generally, in the dry season, the human body is prone to lack of water, which leads to dryness and heat. Chinese medicine believes that dryness and heat damage the lungs, so when the climate is dry, we are prone to lung discomfort and cough, so we should pay attention to diet and moistening the lungs when the climate is dry. So, what can I eat to moisten my lungs and relieve cough? What is suitable for moistening lung and relieving cough?

1. What to eat to moisten the lungs and relieve cough

1. Lohan fruit tea:

Practice: one boiled water suit of Siraitia grosvenorii. Siraitia grosvenorii has the functions of clearing lung-heat, relieving sore throat, moistening intestine and relaxing bowels. It has a good curative effect on sore throat and dry and itchy throat, but it should be noted that this product has a certain laxative effect. It is indeed a good drink for people with dry and itchy throat and constipation, but for people who are prone to diarrhea, it is better to take it as little as possible.

2. Water chestnut and pear soup:

Practice: 1 water chestnuts, washed and peeled, 2 pears, peeled, cored and cut into pieces, added with appropriate amount of water, and boiled with a little crystal sugar, which can be drunk once or in several times. Eleocharis tuberosa can quench thirst, detoxify, warm the middle warmer and replenish qi, and it can prevent the coldness of pears from hurting the stomach when used together with pears. In fact, breaking water chestnut and taking juice directly can also treat acute and chronic throat discomfort.

3, orange stem soup:

Practice: Radix Platycodi, Radix Glycyrrhizae, boiled water. Platycodon grandiflorum has the functions of dispersing lung qi, eliminating phlegm, relieving sore throat and expelling pus, while Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying. Purging fire with licorice and spreading lung with platycodon grandiflorum will relieve the symptoms of dry throat and itching and pain naturally.

4. Fresh ginger and radish juice:

Practice: 1 grams of white radish and 5 grams of ginger, washed and broken to get juice, mixed and swallowed. White radish has the function of removing heat and relieving cough, while fresh ginger can regulate qi, stop vomiting, eliminate phlegm and drive cold, and both of them can play the role of eliminating phlegm and quenching thirst. Fresh juice can also moisten dryness, so this product can treat acute and chronic sore throat and aphonia.

2. Runfei health food in autumn

(1) Bamboo shoots

Runfei cough and eat bamboo shoots in autumn. Bamboo shoots are sweet and cold, and have the effect of clearing heat and resolving phlegm. For example, "Seeking the Original in Materia Medica" said: "Bamboo shoots are sweet but slightly cold, clearing away heat and removing phlegm." "Living with Interest Diet Spectrum" also says: "Bamboo shoots are sweet and cool, and the chest is opened to eliminate phlegm." Therefore, people with wind-heat cough or lung-heat cough are best to eat.

(2) bean sprouts

bean sprouts are a very common and cheap home-cooked dish with a long history and extremely high nutritional value. They contain many minerals such as protein, carotene, calcium, phosphorus and vitamin C, which can be used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. Eating bean sprouts in autumn can not only clear away heat and toxic materials, but also effectively relieve autumn dryness.

(3) white radish

In dry autumn and winter, radish for clearing away heat and fire is the most seasonal healthy and delicious, which is just suitable for promoting fluid production to quench thirst, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, moistening lung and removing dryness. In addition, radish has the functions of resolving food stagnation, eliminating flatulence, detoxifying and relieving heat, and relaxing bowels. White radish has anti-inflammatory effect, which can relieve sore throat. After chopping white radish slices, the release of beneficial components will increase, which is also effective in relieving cough. It is recommended to boil water and eat the rest radish. After adding white radish water to tea, the anti-inflammatory effect is better

(4) cauliflower

Cauliflower is not only unique in taste, but also a kind of health-care vegetable. Ancient westerners found that eating cauliflower often has the effects of refreshing throat, moistening lung and relieving cough, and its price is not high, so it has the reputation of "God-given medicine" and "poor doctor" in the west. Eating more cauliflower can supplement vitamin K well, so that the toughness of blood vessel wall is strengthened and it is not easy to rupture. Broccoli in cauliflower is also rich in carotene and flavonoids. Carotene can be converted into vitamin A in human body, which can protect skin and vision and enhance immunity.

(5) Spinach

Spinach is a kind of vegetable with high nutritional value. Spinach with pointed leaves has long petiole, thin leaves, strong roots and high sugar content. Spinach slices with round leaves are big and thick. The content of carotene in spinach is much higher than that in other vegetables. Although the content of vitamin C is lower than that of pepper, it is higher than that of tomato, and the vitamin K with hemostatic effect is the highest in leafy vegetables. Autumn is dry, and spinach is rich in riboflavin, which can prevent mouth ulcers, cheilitis and dry eyes.