Note: "Salt steam orange for cough" is currently circulating specifically for hot cough a recipe for the treatment of cough efficacy immediately, so we should distinguish between the use of cold cough, hot cough.
Hot cough: the main symptoms for the sputum yellow, sticky, throat red, swollen, painful, dry mouth, bitter mouth;
Cold cough: the main symptoms for the person is a little bit cold, sputum white and clear, throat does not hurt but itchy, the mouth is not dry and not bitter.
Main ingredient: oranges, I used 3
Accessories: a little salt
Salt Steam Oranges for Cough Practice:
1. Thoroughly wash the oranges, put in salt water soak for 20 minutes, to remove the surface of the orange paraffin.
2. Without peeling the oranges, cut a slice flat on the top, just like an orange cup
3. Sprinkle a little salt evenly over the orange flesh.
4. Use chopsticks to poke a few times, so that the salt can penetrate
5. Bowl without adding water, directly into the steamer, cover the cut top of the orange, on the pot to steam, steam until the water boils and then steam for about fifteen minutes or so.
6. steamed oranges, the skin has a certain contraction, the bottom of the bowl there will be juice, drink the soup underneath while hot, the pulp with the water out of the steam to eat, eat before going to bed at night with better results.
Finished picture:
Salt steamed orange production skills:
1. Because the orange is steamed with the skin, so be sure to thoroughly clean the orange skin, and steam out of the soup should be drank, so that is nutritious enough, the efficacy of the medicine is high.
2. Be sure to pay attention, do not put too much salt, a tiny bit can be, otherwise it will be particularly bitter, affecting the taste.
3. We must first distinguish between hot cough or cold cough, steamed oranges are only applicable because of lung dryness triggered by hot cough, for cold cough or recommended to eat oranges, steamed orange peel inside will be decomposed out of Narcotics, orange peel oil, can play a phlegm moistening effect. If it is a hot cough will appear phlegm yellow, sticky, sore throat, dry mouth mouth bitter and so on; and if it is a cold cough will appear fear of cold, phlegm white, no pain in the throat, but there will be oxygen, the mouth is not dry and bitter.
4. Oranges have the effect of regulating qi and moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, because oranges are cool food, so they are suitable for people with hot cough.
Salt steamed oranges are suitable for what kind of cough
Salt steamed oranges are a recipe for cough, this recipe is useful for hot cough, but it is not suitable for cold cough.
Hot cough eat oranges, cold cough eat tangerines
Experts said, with this recipe to assist in the treatment of cough is feasible, but the use of cold cough should be distinguished from hot cough, hot cough. Hot cough main symptoms for the phlegm yellow, sticky, throat red, swollen, painful, dry mouth, bitter mouth; cold cough main symptoms for people some cold, phlegm white and clearer, the throat does not hurt but itchy, the mouth is not dry and not bitter.
Oranges can regulate qi, phlegm, moisturize the lungs, because of its neutral cool, suitable for the treatment of hot cough. For patients with cold cough, eating neutral warm oranges is more appropriate, eating is recommended to eat even the orange complex together. In the view of Chinese medicine, orange is a treasure of the whole body, orange peel can regulate qi, phlegm, broad chest, and stomach, orange leaves can regulate qi, orange complex can regulate qi, phlegm, through the network, orange meat also has the role of phlegm. However, experts pointed out that is not added salt together with steamed food, the treatment of cough does not play a leading role. Sometimes there is phlegm in the throat, with some light salt water can be expectorant, but it is not recommended to put too much table salt. In addition, some people use honey to pickle oranges, is not a viable option.