The fast pace of life, irregular daily schedules, high stress and other reasons have caused most people to be in a sub-healthy state. There are no serious diseases, but a lot of minor problems, such as cough, phlegm, runny nose, sneezing and other minor problems!

I feel uncomfortable all over. I went to buy medicine to cure it, but it will relapse after a while. Today, I will give you some tips. You can prevent and treat these minor problems with some simple ingredients. Eat this and get sick. That's great, it's great news for foodies.

1. Cold and cough

Recommended dietary formula: white radish honey

1. Symptoms:

Severe cough, itchy throat, thin phlegm, headache, nasal congestion, runny nose, sensitivity to cold and fever.

2. Principle:

White radish has a pungent and sweet taste, can regulate qi and resolve phlegm, produce fluid and relieve cough, nourish kidney and qi, and relieve cough;

Honey is sweet in taste and has the functions of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, moisturizing the intestines, detoxifying, and beautifying the skin;

3. Method:

Wash, peel and dice the white radish; take an appropriate amount of honey and pour the radish cubes into the honey. For 2 hours, take a tablespoon of juice, dilute it with warm water, and drink it 4-5 times a day. The cough symptoms will be relieved from the next day. This method is also effective for asthma.

2. Cold and cold

Recommended dietary formula: grilled oranges

1. Symptoms:

Low cough, frothy phlegm, cold limbs, and clear runny nose.

2. Principle:

Roasting oranges can remove the pungent smell of fresh orange peels and increase the content of active ingredients. Roasting oranges does not affect the taste and nutritional value, but also enhances the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.

3. Method:

Wash the oranges and soak them in boiling water at 40℃~50℃ for 3 minutes. Wipe them dry with a cloth and roast them until they are slightly charred. Eat one each in the morning, lunch and dinner every day (remember that the orange peel is the key point, and every bit of it needs to be peeled. Eat it too).

3. Cough due to strong lung fire

Recommended dietary formula: steamed rock sugar and snow pear juice

1. Symptoms:

Symptoms such as dry cough, dry cough without phlegm, dry lips and throat

2. Principle:

Pear moistens the lungs, clears away heat, produces body fluids and quenches thirst. Used together with rock sugar, it enhances the moisturizing and cough-relieving effect. It is especially suitable for consumption in autumn.

3. Method:

Peel the pear, cut the top and scoop out the core, put rock sugar in the middle, replace the top cover, and steam in a steamer for about 30 minutes. (It needs to be taken several times to be effective. For people who often suffer from lung heat and cough, it is recommended to take it regularly, which has a good preventive effect.)

4. Cough in the morning

Plumeria honey

1. Symptoms:

Symptoms such as cough and dry throat in the morning;

2. Principle:

Honey water can relieve cough, and if eggs are added, the effect may be better;

3. Method:

Add boiling water to eggs to make egg drop. After cooling slightly, add honey and drink it on an empty stomach after getting up every morning. (It takes 10 to 15 days to take effect. You need to persist for a while and slowly develop a habit.)

5. Cough at night

Recommended dietary formula: sesame rock sugar water

1. Symptoms:

Symptoms such as coughing at night, dry cough due to internal injuries;

2. Principle:

Sesame is sweet in taste and mild in nature. When used raw, sesame seeds are relatively cool. The oil is rich in moisture and can nourish the lungs and kidneys. Combined with rock sugar, it can nourish yin, moisten dryness and relieve cough.

3. Method:

15 grams of raw sesame seeds and 10 grams of rock sugar. Put the sesame seeds and rock sugar in a bowl and drink it with boiling water (it is recommended to drink it before going to bed, just don't make it too sweet).

6. Autumn cough that doesn’t stop

People who start coughing after the autumnal equinox should not use pears to relieve their cough. Because pears are cold in nature, they can easily aggravate the coldness in the patient's body. Patients can use this method if their tongue coating is white and the phlegm they cough up is thin.

Recommended dietary formula: rock sugar garlic water

practice:

Prepare 7-10 cloves of garlic, mash it and put it in a bowl, add water to the bowl, put a grain of rock sugar, put a lid on it and put it in the pot to steam.

After the high heat comes to a boil, turn to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. Drink the water in the bowl when it is no longer hot. You don’t need to eat garlic, just drink it 2-3 times a day to relieve cough.

7. Cough in the middle of the night, rooster crow cough

It is recommended to mainly expel phlegm

Some middle-aged and elderly people have the problem of coughing in the middle of the night or when the cock crows. After coughing, they fall asleep again. Careful people will find that this kind of cough often contains phlegm. At this time, it is best to stand up slowly, sit up straight, and drink a glass of warm water to dilute the phlegm and facilitate phlegm discharge.

practice:

Take 15 grams each of Rehmannia glutinosa and perilla seed, 12 grams each of cinnamon, white mustard seed, and deer antler gum, 10 grams each of ginger, ephedra, and rice husk, 9 grams of Schisandra chinensis, and 6 grams of roasted licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, in the morning. After taking 6 doses, the cough will generally be significantly relieved.

8. Cold

Recommended dietary formula: Xiangsu Powder

practice:

Take 5 grams of perilla leaves, 4 grams each of tangerine peel and cyperus cyperus, 2.5 grams of licorice, and 3 grams each of Schizonepeta, Radix Genchi, Fangfeng, and Vitex.

9. Recovery from cold

Recommended dietary formula: drink a bowl of yam porridge

1. Symptoms:

After recovering from the cold, symptoms such as fatigue, mental lethargy, and loss of appetite may still persist.

2. Principle:

Yam has a sweet and mild taste and is a mild food that nourishes the spleen, lungs and kidneys. It has many tonics and can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. However, it should be noted that yam has an astringent effect, so it should not be eaten by those with dry stools.

3. Method:

Choose 60 grams of yam and 100 grams of japonica rice. Peel the yam and cut it into small pieces, cook it in water together with the japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of sugar and it is ready to eat. Just drink a small bowl every day.

10. Pharyngitis

1. Symptoms:

Pharyngitis is divided into two types: acute and chronic. You can try this method to treat chronic pharyngitis.

2. Principle:

Green tea can clear away heat, detoxify, antibacterial and reduce inflammation;

Plum blossoms are very helpful for improving local discomfort symptoms of chronic pharyngitis;

Jade butterfly has the functions of clearing the lungs, soothing the throat, soothing the liver and stomach;

Rock sugar can moisten the throat and nourish the lungs.

3. Method:

Use 3 grams each of green tea, jade butterfly (chopped), green plum blossoms, appropriate amount of rock sugar, brew with boiling water, and drink instead of tea.

11. Acute attack of pharyngitis

Recommended dietary formula: Platycodon soup

1. Principle:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that platycodon and licorice have the effects of clearing the lungs, draining pus and blood, and being sweet and warming to relieve fire. Scallions have antibacterial and detoxifying effects. The combination of the three can relieve pharyngitis. Be careful not to eat spicy food during this period and drink plenty of lightly salted water.

2. Method:

Take 6 grams of platycodon, 3 grams of licorice, and 2 scallions. First add 1000 ml of water to the pot and bring to a boil. Then put the platycodon and licorice into the pot and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the scallions and simmer for 2 minutes.

3. Usage:

When there is an acute attack of pharyngitis, drink the soup while it is hot, once in the morning and once in the evening.

12. Old slow branch

People with elderly people at home can make some vinegar-soaked almonds during the dog days and eat them later. Almonds, rock sugar and vinegar all have certain antitussive and asthmatic effects. A reminder is to go to the drug store to buy bitter almonds. The sweet almonds in the supermarket have little therapeutic effect. Four pills a day is just the right amount.

Recommended dietary formula: Almonds soaked in vinegar

practice:

Soak 400 almonds in vinegar and rock sugar on the first day of incubation, for about 100 days. Take 4 pills on an empty stomach every morning and drink a little vinegar to treat chronic bronchitis.