Tremella fungus and red date soup
Making soup with big red dates is particularly popular nowadays. The soup made with red dates not only nourishes the body, but also moistens the lungs and relieves coughs. For people suffering from colds and coughs, It is very beneficial to drink some soup made from red dates. "Bixiao Prescription" written by Yu Xu in the Tang Dynasty records that boiling red dates, white fungus and rock sugar together can relieve coughs and moisturize the lungs.
2. Chenpili Decoction
"Compendium of Materia Medica" states that pears can "moisten the lungs and clear the heart, eliminate phlegm and reduce fire, and relieve sores and alcohol poisoning." Experts said that pears have the functions of promoting fluid production, moisturizing dryness, clearing heat, and resolving phlegm, and are the most common lung-clearing food. Snow pear is sweet, moistens the lungs and cools the heart, tangerine peel regulates qi and removes dampness, and rock sugar moistens the heart and lungs. The combination of these three good things makes it the most suitable soup to drink in the dry season.
3. Loquat leaves and candied dates soup
Loquat leaves are neutral in nature and bitter in taste. Their main functions are to resolve phlegm, relieve coughs, soothe the stomach and lower qi. When combined with candied dates to make soup, loquat leaves can be used to eliminate loquat leaves. It has a bitter taste and can reduce phlegm and relieve cough.
4. Stewed lean meat with almonds and Sichuan scallops
Almonds are one of the commonly used medicinal and edible medicinal materials in autumn. Making soup has the functions of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, relieving asthma, and laxatives. For the elderly, almonds, especially southern almonds with relatively mild medicinal power, can often be used in medicinal diets. Stewed lean meat with almonds and Sichuan scallops has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, clearing away heat and reducing phlegm. It is suitable for lung use in patients with chronic bronchitis who have cough, sticky phlegm, or dry cough without phlegm.
5. Ham, Mushroom and White Radish Soup
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the white color of white radish is gold, which corresponds to the lungs among the five internal organs. Its nature is sweet, flat and pungent, and it belongs to the lung and spleen meridian. It has the effect of qi, digestion, removing diseases and moisturizing the lungs, detoxifying and promoting body fluids, diuresis and laxative. It is mainly used to treat lung weakness, lung heat, constipation, vomiting blood, flatulence, food stagnation, indigestion, excessive phlegm, and difficulty in defecation and defecation.
6. Luo Han Guo and Snow Pear Soup
Luo Han Guo and Snow Pear Soup can moisten the lungs, relieve coughs, and beautify the skin. Drinking more of it is extremely beneficial to the body. Pears are the "father of all fruits." Because it is tender, juicy, sweet and sour, it is also known as "natural mineral water". Pears are rich in B vitamins, which can protect the heart, reduce fatigue, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, and protect the throat.
7. Chinese cabbage and lean meat soup
This is a very sweet and moist soup. The selected candied dates and Chinese cabbage are simmered over low heat and can clear away heat and purge fire. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, especially suitable for those who suffer from colds, sore throats and coughs due to heat.
8. Almond and Snow Pear Lean Meat Soup
Snow pear is sweet in taste and cold in nature. It has the functions of promoting body fluids and moisturizing, clearing away heat and reducing phlegm, nourishing blood and strengthening muscles, and is especially suitable for consumption in autumn. Rock sugar has the effect of replenishing the middle and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs. It is used for coughs and asthma caused by dryness of the lungs, lung deficiency, wind-cold and fatigue. It is a golden partner with snow pear, which can enhance the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. As for almonds, Chinese medicine believes that they are slightly warm in nature and bitter in taste. They can relieve coughs and asthma, and moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation. When paired with almonds, they not only taste sweet, but also have a better lung-moistening effect.