Often eat bitter vegetables in summer to clear the heart and relieve internal heat

　　Bitter melon is a delicious food in summer and is rich in nutrients. It mainly contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins and other nutrients. The unripe and tender fruits are used as vegetables, and the ripe fruit pulp can be eaten raw. It can be eaten cold, stir-fried with meat, or grilled fish. It is crisp and refreshing, with a unique flavor. It has the functions of increasing appetite, aiding digestion, removing heat evil, relieving fatigue, clearing the mind and improving eyesight, replenishing qi and aphrodisiac, etc. In addition to bitter quinine, bitter melon also contains protein. Studies have found that protein can stimulate immune cells and have anti-cancer effects.

　　Bitter cabbage, also known as tea, tea grass, and bitter horse grass, is the whole plant of the Asteraceae plant, chicory. Bitter vegetables mainly contain nutrients such as carbohydrates, B vitamins, vitamin C and minerals. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter vegetables are bitter and cold in nature and have the effects of clearing away heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. Li Shizhen pointed out in the book "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Bitter vegetables regulate the twelve meridians, calm the mind and replenish qi, lighten the body and resist aging, and improve eyesight..." Pickled bitter vegetables are a delicious dish that can be eaten with rice in summer.

　　Dandelion, also known as Poba Ding, Huang Hua Di Ding, etc., is the whole plant with roots of the Asteraceae plant Dandelion, which is widely distributed throughout the country. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "There are many Diding in the north and south of the Yangtze River, and they are also found in other places, but there are none in Lingnan. Little Cobb lands are scattered everywhere. The stems and leaves are like endives, all have small ears, and the young seedlings are edible. ”Dandelion is a nutritious vegetable, mainly containing protein, fat, carotene, riboflavin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. In terms of food, the young leaves are often used cold in summer and can also be cooked. Dandelions won't hurt anyone if eaten in large quantities, and they can also be used as medicine to treat illnesses. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dandelion has a sweet, bitter, and cold taste, enters the liver and stomach meridian, and has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, stopping diarrhea, promoting choleretics, protecting the liver, strengthening the stomach, and lowering blood pressure.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bitter bamboo shoots are sweet in taste, cool in nature but not cold, and have the effects of relieving heat and detoxification, losing weight and fitness, strengthening the stomach and eliminating accumulation. Bitter bamboo shoots are a delicious dish on the summer table. People usually use bitter bamboo shoots, pork ribs, and pickles to prepare bitter bamboo shoots stew. It is bitter, sweet, delicious, and leaves people with endless aftertaste after eating it.