Clear the heart in the summer heat
Summer is the hottest season of the year, and it is also when yang energy is at its most abundant. Due to the outward release of yang energy, the sluggishness of spring completely dissipates, and people feel energized.
Over the weekend, I had a sudden urge to go for a swim. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, there are capacity limits at swimming pools, and since we didn't have a reservation, we ended up empty-handed. In fact, swimming not only strengthens cardiovascular function and boosts immunity but is also a great activity to cool down and beat the heat.
Summer corresponds to the element of fire, and in the five zang organs, it corresponds to the heart. Therefore, the primary focus in summer is nourishing the heart. The heart prefers coolness, and health preservation should involve light, tonifying foods. Foods that are cooling in nature and sour in taste are ideal choices.
When the weather is hot, the body cools itself down by sweating. The process of sweating accelerates blood circulation, simultaneously increasing the burden on the heart. At this time, it is easy to experience restlessness, irritability from the heat, heart palpitations, and insomnia.
To clear the heart and reduce fire in the summer, you can prepare 5 grams each of Imperata Root and Juncus. After washing the ingredients, brew them with hot water for 10 minutes and then drink.
This tea can clear heat, relieve summer heat, clear heart fire, and promote urination. It is suitable for people experiencing restlessness, insomnia, mouth sores, or scanty and dark yellow urine. However, it is important to note that this tea is cooling in nature and should not be consumed long-term. It is not suitable for those with a weak spleen and stomach.
Imperata Root is sweet and cold in nature, and it enters the lung, stomach, and bladder meridians. It can calm the liver, harmonize the stomach, relieve summer heat and restlessness, dispel dampness and clear meridians, promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and promote urination.
Juncus is sweet and bland, slightly cold in nature, and enters the heart, lung, and small intestine meridians. It can clear heart fire and promote urination. Juncus is often brewed with Lophatherum Leaf. This tea can alleviate the situation where children cry at night and cannot sleep peacefully due to heart heat and restlessness.
Over the weekend, I had a sudden urge to go for a swim. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, there are capacity limits at swimming pools, and since we didn't have a reservation, we ended up empty-handed. In fact, swimming not only strengthens cardiovascular function and boosts immunity but is also a great activity to cool down and beat the heat.
Summer corresponds to the element of fire, and in the five zang organs, it corresponds to the heart. Therefore, the primary focus in summer is nourishing the heart. The heart prefers coolness, and health preservation should involve light, tonifying foods. Foods that are cooling in nature and sour in taste are ideal choices.
When the weather is hot, the body cools itself down by sweating. The process of sweating accelerates blood circulation, simultaneously increasing the burden on the heart. At this time, it is easy to experience restlessness, irritability from the heat, heart palpitations, and insomnia.
To clear the heart and reduce fire in the summer, you can prepare 5 grams each of Imperata Root and Juncus. After washing the ingredients, brew them with hot water for 10 minutes and then drink.
This tea can clear heat, relieve summer heat, clear heart fire, and promote urination. It is suitable for people experiencing restlessness, insomnia, mouth sores, or scanty and dark yellow urine. However, it is important to note that this tea is cooling in nature and should not be consumed long-term. It is not suitable for those with a weak spleen and stomach.
Imperata Root is sweet and cold in nature, and it enters the lung, stomach, and bladder meridians. It can calm the liver, harmonize the stomach, relieve summer heat and restlessness, dispel dampness and clear meridians, promote the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and promote urination.
Juncus is sweet and bland, slightly cold in nature, and enters the heart, lung, and small intestine meridians. It can clear heart fire and promote urination. Juncus is often brewed with Lophatherum Leaf. This tea can alleviate the situation where children cry at night and cannot sleep peacefully due to heart heat and restlessness.