another bad day. Although it was the first time, a big wave of high temperature rushed over and we went out for a run, which felt like we were in a steamer. Really let us feel the rhythm of "going out for five minutes and sweating for two hours". In such a hot, boring and hot summer, how to relieve summer heat has become the focus of people's attention. Besides the air conditioners and cold drinks that people miss most, Bian Xiao has prepared 8 kinds of cool food for everyone. Let's have a look.

221 what to eat in dog days to relieve summer heat? Give you eight kinds of cool summer food.

1. Mung bean soup

Mung beans are both food and medicine, which can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It has the reputation of "the best food in the world, the food valley in the world". Boiling water with mung beans in hot summer can help us get rid of summer heat and heatstroke, and at the same time, it can also alleviate the discomfort caused by summer heat, polydipsia and heatstroke. In addition, mung beans are rich in minerals and vitamins. Drinking mung bean soup in summer can supplement the nutrition lost by sweating.

It should be noted that mung bean soup is cold, cold constitution, people with frequent diarrhea and menstrual women are not recommended to drink more.

2. Watermelon

No wine, no dinner, no watermelon, no summer. Although watermelons are on the market all year round this year, they are eaten most heartily only in this season. Watermelon is sweet and juicy, cool and delicious, and its water content is as high as 96.6%, ranking first among all melons and fruits. Because of its powerful hydration effect, it is called "the king of midsummer". Not only that, eating watermelon can also replenish vitamins and minerals lost by sweating, avoid fatigue and muscle weakness caused by it, and drive away burnout.

3. Wax gourd

Wax gourd is known as the "first summer melon". It is full of treasures, and melon skin, melon seeds and melon collaterals can be used as medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that winter melon is cold and sweet, which can produce fluid to quench thirst, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, and has a good effect on relieving summer heat and annoyance. In hot and humid weather, many people sweat a lot and their appetite decreases to varying degrees. The water content of wax gourd is as high as over 91%, rich in vitamin C and various trace elements, as well as crude fiber that can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, which can replenish water and stimulate appetite. It can be said that it is a good companion for dinner.

4. Cucumber

Cucumber is crisp and juicy, refreshing and delicious. It is a kind of food that everyone likes. Li Shizhen recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Cucumber is sweet in taste and cool in nature, which can clear serum heat, detoxify and diminish inflammation." The water content of cucumber is above 95%, and the meat is crisp and tender. Raw food can remove the residual heat in the body, and has the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, relieving summer heat and relieving annoyance.

5. Bitter gourd

Bitter gourd is bitter, cold and cool, and it has been thought that bitter gourd has the function of clearing away summer heat and quenching thirst. In 2116, it was recorded that bitter gourd "cook the meat takes vegetables as stuffing, which is a product for clearing heat and improving eyesight"; Get rid of the trouble of pyrolysis. In midsummer, the scorching sun makes people prone to heatstroke and get angry. Eating bitter gourd in moderation can not only clear away heat and reduce fire, but also help people to increase their appetite. But bitter gourd should not be eaten in excess, otherwise it may cause nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.

6. Chrysanthemum tea

Summer is a very easy season to get angry. Chrysanthemum tea can clear away heat and fire, especially for people with strong liver fire, which can relieve symptoms well. If you have some symptoms such as headache, red eye, emotional disorder and easy to get angry caused by liver fire, drinking some chrysanthemum tea can make people feel much better.

7. Green tea

The ancients always said "green tea in summer, black tea in winter". Green tea is slightly bitter, slightly sweet and cold. It has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, clearing away heart fire, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and has a good relieving effect on summer heat and upset. It's hot in dog days, and people's physical strength is high and their spirits are low. It is better to drink green tea at this time.

8. Tomatoes

Tomatoes can be eaten as fruits or made into delicious dishes to satisfy the taste. C