The summer solstice has passed, and the diet should be "bitter"

June 21st this year is the summer solstice

When the summer solstice is approaching, people like to eat cold food and cold drinks to lower the body temperature due to the unbearable heat

Due to the poor function of the spleen and stomach due to the heat in the sky and loss of appetite, eating bitter foods during the summer solstice can restore the spleen and stomach movement ability and increase appetite; bitterness enters the heart meridian, and bitterness can be used to relieve heart fire, and the yin of bitterness can be used to adjust the "long summer" of the summer solstice to the beginning of autumn.

Among the bitter foods, the most representative one is bitter gourd

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Bitter melon is the fruit of the cucurbitaceae plant bitter melon, also known as cool melon

I would like to recommend two bitter gourd recipes to you:

The first: use 200 grams of fresh bitter gourd, remove the flesh and cut into pieces, slice 100 grams of pork lean meat, add a proper amount of water to cook soup, season with a little salt, drink the soup and eat bitter gourd and lean pork, take it for several days, treat colds, heat, heat Boils, excessive heat rash, conjunctivitis embolism

The second type: cut the fresh bitter gourd to remove the flesh, fry it with tea or brew it for drinking, or cut off the flesh of the fresh bitter gourd and put it into the tea and join it, hang it in a ventilated place to dry in the shade, take 10~15 grams of water for decoction or Bubble boiled water instead of tea to prevent heat stroke and fever

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Eating bitter bamboo shoots during the summer solstice is also a good choice

Bitter bamboo shoots also have the auxiliary effect of reducing high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids.

　　Bitter bamboo shoots contain a lot of plant fiber, which is a cold food, which can reduce the pressure in the intestinal tract and make the intestinal peristalsis faster, so that the viscosity of the feces will become less high.

　　To eat bitter bamboo shoots, people usually use bitter bamboo shoots, spare ribs, and pickles to prepare bitter bamboo shoots in pot, which is bitter, sweet and delicious

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　　Kudingcha has the functions of relieving summer heat and detoxifying, anti-inflammatory and sterilizing, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, invigorating the stomach and eliminating accumulation, refreshing the mind, losing weight, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and lowering cholesterol

　　However, drinking Kuding tea is not for everyone:

　　Menstruating women and women with dysmenorrhea are not suitable for drinking

　　Chronic gastroenteritis patients are also not suitable for drinking
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Most patients with chronic gastroenteritis have different degrees of deficiency of the spleen and stomach.
Once the abdomen gets cold or eats cold food, they are prone to abdominal pain, diarrhea and other discomforts.
Kudingcha will aggravate these symptoms
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　　In addition, tea, coffee, cocoa and other bitter foods can also be used
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However, bitter foods should not be used in excess, as excessive bitterness can easily cause nausea, vomiting and other discomforts.
Patients with stomach problems and those with spleen deficiency or constipation should be used with caution
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　　Text / Wu Shimin

　　(Member of Shanghai Science Writers Association, medical science writer)