When is the summer solar term, what to eat for health, and what to do?

Great summer, one of the 24 solar terms. On July 23rd or 24th every year, the sun reaches longitude 120. Choose some foods with the same origin of medicine and food, such as Poria cocos, Ophiopogon japonicus, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, lotus leaf, jujube, lotus seed, lily, millet, wax gourd, bitter gourd, tomato, watermelon, banana and apple.

In midsummer, the dog days are just right, and the heat is heavier. Extreme heat can lead to low spleen and stomach function. People often feel bad appetite and diarrhea easily. In severe cases, chest tightness, nausea and weakness of limbs appear. The tongue coating is often yellow and greasy. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yellow and greasy tongue coating represents heavy damp-heat qi, which is called summer-heat dampness syndrome. It is necessary to clear away summer heat and promote diuresis, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.

You can eat some foods and drugs that clear away heat and summer heat, remove dampness by fragrance, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach, such as Coicis Semen, white lentils, japonica rice porridge, etc. to nourish the spleen and stomach, or add Xiangsha Yangwei Pill to strengthen the spleen and help digestion. You can also take Pogostemon, Lotus Leaf, Eupatorium odoratum, etc. Or use Huoxiang Zhengqi Pill (water) to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, so that the human body will be more comfortable in the dog days.