Chronic bronchitis in the elderly is a common and serious disease that poses a great threat to their health. It develops slowly and is characterized by symptoms such as coughing, sputum production, and wheezing, which greatly affect the health of the elderly. Below, I will introduce several nourishing recipes for the treatment of chronic bronchitis in the elderly to help alleviate symptoms such as coughing and sputum production.
Recipe 1: Astragalus Chicken
Ingredients: 1 chicken (weighing over 1000 grams), 50 grams of honey-fried astragalus, 10 grams each of windproof, aconite (honey-fried), and honey-fried ephedra.
Method: After slaughtering and removing the feathers, clean the chicken and dry it. Place it in a porcelain basin with the back facing down and the abdomen facing upwards, add half a bowl of water. Put the four medicinal herbs in a gauze bag, tie it up, and stuff it into the chicken's abdomen. Wash the chicken's internal organs and place them on top of the medicine bag, pour 2 tablespoons of yellow wine, and cover the basin without a lid. Steam over high heat for 4 hours until the chicken meat is tender. Remove the medicine bag from the chicken's abdomen, squeeze out the juice, pour it into the chicken's abdomen, and discard the residue.
Effect: Warm and invigorate yang, stabilize the surface and relieve wheezing.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with chronic bronchitis that worsens in winter and improves in summer.
Note: It is recommended to consume it after the beginning of winter. Drink 3-4 spoonfuls of chicken juice 2-3 times a day, and the chicken meat can be dipped in soy sauce.
Recipe 2: Purple Coix Stewed Cordyceps
Ingredients: Half a purple coix, 10 grams of cordyceps.
Method: Rinse the purple coix and cut it into pieces. Stew it together with cordyceps, season it, and consume the soup and meat.
Effect: Tonify the lungs and kidneys.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with chronic bronchitis and lung and kidney deficiency, manifested as long-term cough, wheezing, and physical weakness.
Note: Avoid using it if there is excessive coughing and phlegm.
Recipe 3: Ganoderma Steamed Meat Patty
Ingredients: 3 grams of ganoderma, 100 grams of lean pork.
Method: Grind the ganoderma into powder. Chop the pork into minced meat, mix it with the ganoderma powder, and season it with soy sauce. Steam it over high heat, then serve it.
Effect: Tonify qi, nourish yin, and calm the mind.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with chronic bronchitis, chronic gastritis, and indigestion.
Recipe 4: Walnut Pig Kidney
Ingredients: 500 grams of pig kidney, 70 grams of walnut kernels, 2 egg whites, 50 grams of cornstarch, 15 grams each of ginger and green onion, 25 milliliters each of cooking wine and sesame oil, 5 grams of salt, 750 milliliters of vegetable oil (80 milliliters used).
Method: Cut the pig kidney in half, remove the white membrane, wash it, and cut it into three pieces with cross-hatch pattern. Soak the walnut kernels in hot water, remove the skin, and chop them into small pieces. Wash the ginger and cut it into slices, cut the green onion into sections. Marinate the kidney pieces with cooking wine, salt, ginger slices, and green onion. Mix the cornstarch with egg whites to make a paste. Heat the oil in a wok until it reaches 60% heat, place the walnut pieces on the kidney pieces, coat them with the egg white cornstarch paste, and fry them until they turn light yellow. After all the pieces are fried, increase the oil temperature to 80% heat, then add all the kidney pieces and fry them until they turn golden brown. Drain the excess oil, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.
Effect: Tonify the lungs and kidneys, relieve wheezing caused by deficiency.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with chronic bronchitis and wheezing due to lung and kidney deficiency.
Recipe 5: Dried Tangerine Peel Rabbit Meat
Ingredients: 35 grams of rabbit meat, 0.5 grams of dried tangerine peel, 10 milliliters of fresh broth, 1 gram of dried chili (or chili), 15-20 milliliters of vegetable oil, and seasoning as needed.
Method: Wash the rabbit meat, cut it into 2 cm square pieces, put it in a bowl, marinate it with salt, cooking wine, green onions, vegetable oil, and ginger slices. Chop the dried chili into small pieces. Soak the dried tangerine peel in warm water for 10 minutes, then cut it into small squares. Mix monosodium glutamate, sugar, soy sauce, and broth in a bowl to make a sauce. Heat the oil in a wok, add the dried chili and stir-fry until light brown. Add the meat and stir-fry until it turns white, then add the tangerine peel, Sichuan peppercorns, ginger, and green onions, and continue stir-frying until the meat is dry and crispy. Add the sauce, vinegar, and chili oil, stir-fry until the sauce thickens and turns reddish-brown. Remove the ginger and green onions, transfer to a plate, and drizzle with sesame oil.
Effect: Tonify the middle burner, regulate qi, and transform phlegm.
Indications: Suitable for elderly patients with chronic bronchitis, cough with phlegm, poor appetite. It can also be used as a dietary option for diabetes, arteriosclerosis, and hypertension patients, and can prevent aging.
Warm tips: Elderly patients with bronchitis should avoid seafood and alcohol, and should not eat too much spicy foods such as chili, garlic, and chives. Seasonings should not be too salty or too sweet, and hot and cold foods should be moderate. Fresh fruits and vegetables such as oranges, loquats, and lotus seeds, which have the effects of suppressing cough, resolving phlegm, invigorating the spleen, and nourishing the kidneys, can be consumed.
