How can cooling drinks be lacking in hot weather? Refreshing herbal tea and sweet and sour plum soup are popular with the public. They can remove heat evils from the body and help relieve the irritable mood caused by heat. Different cooling drinks have different advantages. You can choose suitable drinks according to your physical constitution and personal preferences to replenish water and remove heat.
What are the characteristics of heat-relieving drinks?
1. Barley tea
The main ingredient of barley tea is barley, which can relieve food accumulation and promote digestion. It contains B vitamins, dietary fiber, and minerals, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, relieve greasiness and promote food digestion. The specific method is: to rinse and dry the barley, then stir fry it over low heat until the surface is slightly yellowed. Finally, brew it with hot water. Note that people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not drink barley tea to avoid abdominal pain.
2. Sour plum soup
Sour plum soup has the effects of relieving heat, refreshing the mind, and generating body fluid to quench thirst. Sour plums contain organic acids such as malic acid and citric acid, which can promote the body’s absorption of vitamins and relieve fatigue. At the same time, it can promote digestion and prevent constipation. Hawthorn has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach. Licorice has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification. The specific production method is to soak 9 grams of licorice, a handful of hawthorn slices, and 10 sour plums in clear water. Wash them clean, then cook them in a pot for 20 minutes. Add the appropriate amount of ice sugar. Turn off the heat after the icing sugar melts. Cool, filter the residue, and drink. It should be noted that not too much sugar should be added during production, otherwise, it will reduce the effects of relieving heat, refreshing the mind, and generating body fluid to quench thirst.
3. Sour jujube juice
Chinese medicine believes that sour jujube is mildly cold and has the effects of relieving heat, refreshing the mind, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and digesting food accumulation. The specific method is: remove the shells and cores of sour jujubes, soak them in warm water for 60 minutes, and beat them into pulp; wash lemons clean and squeeze the juice; mix the two, add cold boiled water, and stir to filter the residue, then add a little honey and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Note that sour jujube juice is too sour and not suitable for children and the elderly with spleen and stomach deficiency. Those with excessive stomach acid secretion should also be cautious.
4. Herbal tea
Herbal tea consists of chrysanthemum, bamboo leaf, lotus leaf, and chrysanthemum. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, removing dampness, and replenishing water. The specific method is to put 5-7 chrysanthemum flowers, 10 chrysanthemum flowers, and 1-2 hawthorn in a cup, add 300 ml of boiling water, and brew for about 5 minutes. However, those with cold physiques, the elderly, and children should be cautious to avoid abdominal pain or stomachache.
Kind reminder
No matter how high the outside temperature is, you can not drink chilled drinks, especially for children, the elderly, and those with spleen and stomach deficiency, to avoid abdominal pain, diarrhea, and even heatstroke in severe cases. Carry warm water with you and drink a sip now and then to prevent dehydration.