Why do we eat bitter vegetables during the Grain Full solar term? What are the health-promoting foods during the Grain Full solar term?

Why do we eat bitter vegetables during the Grain Full solar term? What are the health-promoting foods during the Grain Full solar term?
Introduction: There are many customs during the Grain Full solar term, and eating bitter vegetables is one of them. So why do we eat bitter vegetables during the Grain Full solar term? What are the health-promoting foods during the Grain Full solar term? The fourth month of the lunar calendar has quietly arrived. The lunar calendar is determined by the solar term of "Xiaoman". The lunar month with the solar term of "Xiaoman" is called the fourth month of the lunar calendar. If you want to know more, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on April 2019 of the lunar calendar.

Why does Xiaoman eat bitter vegetables?

Eating bitter vegetables is one of the customs of the Grain Full solar term. Around Grain Full is the time to eat bitter herbs, which are one of the earliest wild vegetables eaten by Chinese people.
"Book of Zhou": On the day of Grain Full, bitter herbs bloom. "The Book of Songs": Picking bitter herbs, picking bitter herbs, under Mount Shouyang. Dandelion is found all over the country. In medicine, it is called Patrinia salsa. People in Ningxia call it "bitter herb", people in Shaanxi call it "bitter herb", and Li Shizhen called it "heavenly fragrant herb".

Although Xiaoman symbolizes the arrival of a good harvest, it is also a time when there is a shortage of food. Therefore, in the past, many people had to eat bitter vegetables to fill their stomachs.
Eating bitter vegetables has become a unique food custom during the Grain Full solar term.
There are many ways to eat bitter herbs, such as stir-frying, mixing it with cold salad, stir-frying with meat, pickling, making soup, and using it as stuffing. This is an important reason for the formation of this folk custom.

What are some healthy foods during the Grain Full solar term?

1. Purslane : It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, dispersing blood and reducing swelling. It is suitable for acute enteritis, dysentery, hematuria, hot urination, jaundice, gingivitis and other diseases.
2. Sorghum : It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys, dissipating dampness and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for children with indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea due to damp heat, and dysentery.
3. Corn : It has the effects of regulating the stomach, stimulating appetite, reducing turbidity and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for urinary stones or chronic nephritis edema, hypertension, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
4. Lentils : They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving heat and dampness. They are suitable for vomiting and diarrhea due to summer heat and dampness, vomiting due to spleen deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools, diarrhea, edema, and red and white vaginal discharge.
5. Water celery : It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for symptoms such as painful urination, bloody urine, and leucorrhea.
6. Crucian carp : It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. It is suitable for symptoms such as spleen deficiency, poor appetite, weakness and fatigue, thirst, edema, and difficulty urinating.

About the calculation of the date of Xiaoman solar term

Formula: [Y*D+C]-L
Formula interpretation: Y=last two digits of the year, D=0.2422, L=leap year number, 21st century C=21.04, 20th century=21.86.
For example: The date of Grain Full in 2088 = [88×0.2422+21.04]-[88/4]=42-22=20, Grain Full is May 20-21.
Exception: For 2008, add 1 day to the result.

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