What sutra does bitterness enter

Foods and medicines with different flavors have different effects on the body. Some foods enter the lung meridian, some enter the kidney meridian, etc. So which meridian does bitter taste enter? Generally speaking, bitter taste enters the heart meridian, and it is especially suitable to eat some bitter foods in the summer, such as bitter melon, which can help digestion, reduce internal heat, clear the heart and improve eyesight. It is a good source of nutrition, so you can eat more of it.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "bitterness enters the heart" and the heart fire is strong in summer. Eating some bitter foods in moderation can reduce heart fire. Here we will introduce several bitter healthy foods suitable for consumption in summer.

1. Bitter Melon

Bitter melon is rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, sugar, calcium, sodium, iron, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin, momordica glycoside, etc. Unripe young melons can be eaten as vegetables. When they are ripe, the flesh can be eaten raw. The melon can be made into soup, eaten cold, stir-fried, or cooked with meat or fish. It is crisp and refreshing, with a unique flavor. It has the effects of enhancing appetite, promoting digestion, removing heat evil, relieving fatigue, clearing the heart and improving eyesight, and invigorating qi and strengthening yang. The bitter taste is due to its sweet and astringent nature, which has the effects of strengthening the stomach and protecting the liver.

2. Tangerine peel

The volatile oil content of tangerine peel will be greatly reduced after the second year, and the content of flavonoid compounds will increase relatively. Only then will the tangerine peel have high medicinal value. Tangerine peel has the medicinal effects of regulating qi, strengthening the stomach, drying dampness and removing phlegm. Traditional Chinese medicine's "Chenpi Banxia Decoction" and "Erchen Decoction" mainly rely on tangerine peel to treat diseases. Chinese patent medicines with tangerine peel as the main ingredient, such as Sichuan Fritillary Tangerine Peel, Snake Gall Tangerine Peel, Licorice Tangerine Peel, Tangerine Peel Paste, Tangerine Peel Powder, etc., are good medicines for resolving phlegm, relieving gas, eliminating stagnation and strengthening the stomach.

3. Lotus Seed Heart

The lotus seed core is the green embryo in the center of the lotus seed. It tastes bitter. Its main ingredients include nepentheline, isonepentheline, class A nepentheline, nuciferine, pronezirine, oxalicin, methyl corydaline, and demethyllindermine. These ingredients often taste bitter, but lotus seed core has the effects of clearing heat, calming the nerves and strengthening the heart. It can treat symptoms such as irritability, confusion, high blood pressure, insomnia and palpitations caused by high fever.

4. Buckwheat

Tartary buckwheat, also known as spinach, black wheat, and flower buckwheat, is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that it is bitter, flat and cold in nature, and has the effects of invigorating strength, maintaining spirit, benefiting eyes and ears, lowering qi, widening the intestines and strengthening the stomach. Both traditional medicine and modern medicine have confirmed that buckwheat has the effects of lowering blood sugar, blood lipids, urine sugar, and preventing constipation. It is called "three-reduction food" and "health food for humans in the 21st century" by authoritative experts.

5. Garlic

Garlic is a very good nutritional supplement. Its nutritional value is higher than that of ginseng, and it ranks first among health products. In addition to containing more protein, sugar, vitamin C and inorganic salts such as calcium and iron, it also has strong bactericidal ability. It is warm in nature, spicy and slightly bitter, and has a strong garlic smell. It can also prevent and treat cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, detoxify and cleanse the intestines, and prevent diabetes.