Stay healthy and beat the heat
The temperature has significantly risen in the past two weeks, with consecutive hot weather warnings. Although there have been occasional showers, my son and I still went for a swim in the pool to cool down. Besides using air conditioning and eating ice cream, I believe everyone has their own ways to beat the heat. However, as the weather changes, our bodies expend a lot of energy to adapt, so it's important to pay attention to replenishing qi and blood and regulating the spleen and stomach.
To reduce internal heat without harming the spleen and stomach, you can steep chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and mulberry leaf tea in hot water for 15 minutes and drink it. If you're sensitive to heat, you can wait for it to cool down before drinking. This tea can clear heat and detoxify, balance the liver, and nourish the stomach. Chrysanthemum is slightly cold in nature and can balance the liver, detoxify, dispel wind and heat, nourish the liver and improve vision, and detoxify and beautify the skin. It is especially suitable for people with strong liver fire, frequent sore throats, and high blood pressure.
Honeysuckle is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It is known as a summer companion. Named in the "Compendium of Materia Medica," it is recorded to be good at detoxifying and enhancing immunity; it is also one of the essential flowers in Five Flower Tea. Mulberry leaf tea is cold in nature and enters the liver and lung meridians. In ancient times, it was known as "immortal leaf" and could dispel wind and heat, reduce inflammation and detoxify, prolong life, and lower blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure. There is even a saying, "Ginseng is for hot tonics, and mulberry leaf is for clear tonics," which shows its nutritional and medicinal value.
There are many ways to beat the heat, but raw and cold foods and cold drinks can harm the spleen and stomach. You can eat more fruits and vegetables to cool down, such as drinking melon soup, old cucumber soup, or eating watermelon, which are also good choices. Note: This tea is on the cold side, so it is recommended for those with a cold constitution to consume it with caution, and it is not suitable for pregnant women.
To reduce internal heat without harming the spleen and stomach, you can steep chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and mulberry leaf tea in hot water for 15 minutes and drink it. If you're sensitive to heat, you can wait for it to cool down before drinking. This tea can clear heat and detoxify, balance the liver, and nourish the stomach. Chrysanthemum is slightly cold in nature and can balance the liver, detoxify, dispel wind and heat, nourish the liver and improve vision, and detoxify and beautify the skin. It is especially suitable for people with strong liver fire, frequent sore throats, and high blood pressure.
Honeysuckle is cold in nature, sweet in taste, and enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It is known as a summer companion. Named in the "Compendium of Materia Medica," it is recorded to be good at detoxifying and enhancing immunity; it is also one of the essential flowers in Five Flower Tea. Mulberry leaf tea is cold in nature and enters the liver and lung meridians. In ancient times, it was known as "immortal leaf" and could dispel wind and heat, reduce inflammation and detoxify, prolong life, and lower blood sugar, blood lipids, and blood pressure. There is even a saying, "Ginseng is for hot tonics, and mulberry leaf is for clear tonics," which shows its nutritional and medicinal value.
There are many ways to beat the heat, but raw and cold foods and cold drinks can harm the spleen and stomach. You can eat more fruits and vegetables to cool down, such as drinking melon soup, old cucumber soup, or eating watermelon, which are also good choices. Note: This tea is on the cold side, so it is recommended for those with a cold constitution to consume it with caution, and it is not suitable for pregnant women.