Bronchial asthma is a type of asthma. In addition to receiving treatment, you can also try some dietary therapy for bronchial asthma at home to not only enjoy delicious food, but also alleviate symptoms. Interested in knowing the symptoms of bronchial asthma and its treatment guidelines? Let's take a look.
If you want to know about dietary therapy for bronchitis and asthma, take a look at the following information to gain more knowledge and promote your health.
Dietary Therapy for Bronchitis and Asthma
(1) Lily and Tremella Soup
20g lily, 20g tremella, appropriate amount of rock sugar and water.
Soak the tremella in warm water until it expands, then rinse off the yellow part. Put the lily and tremella into a stewing pot, add water, and simmer over low heat until the tremella becomes soft and sticky. Add rock sugar and let it dissolve.
This soup is sweet and fragrant, and has the effects of nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, and reducing phlegm and wheezing. It is suitable for dietary supplementation of patients with lung qi deficiency during the remission period of asthma.
For those who often cough up phlegm, have poor appetite, or may trigger asthma due to improper diet, it is a case of spleen deficiency. It is recommended to eat chicken, beef, crucian carp, etc., and combine them with ingredients such as longan, jujube, and white atractylodes to make medicinal diets that strengthen the spleen and transform phlegm.
(2) Nourishing the Spleen Chicken Pot
1 black chicken (about 750g), 20g longan, 20g jujube, 50g dried shiitake mushrooms, 100g baby bok choy, appropriate amount of ginger, scallion, salt, cooking wine, pepper, chicken powder.
Kill and clean the black chicken, remove the internal organs. Peel the longan. Soak the dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water until soft, remove the stems and clean. Wash the baby bok choy. Put the black chicken, longan, jujube, dried shiitake mushrooms into a pot, add water, ginger (smash), scallion (tie in a knot), pepper, cooking wine. Simmer over low heat until the black chicken is fully cooked. Remove the ginger and scallion, add the baby bok choy, season with salt and chicken powder, and simmer until the baby bok choy is cooked.
This pot has a savory and rich flavor, with a delicious broth. It has the effects of replenishing qi, invigorating the spleen, stopping cough, and transforming phlegm. It is suitable for dietary supplementation of patients with spleen deficiency during the remission period of asthma.
For those who often experience lower back pain, weakness in the limbs, aversion to cold, and fatigue, it is a case of kidney qi deficiency. It is recommended to eat animal kidneys, Chinese chives, etc., and combine them with medicinal ingredients such as Eucommia ulmoides, Cordyceps, and seahorse to make medicinal diets that nourish the kidneys and promote qi circulation.
(3) Stir-Fried Pork Kidney with Chinese Chives
1 pair of pig kidneys, 150g Chinese chives, minced ginger and garlic, scallion segments, salt, cooking wine, pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, chicken powder, wet cornstarch, cooking oil.
Cut the pig kidneys open, remove the fat, make shallow diagonal cuts on 4/5 of the surface, then cut into phoenix tail-shaped pieces, and marinate with salt, cooking wine, and wet cornstarch. Wash the Chinese chives and cut into sections. In a bowl, mix salt, cooking wine, pepper, soy sauce, vinegar, chicken powder, and wet cornstarch to make a sauce. Heat a wok, add cooking oil, and heat to 60-70% hot. Add the kidney pieces and stir-fry until cooked through. Remove the kidney pieces and leave a small amount of oil in the wok. Stir-fry minced ginger, garlic, and scallion until fragrant. Add Chinese chives and kidney pieces, pour in the sauce, stir well, and serve.
This dish has tender and crispy kidneys, with a slightly salty, sweet, and sour taste. It has the effect of warming and nourishing kidney qi, and is suitable for dietary supplementation of patients with kidney deficiency during the remission period of asthma. For many patients without obvious discomfort or symptoms of asthma, it is generally recommended to nourish both the lungs and kidneys.
