Dry mouth in autumn is not only related to the amount of water in the body, but also related to the internal fire in the human body, which requires external poison and internal heat. The cause of autumn dryness in human body began as early as summer. The hot summer climate easily leads to the imbalance of yin and yang in human body, resulting in internal heat toxicity, which makes people's "autumn dryness" symptoms explode after autumn.
So if it is dry mouth caused by internal fire, drinking water can only play a part. While drinking plenty of water, we should use the method of clearing heat, nourishing yin and moistening dryness to deal with it.
What is good for dry mouth in autumn?
It is necessary to drink more water. The climate in autumn is dry, and it is easy to consume water in the human body, so drinking more water in autumn is the first priority. In addition, honey also has the effect of "clearing away heat and toxic materials and moistening dryness". Drinking a large glass of warm honey water after getting up in the morning is also good for resolving "autumn dryness".
However, just drinking water is not enough. We also need to "nourish yin and promote fluid production". There are many ways to nourish yin. If the symptoms of yin deficiency are not obvious, you can start by eating the following:
1, almond
The wettest nut is almond. The three functions of almonds: moistening lung, clearing accumulation and dispersing stagnation. Almonds are rich in protein and vitamins. It has the effects of moistening lung, relieving cough and relaxing bowels, and has certain curative effect on dry cough without phlegm and chronic cough due to lung deficiency. Almonds are divided into sweet almonds and bitter almonds, among which sweet almonds have better lung moistening effect.
Almonds can be cooked with Coix seed in the ratio of 1: 5, or stewed with pig lungs, both of which have nourishing and soothing effects. Of course, you can also eat some roasted almonds as snacks.
2. Duck meat
The food that ducks eat is mostly aquatic, so its meat tastes sweet and cold, and enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridians, which has the functions of nourishing, nourishing the stomach, removing tuberculosis, steaming hot bones, eliminating edema, stopping dysentery, relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Duck meat is suitable for people with fever in the body, and it is more beneficial to people with weak constitution, loss of appetite, fever, dry stool and edema.
Usually it can be used to make soup, or braised as a dish. Duck meat is cold, people with spleen and stomach yin deficiency and frequent diarrhea should not eat it.
3. American ginseng
American ginseng, also known as American ginseng, belongs to ginseng, but it is different from other ginseng. It is a kind of cool ginseng, which is tonic but not dry. Chinese medicine believes that American ginseng is sweet, bitter and cool, and enters the heart, lungs and kidneys. Its medicinal properties are nourishing yin and benefiting qi, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production, and it is regarded as a tonic. Mainly used for palpitation and palpitation caused by qi deficiency and yin deficiency, vexation and internal heat, lung deficiency and chronic cough, forgetfulness and insomnia, mental fatigue, dry throat and thirst, weak pulse and thin tongue coating.
It is not advisable to drink tea when taking American ginseng, and it is not advisable to eat radish after taking it to avoid weakness. Yang deficiency, stomach cold and dampness, usually chills, diarrhea, thick and greasy fur, not suitable for taking. American ginseng can be taken by soaking, pulverizing, stewing, steaming eggs, tea soup, porridge, soaking in wine, etc. , you can choose according to your own preferences.
4.medlar
Lycium barbarum is sweet, beneficial to essence, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, moistening lung and promoting fluid production. It is a famous traditional Chinese medicine that blindly nourishes yin, and it is very effective for xerostomia caused by less vaginal fluid in the elderly. Lycium barbarum has the functions of scavenging free radicals, regulating immunity and delaying aging. In addition, it also has the function of salivary gland directly secreting saliva, and the chewing action itself can secrete saliva.
Before going to bed, the elderly can chew some Lycium barbarum or decoct it in water 10-30 grams of fresh Lycium barbarum. In addition, you can also take 15-30 grams of medlar and 30 grams of stem rice to cook porridge once a day, which also has a good effect on relieving dry mouth.
5.sugar cane
You can eat it raw at ordinary times, or you can make it into sugarcane juice and take it every day. Sugarcane is cold, and those with deficiency of spleen and stomach and excessive dampness should not eat it. Because of its high sugar content, it is not suitable for diabetic patients.
Take some fresh sugar cane, peel and remove the knots, and take the juice. 50 grams of rice is boiled into porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add sugarcane juice and a little honey. Take this porridge 1 ~ 2 times a day, which is helpful for people with dry cough and no phlegm.
6.wax gourd
Wax gourd is sweet, light and cool, and can induce diuresis, reduce swelling, clear away heat and detoxify. Suitable for people with dry mouth, edema and dysuria. Wax gourd has low sodium content, so it has obvious diuretic effect, which can prevent carbohydrates from transforming into fat, reduce water and sodium retention and consume body fat. It is very suitable for patients with nephropathy and edema.
In summer and autumn, people are prone to get angry, dry mouth and sweat. Let's have a bowl of melon and barley sparerib soup. This soup can not only relieve summer heat and dampness, but also supplement nutrition, eliminate edema and moisturize skin.
7. Chinese yam
Yam is regarded as a holy product with good quality and low price. It can be used as a staple food or as soup. Yam contains choline, mucus, protein, fat, sugar, vitamins and other nutrients, and is recognized as the most nutritious food. It has the effects of lowering blood sugar, benefiting essence, lubricating and moistening dryness, treating lung deficiency and calming the nerves.
Eating honey and yam at the same time will have a better effect on preventing and relieving "autumn dryness". Fresh yam can be washed, boiled in water for about 10 minutes, then peeled and sliced, steamed for about half an hour, cooled and mixed with honey to make "honey yam slices" for eating.
8. Lily
Lily has the effects of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and is especially suitable for people who nourish the lungs and stomach, such as patients with chronic cough, tuberculosis, mouth sores, dry mouth and bad breath, and some patients with palpitations can also eat it in moderation.
Usually steamed or boiled porridge. Lily's coldness, epigastric pain caused by deficiency of spleen and stomach, diarrhea and cough caused by exogenous wind and cold are all taboo.
9. Black sesame
Sesame is known as "the treasure house of vitamin E". Vitamin E is a fat-soluble antioxidant, which can improve blood circulation, enhance cell vitality, delay cell aging, make people energetic and durable, and lecithin contained in it also has anti-aging effect. Sesame contains a variety of unsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce cholesterol and effectively prevent arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. Sesame also has the effects of lowering blood sugar and blackening hair.
Usually you can cook porridge or grind it into black sesame powder. Black sesame seeds are slippery and spleen deficiency. Take 50 grams of sesame and 0/00 grams of japonica rice/kloc. First, fry sesame seeds and grind them into fine powder. After the japonica rice is boiled into porridge, it is mixed with sesame seeds to eat. Suitable for children with dry cough without phlegm and dry stool.
10, pear
Raw pears are cold and sweet, and have the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, nourishing yin and clearing heat. Therefore, eating pears raw can obviously relieve patients' symptoms such as dry throat, itching, pain, hoarseness, constipation and red urine.
Take 2 raw pears, peel and cut into pieces after washing, add japonica rice100g and cook them into porridge. Can prevent and treat dry mouth and dry cough. Squeezing pears into pear juice, or adding a little boat-fruited Sterculia, winter melon seeds and crystal sugar, and boiling to drink, can moisten the throat and replenish body fluid for those with dry weather, strong physique, dry laryngitis and low voice.
1 1, tremella fuciformis
Tremella is sweet, light and nontoxic, and enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridians. It has the effects of promoting fluid production, moistening lung, invigorating qi, promoting blood circulation, nourishing yin, nourishing stomach, strengthening brain and heart, and is suitable for cough due to lung heat, dry cough due to lung dryness, gastrointestinal dryness, constipation, etc. Tremella is known as "the elixir of life", "the product of prolonging life" and "the king of bacteria". It has the characteristics of moistening dryness but not greasy stagnation, and is more suitable for patients who are weak, who are not suitable for taking other tonics at the beginning of a long illness, and those who are prone to bleeding due to yin deficiency and internal heat.
Tremella10g, japonica rice100g, boiled in water to make porridge. It is suitable for cough due to lung deficiency, low fever due to yin deficiency, dry mouth and fluid deficiency. It is especially suitable for children with chronic cough and little phlegm in autumn.
12, lotus root
"Lotus is a treasure, and Hà Thu is the most nourishing." After autumn, the air is dry and people are easily upset. At this time, you should eat more foods that clear your heart and moisten dryness. Lotus root is rich in iron, calcium, protein, vitamins and starch, which has obvious effects of appetizing, clearing away heat, moistening dryness and quenching thirst, calming the heart, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, and can also enhance human immunity.
Mash raw lotus root and wring juice, add proper amount of honey, stir evenly, and take it in several times to treat fever and polydipsia; Half a cup of lotus root juice and half a cup of pear juice are taken evenly to treat phlegm-heat dry mouth and cough.
What is good for dry mouth in autumn? You should eat more foods that nourish yin and moisten the lungs, such as pears, kiwis and watermelons. Green leafy vegetables are the best, which can help keep the stool unobstructed and reduce the consumption of fire. Drinking more winter melon soup and rock candy pear water will have some benefits for relieving dry mouth.