Do you have a summer drink in such hot weather?

(1) boiling water

Boiled water is the most economical and effective way to relieve summer heat. Affected by hot weather, our bodies will lose a lot of water because of sweating. The simplest and most direct way is to replenish water. And if you sweat a lot, such as after exercise, it is recommended to drink light salt water and supplement some electrolytes to avoid heatstroke caused by water and electrolyte disorder in the body.

(2) Tea

You can drink tea in summer, which can refresh your mind while replenishing water and has anti-inflammatory effect. For example, mint tea, mint leaves with some rock sugar can be drunk in boiling water for a few minutes, and lemon or soda water can be added to make lemon mint bubbles, which are refreshing in summer. You can also drink green tea, honeysuckle tea, chrysanthemum tea, etc., which are all good choices for summer heat.

(3) Mung bean soup

Mung bean soup has been a traditional choice for people to relieve summer heat since ancient times. Mung beans have the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst and relieving summer heat. When I was a child, in summer, my mother would wash mung beans, soak them for a while, boil them with water and add some sugar. Adults and children love to drink. Lily, Coicis Semen, Herba Menthae, etc. can also be added. According to your own preferences, which summer works well.

(4) Fruit juice

There are many fruits in summer, which is in season. Eating fruit alone can quench your thirst, and squeezing fruit juice is more delicious. Freshly squeezed fruit juice contains many vitamins, which is delicious and thirst-quenching. In summer, we often drink watermelon juice, cucumber juice, Sydney juice, passion fruit lemon juice and so on.

(5) Sour plum soup

Sour plum soup flavored with rock sugar is made of dark plum, hawthorn, licorice and dried tangerine peel. It tastes sweet and sour, and has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. It is a summer drink that many people like.

Speaking of sour plum soup, it is also a drink with the same origin of medicine and food, because it can relieve summer heat, quench thirst, promote fluid production and eliminate phlegm, strengthen the spleen and regulate the stomach, relieve greasy after meals and help digestion, especially suitable for drinking in summer, because summer is the season with the strongest yang, and it is easy to be agitated and thirsty. Drink sour plum soup with astringent effect to help converge summer heat. Mume promotes fluid production to quench thirst, tangerine peel eliminates dampness and phlegm, hawthorn helps digestion and regulate qi, licorice strengthens spleen and benefits qi, and slow drinking at room temperature or slightly cool can make the whole body and mind cool.