The Mangzhong solar term is the ninth solar term of the year, and the time is between June 5th and 7th in the Gregorian calendar every year. The arrival of this season shows that people are busy sowing seeds, it is a planting season, and the temperature is also rising. Below is the traditional food and health care guide for the Mango solar term that I have compiled for you. I hope it will be helpful to you.

Traditional delicacies during the Mangzhong solar term

1. Eating rice

During the Mangzhong season, people pay attention to "eat less meat and eat more", so you can eat more japonica rice during the Mangzhong season. Boiled rice, or rice cooked with miscellaneous grains, such as black rice, black rice, red rice, etc. These rice are very rich in nutrients and have a satiety effect, so you will not feel hungry after eating it. .

2. Barley porridge

During the mist season, the rain gradually increases, and there will be more and more bad weather, so the haze and moisture in the air are relatively heavy. Therefore, during the Ear Grain season, you can buy some barley, add some adzuki beans, poria, etc. to make barley porridge. It is not only delicious but also has the effect of removing moisture. It is best to eat it during the Ear Grain season.

3. Carp soup

You can drink carp soup during the pawn season. Carp soup is as delicious as most fish soups. At the same time, carp soup has the effect of diuresis, swelling and dampness. The moisture in the air is relatively high during the Mango solar term, and there is an increase in rain, so the human body is prone to moisture levels. Therefore, drinking more carp soup can effectively remove dampness and reduce swelling.

4. Water chestnuts

Water chestnuts can be eaten as dishes or as fruits. It is a very good food and is also recommended during the miso season. You can wash and peel raw water chestnuts directly and eat them, they will be crisp, tender and juicy. You can also wash the water chestnuts and cook them. Not only will the cooked water chestnuts taste soft, glutinous and sweet, you can even drink the water chestnuts, which have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Water chestnuts can also be used in stir-fries, which are also very delicious. So when it comes to the Eg Zhong solar term, you can buy some water chestnuts and eat them raw or cooked.

Health Preservation Guide for the Ear Grain Solar Terms

1. Remove dampness.

During the Ear Grain season, the rainy weather in the south can easily cause spleen dampness. The spleen controls muscles, and symptoms such as drowsiness and weakness may occur in the limbs. You should pay attention to strengthening the spleen and removing dampness. People sweat more during this season. In order to prevent the invasion of dampness, clothes wetted by sweat should be changed in time and bathed frequently. But it should be noted that do not take a shower immediately when you sweat.

"Huangdi Neijing" believes that health care should be "in accordance with the four seasons, suitable for cold and heat", and health care methods should also be formulated according to the unique climatic characteristics of Miscanthus. The first step is to cool blood and remove dampness. Eat some cooling foods appropriately, such as cucumber, loofah, pumpkin, watermelon, etc., which can not only clear away heat and remove dampness, but also detoxify and cool blood, so they are more suitable for consumption during this solar term.

2. Prevent heatstroke and dampness, nourish the heart and lungs.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart and small intestine are related to each other. From the beginning of the day, dampness and heat are more severe. If the heart fire is heavy and heat accumulates in the small intestine, short yellow urine, red tongue and yellow coating, constipation, etc. will occur. If you have symptoms such as mouth and tongue sores, you should eat less hot food, such as mutton, and more cucumbers, green vegetables, mung beans, etc. In addition, during the Ear Grain season, you can eat more foods that can strengthen the spleen and relieve dampness, such as barley, yam, white lentils, and japonica rice porridge.

The most annoying thing about the pomegranate season is that nothing you eat tastes good. The famous doctor Sun Simiao once said: "In summer, it is better to increase pungent and reduce bitterness." He believed that in summer, the heart fire is in season, and bitterness enters the heart, so you can eat some bitter food to clear the heart fire, but you should not eat too much, otherwise it will damage the lung qi. , you can eat some spicy food appropriately to replenish lung qi. In addition, it is hot in summer, so you must not eat fatty, sweet, greasy and tonic products to avoid damage to the spleen and stomach.

3. To prevent and treat air-conditioning diseases, choose Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.

The temperature is high during the Ear Grain season, which makes people want to stay in a low-temperature air-conditioned environment every day. There is air conditioning in the office and air conditioning in the car, but air conditioning is both a "cool messenger" and a "health killer." Staying in an air-conditioned environment for too long may cause symptoms such as dizziness, sneezing, and runny nose. If the clothes are too thin, it will also cause joint pain, neck and shoulder numbness and other symptoms, which is medically called "air conditioning syndrome". The main cause of air-conditioning syndrome is the invasion of cold evil. Treatment should be to evacuate external cold and clear away internal dampness. According to traditional Chinese medicine, ginger has the effects of producing sweat, relieving inflammation, warming the stomach and relieving vomiting, and detoxifying. If you stay in an air-conditioned room for too long, the coldness in your body will be severe. At this time, you can eat some ginger. After sweating, the cold evil will be driven away, and the discomfort symptoms will disappear.

Some people sleep with the air conditioner on at night and feel stomach discomfort and dull pain when they get up in the morning. At this time, you can drink a bowl of ginger-date tea: take 1 piece of ginger, cut into thin strips, put it into the pot with 5 red dates, add an appropriate amount of water and boil. Jujube is warm in nature and can nourish the spleen and stomach; ginger can drive away cold. The effect of combining the two is more significant.

In addition to ginger, you can also prepare some Huoxiang Zhengqi water, which is also effective in preventing and treating air-conditioning diseases. Huoxiang Zhengqi water is mainly composed of Huoxiang, Atractylodes, tangerine peel, Magnolia officinalis, Angelica dahurica, Poria, Dabupi, Pinellia, licorice, perilla, etc. Patchouli, perilla, angelica, etc. have the effect of relieving the surface and can directly attack the "wind demon"; Poria, pinellia, etc. have the effect of removing dampness; Dabupi, tangerine peel, Magnolia officinalis, etc. can regulate qi.

4. Prevent heat colds.

It is easy to catch a cold in summer, which is called heat cold in traditional Chinese medicine. Common symptoms include runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing, fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. You can drink mung bean soup, honeysuckle dew, and chrysanthemum in your diet. tea, reed root tea, etc., to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It should be noted that when you have a fever, do not take ginseng and warm supplements such as Cordyceps sinensis, purple river carp, and deer antler.

5. Daily life: go to bed late and get up early, take an appropriate lunch break.

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. It is advisable to go to bed late and get up early, and receive appropriate sunlight exposure to adapt to the abundance of Yang Qi, which is conducive to the movement of Qi and blood and boosts the spirit. In order to eliminate physical fatigue, it is best to take a proper nap at noon.

6. Emotion: Keep a happy mood.

Although the temperature is high and the humidity is heavy during the Ear Grain season, which can cause symptoms such as fatigue, you still need to maintain a calm mind and a happy spirit.

7. Eat a light diet.

Zhu Danxi, a physician in the Yuan Dynasty, said in "Ru Tan": "Eat less meat and more cereals, vegetables and fruits, which have a natural and harmonious taste." In summer and March, the human body's metabolism is strong, and sweat is easy to leak. , consumes Qi and damages body fluids, so the diet should be light, soft, and easy to digest. You can eat jujubes, chicken, beef, buckwheat and other nourishing foods appropriately, and eat less high-fat, thick, spicy and irritating foods. A light diet can not only clear away heat, prevent heatstroke, and reduce sweat, but can also increase appetite and protect the spleen and stomach. In addition, eating more fresh vegetables, beans and other foods can not only supplement the body with a variety of nutrients, but also prevent heatstroke. Food that is too salty or too sweet is not advisable.

Mango health recipes

Bitter melon

In the hot season, many people will feel wet and thirsty. Bitter melon is a cool vegetable that can help Bitter melon can also help relieve inflammation, relieve constipation, and quench thirst. If your skin has oily or acne problems, bitter melon can also play a certain role.

In fact, bitter melon is not only a cool vegetable, but also common vegetables such as lettuce, celery, tomatoes, and cucumbers are also cool. In summer, you may wish to eat more to clear away the heat. role.

Bitter Melon Honey Tea

Ingredients

15 grams of dried bitter melon, 1 tablespoon of honey

Preparation method

1. Put all the ingredients into a cup and pour in 300 ml of water.

2. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the flavor oozes out. Add honey and drink.

Bitter melon can actually be used directly for cooking, but many people cannot tolerate the bitter taste and find it difficult to swallow. So you can try bitter melon tea. After adding honey, the taste will be relieved.

Mulberry

Mulberry tastes sweet and sour, slightly cold in nature, enters the heart, liver, and kidney meridian, has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, promoting body fluids, moistening the intestines, and making eyesight, etc., and is mainly used to treat yin and blood. Symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations, irritability and insomnia, weakness in the waist and knees, premature graying of hair and beard, thirst, dry mouth, and dry stools caused by insufficient.

Mulberry fruit porridge

Ingredients

50 grams of canned mulberry, 100 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Production method

1. First mash the mulberry seeds in the canned mulberry (add mulberry juice) and set aside;

2. Wash the rice and add an appropriate amount Pour water into a casserole and cook the porridge, first on high heat, then on low heat. After the porridge is cooked, add mashed mulberry seeds and rock sugar, cook for a while until the rock sugar melts.

Green plum, papaya and chicken feet soup

Ingredients

10 grams of green plums, 70 grams of papaya, 100 grams of chicken legs, 2 grams of ginger.

Production method

1. Wash the green papaya and cut into small pieces.

2. Wash and peel the chicken legs and chop into small pieces.

3. Blanch the chicken pieces in boiling water, take them out and wash them.

4. Add ginger slices, chicken nuggets, and perilla plums to the electric pot, pour in the perilla plum juice, cook until the switch jumps, and continue to simmer for about half an hour.

5. Finally, put the papaya into the soup, cook again until the switch jumps, and eat after it cools down slightly.

Green plums

In the south, May and June are the ripe seasons for plums. During the Three Kingdoms period, there was an allusion of "cooking green plums with wine to discuss heroes".

Green plum contains a variety of natural high-quality organic acids and rich minerals. It has unique nutritional and health functions such as blood purification, intestinal regulation, lowering blood lipids, eliminating fatigue, beautifying, regulating acid-base balance, and enhancing human immunity. .

However, most fresh plums have a sour taste and are difficult to eat directly. They need to be processed before they can be eaten. This processing process is boiled plums.