Lung cold is a condition in daily life that has been recorded in ancient books. Lung cold can cause symptoms such as coughing, excessive phlegm, fever, and chest tightness, and can even lead to difficulty breathing. For patients with long-term coughing that does not heal, what should they eat to treat lung cold?
1. Lily and Winter Flower Drink
【Method】Take 30-60 grams of lily, 10-15 grams of winter flower, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Put the two ingredients in a pot and soak them in water for half an hour. Cook them on high heat and then simmer on low heat twice, 20 minutes each time. Combine the two decoctions and add rock sugar.
【Efficacy】Winter flower has a pungent and warm nature and is a good medicine for moistening the lungs and stopping coughing. In traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, winter flower is commonly used and is most suitable for patients with long-term cough due to lung deficiency and excessive phlegm caused by lung cold. Lily and winter flower drink is suitable for coughing in autumn and winter, sore throat, and slight phlegm. It can also be used as an adjuvant treatment for bronchitis and asthma.
2. Mustard Greens and Ginger Soup
【Method】Take 80 grams of fresh mustard greens, 10 grams of fresh ginger, and a little salt. After washing the mustard greens, cut them into small pieces. Cut the ginger into thin slices. Boil them in four bowls of water until there are two bowls left, then season with salt. Take it twice a day for 3 days to see results.
【Efficacy】It can relieve lung cough and dispel wind and cold. It is used to treat cough caused by wind and cold, accompanied by headache, stuffy nose, and limb soreness.
3. Ginger and Egg Soup
【Method】Take 1 egg and 2 slices of ginger. Cut the ginger into fine shreds. When the iron pan is hot, fry the egg until golden brown with a little cooking oil. Add the ginger shreds and an appropriate amount of boiled water. Cook for 5-6 minutes until it is about half a bowl. Season with salt.
【Efficacy】Ginger and egg soup can alleviate cold cough caused by wind and cold.
4. Peppermint and Burdock Seed Porridge
【Method】Take 6 grams of peppermint, 10 grams of burdock seeds, and an appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Boil the burdock seeds for 15 minutes, remove the seeds, leaving the juice for later use. Cook the glutinous rice into porridge, and after 10 minutes, add the peppermint. When the porridge is almost ready, add the burdock seed juice and cook for 5 minutes.
【Efficacy】It can dispel wind and cold, warm the lungs, transform phlegm, and stop coughing.
5. Steamed Garlic Water
【Method】Take 7 to 10 cloves of garlic (3 to 5 cloves for children), crush them and put them in a bowl. Add half a bowl of water and a piece of rock sugar. Cover the bowl and steam it in a pot. After boiling over high heat, reduce to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. Drink the garlic water when it is no longer hot, but warm. You can choose not to eat the garlic. Drink it 2 to 3 times a day, about half a bowl each time.
【Efficacy】Garlic has a warm nature and enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold cough and kidney deficiency cough. When combined with warm foods to regulate the spleen and stomach, tonify the kidneys, and nourish the lungs, it can quickly control the symptoms.
6. Ginger, Garlic, and Brown Sugar Soup
【Method】Take 5 slices of ginger, 12 grams of brown sugar, and 3 slices of garlic. Boil them in water for 10 minutes and drink the soup.
【Efficacy】It can warm the lungs and stop coughing.
