Eat fruits and vegetables with cool nature 吃涼性水果蔬菜

The weather is hot during the Grain in Ear period, therefore vegetables and fruits of a cool nature are recommended.

芒種期間天氣炎熱，建議吃一些涼性的蔬菜和水果。

The balsam pear is a classic choice. It contains a lot of natural and nourishing water. It's also said to have healing properties which are good for patients suffering from high blood pressure or high blood sugar.

芒種期間吃苦瓜很不錯。苦瓜含有大量天然營養的水分。據說苦瓜有療愈功效，對高血壓或高血糖的患者很有好處。

Other recommendations include tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, celery, asparagus, water melon and strawberry. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theories, they are all cool-natured and can help eliminate heat in the body and promote digestion.

其他適合在芒種期間吃的蔬菜水果包括西紅柿、黃瓜、茄子、芹菜、蘆筍、西瓜和草莓。中國傳統藥學理論認為，這些都是涼性食物，有助于消除體內的熱氣，促進消化。

（來源：中國日報網   編譯：丹妮）