What are the effects and functions of Fujiang?

Every year when the Great Heat season comes, many people will dry ginger. Ginger mainly comes from Shaanxi, Henan and other places in China. It is cut into slices and dried, then soaked in water and brown sugar. It has a very powerful effect on colds, cold stomach, cough and nausea, and warms the body. It can also relieve abdominal pain and bloating caused by eating too cold food. This problem can be easily solved.

Fujiang originates from Shanxi, Henan and other places in China. During the dog days of summer, people will slice ginger or squeeze the juice and mix it with brown sugar, put it in a container, cover it with gauze, and dry it in the sun. If eaten after being fully blended, it has miraculous effects on chronic cold stomach, cold and cough, and has the effect of warming and health care.

The gingerol in ginger can effectively treat abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, etc. caused by eating too much cold food. After drinking Fujiang, people will feel hot. This is because it can dilate blood vessels, speed up blood circulation, and cause the pores on the body to open. This not only takes away excess heat, but also takes away germs and cold air in the body. When the body has eaten cold food, been caught in the rain or stayed in an air-conditioned room for a long time, drinking a cup of ginger can promptly eliminate various discomforts caused by the cold body.

Fucha, as the name suggests, is tea drunk during the dog days of summer. The free tea season is generally from the beginning of June to the end of August in the lunar calendar. This tea, made from more than ten kinds of Chinese herbs including honeysuckle, selfheal, and licorice, has the effect of cooling down and relieving heat.

In ancient times, there was a custom in many rural areas that villagers would put some tea in the pavilion at the entrance of the village and give it to passers-by for free. Nowadays, such pavilions are rarely seen, but in Wenzhou, this custom from hundreds of years ago has been preserved, and the service is more thoughtful. There is a dedicated person in each pavilion to make tea all day to ensure the supply. This kind of tea has a special name in Wenzhou, called "Fu Tea".

Customs of the Great Heat solar term: burning incense during the Great Heat

During the dog days of summer, the temperature is the highest, crops grow the fastest, and droughts, floods and wind disasters are most frequent in most areas. The tasks of rushing to harvest and plant, resisting drought and floods, preventing typhoons and managing the fields are very heavy. Therefore, people burn incense and pray for good weather and a good harvest. There is also a saying that is close to moxibustion in traditional Chinese medicine, that using medicinal incense to fumigate specific acupuncture points during the dog days of summer can treat a variety of stubborn diseases.