Tonsillitis is a common condition, which can be classified into two types: acute and chronic. Chronic tonsillitis is more difficult to treat. So, what should you eat if you have tonsillitis? What are the effective treatment methods for tonsillitis? What are the symptoms of tonsillitis? Let's find out.
What to eat for tonsillitis
1. Luo Han Guo
Luo Han Guo fruit and leaves contain Luo Han Guo saponins, as well as a large amount of fructose, more than ten essential amino acids, fatty acids, flavonoids, vitamin C, trace elements, and other nutrients. Luo Han Guo saponins, as the main component of Luo Han Guo sweeteners, are a type of sweet triterpenoid glycoside with a glycoside element of triterpene alcohol.
Luo Han Guo is a sour fruit, but drinking it soaked in water is very effective for treating tonsillitis. Luo Han Guo has a sweet taste and cool nature, which can clear the lungs, transform phlegm, quench thirst, and moisten the throat. Moreover, modern medical research has confirmed that Luo Han Guo contains a sweetener that is 300 times sweeter than sucrose but does not produce calories. Therefore, it is an ideal alternative beverage for people with diabetes, obesity, and those who should not consume sugar. Luo Han Guo is rich in vitamin C, which has anti-aging, anti-cancer, and skin beautifying effects.
2. Fat Sea
When most people have an uncomfortable throat or overuse their voice, they often think of eating Fat Sea. Fat Sea has a sweet taste and cool nature and enters the lung and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of clearing lung heat, relieving throat discomfort, detoxifying, and promoting bowel movements. It can relieve symptoms such as throat swelling and pain, throat itching, and hoarseness caused by excessive lung and stomach heat.
In traditional Chinese medicine, the voice production in the throat is mainly regulated by the lungs. If the lung qi is sufficient, the lung yin is nourished, and the lung's function of spreading and emitting is normal, the voice will be loud, clear, and long-lasting. On the contrary, whether it is external pathogenic factors attacking the lungs, insufficient lung qi, or deficiency of lung qi or lung yin, lack of nourishment to the throat will lead to voice disorders. Fat Sea has a sweet and cold taste, which can moisturize the lungs, relieve the throat, and open the voice. It can be combined with other drugs to treat hoarseness and voice disorders caused by various reasons. For example, it can be combined with licorice to treat throat pain, combined with cicada slough to treat voice disorders caused by insufficient lung qi, combined with astragalus and Codonopsis pilosula to treat voice hoarseness and disorders caused by insufficient lung qi, and combined with Ophiopogon japonicus and Scrophularia ningpoensis to treat voice hoarseness and disorders caused by deficiency of lung yin.
3. Pear
Among fruits, it is widely known that eating pears can effectively treat cough, especially when boiled with pear and rock sugar. Pears are rich in sugar, protein, fat, carbohydrates, and various vitamins, which are important for human health. Pears have the function of clearing and nourishing the lungs. People who eat more pears are less likely to catch a cold than those who do not or eat few pears. Therefore, scientists and physicians call pears "all-around healthy fruit" or "general practitioner."
Pears have a slightly sour taste and cool nature, entering the lung and stomach meridians. They have the functions of generating fluids, moisturizing dryness, clearing heat, transforming phlegm, and detoxifying. They are used for symptoms such as dry cough, thirst, and constipation caused by heat damage to yin or yin deficiency. They can also be used for symptoms such as irritability, thirst, cough, and yellow phlegm caused by internal heat. Patients with tonsillitis should eat more pears because they are very hydrating and can moisten the throat and nourish the lungs. Pears are a good food for all types of tonsillitis.
Li Shizhen once said in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that pears are only mentioned for their harm, but not for their benefits. In ancient times, most diseases were related to wind and cold, and the medicines used were cinnamon and aconite. However, pears have the function of dispelling wind-heat, moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, removing phlegm, and detoxifying. Nowadays, most people's diseases are related to phlegm and fire. Pears have many beneficial effects, but they should not be eaten excessively. Unfortunately, only milk pears and goose pears can be eaten and used for treatment, while other pears, even if they can be eaten, cannot be used for treatment.
4. Loquat
Loquat is rich in nutrients, including various sugars, potassium, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin A, B, C, etc. The content of carotene is the third highest among all fruits. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loquat fruit can moisturize the lungs, relieve cough, and quench thirst. When eating loquat, the skin should be peeled off. In addition to eating it fresh, it can also be made into canned loquat syrup or fermented into loquat wine. Loquat leaves, fruits, and seeds all contain amygdalin.
The whole loquat tree can be used as medicine, and the fruit can moisturize the lungs, promote urination, clear heat, invigorate the spleen, and have a good nourishing effect on the liver. It is rich in vitamin C and can inhibit the formation of scurvy. Loquat can relieve cough, moisturize the lungs, promote urination, invigorate the stomach, and clear heat. It has a moisturizing effect on patients with chronic tonsillitis. It is an important nutritional and health fruit in early summer. However, it should be avoided by patients with vitiligo, as vitamin C can hinder the deposition of melanin.
5. Cherry
Cherries have a high iron content, ranking first among fruits. The vitamin A content is 4-5 times higher than that of grapes, apples, and oranges. The carotene content is 4-5 times higher than that of grapes, apples, and oranges.
Cherries have a sweet and sour taste and warm nature. They have the effects of nourishing blood, beautifying the skin, warming the spleen, and warming the stomach. Cherries are mainly used for weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, diarrhea, or spleen and stomach yin injury, dryness of the mouth and tongue; liver and kidney deficiency, lumbago and weakness of the limbs, or nocturnal emission; blood deficiency, dizziness, palpitations, dull complexion, and stubborn pigmentation. Modern research has shown that cherries are rich in iron, citric acid, and vitamin C, making them an excellent fruit for nourishing blood. They are known as the "first spring fruit." They can enhance the function of the spleen and stomach and improve the immune system in tonsillitis patients.
