Cough with yellow phlegm is often caused by lung heat. In addition to coughing up yellow phlegm, symptoms may include recurrent cough, chills and fever, difficulty breathing, and weakness. So what remedies can help with cough and yellow phlegm?
Boiled Fishy Herb with Egg
Ingredients: 30g of fishy herb, 1 egg.
Instructions:
1. Wash and cut the fishy herb, put it into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil it over high heat. When the juice becomes thick, set it aside.
2. Crack the egg into the boiling medicinal juice, stir it evenly, and consume it once a day.
Effects: Fishy herb has the functions of clearing heat, nourishing yin, and detoxification, while eggs have antibacterial effects. This remedy is helpful for cough with yellow phlegm caused by wind-heat cold or lung heat invasion.
Steamed Pear with Fritillaria Bulb and Rock Sugar
Ingredients: 1 pear, 5 pieces of fritillaria bulb, an appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Instructions: Cut off the top of the pear and remove the core. Fill the pear with 2 pieces of rock sugar and 5 crushed fritillaria bulbs. Place the pear in a bowl, cover it, and steam it for 30 minutes.
Effects: This dietary therapy has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough, and resolving phlegm. It is suitable for cough with yellow phlegm caused by wind-heat cold or lung heat invasion.
Lily Soup for Dry Cough in Autumn
Ingredients: 150g of lily, an appropriate amount of white sugar.
Instructions:
1. Remove the bitter tips of the lily and peel off the silk-like layers. Soak the lily in clean water for 8 hours, and then discard the yellow water.
2. Heat the pot, stir-fry the lily, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until done. Add white sugar when eating, preferably on an empty stomach in the morning.
Effects: Lily nourishes yin, nourishes the lungs, relieves cough, resolves phlegm, and reduces virtual heat. It is a good dietary remedy for cough with yellow phlegm.
Snow Pear and Lotus Root Juice
Ingredients: 1 snow pear, an appropriate amount of lotus root.
Instructions: Peel and remove the core of the snow pear; peel and chop the lotus root. Juice them together and drink it like tea.
Effects: Snow pear clears heat, moistens the lungs, and relieves cough, while lotus root clears heat and releases the exterior. Both of them are heat-clearing ingredients. Snow pear also has an effect on relieving cough, making it suitable for cough with yellow phlegm.
Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup
Ingredients: 10g of tremella, 30g of fresh lotus seeds, 150ml of chicken broth, salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, an appropriate amount.
Instructions: Soak the tremella and lotus seeds in water for 3 hours, wash them, and put them in a pot. Add chicken broth, salt, monosodium glutamate, and cooking wine. Simmer until cooked and then consume.
Effects: Tremella nourishes lung yin, while lotus seeds relieve lung heat. Therefore, this recipe is suitable for cough with yellow phlegm.
Dietary Taboos for Cough with Yellow Phlegm
1. Avoid eating spicy and fried foods, as well as seafood such as fish and shrimp, as they can worsen cough and phlegm symptoms.
2. Minimize consumption of warming foods such as lamb, deer meat, and dog meat, as they can further increase lung heat and aggravate cough symptoms.
