Many people take various cold medicines as soon as they catch a cold. In fact, it is completely unnecessary. Taking too many cold medicines will reduce one's own immunity. In the early stages of a cold, you can try dietary therapy to cure the cold.
Scallion porridge: 50 grams of rice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 sections of scallion with beard, 5 ml of rice vinegar, add appropriate amount of water to cook the porridge and drink it while it is hot.
It is especially suitable for the elderly and infirm to catch colds and colds.
For Su Jiang Decoction, you can take 5-10 grams of perilla leaves and 3 slices of ginger, boil them slightly and drink them instead of tea.
Perilla tea can induce sweating and dispel cold to relieve external evils. It can also relax the middle and circulate qi, relieve depression and stop vomiting. Therefore, it is most suitable to drink this tea for those who have experienced chest tightness, nausea and vomiting due to slight wind and cold. .
Carrot and water chestnut soup: 500 grams of carrots and 500 grams of water chestnuts. Wash the carrots, peel them and cut them into small pieces. Put the water chestnuts and radish into the pot, add water and cook for 1 hour. Finally, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar for seasoning.
Stewed Pork with Northern and Southern Apricots: 10 grams of southern almonds, 10 grams of northern almonds, 3 figs, 500 grams of lean meat, and a little salt. Soak the northern and southern almonds for a period of time and remove the skins; wash the figs; wash and slice the lean meat.
Then put the prepared soup into the soup pot, boil it and simmer it over low heat for 1-2 hours, then season it.