Weather is getting colder, and children are prone to catching colds. Mothers are most worried about their children having a persistent cough after catching a cold. Taking too much cold medicine can weaken the child's resistance. In fact, when children have a cold, steaming fruits can be more effective than cough medicine!
【Steamed Oranges with Salt】
Kills cough medicine instantly
There are two components in the orange peel that have the effect of cough suppression and phlegm reduction, one is naringin and the other is orange peel oil. These components can only be released from the orange peel after steaming. It has no side effects and is suitable for cases of persistent cough that does not improve.
How to eat
Soak the oranges in salt water for 20 minutes, then cut a slice at the top of the orange, sprinkle a little salt on the exposed flesh, and use chopsticks to poke a few holes to allow the salt to penetrate into the flesh. Steam in a pot for about 15 minutes.
【Hot Steamed Grapefruits】
Relieves fire, reduces phlegm, prevents blood clots
Grapefruit is a fruit that ripens in autumn and is known as "natural canned fruit". It contains a rich amount of protein, organic acids, vitamins, as well as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium and other essential elements for the human body.
How to eat
If you only eat the flesh of the grapefruit, you will waste the active substances such as naringin and hesperidin in the grapefruit peel. These substances can reduce the viscosity of blood circulation, reduce the formation of blood clots, and effectively prevent strokes in middle-aged and elderly people.
Therefore, steaming the grapefruit together with the peel is the best way to eat it. Remove the peel and core of the fresh grapefruit, steam it over water, and then consume it with honey.
【Pear Stewed Soup】
Relieves cough, reduces phlegm, moistens the lungs, clears dryness
The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that pears are beneficial and have a downward and smooth nature. Medicinally, pears can treat wind-heat, moisten the lungs, cool the heart, relieve phlegm, reduce fire, and detoxify. Modern medicine has proven that pears have the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, reducing phlegm, and nourishing blood and skin.
How to eat
Pears must be steamed over water, or boiled in soup, or stewed with medicinal herbs. Pears are cold in nature, and boiling them into a soup can reduce their coldness and enhance their ability to moisten dryness and relieve fire.
Steamed pears have the effect of clearing heat, moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and reducing phlegm. During the steaming process, other foods or medicines can be added to enhance the effectiveness of cough suppression and phlegm reduction.
