This year's damp smell is not only heavy, but also contains toxins.
As the temperature gradually climbs, another challenge also arises, and that is the "heat".
On a hot summer day, fruit is often the first choice to beat the heat. In such an environment where "internal humidity and external heat" are intertwined, it is important to avoid excessive consumption of fruits, especially the following four fruits.
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The moisture is too poisonous, and 4 kinds of seasonal fruits should be eaten with caution
Watermelon
Watermelon is known as a "natural refreshing drink" and plays an important role in clearing heat and detoxifying in traditional Chinese medicine. Watermelon is sweet and cold, which can effectively quench heat, quench thirst, and help improve symptoms such as poor urination and mouth sores.
On a hot summer day, eating watermelon slices can have an effect similar to that of taking the ancient recipe White Tiger Soup. Watermelon rind also has a good cooling effect.
Therefore, the main feature of watermelon is its cooling properties.
Mangosteen
Mangosteen is often considered to be a fruit that balances the heat of durian, with a sweet taste and a cold nature, which helps to clear heat, invigorate and strengthen the spleen.
pitaya
According to traditional Chinese medicine, dragon fruit has a cool and sweet taste, and according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, it can quench thirst, clear heat and cool the blood, and help to facilitate urination.
coconut
Coconut soup is considered a home-flavored delicacy in the South. Coconut is peaceful in nature, sweet in taste, and is classified into the lung and spleen meridians, which can invigorate qi and strengthen the spleen and kill insects.
However, not everyone is suitable for coconut. It is mentioned in the "Materia Medica" that people suffering from scabies and wheezing should avoid eating coconut. For these people, it is best to pair it with some ingredients that are warm and have the effect of dispelling dampness, such as five-fingered peach, tangerine peel, white lentils, etc.
It is important to note that the current popularity of coconut water or other coconut-flavored beverages, especially cold drinks and sweetened versions, can alter the peaceful nature of the coconut, giving it more of a "cold and wet" character, so excessive consumption is not good for health.
Most of the four seasonal fruits are cold or mildly cold in nature, so it is recommended to consume them in moderation to avoid excessive intake of cold air.
Fruits are usually high in sugar, and excessive sweetness is thought to be one of the factors that cause the body to accumulate moisture, so it is important to be cautious about eating fruits with high sugar content during the humid season.
Fruits are raw and cold foods, and eating too much raw and hard foods will increase the burden on the spleen and stomach.
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What to eat in summer to get wet
papaya
Papaya is warm and sweet, returns to the spleen and stomach meridians, helps digestion, and has a good conditioning effect on indigestion and chest tightness caused by moisture.
apple
Apples are flat, sweet in taste, and rich in fiber, which can help strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote intestinal peristalsis, and help to discharge moisture.
banana
Bananas have a sweet taste, have the effect of clearing heat, moistening the intestines and detoxifying, and are suitable for people with heat and dry stools, which helps to improve the symptoms of dampness.
Red beans
Although red beans are not fruits, they are often used to promote dampness and strengthen the spleen, and can be boiled in red bean soup or eaten with other ingredients to help expel moisture.
Barley
Barley is cool in nature, sweet in taste, beneficial to dampness, spleen, heat clearing, pus drainage, suitable for people with dampness and heat in the body.
pumpkin
Pumpkin is warm and sweet, which is beneficial to qi and tonifies the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.
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4 kinds of treasures to get rid of "fruit diseases"
ginger
Ginger has the effects of sweating and detoxifying, warming and stopping vomiting, detoxifying, and relieving symptoms such as stomach cold and abdominal pain caused by eating cold fruits.
honey
Honey has the effect of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, moistening the intestines and laxative, and has an improvement effect on constipation or mild diarrhea caused by eating certain fruits.
lemon
Lemons are rich in vitamin C, which has antioxidant and immune-boosting effects and can relieve allergy symptoms caused by certain ingredients in the fruit.
mint
Peppermint has the effect of cooling and relieving the surface, dissipating wind and dissipating heat, and has a relieving effect on itchy skin or slight allergies caused by eating certain fruits.
In addition to these treasures, there are other ways to help prevent or alleviate "fruit diseases":
Eat in moderation: Avoid eating large amounts of fruit at one time, especially those that are cold in nature.
Understand the physique: choose suitable fruits according to your physique, such as people with cold physique should eat less cold fruits.
Wash thoroughly: Wash fruit thoroughly before eating it to remove pesticide residues and bacteria from the surface.
Eat a varied diet: Stay varied and don't rely too much on one fruit.
Seek medical attention: If you have a severe allergic reaction or feel unwell, you should seek medical attention promptly.