What are the dietary treatments for colds and coughs?

Cold is a common cold, the main symptoms include sneezing, runny nose, coughing, etc. If the symptoms are mild, the patient does not need to take medication and can be treated with diet therapy, which will have a better treatment effect.

1. Ginger

Ginger is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It has the effects of dispelling cold, inducing sweat, relieving exterior symptoms and expelling wind. It is suitable for people with colds. People often use 3 slices of ginger, an appropriate amount of brown sugar, and boiling water to brew it, commonly known as ginger and brown sugar tea. Drinking it frequently will cure the disease by sweating.

Drinking ginger and brown sugar water can relieve the cold caused by wind and cold. At this time, it is best to peel the ginger. The ginger skin prevents the ginger from fully exerting its pungent and warming effect of diaphoresis and antiperspirant effect, which goes against the treatment principle of sweating for colds caused by wind and cold.

2. Scallion

Scallion white is warm in nature and spicy in taste. It can regulate body temperature, make the sweat glands work normally, and reduce and prevent the occurrence of colds. Suitable for people suffering from colds and flu.

If you suffer from a cold caused by wind and cold, you can take the following prescription: 5 sections of scallion, 9 grams of light fermented black beans, and 3 slices of ginger, decocted in water.

3. Chili

Chili pepper is very spicy and hot. Spicy can disperse the heat, and hot can dispel the cold. Therefore, it has the function of dispersing cold and inducing sweating, and is especially suitable for colds and chills. "Yao Xing Kao" points out that chili pepper "warms the middle and dispels cold, eliminates wind and induces sweating." Therefore, it is appropriate to eat chili peppers for colds caused by wind and cold, but it is best not to eat it for colds caused by wind and heat.

Drinking soup made with chili peppers and ginger can treat colds and is especially suitable for patients with indigestion.

4. Coriander

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that coriander is pungent and warm in nature, enters the lung and spleen meridians, and has the functions of inducing sweating, clearing rashes, digesting food and relieving gas. It is suitable for colds, measles or rubella, food stagnation, indigestion, etc. The "Food Classic" says that it "regulates food and relieves gas." "Compendium of Materia Medica for Food Therapy" says that it "benefits the five internal organs, replenishes the tendons and veins, helps digest food, and treats intestinal wind."