Cough is a common minor problem in our lives. I believe many people are familiar with the condition of coughing with yellow phlegm on the forehead. So what should you do if you have a cough with yellow phlegm? What dietary treatments are there? Let me introduce to you some folk remedies for treating the symptoms of a cough with yellow phlegm.

1. Houttuynia cordata mixed with water and eggs to treat cough. 30 grams of Houttuynia cordata and 1 egg. Fry Houttuynia cordata to extract the juice, add boiling concoction to an egg, and take it once a day. It has the effects of clearing away heat, nourishing yin, and detoxifying, and can treat chest pain and cough due to lung heat.

2. Honey and egg water to treat cough: 35 grams of honey and 1 egg. Add 300 ml of honey to water, boil, and add eggs. Take it once, in the morning and evening on an empty stomach. It has the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough, and can treat dry cough and chronic cough caused by dryness of the lung.

3. Fried ginger slices to treat coughs. Put appropriate amount of ginger slices into a pot, fry the ginger slices with a small amount of oil until yellow, add half a bowl of water, cook for ten minutes, add sugar, and drink it all at once . Drink more warm boiled water. Treat lung heat.

4. Soak moxa leaves in the feet to treat cough. Put 30 to 50 grams of moxa leaves in about 1500 ml of boiling water and fry for about 15 minutes. Remove the moxa leaves and pour the decoction into a small foot basin. While it is hot, place your feet on the edge of the basin to receive the fumigation. To prevent the medicine from evaporating at once, you can cover your feet with a piece of cloth slightly larger than the foot basin. When the water temperature is slightly lower and your feet can tolerate it, you can soak it directly in the basin. Do it once a night (preferably before going to bed) for 15-20 minutes each time. Generally, 3-5 times in a row can cure a cough.

5. Garlic cures cough. Pound a dozen cloves of garlic into a puree and put it into a cup. Add an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Brew it with boiling water and drink it warmly as tea. Once a day. For severe coughs, take it once a day. 2 times a day. This recipe has the special effect of quickly relieving cough and reducing phlegm, but it should not be used by patients with stomach problems.

6. Vinegar duck eggs to treat cough: 2 duck eggs, 30 ml of mature vinegar. First break the duck eggs and mix well, put them into a pot with water and cook for 2 minutes, then add vinegar (aged rice vinegar is better) into the pot and cook together. After the eggs are cooked, take it warm in 2 portions for several days. . It is suitable for stubborn coughs that cannot be cured for a long time.

7. Lily cures autumn dryness and cough. 150 grams of lily, pinch off the bitter tips, peel off the mercerized leaves, soak in cold water for 5-10 hours, wash off the yellow water, add oil to the pot and stir-fry. Add sugar when eating, preferably on an empty stomach in the morning. Lily nourishes yin and nourishes the lungs, relieves cough and resolves phlegm, reduces deficiency and heat, and stops hemoptysis.

8. Persimmon cakes to treat coughs: 2 persimmon cakes (removed stems), 9 grams of minced Sichuan clam shells (incorporated into the persimmon cakes), steam them and take them once, twice a day. Suitable for those with dry cough without phlegm. Boil 3 persimmons in water, add honey and drink twice a day. Suitable for people with persistent cough.

9. Aloe Vera and Eggs for Cough and Asthma: 20 grams of aloe vera, chopped into a container, beat in an egg, mix well, add sesame oil to a pot and stir-fry until cooked, take it every day before breakfast, continuously Just 3 days. If the effect is good, you can take it once a week to consolidate the effect until you recover. The effect is remarkable.

10. Shepherd’s purse and ginger soup to treat cold and cough. Wash and cut 80 grams of fresh shepherd’s purse into sections. Slice 10 grams of ginger. Add 4 bowls of water and cook until it reaches 2 bowls. Add a little salt to taste and drink twice a day. Decoction can be effective after taking it for 3 days.

11. Treat dry cough with strawberry rock sugar. Stew 500 grams of fresh strawberries and 300 grams of rock sugar over water. Take 3 times a day, one tablespoon each time. Take it continuously for 5-7 days, and mild cases can recover. If the illness is severe, you can take it for an additional two or three days.

12. For external application of pepper powder to treat cough, take appropriate amounts of pepper powder and cooling oil. Mix the two medicines. Spread the mixed ointment on Zhuifeng ointment about 3 cm wide and 5 cm long, and stick it on both sides. Feishu point (after touching the high bone at the back of the neck, then count 3 spinous processes downward and 1.5 inches away). Change the dressing once every 8-12 hours and use it for 5 days. The effect usually takes effect in the second or third day of medication.

13. Tremella and lotus seeds treat cough: 10 grams of Tremella fuciformis, 30 grams of fresh lotus seeds, 150 ml of chicken broth, appropriate amounts of salt, monosodium glutamate and cooking wine, simmer and take.

This recipe has the effect of moistening the lungs, nourishing the stomach, replenishing deficiency and strengthening the body. It is suitable for patients with dry throat, itchy throat, dry cough with little phlegm, etc. It can also be used by healthy people to maintain health, prevent diseases, and prolong life.

14. Honey radish juice to treat dry cough: 400 grams of white radish, wash, peel and chop, wrap it in clean gauze and squeeze out the juice. Add a spoonful of honey for every 60 ml, mix well and take it once. 3 times a day for 3-5 days.

15. Rock sugar stewed pears: Peel the fresh pears, cut them open and remove the cores, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar, put them in a pot and steam until soft, then eat.

16. Baking oranges: Use chopsticks to make a hole in the center of the bottom of the orange, stuff it with some salt, wrap it in aluminum foil and put it in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Take it out and peel off the orange peel. Eat while hot. Or dry the orange peel into tangerine peel, add water to make tea, and drink it in big gulps, it has a miraculous effect.

17. Sichuan Scallop Stewed Pear: Use peeled and cored fresh pears and add Sichuan Scallop powder for 2 cents, steam them in a pot over water until soft, and eat while hot.

18. White radish paste: Cut the white radish into 1 cm dice, put it in a dry, clean container, fill it with honey, cover it tightly, and soak it for about 3 days, the water and honey will leak out. Mix and store in the refrigerator; scoop out a little warm water and drink it every time. The cough relief effect is very good. If you want to drink it temporarily and don't have time to soak it, you can grate the white radish, add 1/3 of the honey, mix well, and drink with warm water.

19. Candied kumquats: Wash the kumquats, poke two or three holes with toothpicks, add water to cover and bring to a boil, add rock sugar, simmer over low heat, and eat while hot. Let the unfinished portion cool, store it in the refrigerator, and scoop some warm at a time.

20. Do not eat sweets such as candies and biscuits. Cold, dry, and easily irritating foods such as peanuts, melon seeds, fried foods, etc. should also be prohibited.

Summary: Through the above introduction, everyone must have learned that those small remedies should be used to treat coughs with yellow phlegm. Coughing with yellow phlegm is a common symptom of a disease in real life, so you should choose a folk remedy that suits you for timely and effective treatment. I hope my introduction will be helpful to everyone.