What flowers should you grow in summer to refresh and clear your head? 1 pot is worth 8 bottles of cooling oil

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As soon as the weather gets hot, you start feeling dizzy and muddled, and day after day you feel listless. Huahua suddenly remembered that when she was little, Grandma often used some flowers and plants, rubbing a few times on the temples and neck, and instantly felt refreshed, without the sting or nose-burning of cooling oil. You really have to grow a pot!

Spearmint

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Spearmint, also known as green mint, is one of China's older medicinal herbs, with the effects of dispelling wind, regulating qi, and cooling and relieving summer heat

The difference between spearmint and mint

1. Look

Many flower lovers are not very good at telling spearmint and mint apart. In fact, the difference between them is obvious: mint leaves have veins shaped like the character "", while spearmint leaves are wrinkled, with more patterns and a darker color

2. Smell

Mint's main component is menthone, and its smell is relatively light; spearmint contains carvone and limonene, and its smell is strong. Fan it with your hand a few times and the scent spreads faster

Uses of spearmint

1. Cooling and anti-itch, refreshing and mind-clearing

When you are dizzy, sleepy, or lacking energy, you can rub spearmint leaves on your temples for a cooling sensation. After mosquito or insect bites, when the itch is unbearable, you can also rub them on to stop the itch quickly

Keep a pot on the windowsill normally, and just smelling it doubles your energy!

2. As a cooling agent and flavor enhancer

Toothpaste often uses spearmint for fragrance and cooling. We can also air-dry spearmint leaves and make them into sachets to keep at home, repelling mosquitoes and refreshing the mind

3. Edible use

Brew spearmint leaves as tea to refresh the mind and clear the head. They can also be added to food as an ingredient, looking nice and tasting refreshing

Spearmint care

Propagation method:

Can be sown in spring, summer, and autumn

Soil:

Loose sandy soil or leaf mold

Light and water:

Grow in a bright place with scattered light, and water once every 1-2 days

Gynura bicolor

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Gynura bicolor is also called red-backed vegetable and is relatively commonly grown in the south. Folk belief holds that it tonifies blood and qi and boosts strength. In fact, it is also very effective at reducing inflammation and relieving pain

Uses of Gynura bicolor

1. Calming and pain relief

Some mosquito and insect bites are both itchy and painful, and you may even scratch until there are bloody marks. Crush Gynura bicolor and apply it in circles on the wound; it cools, stops itching, and relieves pain

2. Edible use

Garlic Gynura bicolor, Gynura bicolor egg drop soup, and so on are all very tasty, and they also tonify qi and blood, making them suitable for women to eat

Gynura bicolor care

Propagation method:

Can be sown in spring, summer, and autumn

Soil:

Ordinary garden soil is fine

Light and water:

Can be grown outdoors or on a balcony, water every day

Goji leaf tips

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Goji leaf tips are the leaf buds of goji. Speaking of goji, flower lovers surely know that its berries are very nourishing. In fact, goji leaves are also a pretty good heat-clearing herb

Uses of goji leaf tips

1. Brew as tea to clear the liver, brighten the eyes, and reduce internal heat

Besides being dried and made into tea leaves for brewing, fresh goji leaves can also be brewed as tea. Drinking a little regularly reduces internal heat and clears the mind, and it also helps protect the eyesight of middle-aged and older people

2. Edible use

The tender goji tips and leaves can all be eaten as greens. They can be served cold, stir-fried plain, or made into soup. The flavor is refreshing, and they clear the liver and benefit the lungs

Goji care

Propagation method:

Can be sown in all four seasons, and cuttings can be taken in spring and summer

Soil:

Ordinary garden soil is fine

Light and water:

Likes light. Water seedlings once every 1-2 days; once mature, water again after the soil dries

Zanthoxylum nitidum

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The plant is just like its name - Zanthoxylum nitidum. You may have heard of Zanthoxylum nitidum toothpaste, but you have surely never seen it!

Uses of Zanthoxylum nitidum

1. Dissolving blood stasis and relieving pain

Decoct the leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum in water for about 15 minutes until a thick greenish-yellow juice comes out, then apply it to bruised areas to reduce swelling and dissolve blood stasis

2. Treating toothache

The roots of Zanthoxylum nitidum can be used as medicine after being dried in the sun. It is a very famous toothache remedy, so it is often added to toothpaste

Zanthoxylum nitidum care

Soil:

Ordinary garden soil or leaf mold is fine

Light:

Aside from shading in summer, it can be grown in direct sun in spring, autumn, and winter

Water:

Water after the potting soil dries, and avoid waterlogging

Agastache rugosa

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As the main medicinal ingredient in Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui, Agastache rugosa is of course the strongest tool for clearing heat and relieving summer heat. Have you grown it at home?

Uses of Agastache rugosa

1. Clearing heat and relieving summer heat

People with weak constitutions easily feel dizzy and weak when summer temperatures are high. Middle-aged and older people in particular are prone to heatstroke. Brew a cup of Agastache rugosa tea to relieve summer heat and refresh the mind, easing dizziness and chest tightness

2. Edible use

Agastache rugosa leaves can be eaten. The whole leaves can be deep-fried, and they can also be paired with fish in dishes to remove fishiness

Agastache rugosa care

Soil:

Ordinary garden soil or leaf mold is fine

Light and water:

Place in a bright, ventilated spot with scattered light, and water every day

Salvia plebeia

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Salvia plebeia is also called wild mint. It can be used medicinally, and ancient formulas record that it has cooling blood, reducing swelling, and relieving cough effects. It is commonly seen in the wild, and now some people grow it at home too

Uses of Salvia plebeia

1. Clearing the throat and reducing internal heat

Wash Salvia plebeia leaves clean and brew them as tea to clear the throat, benefit the voice, and remove internal heat

2. Relieving cough

Wash Salvia plebeia clean, put it in a pot, and boil for about 20 minutes. Drinking it can relieve cough and resolve phlegm. This is an old folk method, though opinions on its effects vary

Salvia plebeia care

Propagation method:

Dig up from the wild

Soil:

Ordinary soil is fine

Light and water:

Likes light. Place in a spot with good light and water once every 2-3 days

Sedum aizoon

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Sedum aizoon is also called aizoon stonecrop. It is said to nourish the heart (the specific effects are unknown), but it is very effective at reducing inflammation and stopping itching!

Uses of Sedum aizoon

1. Special-effect itch relief

After mosquito or insect bites, crush the leaves and apply them to the welt, and it stops itching after a while. Both adults and children can use it. Huahua's grandma grew it, so you must keep a pot in summer

2. Edible use

Sedum aizoon has also started appearing on dining tables in the last two years. It can be served cold or stir-fried plain. Huahua has not tried it yet

Sedum aizoon care

Propagation method:

Can be propagated by cuttings or hydroponic rooting

Soil:

Plant in ordinary garden soil, and it can also be grown hydroponically

Light and water:

Place in a bright, ventilated spot with scattered light, and water once every 2 days

Luffa

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If you grow luffa, do not only know about eating the gourd. Luffa leaves are also very useful. They have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, so do not waste them

Uses of Luffa Leaves

1. Cooling and itch relief

Rub luffa leaves to release their juice, then apply it to mosquito bites. It soothes the itch gently and effectively without irritation, making it especially suitable for people who can't tolerate cooling balms and for children~

2. Dyeing

Luffa leaves are a rather ancient source of dye, capable of producing a pale green, a dreamy traditional method

Luffa Care

Soil:

Ordinary garden soil or leaf mold both work

Light and water:

Place in a spot with bright, indirect light and good ventilation, and water daily

While it is still not too hot

These practical natural cooling herbs

Get them planted right away~

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