Changing seasons can easily lead to coughs and colds, which can be very uncomfortable. So what fruits are good for coughs? What are some dietary remedies for coughs? What should you do if the dietary remedies don't work and the cough persists? Let me explain.
Fruits for coughs
1. Pears: Pears are a popular fruit used for relieving coughs. They have the effect of moistening the throat, quenching thirst, clearing heat, and stopping coughs. There are many ways to prepare pears, such as stewing them with fritillaria and rock sugar or honey. You can also remove the core, add rock sugar and fritillaria powder, steam them, and eat them directly. Both methods are effective.
2. Apples: Typically, apples are cooked with soaked white fungus, wolfberries, jujubes, and other ingredients to make a soup. This has the effect of moistening the lungs and stopping coughs. You can also juice the apples and drink it, which is effective in treating hoarseness and preventing coughs.
3. Almonds: If you have a dry cough without phlegm and accompanied by asthma, eating almonds or almond meat can help improve the condition. Bitter almonds contain amygdalin, which has the effect of warming the lungs, dispelling cold, and calming coughs and phlegm.
4. Water chestnuts: Water chestnuts can be eaten raw, boiled, or stir-fried. However, the best way to eat them is steamed or boiled. You can also peel and juice them, which can help relieve throat pain and assist in treating colds and coughs.
Dietary remedies for coughs
1. Ginger and brown sugar soup
Ingredients: Brown sugar, ginger
Method: Slice the ginger in advance, boil water in a pot, add brown sugar after the water boils, and then add ginger slices. Simmer for ten minutes.
Applicable for: Mild cold symptoms.
2. Steamed egg custard
Ingredients: 2 eggs
Method: Beat two eggs and put them in a bowl. Add slightly more water than the amount of eggs, add salt, and mix well. Then filter it with a sieve and steam it in boiling water for 10 minutes. Finally, add a few drops of sesame oil.
Applicable for: Cough caused by a cold or flu.
3. Soy milk
Ingredients: Soybeans
Method: Soak the soybeans in water for at least 3 hours, then grind them in a soy milk machine. Filter out the soybean residue and boil the soy milk in a pot. Add a little sugar. Let the soy milk cool in a bottle and drink it on an empty stomach in the morning.
Applicable for: Cough caused by lung disease.
4. Ginger and egg mixture
Ingredients: Ginger, 4 eggs
Method: Crush the ginger and mix it with the beaten eggs. Do not add any seasoning, as it will not be effective. Heat the pan, add a few drops of sesame oil, and stir-fry the eggs until 70% cooked.
Applicable for: Nourishing yin and clearing heat.
5. Rock sugar snow pear
Ingredients: 1 snow pear, rock sugar (according to taste)
Method: Peel the snow pear and remove the core using a knife, leaving a hollow space. Then, fill the hollow space with rock sugar and a little water. Put the pear in a porcelain bowl and steam it for one hour.
