We all know that summer is hot, and many people suffer from "internal heat," which can manifest as mouth ulcers, dry mouth, dark urine... and some even get pimples. Below, the editor recommends foods to reduce internal heat.
Tomatoes
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is considered to have a sour-sweet taste and a neutral nature. It has effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling the blood and calming the liver, relieving summer heat and quenching thirst. It is suitable for heatstroke, high blood pressure, gum bleeding, stomach heat with a bitter taste, and fever with vexation and thirst. Its Vitamin C content is far higher than other fruits and vegetables.
Bitter Melon
Bitter melon is very high in Vitamin C and also contains protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, as well as carotene, Vitamin B, etc. It has the effect of clearing summer heat, removing heat, improving eyesight, and detoxifying.
Mung Beans
It has a sweet taste and a cold nature, which can relieve summer heat, remove vexation and heat, and also has detoxifying effects. It can be consumed as a soup, congee, or mung bean cake. However, it should not be taken with Chinese medicine.
Water Chestnut
It has a sweet taste and a slightly cold nature, with effects of clearing heat, quenching thirst, and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for those with vexation and thirst from febrile diseases, swollen and sore throat, mouth sores, dry stool, and yellow urine. It can be eaten raw, stir-fried, or pounded into juice and taken cold, which is especially good for a sore throat.
Pears
It has a sweet and slightly sour taste and a cold nature, with effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, removing vexation and quenching thirst. It is particularly suitable for vexation and thirst, yellow urine, and dry stool after a febrile disease. It can be eaten raw or stuffed with rock sugar or honey and steamed. Note that pear juice is cold, so those with loose stools should eat it in moderation.
It has a sweet taste and a cool nature, with effects of relieving heat toxins, cooling the blood, and promoting bowel movements. It can be braised or made into soup.
Mulberry
It has a sweet and sour taste and a cold nature, with effects of nourishing yin, enriching blood, and benefiting the liver and kidneys. It has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on tinnitus, insomnia, and palpitations caused by yin deficiency and internal heat. It can be eaten raw or decocted in water with 50 grams for drinking.
Strawberries
Strawberries are rich in Vitamin B1, B2, C, and essential minerals and trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc, and chromium that the human body needs. Strawberries are an important source of flavonoids and other essential components for the human body. They have effects of clearing summer heat, relieving fever, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, promoting urination and stopping diarrhea, and aiding digestion.
Lily Bulb
It has a sweet and slightly bitter taste and a slightly cold nature, capable of both clearing heat and moistening dryness. It is effective for dry cough with little phlegm, or low-grade fever and a sore throat caused by insufficient lung yin. Use fresh lily bulbs, pound them into juice, and drink with added water. It can also be cooked or boiled with rock sugar.
Watermelon
Watermelon juice contains rich nutrients needed by the human body, such as sucrose, glucose, fructose, citrulline, propionic acid, alanine, glutamic acid, arginine, phosphate, malic acid, salts, as well as carotene and Vitamin C.