1. Vegetables: There are many kinds of vegetables in summer, such as cucumber, tomato, bitter gourd, celery, wax gourd and towel gourd, which all have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Among them, the mucilage and fiber in Momordica charantia and Luffa are helpful to reduce the body heat and relieve the discomfort caused by rising hot air.
2. Fruits: Watermelon, cantaloupe, grape, litchi, orange, grapefruit, apple and other fruits are rich in water and glucose, which can quickly replenish the water and energy needed by the body, and at the same time have the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.
3. Tea: Tea such as green tea, chrysanthemum tea, lemon tea, mung bean soup and coix seed water can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, have the effect of relieving summer heat and quenching thirst, and have certain anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects.
4. Rice porridge: porridge cooked with rice and water has the effect of cooling and clearing heat, which is especially suitable for people who are prone to dryness and thirst. Peanut, medlar, yam, lotus seeds and other ingredients can be added to the rice porridge to increase the nutritional value and taste.
5. Mushrooms: Mushrooms, Flammulina velutipes, Pleurotus ostreatus, Tremella and other mushrooms are not only rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements, but also have the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.
In short, the foods for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat in summer are mostly vegetables, fruits, tea, rice porridge and mushroom foods rich in vitamins, trace elements and water. Proper intake of these foods in the diet can not only lower the temperature, but also enhance the physique.