Today's summer solstice! 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 is the fourth solar term of summer and the tenth of the twenty-four solar terms. In the "Seventy-two Candidate Explanations of the Lunar Order", it is explained: the summer solstice, in the middle of May, the "Rhyme Meeting" says: Summer, false, to, extreme, everything is false in this and extremely large.
Summer is great, the sun travels to the northernmost point, everything grows and flourishes to the extreme, and the yang energy also reaches the extreme, so it is the shortest night and the longest day of the year.
After the summer solstice, the position of the sun directly on the ground gradually shifts southward, and the days in the Northern Hemisphere are getting shorter. There is also a folk saying that "after eating summer solstice noodles, the day is short".
Today is the summer solstice, and the hottest time of the year is just around the corner. 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 and cold, nourish qi and blood, and replenish yang qi
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.
Get ready:
6 red dates, a handful of wolfberries, 10 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 until it is light red. 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.
Goji berries can also regulate the body's immune function, regulate blood lipids and blood sugar, and delay aging.
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.