In terms of health care in summer, it is necessary to conform to the characteristics of excess of yang and decline of yin in summer, and pay attention to protecting yang and replenishing water. In addition, the diet should be light, and eat more bitter and sour foods to clear away the heat and stimulate the appetite. Here are two recommended healthy medicated diets for summer solstice.

Bitter gourd with sauce

Raw materials:

1 bitter gourd, appropriate amount of colored pepper and onion, a little garlic, soy sauce, sugar, etc.

Production method:

1. Wash and shred bitter gourd, red pepper and onion.

2. Mix minced garlic, soy sauce, sugar, salt, vinegar and sesame oil into juice.

3. Put the water in the pot. After the water is boiled, add a spoonful of salt, blanch the bitter gourd shreds for about 15 seconds, and take out the juice.

Efficacy:

Eating some bitter food in hot summer can help the heart and lungs. Momordica charantia is cool and bitter, refreshing and not greasy, and has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, relieving summer heat and relieving annoyance, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. Cooking with bitter gourd in summer can not only stimulate appetite, but also dispel summer heat and clear the heart, but those with deficiency of spleen and stomach should eat less to avoid aggravating discomfort.

Binaural jujube soup

Raw materials:

Tremella, Auricularia each 20g, 5 red dates, a little rock sugar.

Production method:

1. Auricularia auricula and Tremella fuciformis are soaked in advance, torn into small flowers, and the red dates are pitted and washed.

2. After adding water to the pot, add black fungus, tremella and red dates, simmer on low heat until the soup is thick and the fungus is soft and rotten, and add rock sugar.

Efficacy:

Tremella has the functions of nourishing body fluid, moistening lung and nourishing stomach. Eating tremella from summer to day can nourish the internal organs and lay the foundation for health care in autumn and winter. Auricularia auricula is known as "the meat in vegetarian dishes", which has the functions of benefiting qi and strengthening the body, nourishing kidney and stomach, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can also resist coagulation, thrombosis, reduce blood lipid and reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases. This binaural jujube soup has a strong nourishing effect and is suitable for people who are weak, insomnia and forgetfulness from summer to the future.

Text: Ma Li, deputy chief physician, Department of Nutrition, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

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