When is the summer heat in the twenty-four solar terms?

The summer heat is Tuesday, July 23, 20 19.

The summer solar term is just around the Mid-Autumn Festival in the dog days, which is the hottest period of the year, with the highest temperature and the fastest growth of crops. At the same time, various meteorological disasters such as drought, waterlogging and wind disasters are also the most frequent in many areas. In other words, the hot summer is the hottest period of the year, not a day.

Summer heat diet suggestion: It is advisable to eat bitter food. Alkaloids contained in bitter food have pharmacological effects such as relieving summer heat, promoting blood circulation and relaxing blood vessels. Eating some bitter food in hot weather can not only clear the heart, relieve annoyance and refresh the mind, but also stimulate the appetite, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach.

Momordica charantia contains protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, vitamin C, momordicoside, quinine, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other ingredients, and has the effects of clearing heat and relieving summer heat, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, invigorating kidney and spleen, nourishing liver and improving eyesight.