"Huangdi Neijing Su Wen Si Qi Qu Zi Shen" said: "Xia San Moon, this is called Fan Xiu; Heaven and earth are in harmony and everything is gorgeous. " Summer March refers to the six solar terms from long summer to beginning of autumn, including long summer, small full, busy, summer solstice, little summer and big summer.

After the long summer, the temperature gradually rises and becomes hot, and the working intensity of the heart is increasing day by day. So at this time, the diet should be based on "heart". Sun Simiao said in Nourishing the Heart: "April, liver disease, strong heart. It is advisable to increase acid and reduce bitterness, strengthen kidney and liver, and jump stomach. " At this time, the human body begins to sweat more, and needs to replenish water to keep the balance of the body.

Xiaoman is around May 2 1 in Gregorian calendar. Since Xiaoman, summer crops such as wheat and winter wheat have borne fruit and full seeds, but they are not yet mature, so they are called Xiaoman. Because Xiaoman solar term is a high incidence period of skin diseases, we should pay attention to external adjustment and internal cultivation according to the climate characteristics in health care. For all kinds of patients with similar skin, we should give priority to fresh and light vegetarian food, and do not eat food that promotes wetness.

The solar term of mango is around June 6 every year, so what does mango mean? "Twenty-four solar terms": "The May Festival means that there are awns and crops in the valley." That is, the seeds of barley, wheat, etc. It's ripe, and it's urgent to grab the harvest. In terms of diet conditioning, health experts of all ages believe that the diet in summer and March is suitable for tonic.

The summer solstice is the tenth of the twenty-four solar terms, around May of the lunar calendar and around June 22nd of the solar calendar. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the solstice in summer is the world with the strongest yang, so health preservation should conform to the characteristics of summer, pay attention to protecting yang, and focus on a "long" word. On the solstice of summer, the heart is in full swing. If the heart is too strong, it will block the lung. There is a saying in synopsis of the golden chamber that "summer does not eat the heart". The solstice in summer is a season of sweating, with more sweating and more salt lost by the human body. If the myocardium is short of salt, there will be heart fluctuations in the market. Chinese medicine believes that at this time, we should eat more sour taste to consolidate the exterior and salty taste to replenish the heart.

Every year around July 7th in the Gregorian calendar, it is a little summer. It's already hot, but it's not the hottest time yet, so it's called xiaoxia. The light summer proves that people are the busiest time of the year. At this time, the weather is already very hot. When you are busy, you must pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling. Drinking more water is a good way to eliminate fatigue and relieve metabolism in the body. Water is an indispensable thing for strengthening the body and prolonging life. As the saying goes, "It is better to have no food every day than no water every day", which is not unreasonable. According to folk experience and results, drinking a cup of cold boiled water every morning will lead to a long life of kidney qi in a few years.

The summer heat is the hottest solar term in a year around July 23rd in the solar calendar. In this solar term, the diet should be nursed back to health according to the climate characteristics of summer. Because of the hot climate in summer, it is easy to hurt body fluid and consume gas, and medicinal porridge can be used to nourish the body. Huangdi Neijing has the saying that "medicine can be removed and food can follow" and "grains, meat, fruits and vegetables can be eaten and nourished". It is mentioned in the chapter "Zhou Li Tianguan Doctor" that you should drink soup in summer. Because in summer, our yang is floating outside, and our five internal organs are the most deficient. At this time, anything greasy and heavy in taste is difficult for our spleen and stomach to digest. Therefore, even if you eat meat, you should chop it up or cook it into soup, which is good for your health.

Second, eat ginger in summer.

Eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, without a doctor's prescription. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine and folk have said that "ginger can cure all diseases". Because ginger has the functions of excitement, perspiration, coolness and refreshing in hot season; Can relieve fatigue, fatigue, anorexia, insomnia, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and other symptoms; Ginger also has the function of strengthening the stomach and appetizing. In hot summer, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice will be reduced, which will affect people's appetite. If you eat a few slices of ginger for dinner, it will increase your appetite; Ginger can also relieve or alleviate the symptoms of stomachache, gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer, such as pain, vomiting, pantothenic acid and hunger, which can be quickly eliminated by boiling ginger in water.

In summer, the growth and reproduction of bacteria are extremely active, which easily pollutes food and causes acute gastroenteritis. But eating some ginger or taking it with dried ginger and tea in boiling water can play a preventive role. Gargling with Jiang Shui can effectively treat halitosis and periodontitis.

In summer, people are greedy for coolness and like to use electric fans and air conditioners. It is easy to feel cold and cause a cold. At this time, drinking ginger syrup in time will help to discharge the cold in the body. Chinese medicine believes that ginger can "connect the mind", that is, refresh the mind. When heatstroke faints in summer, a glass of ginger juice can make patients wake up quickly. For patients with general summer heat, which is manifested as dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness and nausea, it is of great benefit to eat ginger soup properly.

There are many ways to eat ginger. Drinking ginger soup, eating ginger porridge, adding shredded ginger when heating oil, adding shredded ginger when stewing meat, frying fish, adding shredded ginger when making flat food and stuffing dumplings can not only make the taste delicious, but also help to wake up the stomach and strengthen the spleen, refresh the mind, promote appetite, help digestion and help the stomach absorb nutrients. However, since ginger has pharmacological effects, we should pay attention to some of its usages and taboos, and pay attention to the following issues:

1. Don't peel it. Some people like to peel ginger, which can't give full play to the overall effect of ginger. Ordinary fresh ginger can be shredded and sliced after washing.

2. Anyone suffering from excessive fire due to yin deficiency, red eyes and internal heat, or carbuncle, furuncle, pneumonia, lung abscess, tuberculosis, gastric ulcer, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis, diabetes and hemorrhoids should not eat ginger for a long time.

3. From the point of view of treatment, ginger brown sugar water is only suitable for patients with cold stomach and fever after a cold or rain, but not for patients with cold or wind-heat cold in summer, let alone for treating heatstroke. Taking fresh ginger juice can cure vomiting caused by cold, but it is ineffective for other types of vomiting.

4. Don't eat rotten ginger. Rotten ginger will produce a very toxic substance, which can denature and necrosis liver cells, thus inducing liver cancer, esophageal cancer and so on. The saying that "rotten ginger doesn't stink" is wrong.

Eating ginger is not the more the better. In hot summer, people are prone to dry mouth, polydipsia, sore throat and sweating. Ginger is spicy and warm, and belongs to hot food. According to the principle of "heat is cold", it is not advisable to eat more. You can put a few slices of ginger when cooking or making soup.