Talking about health and solar terms in summer

Using aromatic plants skillfully to relieve summer heat and dampness

The summer heat is just around the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is the highest temperature in a year. At this time, it is often easy to lose heart, especially for the elderly, children and the weak, and it is often difficult to resist the heat and have problems such as heatstroke, such as dizziness, palpitation, chest tightness, inattention and sweating.

The best way to solve these symptoms is to arrange work reasonably and pay attention to the combination of work and rest; Avoid exposure to the hot sun; Pay attention to indoor cooling; Ensure adequate sleep; Pay attention to food hygiene. A correct diet can help the human body resist the invasion of summer and moisture. You can eat more melon, coix seed, poria cocos, yam and other foods. The best way is to cook porridge or soup with these ingredients.

If you already feel dizzy, you can also use aromatic plants to relieve dizziness. For example, fresh leaves of Pogostemon fragrans, mint leaves and Eupatorium odoratum are used to cook soup or porridge. Because the main function of fresh leaves of Pogostemon cablin is to fragrant turbidity, dispel summer heat and relieve exterior syndrome; The main function of mint is to disperse wind and heat, relieve sore throat and penetrate rash, soothe the liver and purge heat, which can play a very good role.