Honey is a natural health food and one of the most commonly used nourishing products. It is suitable for people with lung dryness, cough, and dry cough without phlegm. The glucose in honey can be directly absorbed by the human body. Here are several honey dietary therapies.
Medicated Food 1: Honey Vinegar Juice
Raw materials: 500g honey, 500g aged vinegar.
Preparation: Boil the aged vinegar in a pot. Add honey and simmer over low heat until it thickens. Drink it with hot water, 3 times a day.
Efficacy: This product is beneficial for replenishing qi, nourishing the lungs, and is especially suitable for various types of high blood pressure patients.
Medicated Food 2: Honey Watermelon Drink
Raw materials: 15g honey, 500g watermelon.
Preparation: Peel the watermelon, extract the juice, and mix it with honey. Drink it instead of tea.
Efficacy: This product can lubricate the intestines, nourish the lungs, stop coughing, and relieve thirst. It is suitable for people with dry bowel movements, constipation, and dry cough due to lung dryness.
Medicated Food 3: Honey Yam Porridge
Raw materials: 20g honey, 50g yam, 100g glutinous rice.
Preparation: Wash the glutinous rice and cook it into porridge with water. Peel and cut the yam into pieces and cook it in the pot for about half an hour. Add honey when it is cooked. Take it once a day, divided into 2 servings.
Efficacy: Regular consumption of this porridge is beneficial for relieving cough, invigorating the spleen and stomach, promoting appetite, and aiding digestion.
Medicated Food 4: Honey Crispy Porridge
Raw materials: Honey, 30g butter, 50g japonica rice.
Preparation: Cook the japonica rice into porridge with water, and add butter and honey, and simmer for a while.
Efficacy: It is suitable for people with yang deficiency fever, pulmonary tuberculosis cough, polydipsia, dry skin, and oral ulcers.
Medicated Food 5: Honey Radish
Raw materials: 1 white radish, 150g honey.
Preparation: Wash the fresh white radish, cut it into cubes, boil it in boiling water, remove it, drain the water, and dry it for half a day. Then put it in a pot with 150g honey, boil and mix well, and let it cool before consumption.
Efficacy: It is suitable for indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and less coughing.
When buying honey, beware of counterfeit and inferior products. It is best to choose honey with less moisture, thick texture, sweet taste, strong aroma, no impurities, and not sour. Honey is a weakly acidic liquid that can react chemically with metals. Therefore, it is not suitable to store honey in containers made of lead, zinc, iron, etc. It is best to use ceramic, glass, or non-toxic plastic barrels for storage, and honey should be stored in a cool and dark place. During storage, it should also be protected from odor and pollution, so do not place it together with items that have peculiar smell, corrosiveness, or unhygienic conditions.
