1. Watermelon \x0d\ Watermelon is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It is also called "cold melon" among the people. It is the first choice among melons to relieve heat and quench thirst.
There is a folk saying that "half a melon a day, the heat is nothing."
When heat stroke, fever, upset, thirst or other acute fevers occur in summer, watermelon should be used as auxiliary treatment.
Eating an appropriate amount of watermelon does have the effect of nourishing yin and clearing fire, but eating too much will cause diuresis and damage yin, causing yin deficiency and excessive fire, and a series of symptoms of irritation such as dry throat and sore throat.
People with spleen and stomach deficiency and indigestion should not eat too much watermelon, as it can easily lead to diarrhea and bloating.
\x0d\2. Aloe Vera\x0d\Aloe vera tastes extremely bitter, is cold in nature, and has laxative effects.
Aloe vera is excellent for clearing out toxins from the intestines, liver and clearing blood vessels.
Clinically, it mainly treats intestinal heat, constipation, malnutrition, worm accumulation, scrofula, scabies, chest and diaphragm dysphoria, etc.
Regular consumption of aloe vera products can keep body fluids alkaline and maintain a healthy physique.
Adequate intake of aloe vera products every day can also help the body reduce the absorption of fats in food, achieving better weight loss and detoxification purposes.
\x0d\3. Honey\x0d\ Nutrient-rich honey can also reduce internal heat. This is not difficult to explain. Honey itself has the effect of moisturizing the intestines. Coupled with its heat-clearing and detoxifying effects, it is difficult to get angry.
In addition, honey has wonderful beautifying effects and is very suitable for female friends.
\x0d\4. Tartary buckwheat\x0d\ Tartary buckwheat, also known as spinach, black wheat, flower buckwheat, etc., "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: tartary buckwheat has a bitter, flat, cold nature and flavor, which is beneficial to strength, refreshes the spirit, benefits the ears and eyes, and relieves pain.
The effect of qi is to widen the intestines and strengthen the stomach.
Both traditional medicine and modern medicine have confirmed that tartary buckwheat has the effects of lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering urine sugar, and preventing constipation. It is called the "three-lowering food" and "the health food of mankind in the 21st century" by authoritative experts.
\x0d\5. Duck meat\x0d\Duck meat is sweet, salty, and cool in nature. According to the treatment principle of traditional Chinese medicine that "heat is cold", it is especially suitable for people with heat in the body, such as low fever, weakness, and little food.
, dry stool and other symptoms.
\x0d\6. Lotus seeds\x0d\Summer is the most suitable for nourishing the heart, because the heart is the weakest in summer, and people are easily irritable and sad due to the intense heat, and it is easy to get bleeding.
Although the taste of lotus seed core is relatively bitter, it can clear the heart fire, is a good product for nourishing the heart and calming the nerves, and can also strengthen the stomach.
\x0d\7. Winter melon\x0d\Winter melon contains a variety of vitamins and trace elements needed by the human body, which can regulate the metabolic balance of the human body.
Moreover, winter melon has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Eat more winter melon in summer to quench thirst, relieve summer heat and be a diuretic.
\x0d\8. Mangosteen\x0d\The reason for "summer heat" is that the air in spring is dry and the humidity is low. However, if there are signs of getting angry on your body, it means that your intake of fresh fruits and vegetables is still high.
It's a deficiency! Mangosteen is a well-known fire-reducing fruit. Eating more mangosteen is very effective in extinguishing your "fire"! \x0d\9. Bitter melon\x0d\ Bitter melon contains unique bitter melon glycosides. After eating in summer, you can
It can dispel heat and purify the heart, and has a good effect on stomach heat, damp-heat dysentery, vomiting, diarrhea and hematuria. Therefore, you can eat bitter melon appropriately in summer to reduce internal heat.
Therefore, bitter melon, bitter hemp, etc. are more suitable for clearing liver and gallbladder, gastrointestinal fire, and also have the effect of detoxification.
If you have symptoms such as sore throat, bad breath, red eyes, etc., it is okay to eat some "bitter" food.
\x0d\10. Water chestnuts\x0d\ Wash and peel water chestnuts and they can be used medicinally.
The nature and flavor are sweet and flat.
Enters the lung and stomach meridians.
Efficacy: clear away heat and quench thirst, diuretic dampness and resolve phlegm, lower blood pressure.
It can be used to treat symptoms such as heat-related injuries, thirst and lack of food, red stools, constipation, lung-heat cough, etc. It also has certain effects on damp-heat jaundice, nephritis and edema, and some eye diseases.
\x0d\11. Apple\x0d\ is sweet in taste and cool in nature. It has the effects of promoting body fluids and relieving troubles, appetizing and relieving the spleen, moistening the lungs and pleasing the heart, puckering the intestines and stopping diarrhea.
It can lower cholesterol, prevent arteriosclerosis, and has anti-cancer effects.
However, people with myocardial infarction and diabetes should not eat it because it contains too much nioconic acid and can easily cause constipation.
\x0d\12. Celery\x0d\ Celery is also a cold vegetable. It can clear away heat and detoxify. Moreover, celery contains a lot of crude fiber, which can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and is also good for defecation and detoxification.
\x0d\13. Milk\x0d\Many people think that drinking milk in summer will aggravate the "heat" and cause irritability. In fact, this is not the case. Not only will milk not cause internal heat, it can also better detoxify and remove liver fire.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that milk is slightly cold in nature and can "remove fire" by nourishing yin and detoxifying heat. Moreover, milk contains about 70% water, which can better replenish the body's losses due to heavy sweating.
of moisture.
It should be noted that do not freeze milk into ice cubes for consumption, otherwise many nutrients will be destroyed.
\x0d\14. Lily\x0d\ Lily enters the heart meridian and is slightly cold in nature. It can clear the mind and remove troubles, soothe the mind and calm the mind. It is used for lingering heat after febrile disease, confusion, insomnia and dreaminess, depression, and the desire to cry at joy or sadness, etc.
disease.