Eat These Essential Late Summer Fruits

Pears are a soothing, cooling, and Pitta balancing treat that calms the heart and relieves restlessness. Western naturopaths consider pears to be hypoallergenic, a safe choice for those with food sensitivities. The cold and expectorant qualities of pears are used in Chinese medicine when heat conditions dry up fluids in the lungs.

Grapes quench thirst, moisten tissues. Grapes are sweet and slightly sour, making them useful as a liver tonic, and are a restorative for many hot Pitta and dry Vata conditions. They nourish the blood and calm inflammation. Their sour taste and mild nervine quality calms an overworked, irritable, burnt out, or confused mind. Their ability to calm the mind and cool the liver makes grapes especially useful for heat in the eyes, eye strain or tension, and insomnia.

Other Late Summer Fruits

• Peaches - Sour, warm, with plenty of fiber
• Figs - Their sourness can help with elimination, but also drying
• Tomato - Sour taste and fiber are perfect for August constipation
• Autumn Olive may be ripening in the woods near you

Leave a Comment / Question