Although winter is coming to an end, the number of patients with cold and cough caused by cold air is increasing. Do you know what kind of diet therapy can help with cold and cough caused by wind and cold? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 6 diet therapies.
Remedy 1: Steamed Garlic Water
Take 2-3 cloves of garlic, crush them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, and add a piece of rock sugar. Cover the bowl and steam it in a pot. After boiling, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to the child. The garlic can be skipped. Generally, give it to the child 2-3 times a day, half a bowl each time. Garlic is warm and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold cough and kidney-deficient cough. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.
Remedy 2: Ginger + Brown Sugar + Garlic
If the child has a cold and cough caused by wind and cold, drinking warm ginger brown sugar water can have a good therapeutic effect. If the child also has a cough, you can add 2-3 cloves of garlic to the ginger brown sugar water and cook them together. Cook on low heat for 10 minutes to remove the spiciness of the garlic. Only then will the child drink it.
Remedy 3: Sesame Oil Stir-Fried Egg with Ginger
Put a small spoonful of sesame oil in a frying pan, add ginger paste when the oil is hot, stir-fry it briefly in the oil, and immediately add 1 egg and stir-fry it evenly. When the child has a cold cough or a weak cough, let the child eat it once before going to bed every night while it's hot. Keep eating it for a few days to achieve obvious results.
Remedy 4: Cola Boiled with Ginger
Take 1 piece of ginger and an appropriate amount of cola, boil them and take it. Cola boiled with ginger has the effect of dispelling cold, relieving cough, and refreshing the mind. It can help treat colds and relieve coughs to a certain extent. In addition to its positive effects on colds, cola boiled with ginger can help warm the stomach, relieve pain, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, and accelerate blood circulation in the body.
Remedy 5: Roasted Orange
Place the orange directly on low heat and keep turning it. Roast the orange until the skin turns black and hot air comes out from the orange. Let the orange cool for a while, peel off the skin, and let the child eat the warm orange segments. If it's a large orange, the child can eat 2-3 segments at a time. If it's a small mandarin orange, the child can eat one at a time. It is best to eat it together with steamed garlic water, 2-3 times a day. Orange is warm in nature and has the function of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. After eating roasted orange, the amount of phlegm will significantly decrease, and the cough-suppressing effect is very obvious. Moreover, children are willing to eat it.
Remedy 6: Ginger and Jujube Drink
Ginger is commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to dispel wind and cold, relieve cough, and regulate qi. Jujube is often used to tonify the stomach and nourish blood. Honey can moisten dryness and relieve cough. This drink can help dispel cold, ventilate the lungs, and relieve cough. It is suitable for treating cough caused by wind and cold, especially for children who are prone to cough and have difficulty recovering. However, it is not suitable for cough caused by wind-heat, with fever and yellow phlegm.
