1. Sour plum soup

The raw materials of sour plum soup are black plum, hawthorn, osmanthus, licorice, and rock sugar. Old Beijingers like to drink sour plum soup very much. It disperses qi and stasis, produces fluid and quenches thirst, astringes lung qi, relieves troubles and calms the mind. Regular drinking can cure diseases and strengthen the body. It is a rare health drink in hot summer.

2. Mung bean porridge

Mung bean water is an important food to maintain health and prevent heatstroke in the dog days of summer. Mung beans are also edible and medicinal. Edema, etc. However, it should be noted that mung beans are a medicinal and food product with a cooling property. If the body is deficient or the spleen and stomach are deficient, excessive consumption will cause abdominal pain and diarrhea. People with yin deficiency should not drink large amounts, otherwise it will cause excessive deficiency fire and lead to erosion of the corners of the mouth and swollen and painful gums. and other symptoms.

3. Poria and fresh lotus porridge

1 lotus leaf (either fresh or dried), 10 fresh perilla slices, 50 grams of Poria, 100 grams of fresh yam, and 30 grams of barley , 100 grams of japonica rice or millet. First decoct lotus leaves and perilla to remove residue, add poria, yam, washed japonica rice or millet into the soup, and cook together into porridge. Add appropriate amount of sugar or salt to the pot according to taste before serving. Poria cocos and fresh lotus porridge clears away heat and relieves summer heat, calms the mind and calms the mind, relieves diarrhea and dysentery, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with cardiovascular disease and neurasthenia (psychological consultation in neurology department).

4. Yam Pork Ribs

In the hot and humid days of summer, the human body perspires seriously, and trace elements of potassium and calcium are lost seriously, which is easy to damage the yin and consume qi. At this time, it is most appropriate to eat blood-tonifying foods. Foods that nourish qi, yin and spleen. Yam pork ribs are an excellent food for nourishing yin and have the effect of supplementing calcium.