1 celery
Also known as early celery and medicinal celery. It has the effect of clearing away heat and calming the liver, and is especially suitable for pertussis caused by liver fire invading the lung. "Food Therapy" once said: "To cure whooping cough: 500 grams of celery, wash and pound the juice, add a little salt, warm it in the water, and take 1 a small handleless wine cup in the morning and evening for several days."
2. Siraitia grosvenorii
It can clear lung heat and stop coughing, and is also suitable for pertussis. "Lingnan Herb Collection Record" contains: "Siraitia grosvenorii regulates phlegm and cough, and takes it with refined pork decoction." For children with pertussis in Fujian, Siraitia grosvenorii 1 piece and persimmon15g are commonly decocted with water.
3. Radish
It has the functions of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. There is a record in "Rihuazi Materia Medica" that radish can "eliminate phlegm and relieve cough". Ma Wenfei's "Food Therapy" also introduced: "To treat whooping cough: 500 grams of white radish, 60 grams of crystal sugar, sliced radish, decocted in water, 1 day, three times, and it needs to be taken continuously." In addition, radish seeds also have the functions of resolving phlegm and saliva and stopping cough and asthma. "Jiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine" once reported: "Treating whooping cough: white radish seeds, baking and grinding into fine powder. Give a little sugar, 1 day. " All children with pertussis should be mashed with radish juice or decocted with radish seeds.
4. Walnut kernel
It has the effects of moistening dryness, resolving phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma, so pertussis patients should eat it. In the Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions, the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine once introduced: "Treat children with cough, peel walnuts, and chew three walnuts every morning and evening." It is also said in "Reference Materials for the Research of Common Diseases" that "30 walnuts should be used for whooping cough, peeling off the skin, leaving the kernel and purple clothes, taking 3 walnuts each time, and taking them in the morning and evening 1 time". 9 grams of walnut kernel is also commonly used among the people, mashed, mixed with appropriate amount of rock sugar, and taken with boiling water every morning and evening.
5. Wax gourd
It can eliminate phlegm and clear away heat. It is also said in "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" that it can "treat phlegm and asthma, moisten the lungs and eliminate heat phlegm, and stop coughing." Winter melon seeds also have the effect of moistening lung and resolving phlegm. "Traditional Chinese Medicine and Convenient Prescription in Food" has also introduced: "Severe cough caused by whooping cough, use winter melon seeds 1 5g, add brown sugar, mash and grind, and take it with boiling water,1day twice." Therefore, all children with pertussis should take winter melon or winter melon seeds.
6. Equisetum dentatum
Also known as Portulaca oleracea, Mata vegetable, sour vegetable and happiness vegetable. It has the function of clearing away heat, and people think that children with whooping cough should eat it. According to the third issue of Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1959, to treat pertussis in children, 50% Ardisia crenata syrup is made from Ardisia crenata alone. Generally, after three days of continuous eating, the cough is reduced, the attack time is shortened and the symptoms are alleviated.
7. Garlic
According to the communication group of China Red Cross, 60 grams of garlic is chopped, and 300 ml of cold boiled water is added. After soaking for 10 hour, the juice is taken and added with appropriate amount of sugar. Children over 5 years old take 15 ml each time, and children under 5 years old take it by half every 2 hours.
After 20 1 case of children with pertussis, the effective rate is 95%. Folks also use garlic 1 piece, peel and chop it as orange cake 1 piece, add water 1 bowl, and take it in soup, which is quite suitable for children with pertussis.
8. Rock sugar
It is an ice-like crystal formed by frying white sugar, so it is called rock sugar. Materia Medica Rejuvenation says that it can "stop coughing, resolve phlegm and salivate." Children with whooping cough should be decocted in water or eaten with chemicals, so many prescriptions for relieving cough use it. White sugar, rock sugar and brown sugar have different effects. Brown sugar has the function of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and is suitable for women to eat during menstruation or after childbirth; While rock sugar and white sugar can clear away heat, diminish inflammation, remove internal heat, stop fever and cough, and dissolve phlegm. Children with pertussis eat rock sugar, which has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
9. Kumquat
Functions of regulating qi and resolving phlegm. "Illustration of Medicinal Plants in China" says: "Kumquat cures whooping cough." Children with whooping cough should use kumquat to decoct water or make tea. Kumquat is salted and pressed with sugar, which is called kumquat cake, and it is also quite suitable for people with whooping cough to chew it.
10, pear
It is cool in nature and has the functions of resolving phlegm, moistening dryness and clearing away lung heat. Pertussis is mostly caused by exogenous pathogenic factors, endogenous phlegm-heat and obstruction of lung qi. Pear can eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, clear lung and moisten dryness, so it is especially suitable for children with pertussis with fever.
1 1, olives
Also known as olive. It has the functions of clearing away lung heat, smoothing qi, resolving phlegm and relieving cough. "Materia Medica Rejuvenation" also said that it "calms the liver and stimulates appetite, moistens the lungs and nourishes yin, eliminates phlegm and regulates qi, and stops coughing".
For children with pertussis, 20 olives should be decocted with rock sugar for 3 times, and 3~5 olives should be decocted with radish 1 piece for several days.
Therefore, it is also an effective way to cure cough as soon as possible. The above foods are very effective in treating cough. It is better to go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible if necessary! I wish you good health!