In spring, the weather fluctuates greatly, making it easy to catch a wind-heat cold, especially for the elderly and children with weakened resistance. Here are a few recommended medicinal diets for treating wind-heat cold, which can help restore health.
Medicinal Diets for Wind-Heat Cold
1. Astragalus Ginger Jujube Congee
Ingredients: 15g Astragalus, 15g Jujube, 80g Rice, 3 slices of Ginger
Instructions:
1. Wash and slice the astragalus, ginger, and jujube;
2. Put the rice in a pot, add boiling water, then add the astragalus, jujube, and ginger slices;
3. Simmer for about 1 hour on low heat.
Benefits:
1. Astragalus: Sweet in taste and warm in nature, it can enhance the body's immune function, tonify Qi, promote wound healing, diuretic and reduce swelling, anti-aging, detoxify, protect the liver, and have a wide range of antibacterial effects.
2. Ginger: Mild in taste, it can dispel wind and cold, induce sweating and relieve the surface, very useful for treating colds.
3. Astragalus Ginger Jujube Congee: It can improve appetite, dispel cold and relieve the surface, and is a good medicine for treating wind-heat cold.
2. Honeysuckle Porridge
Ingredients: 9g Honeysuckle, 9g Lightly Salted Black Bean, 60g Glutinous Rice
Instructions:
1. Boil honeysuckle in water to remove impurities;
2. Put glutinous rice and lightly salted black bean in a pot and boil with water;
3. Add the honeysuckle water and cook until done.
Benefits:
1. Honeysuckle is cold in nature and can clear heat, detoxify, disperse wind-heat, and inhibit cold viruses without damaging the body's vitality;
2. Lightly salted black bean is cool in nature and is commonly used with honeysuckle to treat wind-heat cold. It is very suitable for wind-heat cold with symptoms such as fever, headache, and sore throat.
3. Forsythia Honeysuckle Tea
Ingredients: 5g Honeysuckle, 5g Forsythia
Instructions:
1. Put honeysuckle and forsythia in a teacup and pour boiling water over it, cover the cup to prevent the aroma from dissipating;
2. After about 3 minutes, the Forsythia Honeysuckle Tea is ready to drink when the tea cools slightly.
Benefits:
1. Forsythia is slightly cold in nature and bitter in taste, with the effects of antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and diuretic;
2. Honeysuckle is sweet and cold, not only has the effect of dispersing wind-heat, but also can clear heat and detoxify, and treat various heat-related diseases;
3. Forsythia Honeysuckle Tea can not only clear heat and detoxify, effectively prevent and treat wind-heat cold, but also has benefits for beauty, skin care, and promoting blood circulation.
