The number of people with colds has increased during this period, and there are especially many people with dry and itchy throats and coughs. What to do? Learn some good methods without medicine today.
Long cough: pumpkin puree
Cold and cough are mostly caused by the invasion of wind and cold, internal stagnation of lung energy, and loss of lung health, which can be relieved by food therapy.
Method: Steam 250 grams of pumpkin, mash it and let it cool, add 15 grams of honey and mix it well. Eat 50 grams in the morning and evening before meals on an empty stomach.
Pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic, moistens the lung and benefits the qi, resolves phlegm and pus, expels insects and detoxifies, cures cough and asthma, and treats canker sores and constipation. There is a folk recipe for steaming pumpkin mixed with honey to cure asthma.
If your child has a cough, use soybean water to regulate it
If the child has a hot body, is easily constipated, or starts to cough. One dose of soybean and vegetable heart water per day.
Decoction of fifty soybeans and one cabbage heart, once a day, can be drunk until cured. It is very safe and also tones up a weak body during a cold.
Method: 50 grains of soybeans, soak for an hour, boil for 40 minutes, add a cabbage heart and boil for another 5 to 10 minutes.
Super useful 6 throat tea
1, Luo Han Guo flower tea
We all know that with Luo Han Guo to make tea can ease the sore throat, Luo Han Guo flowers also have the same throat effect, and Luo Han Guo flowers have a strong fragrance, with hot water a bubble, fragrance overflowing. It can clear the lungs and moisten the dryness of the throat, cough, hoarse voice, and even constipation caused by fire.
Note: Luo Han Guo flowers are somewhat cold in nature, do not keep drinking after the symptoms are relieved.
2, honeysuckle tea
Honeysuckle tea, is also a common flower tea used to clear heat and detoxification, honeysuckle tea not only for people with fire has a very good soothing effect, dry throat, dry mouth, external wind-heat also has a certain role.
Note: It is cold in nature, and is not suitable for weak or cold constitution, not suitable for long-term consumption.
3, jade butterfly tea
Jade Butterfly is mainly produced in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, Jade Butterfly is also called white jade paper, can clear lung heat, throat, acute or chronic bronchitis, cough, sore throat, tonsillitis have a very good treatment effect. Jade Butterfly tea is mainly made from its seeds, a teaspoon of Jade Butterfly, plus boiling hot water, soak 10 minutes to drink.
4.Mint
Mint is not only a garnish at the table, mint infusion tea can eliminate sore throat, but also soothe headache or fever caused by cold and strengthen blood circulation in the body.
Note: Mint is not suitable for maternal and infant consumption.
5.Violet
Violet tea is very good for the inhalation tract, not only to moisten the throat, but also to relieve coughs and sore throats caused by colds; it also plays a role in aiding the treatment of diseases of the inhalation organs, protecting the upper inhalation tract and regulating bronchitis.
6, jasmine
The light appearance and charming aroma of jasmine is loved by many people, and it has many medicinal benefits as a Chinese medicine. Jasmine as a flower tea infusion to drink, can play a role in inhibiting bacteria, internal and external use, you can play on the throat to relieve pain, anti-inflammatory, clear heat and other effects. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from chronic bronchitis.