold noodles.
In the view of traditional Chinese medicine, wheat tastes sweet and cool, into the heart, spleen, kidney meridian, noodles made from it, has the effect of tonifying deficiency, thickening the stomach, strengthening strength, strengthening the skin, eliminating irritability, moisturizing the lungs, dispelling moisture, and relieving heat. In the hot summer, the heat wave is hot, eating fish and meat is easy to get greasy, and a bowl of refreshing cold noodles, one bite is the most appetizing, the heat is half gone. Moreover, noodles are easy to digest, and eating them in summer not only supplements nutrition, but also does not increase the burden on the spleen and stomach. It can be seen that this noodle eating ah, eating is not only taste, but also health.
Summer solstice food a li, a year without harm as the saying goes, "The summer solstice eats a li, there is no harm in a year." "This is not only the wisdom of the people, but also a way of health.
The ancients believed that on the summer solstice, the yang qi was the most vigorous and the yin qi was the weakest. After that, the yang qi turned from prosperity to decline, and the yin qi gradually developed. Heaven and man correspond, and the law of change of yang qi in the human body is the same as nature. On the summer solstice, the human body has its most yang, and eating a little hot food will help clear the cold in the body and reserve yang. Eating lychees is the simplest way to "help the sun with the yang" and "cure winter diseases and summer". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lychee has a sweet taste and warm nature, especially the effect of warming the spleen and yang, warming the liver and blood.
However, it should be noted that too much warming will make up the "fire", which will lead to discomfort such as throat inflammation, dry mouth, swollen and painful gums. Therefore, eat lychees to eat moderately, adults should not exceed 300 grams per day, children should not exceed 5 at a time. In addition, if you are afraid of getting on fire, you can clean the leftover lychee shells and boil water to drink. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that lychee shells are cold, "relieve lychee heat, soak in water and drink".
Drink gardenia honey water, clear the heat, and tongli two poop in June, which is the season when gardenias bloom. Some people appreciate the flower appearance of gardenias, some people are fascinated by the fragrance of gardenias, and Xiaobian pays more attention to the medicinal and edible value of gardenias. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that gardenia has a bitter cold taste, belongs to the lungs and liver meridians, can clear heat and fire, clear lungs, relieve cough and phlegm, cool blood to stop bleeding, cleanse the intestines and laxative, and mainly treat lung fever cough and epistaxis. The Ming Dynasty's "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" contains gardenias: "Diarrhea lung fire, stop lung fever cough, stop epistaxis blood, eliminate phlegm." "The editor here recommends a summer drink——
Gardenia honey water
Method: 9~15 grams of fresh gardenia, a little honey, add water to fry. Efficacy: Gardenia clears lung heat, honey moisturizes the lungs, suitable for lung fever, cough, hemoptysis. In addition, gardenia diuresis, honey laxation, the two boiled together, can facilitate two stools, three forks and five drinks, the intestines are smooth, and the body is relaxed. Note: Gardenia bitter cold, spleen deficiency diarrhea, kidney yang deficiency should eat with caution.
Drink a cup of ginger jujube tea, drive away the cold and warm the stomach, and help the yang to grow in summer with yang, the human body is full of yang qi outside, cold inside, and the spleen and stomach are especially weak. In addition, many people like to eat cold food and cold drinks in summer, and the spleen and stomach are particularly cold. At this time, drinking some warm ginger jujube tea can replenish the spleen and stomach yang in time. Ginger, spicy and hot, can warm the stomach and disperse cold, plus a little red dates that replenish the spleen and stomach, can ease the heat of ginger, making its effect soft and long-lasting. In addition, ginger jujube tea can also be used for wind chills and colds.
Ginger jujube tea
Method: Take 5~10 grams of ginger slices, 2~3 red dates, break open and remove the core, add 300ml of water to the pot or health pot, boil for about 10 minutes, and drink while hot. Note: If it feels too spicy, add red dates or water appropriately. It has stomach ulcer or bleeding disease and should not be drunk.
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