Although it has been autumn and the temperature has turned slightly lower, but many Guangzhou people still feel hot and tired, upper respiratory illnesses pop up from time to time. “As with the summer, the number of people with heat and cold, cold and flu during the change of season is still very high. Do not want to eat during the cold is very normal, but indulge in this behavior will delay the course of the disease, not conducive to physical recovery, so it is recommended to drink more water, porridge in the early stage of colds and flu, more soup in the late stage, not only to replenish the liquid and nutrients, but also to avoid the taste of chewing hard stuffed rice and other staple foods. Summer to fall gas dry, white-collar workers often suffer from cold Lisa is a foreign company in Guangzhou, the marketing manager, recently the company’s busy business, she is often in the heat and high temperatures in and out of the office building to see customers, plus stay up all night fatigue, from last week onwards, she had a low fever, and sore throat, tonsil inflammation. With 30 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams of chrysanthemum, 5 grams of peppermint, boiled water for 10 minutes, drink at any time of the day. After taking it for a few consecutive days, Lisa was soon cured. What she suffered from was a typical cold and flu symptom, which is common in white-collar workers who frequently go in and out of indoor and outdoor areas on hot days. As the temperature gradually decreases in the fall, there is a big temperature difference between day and night, and the external environment is cooled, coupled with the “fire” that “lurks” in the body in the summer, it causes a big increase in the chances of the public suffering from colds and flu. Autumn is still a high season for colds and other upper respiratory tract infections, and self-prevention and treatment of the public are very important. Drink more hot porridge to help the body sweat After suffering from a cold, the correct management of the diet is a very important principle of recovery, the diet should be light for the first rule, avoid spicy and greasy food. Initially, it is advisable to drink more water, the diet to porridge, pasta-based, but must maintain an adequate dietary intake, adhere to the three meals a day, eat on time. During the recovery period, you can drink more soup to supplement nutrition. When you have a cold, it is recommended to drink more hot porridge, because drinking porridge helps the body to sweat, dissipate heat and dispel wind and cold, which can effectively promote the healing of colds. At the same time, most people will have poor appetite, no appetite and gastrointestinal digestive system is in a poor state after a cold, and drinking congee can promote gastrointestinal absorption. In addition, some medicines are more stimulating to the stomach and intestines, and drinking congee can protect the gastric mucosa. If the patient has symptoms of wind-cold flu, such as fever, chills, chills, no sweat, body aches, nasal congestion, etc., it is recommended to put some ginger in the congee and simmer it together. Ginger is warm in nature, it is an effective ‘weapon’ against fever, sneezing, coughing and other symptoms, it has the effect of expelling phlegm, dispelling cold, replenishing qi, and calming the wheezing effect, as long as it is slightly put into the porridge with a few slices. If the patient shows symptoms of wind-heat cold, such as fever, swelling of the pharynx, nasal congestion, thirst, dry stools, etc., it is recommended to add a little mulberry leaves, Pueraria lobata, peppermint and other cooling and moisturizing medicines to the white porridge, which can be washed and chopped and then decocted into a juice, and then boil with the white porridge to consume. In addition, experts suggest that adding a little radish to the porridge can also play a role in clearing heat and resolving phlegm. Drinking soup to help the body to replenish nutrients There is a rumor that colds should be less soup, otherwise it is more difficult to get well. In fact, the accurate statement should be the stomach during the cold is suitable for light type of diet, if the soup is too greasy may affect digestion. Chinese medicine point of view that, in the late cold and flu should be used to strengthen the spleen and appetizing products in soup, such as ginseng, Chinese yam, jujube, tai zi ginseng, black fungus, silver fungus, etc., to help the patient’s body to replenish nutrients. “Warm soup down, colds get rid of.” The expert laughed. He also recommended to the public three simple home remedies soup: Xiyangshen Maidong chicken soup: chicken 100 grams, 10 grams of American ginseng, Maidong 15 grams. First of all, the American ginseng slices, maitake and chicken together into the stew pot, add the right amount of water, the stew pot with a lid, the fire stewed in water for 3 hours, seasoning, drink soup and eat meat. Experts believe that chicken soup with American ginseng is a great tonic, improve immunity, and have the role of driving away the virus. Black fungus wolfberry chicken soup: 100 grams of chicken, wolfberry 30, black fungus 15 grams. First of all, the black fungus hydroponic, ginger slices, wolfberry and chicken together into the stew pot, add the right amount of water, the stew pot with a lid, the fire stewed in water for 3 hours, seasoning, drink soup and eat meat. Experts believe that black fungus and wolfberry chicken soup can clear the intestines and detoxification, tonic spleen and stomach. Fungus jujube soup: 15 grams of fungus, 10 jujube, wolfberry 30, 30 grams of rock sugar. First of all, the silver fungus water hair, jujube core, Chinese wolfberry over the water wash, rock sugar and water with the stew until viscous when you can take. Experts believe that the silver fungus jujube soup can strengthen the spleen and moisten the lungs. Repeated colds can take astragalus and ginseng to strengthen the body If the patient has repeated cold symptoms, it should be taken seriously. “Some people have to catch a cold several times a month, which is a manifestation of sub-healthy state. Chinese medicine believes that people who have repeated colds are mostly of qi deficiency constitution, due to the weakness of lung qi or lung spleen qi, the loss of solidity of the surface and guard, and the weakening of the ability to resist the invasion of external evils.” Cold and flu people are mostly weak resistance, if you want to improve also need to think long term, strengthen exercise. “Such as outdoors in the wind easily infected with wind cold should start from the indoor exercise program. In addition, their own asthma, chronic bronchitis, diabetes and other underlying diseases are also high incidence of colds, these patients should pay attention to maintain the stability of the condition, in order to improve the resistance to prevent colds on the body. At the same time, the cold itself may in turn aggravate other diseases, so these patients should be included in the key protection group.” For the cold always just go and come again, recurrent attacks of the crowd, in the absence of external symptoms (that is, cold symptoms are basically cured), you can consider the daily use of the following remedies for self-medication: Huangqi Dangshen Soup: 20 grams of Radix Codonopsis pilosulae, Astragali 10 ~ 15 grams, water fried, twice a day. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng can improve the body’s immune function and disease resistance, and has anti-fatigue, anti-temperature and other effects. Astragalus has the effects of enhancing the immune function, anti-aging, anti-stress, improving the body’s ability to resist diseases and maintaining the balance of the body’s internal environment. Yuping Feng San: the ratio of Astragalus, Atractylodes Macrocephala and Fenghuang is 2:2:1, children can use 10 grams of Astragalus, 10 grams of Atractylodes Macrocephala and 5 grams of Fenghuang. 3 flavors of the medicinal decoction is taken 2 times a day. Adults can increase the amount of medicinal soup, have the benefit of qi and solid surface, the role of cold prevention.