What Foods Are Good for Health during the End of Heat Season?

Summer Health Preservation and Recommended Recipes

The arrival of summer solstice signifies a gradual cooling of the weather, accompanied by dryness. It is crucial to safeguard against the onset of autumn's dryness. So, how can we maintain good health during this season? What foods are ideal for summer consumption? Let's delve into some of the primary recipes for summer health preservation, inspired by the 24 Solar Terms.

Sesame Spinach

Ingredients: 500g fresh spinach, 15g roasted sesame seeds, salt, sesame oil, and MSG to taste.

Preparation: Trim and wash the spinach. Blanch in boiling water, then immerse in cold water to cool. Drain, chop into sections, and place in a serving dish. Add salt, MSG, and sesame oil, mix well, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Benefits: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, opens the chest, and moistens dryness.

Lily and Lotus Seed Soup

Ingredients: 100g dried lilies, 75g dried lotus seeds, 75g rock sugar.

Preparation: Soak the lilies overnight and rinse. Soak the lotus seeds for 4 hours and rinse. Bring the lilies and lotus seeds to a boil in water, add rock sugar, and simmer for 40 minutes.

Benefits: Calms the nerves, nourishes the heart, and strengthens the spleen and stomach.

Adenophora Roots Porridge

Ingredients: 15-30g adenophora roots, 50g japonica rice, rock sugar to taste.

Preparation: Crush the adenophora roots, boil in water, and strain. Cook the strained liquid with japonica rice in a pot, adding more water as needed. When the porridge is cooked, add rock sugar and cook for a while longer.

Benefits: Nourishes yin, clears heat, moistens the lungs and stomach, and eliminates phlegm and cough.

Dendrobium Porridge

Ingredients: 30g fresh dendrobium, 50g japonica rice, rock sugar to taste.

Preparation: Boil dendrobium in 200ml water over low heat until reduced to about 100ml. Add the strained liquid to japonica rice in a pot with an additional 400ml water. Cook into a porridge, stir in rock sugar, and serve. Consume morning and evening.

Benefits: Nourishes yin, promotes saliva production, and nourishes the stomach.

Tofu with Green Pepper

Ingredients: 1 block tofu, 3 green peppers, 10g coriander, sesame oil, salt, and MSG to taste.

Preparation: Blanch tofu in boiling water, cool, and dice. Blanch green peppers and chop, along with coriander. Mix tofu, green peppers, coriander, sesame oil, salt, and MSG, and serve.

Benefits: Tonifies qi, widens the chest, promotes saliva production, moistens dryness, and clears heat and toxicity. Particularly suitable for those with poor appetite.

Fo-ti and Salvia Root Honey Drink

Ingredients: 15g prepared fo-ti root, 15g salvia root, 25g honey.

Preparation: Wash fo-ti and salvia roots, boil in a pot, strain, and mix in honey while hot.

Benefits: Nourishes yin, moistens dryness, promotes blood circulation, and unblocks meridians.

Adenophora Roots Heart and Lung Soup

Ingredients: 15g adenophora roots, 15g polygonatum odoratum, 1500g pig lungs, 1 pig heart, scallions, and salt to taste.