For people who frequently suffer from oral diseases, oral ulcers are their nightmares. Although oral ulcers generally heal in about a week, the pain caused by oral ulcers can make eating difficult and greatly impact our daily lives. So what should we do about oral ulcers? Here are a few dietary therapy recommendations from health experts to help you avoid the trouble of oral ulcers.
Medicinal meal one: Cool Watermelon Dices
Ingredients: 1000g watermelon, 50g apple, 50g orange segments, 50g pineapple, 20g lychee, 30g sweet melon.
Seasoning: 50g white sugar, 50g rock sugar.
Method: 1. Cut the watermelon open, scoop out the flesh, remove the seeds, and cut into dices;
2. Wash the apple, orange segments, pineapple, lychee, and sweet melon. Cut them into small dices;
3. Put a pot on the stove, add an appropriate amount of water, and add white sugar and rock sugar. Boil until dissolved. Pour the sugar water into a large bowl and let it cool. Then put it in the refrigerator to freeze;
4. Put the watermelon dices, apple dices, orange dices, pineapple dices, lychee dices, and sweet melon dices on a plate, and pour the cooled sugar water on the side. Serve.
Medicinal meal two: Lotus Grape Porridge
Ingredients: 50g Chinese yam, 50g lotus seeds, 50g raisins, 100g glutinous rice.
Seasoning: 1000g broth, 1 tablespoon white sugar.
Method: 1. Peel and wash the Chinese yam, cut into thin slices. Soak the lotus seeds until soft, remove the core. Wash the raisins and put them in an aluminum pot;
2. Wash the glutinous rice with water, remove impurities, and put it in an aluminum pot. Add an appropriate amount of broth;
3. Put the pot on high heat, bring to a boil, then simmer until cooked. Add white sugar and mix well to serve.
Medicinal meal three: Mixed Cuttlefish with Tender Celery
Ingredients: 3 cuttlefish, 50g tender celery.
Seasoning: 1 section of scallion, 1 piece of ginger, 1 teaspoon cooking wine, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, a little MSG.
Method: 1. Remove the bones and internal organs from the cuttlefish. Peel off the black skin and clean thoroughly. Boil in a pot of boiling water with scallion, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ginger, and cooking wine for 10 minutes. Remove the cuttlefish and let it cool;
2. Remove the leaves from the tender celery, rinse, blanch in boiling water, and then remove and let it cool. Cut into 4cm long pieces and put them on a plate. Sprinkle with a little salt and mix;
3. Cut the cooled cuttlefish into strips and put them on the plate with celery. Add sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, and MSG. Mix well and serve.
Medicinal meal four: Medlar and Watercress Porridge
Ingredients: 15g medlar, 100g watercress, 150g glutinous rice.
Seasoning: 2 teaspoons rock sugar.
Method: 1. Grind the medlar into powder. Wash the watercress and cut into 3cm long pieces. Rinse the glutinous rice;
2. Put the medlar and glutinous rice in a pot. Add 500g of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Add the watercress and rock sugar, and cook until done.
Effects: This porridge contains rich dietary fiber, which is beneficial for healing and relieving oral ulcers.
Medicinal meal five: Clear Stewed Soft-shelled Turtle Soup
Ingredients: 1 soft-shelled turtle, 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 2 slices of ham.
Seasoning: 1 star anise, 1 portion of broth, a little ginger, a little scallion, salt to taste.
Method: 1. Pour hot water over the soft-shelled turtle to remove feces and impurities. Cut off the head, then open it up from between the shell and the belly. Remove the internal organs, tail, and four feet. Wash the meat and cut it into small pieces;
2. Wash the ginger. Cut the scallion into sections and set aside;
3. Put the soft-shelled turtle in a large stew pot. Add ginger, scallion, and other seasonings. Add an appropriate amount of water. Stew over high heat for half an hour. Add broth, cooking wine, and ham. Continue to stew over low heat for 1 hour. Then switch to simmer for half an hour. Season with salt and serve.
Medicinal meal six: Aloe Vera Porridge
Ingredients: 15g aloe vera, 150g glutinous rice.
Seasoning: 1 teaspoon white sugar.
Method: 1. Wash the aloe vera and cut into 2cm cubes. Wash the glutinous rice and put it in a pot with 500g of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then steam for 35 minutes;
2. Add white sugar to the cooked glutinous rice porridge. Stir well and serve.
Effects: Aloe vera has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Regular consumption can alleviate oral ulcers and other diseases.
When suffering from oral ulcers, it mainly affects our diet. Due to the oral pain, patients can only consume light and easily digestible foods to avoid causing further damage to the wound and worsening the condition. Therefore, dietary therapy for oral ulcers is particularly important for us. The above 5 medicinal meals have a good effect on healing and relieving oral ulcers. You may give them a try!
