In the summer, the hot weather often makes us annoyed and impatient, and our appetite and sleeping quality may also be affected. Fortunately, there are so many kinds of fruits in summer, which can stimulate our appetite and bring beneficial effects to our health. But before we eat those fruits, we should first fully understand them and know the specific features and functions of each fruit.

1. melon: clearing away summer heat and diuresis.
Watermelon contains a lot of water. During summer, as people sweat a lot, it will make the nutrition excreted from the body with the sweat. So eating some watermelon can supplement the lost water. Eating enough watermelon can reduce blood fat, soften blood vessel, and also has a supplementary effect on cardiovascular disease. What's more, citrulline and arginine in watermelon can promote the formation of urea in the liver, so as to promote urination. Generally speaking, sugar content in watermelon is about 5% to 12%, including glucose, fructose and sucrose.

2. Peach: supplementing iron, loosening bowel and relieving constipation.
Peach has high nutritional value. It contains a variety of vitamins and fruit acids, as well as calcium, phosphorus and other inorganic salts. It is especially rich in iron. The iron content in peach is four to six times of that in apple and pear. As a result, peach is the ideal fruit for patients with iron deficiency anemia. In addition, eating enough peach can invigorate and enrich the blood, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, as well as loosen bowel and relieve constipation.

3. Litchi: appetizing and invigorating the spleen.
Litchi contains various kinds of nutrition elements, such as sugar, protein, vitamins, fat, citric acid, pectin, phosphorus, iron and so on. Litchi is a juicy and sweet fruit, with soft flesh and good taste. Litchi can promote the blood circulation, and make the skin more smooth and elastic.

4. Apricot: anti-cancer and relieving a cough.
Apricot is a sweet and juicy fruit. It contains various kinds of vitamins, which has anti-cancer effects and can kill cancer cells. What's more, eating much apricot can also prolong your life. Almond is a very nutritious food. Bitter almond may relieve cough and asthma, loosen bowel and relieve constipation. In addition, apricot can also make your skin shiny and red.

After learning the different functions of each fruit, we must have known how to choose right fruits according to the condition of our body, so as to improve the health of our body.