Rumor: "The simplest thing is to peel a garlic, put it in your mouth, and nibble it from time to time. When the garlic smells, swallow it slowly. One garlic will last for an hour, and the itching will be reduced and the cough will be cured."

Truth: It works in theory, but the actual effect may be poor.

The theoretical basis of this folk prescription should be allicin and alliinase in garlic, which will form allicin after garlic is crushed, which has a strong bactericidal effect. If the itchy throat is caused by bacteria, it can be alleviated theoretically.

However, the causes of throat itching are often very complicated, and many diseases can cause throat itching, such as anemia, dyspepsia, long-term secret stool, heart disease, bronchitis, asthma, liver lesions, diabetes and chronic nephritis. Garlic is obviously powerless against the throat itching caused by these basic diseases.

Method 2: Steam garlic water to relieve cough.

Rumor: "Children use 2~3 cloves of garlic when coughing, adults use 7~8 cloves, smash them, put them in a bowl, put a lid on the bowl, and then steam them in a pot. When the fire boils, turn it down to low heat 15 minutes. In severe cases, it can be used three times a day, and you can only drink water without eating garlic. When steaming garlic water the next day, you should add rock sugar, one for children and two for adults. "

Truth: It is too irritating for children and should not be used.

There are many folk remedies for treating cough, asthma and other diseases with garlic, and it does have a certain effect on treating cold cough and asthma. However, it is still irritating for children who are too young to take it. It is recommended to use it with caution to avoid irritating the respiratory tract, which will lead to aggravation of cough symptoms. In addition, allicin will reduce its effect when it is heated, so it is difficult to grasp the requirements of temperature and dosage in this method.

Although the credibility of the above eating methods is not very high, we need to pay attention to that garlic is indeed a food that helps our health, and eating this food often can also prevent colds, so eating garlic is good for our health.

Method 3: Garlic crystal sugar water

It is rumored that 30 grams of garlic, rock sugar 10 grams, 200 ml of water, decocted three times a day, can be effective the next day.

I really want to: Chinese medicine believes that rock sugar has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm. Garlic and rock sugar will increase the effect of relieving cough, but it is only suitable for cough caused by wind-cold cold and not for cough caused by wind-heat cold.