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Dietary Therapy for Summer-Damp Cold

🔑 Keywords: Pharmacological Diet · Summer-dampness damages the exterior, causing dysfunction of the lungs and stomach, thus common symptoms include high fever or persistent mild fever, profuse sweating without relief, irritability, thirst, heavy head as if wrapped, sore limbs and joints, chest and epigastric fullness, nausea and vomiting desire, poor appetite, short and red urine, red tongue with greasy yellow coating, and slippery-rapid pulse. Here are several dietary therapy recipes.<br>1. Xiangru Drink<br>[Composition] 10 grams perilla leaf, 5 grams magnolia bark, 6 grams white lablab bean.<br>[Preparation] Wash and chop perilla leaf and magnolia bark; stir-roast white lablab bean until yellow, crush it. Place all ingredients in a thermos, pour boiling water over them, cover, and steep for 30 minutes.<br>[Usage] Drink as tea frequently. Reduce to twice daily after sweating occurs.<br>[Editorial Note] Perilla leaf induces sweating and dispels summer heat; paired with magnolia bark to broaden the middle and regulate qi, and lablab bean to strengthen the spleen and transform dampness. Together, these three herbs effectively treat summer colds and abdominal pain with diarrhea.<br>2. Watermelon-Tomato Juice<br>[Composition] Appropriate amount of watermelon, appropriate amount of tomato.<br>[Preparation] Remove watermelon pulp from seeds, extract juice through cheesecloth; blanch tomatoes in boiling water for 2–3 minutes, peel, remove seeds, extract juice through cheesecloth. Mix equal parts of both juices.<br>[Usage] Drink as needed.<br>[Editorial Note] Watermelon clears heat and relieves summer heat, generates body fluids and quenches thirst—it is known as the "natural Baihu Decoction." Tomato also generates body fluids and is rich in nutrients. Combined, they make an excellent remedy for summer heat.<br>3. Green Dragon White Tiger Soup<br>[Composition] 250 grams white radish, 30 grams fresh green fruit.<br>[Preparation] Wash and slice white radish; wash fresh green fruit, score several deep lines on the surface with a knife. Boil together in a pot with adequate water for 20 minutes.<br>[Usage] Drink as tea frequently. For those with sore throat, gargle with cooled juice.<br>[Editorial Note] White radish regulates qi and aids digestion; green fruit clears heat and detoxifies. Together, they effectively treat conditions caused by accumulated summer heat and dampness, such as sore throat, chest tightness, and excessive phlegm—especially beneficial when taken.

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