As we enter spring, the temperature difference between day and night is large. Coupled with the increased humidity in the spring, pathogenic microorganisms are prone to breed. Various allergens such as flowers, plants, and dust in nature also increase significantly compared to winter. These factors can stimulate the respiratory tract and cause symptoms such as coughing and phlegm, known as "spring cough". So how can we use diet to relieve cough and nourish the lungs? Let me introduce you to some spring lung-nourishing recipes. Let's take a look.
1. Walnut Porridge
50g walnuts, 100g glutinous rice, 100g rock sugar. First, soak the walnuts in boiling water to remove the skin, then cut them into rice-sized pieces. When the rice starts to boil, add the walnuts and rock sugar. Cook until it becomes porridge. It has the effect of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening yang, invigorating the spleen, and replenishing qi.
2. Perilla Porridge
15g perilla leaves, 100g glutinous rice, 25g brown sugar. Put the perilla leaves and glutinous rice in a pot and bring to a boil on high heat, then simmer for 35 minutes. Add brown sugar and it's ready. It has the effect of dispersing wind and dispelling cold. Suitable for consumption during spring when experiencing cold and flu symptoms.
3. Stewed White Fungus with Ginkgo Nut
20g ginkgo nuts, 30g white fungus, 15g rock sugar. Put the ginkgo nuts and white fungus in a stew pot with an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then simmer for 1 hour. Add rock sugar and it's ready. It has the effect of nourishing yin, moisturizing the lungs, relieving cough, and stopping wheezing. Suitable for symptoms such as dry cough, nocturnal emission, frequent urination caused by yin deficiency.
4. Hawthorn Walnut Tea
50g hawthorn, 150g walnuts, 100g white sugar. Soak the walnuts in water for 30 minutes, then wash them and grind them into a paste with a little warm water. Wash the hawthorn, add an appropriate amount of water to a pot, and simmer it three times over medium heat. Filter out the residue and keep the concentrated juice. Wash the pot, pour in the hawthorn juice and white sugar, stir until dissolved, then pour in the walnut paste while stirring. Heat until it's slightly boiling. It has the effect of nourishing the lungs and kidneys, and generating body fluids. Suitable for symptoms such as lung deficiency cough, asthma, lower back pain, thirst, dry stools, and poor appetite.
