Salt is not only an essential condiment, but also has great health care function. Chinese medicine believes that salt has the effects of detoxification, clearing away heat and moistening dryness. The most powerful explanation is that scrubbing the wound with salt can diminish inflammation. In terms of health, salt has brought people a lot of help. When you are eating unsanitary food, or eating too much and miscellaneous, and feel abdominal pain, you can take a sip of light salt water every 15 minutes (it is best to bake the salt until it is slightly yellow first). If constipation is caused by eating fried food, you may wish to drink a glass of light salt water on an empty stomach in the morning.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that salt has the functions of clearing heat, cooling blood and detoxifying. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, salt can "harmonize viscera, eliminate lodging and make people strong". Therefore, drinking a cup of light salt water on an empty stomach after getting up in the morning is conducive to reducing fire and benefiting the kidney, keeping the stool unobstructed and improving the digestion and absorption function of the stomach.
When the throat is inflamed, you can drink a glass of salt water in the morning. Several times a day, it has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects.
Old people often wash their throats with light salt water to prevent respiratory tract infection.
Drinking a glass of salt and boiled water before singing can avoid dry throat.