Sore throat after a cold is caused by an exacerbation of pharyngitis caused by the cold. It is common for people with chronic pharyngitis to experience this during a cold because it is caused by the cold. Therefore, the treatment generally focuses on treating both the cold and the inflammation for better results. In daily life, there are also some commonly used dietary methods that can be used as reference. So what are they?
Mulberry Chrysanthemum Double Flower Drink
Ingredients: 15g of honeysuckle, 12g of white chrysanthemum.
Instructions: Put honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum into a thermos, pour in hot water up to three-quarters full, cover and steep for more than 10 minutes. Drink it as tea and finish it within a day.
Effect: The combination of honeysuckle and white chrysanthemum has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, and reducing inflammation. It can be used as a tea for symptoms such as headache, swollen and sore throat, chills and fever, and general body pain caused by wind-heat cold when the symptoms are relatively mild.
Note: It is not suitable for people with severe cold and strong aversion to cold.
Salvia Miltiorrhiza and Tremella Congee
Ingredients: 50g of tremella, 50g of salvia miltiorrhiza, 50g of corn, 10g of rock sugar.
Instructions: Wash the salvia miltiorrhiza, steam and cook it in a pottery pot for 30-40 minutes, remove the salvia miltiorrhiza and extract the juice, then put it back into the pottery pot, add tremella and corn (both washed), cook for 1 hour, add rock sugar, and simmer for 10-15 minutes before consuming.
Effect: Salvia miltiorrhiza has the functions of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, clearing heat, and cooling blood. It can be used for wind-heat type cold, sore throat, and cough with phlegm symptoms.
Green Onion and White Radish Throat Soothing Soup
Ingredients: 6g of balloon flower, 3g of licorice, 15g of ginger slices, 2 stalks of green onions.
Instructions: Boil balloon flower, licorice, and ginger in water for 6 minutes. Cut the green onions into sections and add them to the pot, cover and cook for 2 minutes, then it can be consumed.
Effect: Both green onions and ginger induce sweating and relieve exterior symptoms, while balloon flower promotes lung function, soothes the throat, and eliminates phlegm and pus. The combination of the three can regulate symptoms such as sore throat, cough, and excessive phlegm caused by wind-cold type cold.
Olive and Reed Root Drink
Ingredients: 30g of dried reed root, 4 salty olives.
Instructions: Put both ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil and consume the juice.
Effect: Olives can clear heat, detoxify, soothe the throat, and moisturize. Reed root can clear heat, moisturize, relieve restlessness, and stop vomiting. Therefore, it can be used for common cold symptoms such as sore throat and cough caused by lung heat.
Lotus Root Juice with Honey
Ingredients: 200g of fresh lotus root, 20g of honey.
Instructions: Wash the lotus root, squeeze out the juice, add 20g of honey, mix well and consume it. Once a day, drink it for several days.
Effect: Lotus root cools the blood and stops bleeding. Radish clears heat and cools the blood. Honey detoxifies and moisturizes. It is suitable for wind-heat cold with cough and dry throat.
Seek Medical Treatment
Cold is a syndrome caused by bacterial infection. Different people may experience different symptoms and severity. When the condition is complicated, patients should seek medical treatment.
