As the seasons change and the weather fluctuates, the temperature can be unpredictable, ranging from hot to cold. During this time, children, the elderly, and pregnant women with weakened immune systems are more susceptible to catching a cold. However, pregnant women cannot take medication, so what can they do? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends 4 dietary therapies that can effectively relieve the symptoms of a cold in pregnant women.
Relieving a Cold in Pregnant Women with Chinese Medicinal Diet
1. Onion and Ginger Soup
Ingredients: 1 onion, 30g ginger, 1 scallion.
Method:
1. Wash the ginger and slice it; peel and cut the onion into large pieces; cut the scallion into sections.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the onion, ginger, and scallion, and simmer for 20 minutes. Drink while hot.
Benefits:
1. Onion: It has the effects of lowering blood pressure, refreshing the mind, relieving stress, preventing colds, anti-aging, and preventing osteoporosis.
2. Ginger: It has the functions of inducing sweating, warming the lungs, stopping coughing, and detoxification. It can treat diseases such as colds caused by external wind and cold, vomiting caused by stomach cold, cough caused by wind and cold, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and fish and crab poisoning.
3. Onion and Ginger Soup: This soup has the effects of dispelling wind and dispersing cold, relieving exterior symptoms, refreshing the mind, and treating coughs caused by wind and cold.
2. Sichuan Peppercorn and Ginger Porridge
Ingredients: 10g Sichuan peppercorn, 20g ginger, 100g rice, 1 scallion, salt to taste.
Method:
1. Wash the rice and soak it in water for half an hour; wash the ginger and slice it; wash the scallion and set aside.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the rice, and simmer over medium heat until the rice is soft.
3. Add the Sichuan peppercorn, ginger slices, and scallion, and cook until the porridge is done. Add salt and stir well.
Benefits:
1. Sichuan Peppercorn: It has the effects of aromatically invigorating the stomach, warming the middle, dispelling dampness, relieving pain, killing insects and detoxifying, and relieving itching and fishy odor.
2. Sichuan Peppercorn and Ginger Porridge: This porridge has the effects of warming the middle, dispelling dampness, relieving pain, inducing sweating, nourishing the spleen and stomach, and treating coughs caused by wind and cold.
3. Chrysanthemum and Reed Rhizome Tea
Ingredients: 5g chrysanthemum, 10g reed rhizome.
Method: Put the chrysanthemum and reed rhizome in a cup, add 500ml boiling water, steep until it is hot, and drink.
Benefits:
1. Chrysanthemum: It calms the mind, detoxifies, and clears heat.
2. Reed Rhizome: It clears heat, generates fluid, relieves restlessness, stops vomiting, and promotes diuresis. It is used for symptoms such as fever and thirst due to heat, and cough due to lung heat.
3. Chrysanthemum and Reed Rhizome Tea: It is suitable for colds caused by wind and heat.
Pregnant mothers, the above Chinese medicinal diets are very simple to make. Don't try to tough it out if you catch a cold. With these remedies, you don't have to worry about a cold anymore.
