People often catch minor illnesses like colds and coughs despite eating a balanced diet. When these ailments occur, many people choose to take medicine to relieve their symptoms. However, as the saying goes, "Treating diseases is three parts medication and seven parts nourishment." Medication is not the first choice; daily nourishment and conditioning are key. Today, we will recommend several dietary therapies to alleviate colds and coughs.
Steamed Pear with Honey
Pear is a dual-purpose fruit that can moisturize the lungs, clear dryness, and relieve phlegm and cough. Honey is also a good choice for clearing heat, nourishing the middle, and relieving cough and moisturizing the lungs. The combination of these two ingredients will have a more significant conditioning effect.
First, prepare a suitable amount of pear and honey. Cut off the top of the pear and remove the core. Then pour honey into the pear. Put the removed pear top back on the pear. Steam the pear in a pot until it becomes soft and then it can be eaten.
Sugar Water Tofu
Steaming tofu with brown sugar and white sugar has the effect of clearing heat, moisturizing dryness, resolving phlegm, and relieving cough. The method is also very simple. Just dig a groove in a piece of tofu of moderate size, pour in an appropriate amount of brown sugar and white sugar, and then steam the tofu in a pot for a period of time. After the sugar has melted, it can be eaten. This is very effective in relieving cough.
Sugar-Crusted Radish
Radish is known as a nourishing delicacy in China and has been referred to as "radish is comparable to ginseng." In traditional Chinese medicine, radish has a sweet and cool nature, which can moisturize the lungs, resolve dryness, resolve phlegm, and relieve cough. When consumed with rock sugar, the conditioning effect will be more significant.
First, wash the white radish and make a horizontal cut on the top. Remove some of the radish meat from the cut surface. Then fill the remaining groove with an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Cover the cut-off top and secure it with a toothpick. Steam the radish in a pot until it becomes soft. After the rock sugar has melted, it can be taken out and eaten.
Ginger and Jujube Tea
Ginger is not only a seasoning but also a warm and pungent herb. It is a good medicine for dispelling cold, detoxification, and conditioning the body. It can effectively alleviate colds, coughs, and other illnesses caused by wind and cold. Adding jujube can also promote blood circulation.
First, prepare an appropriate amount of brown sugar, jujube, and ginger. Wash the jujube and ginger, and slice the ginger. Then add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, put in the jujube and brown sugar, stir well with a spoon, and simmer over low heat for a period of time. Then add the shredded ginger to the pot and simmer for another period of time before serving.
These four dietary therapies have good effects on relieving colds and coughs. If you feel unwell, you may want to give them a try.
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