From now until the dog days, soak it every day and drink it, and the cold and humidity will be swept away!

The summer solstice has arrived, and the hottest time of the year has arrived. The summer solstice is the so-called "yin and yang fight, death and life" season, yin and yang alternate, people are prone to various diseases.

Moreover, after the summer solstice, because of the hot climate, people often sweat excessively and are prone to fire. In addition, there is a lot of rain in summer, which is the most humid and hot season. Therefore, at this time, it is very important to dispel dampness and relieve heat and maintain health.

Drink ginger jujube tea after the summer solstice
Drain dampness, drive away cold, nourish qi and blood

I believe many people know that mung bean soup can clear away heat and relieve heat. But don't just know mung bean soup,Summer is the best time to drink ginger jujube tea. It can not only strengthen the stomach, drain dampness, drive away cold, but also nourish blood and replenish qi, which is the most unmissable tea drink from the summer solstice to dog days.


Preparation of ginger jujube tea

Get ready:
6 red dates, 7 peppercorns, 3 slices of ginger (the ginger here should be careful not to peel, and the amount of ginger should not be too small, so that the boiled water has a spicy feeling, and the effect is the best.) ）

Method:
Put all the above ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook for about 40 minutes. Pour the brewed tea into a cup and drink.

Summer solstice to dog days
Reasons to drink ginger jujube tea

Why is it said that the summer solstice to the end of dog days is the best time to drink ginger jujube tea?


Because after a winter and a spring, people accumulate more sick qi in the body, and after the summer solstice, the weather is hot, the human body is open, and the yang energy in the body is empty. 

Traditional Chinese medicine has always believed that:

Ginger has the effect of dispelling wind and dissipating cold, warming the stomach and relieving nausea, especially for middle-aged and elderly people with weak yang qi and women who are afraid of cold in uterine cold. 

Jujube has the effect of strengthening the spleen, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. 

Zanthoxylum pepper has the effect of dispelling cold and dampness, sterilization and anti-inflammatory, and it is used to match ginger and red dates. It can help the body to remove toxins from the body. 

Therefore, this tea can be drunk from now until the dog days are over, and it can basically drive away the sick qi in the body.

Moreover, after the hot weather, the spleen and stomach are relatively weak and cold, and we can spend the whole summer comfortably with ginger jujube tea to replenish the spleen and stomach.

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