1. Watermelon rind herbal tea
Wash and chop the watermelon rind, remove the residue and extract the juice, then add a small amount of sugar and stir evenly. This herbal tea has the effect of dispelling summer heat and diuresis, and is especially suitable for people with heat constitution and patients with edema to drink in moderation. However, it should not be used by people with cold constitution and cold stomach.
2. Honeysuckle tea
Soak the honeysuckle, wash and chop the hawthorn, wash out the chrysanthemums, put them in a pot, add water, bring to a boil over low heat, and simmer for about 30 minutes. Drain the concoction. Filter with gauze to remove residue and cool. Finally, slowly pour the honey into the concoction and mix well. Honeysuckle tea has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting body fluids and moistening dryness.
3. Wolfberry and Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum costs 4 yen, wolfberry 2 yen, and seeded red dates 3 yen. Add 800 c.c. of water to the ingredients, bring to a boil over medium-high heat, let it warm and remove the residue before drinking. Chrysanthemum improves eyesight and relieves fever, wolfberry nourishes the liver and blood, and red dates nourish the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for people with hot and dry constitutions who have symptoms such as flushed face, hot body, dry mouth, constipation, bad breath, red eyes, etc. It can nourish the liver and reduce fire.
4. Chrysanthemum peony drink
10 grams each of chrysanthemum and honeysuckle, 12 grams of white peony root, 1 to 2 spoons of white sugar. Put the raw materials into a cup, add 300 ml of boiling water and let it boil, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, filter out the residue, add sugar and mix thoroughly before drinking. Clear away heat and detoxify, relieve summer heat and promote body fluid production.
5. Chrysanthemum silver tea
Put 6 grams of white chrysanthemum, 4 grams of apocynum, 2 grams of cassia, 2 grams of sophora rice, and 2 grams of honeysuckle. Put it into the pot, pour water, boil over high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, and then drink. Chrysanthemum silver tea can relieve heat, clear away heat and detoxify, lose weight and lower fat.
6. Grass root and winter melon tea
20 grams of grass root, 50 grams of winter melon, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Wash the grass roots and winter melon, cut the winter melon into slices or strips, add an appropriate amount of water to boil, boil the water and simmer for 20 minutes, then add an appropriate amount of rock sugar to taste and drink. Grass root has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and diuresis. Together with the effects of winter melon on clearing away heat, detoxifying, diuresis, removing dampness, and relieving summer heat, they complement each other. It is often used to treat heat stroke, difficulty in urination, and thermal polydipsia due to summer heat.