The expert of this article: Li Yunying, chief physician of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the lungs are delicate", and the lungs are easily invaded by external evils during the cold and dry three or nine days, and respiratory diseases occur. At this time, if you want to prevent diseases, you need to nourish your lungs, protect your lungs, and protect your righteousness, and you can use the "five whites" to regulate the state of your lungs and prevent colds, rhinitis and other diseases from coming again.
"One White" Yam:
Dispel cold and replenish lung qi and protect resistance
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs have the function of promoting and dissipating health qi to circulate the body surface and protect the internal organs from the invasion of external evils, so when the lung qi is weak, the resistance will decrease, and it is necessary to warm the lungs in time to dispel cold and replenish the lung qi.
Yam has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, nourishing the lungs, if there are cold hands and feet, itchy nose and nasal congestion, cold and warmth, not liking exercise, easy to sweat and other manifestations of lung qi deficiency, or in the remission period of rhinitis and sinusitis, you can use yam to replenish the lungs and invigorate qi.
Stir-fried yams, lilies, dendrobium. Health Times Chart
[Medicinal diet]: Take 40 grams of fresh yam (15 grams of dried yam), 15 grams of Poria cocos, 15 grams of seeds, 15 grams of lotus seeds (to the heart), 6 grams of tangerine peel, 150 grams of pork ribs (chop small pieces of blanched water) into the pot, boil over high heat for 1.5 hours, add salt to taste and drink, take 1~2 times a week, can strengthen the spleen and lungs, dispel dampness and invigorate qi, suitable for people with weak physique, poor resistance, susceptibility to colds, and allergic rhinitis in remission.
"Two white" white fungus, "three white" lilies:
It moistens the lungs and moisturizes the respiratory tract
Winter is cold and dry, the fluid in the body is easy to be injured by dryness when breathing, when the lung fluid is insufficient, the nasopharynx loses its moisture and protection, and the upper respiratory tract is easy to suffer.
Tremella fungus and lily have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, if there are dry noses, dry throats, dry mouth, dry skin, dry stools and even nosebleeds and other manifestations of lung dryness in daily life, you can use these two white edible herbs to improve discomfort.
Tremella. Zhang Chi/photo
[Medicinal diet]: Prepare 30 grams of white fungus to soak in water in advance, and then put it in the pot with 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of lotus seeds, and 200 grams of japonica rice, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, change to low heat and cook for 40 minutes, take 1~2 times a week, it can play a role in moistening the lungs, laxative, and removing annoyance, suitable for people with lung dryness, chronic pharyngitis remission, intestinal dryness, constipation, dry rhinitis, and quenching thirst, relieving dryness, and moisturizing the skin.
"Four white" pears, "five white" radish:
Clear the lungs and heat, and the cold is not occluded
Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the cold is the main induction", if the cold evil is invaded for a long time, the qi is occluded, and the cold qi will be depressed in the lungs to generate heat. In winter, all kinds of heating methods consume fluids and nourish the cold and nourish the food and drink accumulated in the intestines, which will produce internal heat.
People with lung fever have heavier breath, like cold drinks, dry stools, may be accompanied by cough, itchy throat, dry mouth, heat irritability, nosebleeds, turbinate swelling and other symptoms.
White radish. Zhang Chi/photo
[Medicinal diet]: Take 3 grams of Sichuan fritillary powder and put it in a pear cup, cover it, put it in a steaming bowl, add 10 grams of rock sugar and a little water, steam it for 40 minutes, and eat it with pear meat and soup, which can moisten the lungs and dissolve phlegm, clear heat and clear the body. Add water to the pot and boil, put in 1 carrot and 1 white radish and cook for 50 minutes, then add 100 grams of celery, 5 grams of seaweed, 3 slices of ginger, and 3 coriander to taste.
This article was first published on 2023-01-16 Health Times "Eating "Five Whites" in Winter and Catching a Cold
Source: Health Times