11 Summer Beverages to Help Students Cool Off
Introduction: June is the height of summer, with scorching heat. What kind of drink is most suitable for students preparing for exams? Here are a few beverages that not only contain brain-boosting and intelligence-enhancing ingredients but also essential carbohydrates, vitamins, proteins, and trace elements for the body, especially lecithin, which is vital for the brain.
1. Royal Jelly Sugar Water
Ingredients: 10g royal jelly, 10g rock sugar.
Method: Dissolve the rock sugar in boiling water, then add a cup of cold water. Pour the royal jelly into a glass and stir well.
Royal jelly is a brain-nourishing food that contains various biologically active substances. Rock sugar is cooling, can replenish qi, and provides energy. The combination of the two can significantly improve intelligence. Drink one cup every morning until the exams are over.
2. Mung Bean Soup
Ingredients: 200g mung beans, 300ml water.
Method: Boil the beans and drink the liquid (you can add sugar to taste). It has the effects of clearing summer heat, quenching thirst, promoting urination to reduce swelling, and clearing heat and detoxifying.
3. Honeysuckle and White Chrysanthemum Drink
Ingredients: 10g each of honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum.
Method: Steep with boiling water, add 3-5g of sugar, and drink frequently. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.
4. Lotus Seed, Reed Rhizome, and Lily Bulb Drink
Ingredients: 30g lotus seeds, 30g reed rhizome, 45g lily bulbs, 30g sugar.
Method: Boil the reed rhizome in 500ml of water for 20 minutes, then discard the rhizome. Add the lily bulbs, lotus seeds with their cores, and sugar and simmer until tender.
Lotus seeds with their cores nourish the spleen and heart, clear heat, and alleviate irritability. Lily bulbs can regulate the central nervous system to a normal state, having a calming and brain-nourishing effect. Eat one bowl daily in the afternoon.
5. Elsholtzia Drink
Ingredients: 2g Elsholtzia herb, 5g each of hyacinth bean and magnolia bark.
Method: Decoct in water and drink the liquid. It has the effects of relieving the exterior to dispel cold, transforming dampness, and harmonizing the middle jiao.
6. Ophiopogon and Hawthorn Drink
Ingredients: 10g each of Ophiopogon root and hawthorn.
Method: Steep with boiling water and let it cool before drinking. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting the production of body fluids to quench thirst, and detoxifying to dispel stasis.
7. Corn Silk Tea
Ingredients: 20g corn silk.
Method: Wash, steep with boiling water, and drink. It has the effect of promoting bowel movements and urination.
8. Cassia Seed Tea
Ingredients: 100g cassia seeds.
Method: Gently stir-fry over low heat until slightly yellow (without burning), then place in a sealed glass jar for storage. Each time, take 5g of cassia seeds, steep in a covered cup with boiling water, and drink. It has the effects of dispelling heat and wind, and clearing the liver to improve vision.
9. Schisandra and Goji Berry Drink
Ingredients: 50g Schisandra berries (placed in a small gauze bag), 50g goji berries.
Method: Place in a clay pot with 1500ml of clean water. Simmer gently over low heat, then discard the dregs and pour the liquid into a covered cup. Add 20g of sugar and stir well to drink in several servings. It strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes the liver and kidneys, and promotes the production of body fluids to quench thirst.
10. Banana Ice Cream
Ingredients: 500ml fresh milk, 2 eggs, 2 bananas (mashed), 10g Poria powder, 3 tablespoons of fine cornmeal, 10 raisins, 150g sugar.
Method: Whisk the eggs thoroughly. Add the cornmeal and Poria powder mixed with water, pouring and stirring continuously. Continue stirring for another two minutes after adding. Bring the milk to a boil, slowly add the egg-cornmeal mixture while stirring, then add the sugar. Freeze in the refrigerator, stirring every 20 minutes until it becomes frosty. Sprinkle with raisins before serving.
11. Salt Tea
Ingredients: 10g green tea, 2g salt.
Method: Steep with boiling water and drink. It promotes the production of body fluids to quench thirst, clears heat, and alleviates irritability. It is suitable for regular daily consumption and is a great beverage for preventing heatstroke and cooling down.