Can porridge therapy cure a cold? The answer is yes. In fact, in the early stage of cold, porridge therapy can also play a therapeutic effect. Porridge therapy can cure early cold, can be talked about from the following points: 1, we can add some food (or drugs) in the porridge is conducive to the treatment of colds to achieve therapeutic effects; 2, especially cold and wind cold cold drink hot porridge, help sweating, radiating heat, dispel wind and cold; 3, generally after a cold, people’s appetite is poor, gastrointestinal digestion is not good, porridge is easy to digest and absorb the characteristics of the porridge, so drinking porridge can promote the absorption, and contribute to the early recovery; 4, some cold medicines are also very irritating to the stomach, so drinking porridge can also play a role in the early protection of the body. In favor of early recovery from colds; 4, some cold drugs on the gastrointestinal stimulation is also very large, so drinking porridge can also play a role in protecting the gastric mucosa. So, what porridge is good for colds? Although it is mentioned earlier that drinking porridge helps to cure colds, but also need to eat porridge, can not be generalized. Here is a brief introduction to the classification of colds and the corresponding porridge therapy. Colds can be categorized into three types: wind-cold, wind-heat and summer-dampness. 1, external wind cold: manifested as cold, low fever, no sweat, headache, sputum sparse, tongue thin white and moist. (1) ginger jujube porridge [raw materials] fresh ginger 10g, jujube 2-4, round-grained rice 100g, sugar. [Method] will be ginger minced boil juice, into the rice and jujube porridge, when the porridge is cooked, add sugar stirring, boiling that is. [Usage] Serve while hot, after eating covered with a slight sweat. (2) onion black beans porridge [ingredients] onion white 10g, edamame 10g, 100g round-grained rice. [method] will be washed white onion, cut fine; edamame, round-grained rice amalgamation, with the pot, add the right amount of water to cook porridge, to be cooked when adjusted to the white onion, and then cook one, two boiled that is to become. [Usage] Take it while it is hot, and cover with a blanket to get a slight sweat after eating. 2, external wind-heat: manifested as high fever, phlegm yellow, dry mouth, thin white or thin yellow tongue coating. (1) mint porridge [raw materials] dry mint 15g, round-grained rice 100g, sugar. [Method] first mint decoction (2-3 minutes), remove the slag juice; polished round-grained rice porridge, when the porridge is cooked, add the right amount of sugar and mint juice, and then cook 1-2 boiling can be. [Usage] Take it after it cools down a little, 1-2 times a day. (2) chrysanthemum porridge [Ingredients] chrysanthemum 15g, round-grained rice 100g, sugar. [Method] chrysanthemum slightly add water to decoct the juice, go chrysanthemum, into the rice porridge, to be porridge when cooked, add sugar stir, boil that is to become. [Usage] Take 1-2 times a day when it cools down a bit. 3, external summer dampness: mostly occurs in summer, manifested as high fever, dizziness, heat in the heart, fatigue, dry mouth, accompanied by vomiting, nausea, urine is small and yellow, yellowish tongue. (1) lotus leaf porridge [raw materials] fresh lotus leaf 1, round-grained rice 100g, sugar. [Method] will be washed and chopped lotus leaves, decoction; round-grained rice washed and boiled porridge; lotus leaf juice into the porridge with sugar, boiling can be. [Usage] Take after a little cool, 1-2 times a day. (2) mung bean porridge [ingredients] mung bean 50g, round-grained rice 100g, sugar. [Method] mung beans, round-grained rice, wash and cook porridge, to be porridge cooked when adding sugar, mix well. [Usage] Take it after it cools down a little, 1-2 times a day.