Cooling Heat with Herbal Remedies Speeds Recovery
Summer heatstroke is an acute illness caused by impaired thermoregulation under high temperatures. Mild cases present with dizziness, headache, chest tightness, nausea, thirst, general weakness, and excessive sweating; severe cases exhibit flushed face, rapidly rising body temperature, rapid breathing, drowsiness, confusion, or even fainting. Heatstroke usually results from summer heat or damp-heat pathogens invading the body. Treatment focuses on clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Eat more cooling and heat-clearing foods. Here are several recommended herbal remedies:
Steamed Tomatoes: 1–2 tomatoes, washed and sliced, added to a pot with water, salt or sugar, and simmered into a hot soup for drinking.
Wine-Marinated Bayberries: Appropriate amount of bayberries, washed and soaked in wine for 3 days. Consume 5 berries each time, 2–3 times daily.
Licorice Tea: 6 g licorice root, washed and cut into small pieces, placed in a teacup with 1000 ml boiling water, add 0.1 g salt, cover and steep for 30 minutes, drink as tea.
White Wormwood and Prunella Tea: 2 bundles of white wormwood, 12 g prunella, a little rock sugar. Boil together in a pot, strain and drink frequently.