Hello everyone.
From yesterday, the solar terms have changed to "summer solstice".
What is the summer solstice
“The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and the shortest night.
Towards the height of summer, the heat is getting hotter day by day, but since it is in the middle of the rainy season, the long rains continue and the sun does not come out easily... On the other hand, the rice planting is over, and the farmers are busy. It's finally time to take a break. It is said that
Blessed rain falls on the mountains and fields, and the crops planted during the sowing season grow quickly.
In ponds and rice fields, the melody of small frogs overlaps the rhythm of the splashing rain. 
Seventy-two climates have also moved here.
First weather of the summer solstice, Natsurekusakaruru
Around the time when the buds of Utsubogusa turn black and look withered.
The flowers have been used as herbal medicines since ancient times.
It sprouts around the winter solstice, and several purple flowers bloom on the spikes from June to August.
It is also called gagoso (summer dry grass), and when the flower heads are boiled and drunk, it has a diuretic and anti-inflammatory effect. The decoction is also used as an ointment for sprains and swelling, and as a gargle.
The English name is "all-heal" (heal everything)
This time's term is a word named after such a familiar medicinal herb.
When the dry summer grass that sprouted in winter dies.
It is also a word overflowing with tenderness that makes you think of withering flowers in the season when summer flowers bloom.
As I wrote earlier, another name for Utsubogusa is "Daito"
In the midst of other vegetation growing thickly, the way it withers has long been something of a shadow of a flower, and while making people feel that it is special and ephemeral, it has also healed our bodies. hey. 
In addition, "Dokudami" is one of the medicinal herbs that can be relied on at this time.
The leaves are picked and applied to treat boils, hives, and burns.
It is said that brewing and drinking the leaves prevents arteriosclerosis and improves bowel movements.
It is a great learning that these "familiar medicinal herbs" have been very useful in the development of pharmaceuticals, regardless of the modern Western world.
After the "summer solstice", the energetic sun will finally make an appearance.
Enjoy the natural colors that are unique to this season, and prepare to welcome summer through the rainy season.
