According to the understanding of cough in traditional Chinese medicine, cough is generally divided into wind-cold, wind-heat, dryness-evil, phlegm-dampness, phlegm-heat, lung-heat, wet cough, liver-fire cough and other cough types, while rock sugar and oranges belong to lung meridian, and oranges are cold, so they are suitable for wind-heat, dryness-evil, lung-heat and other hot coughs, but they are not helpful to cold-type coughs such as wind-cold, phlegm-dampness and wet cough, but may aggravate coughs.

Common symptoms of hot cough include: cough and expectoration, yellow and thick phlegm, rough cough, hoarse cough voice, dry mouth and thirst, dry throat and pain, body heat and sweating, and yellow nose.

2 The efficacy and role of steamed oranges with rock sugar can reduce fire. From the point of view of the taste of food, oranges are a kind of cold fruit, which can remove the heat in the body and have the effect of reducing fire and eliminating evil.

These two foods, crystal sugar and orange, belong to the lung meridian, which have a certain effect of moistening the lung and are suitable for cough caused by lung heat and lung dryness.

Cough-relieving orange peel contains orange peel oil and narcotine, which are the main ingredients for relieving cough. Rock sugar has the function of moistening lung and dryness, and can play a role in relieving cough when cooked with oranges.

3 Steamed oranges with rock sugar can be eaten several times effectively. Steamed oranges with rock sugar can be eaten once in the morning and evening, and it can be eaten for about 3 days continuously. However, steamed oranges with rock sugar can be used as a dietotherapy to relieve cough, which is obvious for patients with mild heat cough, but for people with chronic cough, eating steamed oranges with rock sugar may not be particularly effective. It is recommended that patients with severe cough see a doctor and take medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

4 the practice of steaming oranges with crystal sugar to relieve cough 1. Prepare 1 orange, appropriate amount of crystal sugar and clear water.

2. Wash the oranges with fruit and vegetable cleaning agent, or soak them in salt water for 20 minutes.

3. Then wash and slice the oranges, put the sliced oranges into a bowl with a cover, and add some water and rock sugar.

4. When it is ready, put it in a steamer and steam it for about one and a half hours.

5. After steaming, take the skin and eat it together while it is hot, so that the effect of relieving cough is better.