Maitong is used according to the adapted disease, not according to the season, if there is a disease such as fluid injury and thirst in summer, you can take Maitong according to the doctor’s prescription.
Maitong has the effect of nourishing yin and generating fluids, clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, and can be used for sore throat, laryngeal paralysis (pharynx red, swollen and painful, or dry, with a foreign body sensation, or pharyngeal itching and discomfort, dysphagia), dry lung dryness, dry cough, internal heat and thirst, fluids and thirst, yin deficiency and consumptive coughing, heartburn and insomnia, and intestinal parchedness and constipation, and other diseases.
Therefore, in summer, those who have the above mentioned diseases can use Maitong under the doctor’s diagnosis, and the use of Maitong has nothing to do with the season. Maitong can be taken by decoction or made into pills, powders or creams.
Maitong is sweet in taste and slightly cold in nature, so it is contraindicated for those who have dampness and turbidity obstruction, deficiency cold and diarrhea, wind-cold or cold phlegm cough and asthma, and its adverse effects are not clear.
Chinese medicine should be used under the guidance of a doctor to identify the evidence, do not self-medication, in order to avoid discomfort.