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What fruits are there in summer solar terms?

Summer solar terms include plums, watermelons, apricots, peaches, cantaloupes, longan, litchi and other fruits.

June and July are the best seasons to taste plums. Plum is rich in sugar, has laxative effect and can be used to treat constipation. The minerals contained in it have the functions of purifying blood and hematopoiesis, and can strengthen the functions of liver and kidney.

Apricots are appreciated in April and picked in July. The first ten days of July every year is the season of apricot fruit ripening. Apricot is the most abundant fruit with vitamin B 17, which can prevent cancer. Apricot has the functions of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, clearing away heat and toxic materials.

Stepping into July, there is no doubt that every fruit stall has the most peaches. Peach has the functions of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, and can be used for people with deficiency of both qi and blood, sallow complexion and emaciation, palpitation and shortness of breath after illness.

Melon, also known as melon, is ripened and picked from May to July every year. In addition to water and protein content, melon has no less nutrients than watermelon.

Watermelon is sweet and cold in nature, and has the functions of clearing away heat and reducing fire, relieving summer heat, inducing diuresis and removing annoyance, so watermelon is the best fruit to quench thirst and replenish water in summer. In summer, the weather is hot, and the water in the body loses quickly, so you should eat more fruits to replenish water.