7 common summer heat-relieving foods

　　lily

　　Clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It can be used for those who are upset, dry mouth, and sweating on summer days. It can also be used as a medicine to prevent and treat heatstroke.

　　cucumber

　　It contains vitamins A, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients. It is especially rich in potassium and has the effect of relieving summer heat and clearing away heat. "Materia Medica Qiuzhen" points out: "Cucumber has a sweet and cold smell, and taking it can relieve heat and diuresis. ”Cucumbers can be eaten raw or cooked. You can also peel and slice them, add a little sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate and garlic paste to mix with the food.

　　watermelon

　　It is cold in nature and is also called cold melon among the people. Eating a few pieces of watermelon on a hot summer day is both sweet and delicious, refreshing and thirst-quenching. Watermelon can not only quench summer heat and quench thirst, but is also very nutritious and contains a variety of nutrients needed by the human body. When heatstroke, fever, irritability, thirst, oliguria, or other acute febrile diseases occur in summer, watermelon should be used as auxiliary treatment. In addition to eating the pulp of watermelon, the rind can also be eaten by decoction.

　　loofah

　　It has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Medical classics of the past dynasties and the "Compendium of Materia Medica" all say that luffa can "clear away heat and stimulate the intestines". Eating some loofah soup in summer can relieve heat and relieve fever. When making soup, the cooking time should not be long. It is best to maintain the bright green color of the loofah. Boil water with loofah rind and flowers to replace tea, there are also Heatstroke prevention Antipyretic effect.

　　winter melon

　　It is cold in nature and has the effects of clearing away heat, benefiting the spleen, diuresis and dehumidification. It can be sliced ​​and cooked in soup or stir-fried, or boiled and dipped in seasonings.

　　Momordica charantia

　　Cold in nature, it has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" says that bitter melon can "remove evil heat, relieve fatigue, clear the heart and improve eyesight", and has certain therapeutic effects on heat stroke, dysentery, malignant sores, thirst and other diseases. Bitter melon is rich in nutrients and contains a variety of amino acids, vitamins and minerals. As long as bitter melon is cooked properly, it has a light bitter taste with a refreshing fragrance, which makes it taste unique.

　　green beans

　　It has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, detoxifying and diuresis. Mung bean porridge has a weak cooling effect, while mung bean soup alone has a stronger effect.