Spring is the season of rejuvenation, with warmer temperatures bringing in many germs. Spring is also a season where colds are more prevalent, especially for children and the elderly who have weaker immune systems. So what are some ways to prevent colds in daily life? Let's take a look at these dietary therapies for preventing colds together with the editor below.
Dietary Therapies for Preventing Colds
1. Dietary therapy for children
1. Ge Gen (kudzu root) and pork bone soup
Ingredients: 150g of Ge Gen, 30g of ginger, 10g of soybean, 40g of rice, 500g of pork ribs
Method: Peel and cut Ge Gen into small pieces; Peel and slice the ginger; Put the pork ribs and rice in a clay pot, add enough water, boil for about 40 minutes, then add Ge Gen, ginger, soybean, and simmer for another 30 minutes. Add salt to taste.
This dietary therapy has the effect of inducing sweating, relieving muscle tension, and reducing fever. It is suitable for those with flu fever and body aches.
2. Yu Ping Feng (Jade Screen) lean meat soup
Ingredients: 10g of astragalus, 10g of white atractylodes, 6g of windproof, 100g of lean pork, 2 slices of ginger, salt to taste
Method: Wash the herbs and soak them slightly; Wash the lean pork and cut into chunks. Boil water in a pot, blanch the lean pork, and remove any impurities. Place the herbs, lean pork, and ginger in a clay pot, add enough water, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 2 hours. Add salt to taste.
This therapy is suitable for preventing colds in those with weak constitution. Modern research has proven that this therapy can regulate the body's immune system.
2. Dietary therapy for adults
1. Ginger, 10-20g, crush and soak in water, can be added with a little brown sugar, drink twice a day.
2. Ginger, 10-20g, spring onion white, 5-10g, boil in water and drink twice a day.
3. Parsley (coriander) salad, can add a little ginger powder.
The above dietary therapies are more suitable for wind-cold type colds, characterized by severe chills, mild fever, no sweat, headache, joint pain, stuffy nose, clear nasal discharge, sneezing, itchy throat, and coughing.
1. Yin Hua (honeysuckle), 20g, Ju Hua (chrysanthemum), 20g, Gan Cao (licorice), 5g.
2. Huo Xiang (patchouli), 10g, Bo He (peppermint), 10g.
3. Ju Hua (chrysanthemum), 20g, Dan Zhu Ye (loosestrife leaf), 10g, Hua Shi (talcum powder), 30g.
Boil the above ingredients in water and drink twice a day. These are more suitable for colds characterized by severe fever, slight aversion to wind and cold, headache, sore throat, or swollen and painful tonsils, yellow nasal discharge, and yellow phlegm.
Dietary taboos for the flu
1. Avoid sweet and greasy foods.
2. Avoid spicy and hot foods like chili and mustard, as they can generate more phlegm, making it thicker and more difficult to cough up, and worsening symptoms such as headache and stuffy nose.
3. Avoid barbecued and fried foods.
4. Avoid strongly flavored condiments like curry powder, pepper, and spicy powder, as they are highly irritating to the respiratory mucosa, causing dryness and spasm, leading to symptoms such as stuffy nose and cough. Cold patients should not consume them.
5. Avoid sea fish, persimmons, tobacco, alcohol, etc.
6. Avoid irregular eating habits, as it can prolong and make it difficult to treat colds.
