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What to eat during the Mango solar term? Delicious recipes to help women maintain their health

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Asked on:Apr 12, 2026 07:27 AM

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    Apr 12, 2026

      Ear Grain is one of the twenty-four solar terms. During the Ear Grain season, the weather is hot and it has entered a typical summer. Health preservation is very important at this time. Among them, health experts of the past dynasties believe that "clearing and nourishing" is the best choice for dietary maintenance during the Mang Zhong solar term. “"Qingbu" emphasizes nourishment, but it also has the function of relieving heat and relieving heat, so as to cope with the hot climate. So what is good to eat during the Manzhong solar term? Next, I will introduce you to several summer health recipes. Women who want to maintain health in summer must take a look at them carefully.

      1. Fresh lotus root custard

      Ingredients: 500 grams of fresh lotus root, egg 2 pieces, a little lard, appropriate amount of salt and other condiments.

      Method: Crack the eggs into a bowl and mix thoroughly, squeeze the fresh lotus root into juice, pour the egg liquid into the fresh lotus root juice, add a little lard, salt and other seasonings, finally put the bowl containing the fresh lotus root and egg juice on the steamer, and steam for 10 minutes.

      Efficacy: The main ingredients of lotus root contain oil, protein, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin C. Eating lotus root in summer can not only relieve heat, whet your appetite, nourish the five internal organs, but also benefit blood and strengthen muscle. Taking it for a long time can also prolong life. Served with eggs, it has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, strengthening the spleen and strengthening muscles.

      2. Barley, mint and mung bean soup

      Ingredients: 5 grams of mint, 30 grams of barley, 60 grams of mung beans, 1 to 2 tablespoons of rock sugar.

      Method: Wash barley and mung beans, soak in water for 3 hours and set aside. Pour 800 ml of water into the pot, add barley and mung beans and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for half an hour. Add mint and rock sugar and continue to cook for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

      Efficacy: Mung beans are cold in nature and sweet in taste. They have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, diluting water and moisturizing the skin, relieving heat and irritability, quenching thirst and strengthening the stomach. They can not only prevent heat stroke, but also reduce blood lipids, prevent arteriosclerosis, and treat food poisoning.

      3. Ginkgo steamed duck

      Ingredients: 100 grams of ginkgo, one white duck, 250 grams of pork elbow, appropriate amounts of Shaoxing wine, clear soup, ginger, green onions, salt, pepper, pepper, and MSG.

      practice:

      1. Crush the ginkgo biloba, peel it, and cook it in boiling water. Wash and cut ginger and green onions into sections.

      2. After slaughtering the duck, wash it and remove its internal organs. Use salt, pepper and Shaoxing wine to rub the inside and outside of the duck evenly, put it in a basin, add ginger, green onions and Chinese peppercorns and marinate it for an hour, take it out, carve it open from the back with a knife, remove all the bones, put it into a bowl, and round it to the mouth of the bowl.

      3. Cut the trimmed duck meat into ginkgo-sized dices, mix well with the ginkgo biloba, and put it on the duck breast.

      4. Cut the pork knuckle into ginkgo-sized dices, place them around the duck, pour in clear soup, steam them in a basket for 2 to 3 hours, and put them on a plate.

      5. Put the clear soup into a pot and bring to a boil, add the remaining Shaoxing wine, salt, monosodium glutamate, and pepper, thicken the gravy with a little wet starch, and pour it over the duck meat.

      Efficacy: Benefits the lungs and kidneys, replenishes deficiency and fatigue, relieves asthma and cough, removes stagnation and turbidity. It is used as a dietary supplement in summer, especially for people with frequent deficiency and asthma.

      4. Scrambled eggs with tomatoes

      Ingredients: 300 grams of tomatoes, 3 eggs, appropriate amounts of refined salt, MSG, and white sugar.

      practice:

      1. Wash and slice the tomatoes, put the eggs into a bowl and mix well.

      2. Heat the oil pan, fry the eggs first and put them into a bowl.

      3. Clean the wok, heat it and add oil. Melt the sugar in the pan. Pour the tomatoes into the pan and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the eggs and salt to the pan and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add a little MSG and serve. (People with diabetes should not add sugar)

      Efficacy: Produce body fluids and quench thirst, nourish the heart and calm the mind.

      5. Coix, Lily and Water Chestnuts in Pot

      Ingredients: 30 grams of coix seed, 30 grams of lily, and 250 grams of water chestnuts.

      Method: Wash the coix kernels and lilies, rinse them with warm water, peel and wash the water chestnuts, cut them in the middle, put the water chestnuts, coix kernels, and lilies into an earthen pot, add an appropriate amount of water, put it on the fire and pour it to a boil, then simmer for 45 minutes.

      Efficacy: During the Ear Grain season, the diet should be based on light foods that can dispel heat and dampness. Coix, lily, and water chestnuts in a pot can strengthen the spleen, nourish yin, and clear away heat.