The hot and dry weather in summer makes it easy for people to suffer from heatstroke. Symptoms of heatstroke include dizziness, nausea, and even loss of consciousness. So what should you do after getting heatstroke? In addition to physical cooling methods, you can also alleviate the symptoms of heatstroke through diet therapy. Below, I will introduce three dietary therapies to help you relieve heatstroke symptoms.
Diet Therapy One: Stir-Fried Cucumber with Eggs
【Ingredients】3 small cucumbers, salt, ginger powder, and monosodium glutamate (MSG) as needed, 4 eggs.
【Instructions】Beat the eggs into a bowl, add a little salt, and mix well. Add ginger powder to the beaten eggs and set aside. Wash and slice the cucumbers. Heat the frying pan and add the eggs. Stir-fry until they take shape, then add the cucumber slices. When the cucumber turns green, add monosodium glutamate and salt, and stir-fry for a few more seconds.
【Benefits】Clears heat and detoxifies, nourishes the body. Suitable for heatstroke and other conditions.
Diet Therapy Two: Bitter Gourd Green Tea
【Ingredients】1 bitter gourd, green tea as needed.
【Instructions】Cut open the top of the bitter gourd and remove the seeds. Fill the bitter gourd with green tea. Hang the bitter gourd in a well-ventilated place to dry. When ready to use, take it down, wash it, and cut it into small pieces. Mix well with the tea leaves. Brew 10 grams of the mixture with boiling water and let it steep for 30 minutes.
【Benefits】Clears heat, relieves summer heat, and disperses irritability. Suitable for heatstroke, fever, thirst, irritability, and difficulty urinating.
Diet Therapy Three: Seaweed Winter Melon and Soybean Soup
【Ingredients】100 grams of soaked seaweed, 500 grams of winter melon, 100 grams of peeled pigeon peas, appropriate amount of sesame oil and salt.
【Instructions】Put the seaweed and pigeon peas into the pot and stir-fry with sesame oil. Then add 500 grams of water, cover, and cook. When the pigeon peas are cooked, add the winter melon and salt. Continue cooking until the winter melon is 90% cooked, then remove from heat.
【Benefits】Relieves summer heat and promotes diuresis. Used to treat heatstroke-induced dizziness, headache, and thirst.
The above three diet therapies for heatstroke all have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying the body, providing good relief for dizziness and thirst caused by heatstroke. Heatstroke is an emergency, and it is important to learn the basic measures to deal with it. However, the most important thing is to prevent heatstroke in advance by preparing for sun protection and heat prevention when going out.
