Diet therapy for children with lung heat and cough

When the weather turns cold, children at home are prone to sore throats and dry stools. At this time, parents will find that their children's tongue tips and lips will become very red, and they will always cough. This is the typical symptom of lung heat cough, which is mainly caused by heat toxins in the child's body. So, what should parents do? What should children eat for lung heat and cough?

1. Loofah honey drink

Preparation method: 10 grams of loofah flowers and 20 grams of honey. Brew the loofah flowers in boiling water for 5 minutes, then add honey. Drink while hot 3 times a day.

Efficacy: Clears away heat and purges fire, relieves cough and reduces phlegm. It is mainly used to treat lung heat, phlegm-heat cough, wheezing and shortness of breath in children. "Southern Yunnan Wood and Grass" states that loofah flowers can "clear lung heat, eliminate phlegm and reduce gas, relieve cough, relieve sore throat, eliminate thirst, and drain away the internal heat." When combined with honey, it can enhance its effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough.

2. Water chestnut and lotus root juice

Preparation method: Take 150 grams of water chestnuts and 150 grams of fresh lotus root, peel them separately, wash and chop them, put them into a juicer to make juice, and drink the juice frequently.

Efficacy: Drinking water chestnuts and lotus root juice together has the effects of clearing away heat and promoting body fluid, eliminating dampness and removing phlegm, cooling blood and detoxifying. It can treat heat disease that damages body fluid, dry mouth and throat, lung heat and cough, etc.

3. Tremella Soup

Preparation method: 5 grams of white fungus and 50 grams of rock sugar. Put the white fungus in a basin and soak it in warm water for 30 minutes. After it is fully soaked, remove the stems and pick out impurities. Tear the white fungus into pieces, put it into a clean pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil it over high heat, then simmer it over low heat for 1 hour, then add rock sugar until the white fungus is stewed.

Efficacy: Tremella, also known as white fungus, has the functions of clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, nourishing yin and promoting body fluid. It is suitable for lung heat cough, sputum, dry throat and thirst, stomach and intestines dryness, palpitations and insomnia, etc.

4. Pear porridge

Method: Wash 3 duck pears, peel, core and cut into pieces. Add appropriate amount of water and cook for half an hour. Wash 50 grams of rice and cook it into thick porridge. When the pears are almost cooked, add pear juice and pear pieces and cook until cooked.

Efficacy: It has the functions of moistening the lungs and clearing the heart, removing phlegm and reducing fire. It has a therapeutic effect on children's lung heat and cough.

5. Autumn Pear and White Lotus Root Juice

Preparation: Peel and core the autumn pears, remove the nodes of the white lotus root, select equal amounts of each, chop them into small pieces, and drink the juice regularly.

Efficacy: It has the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lungs. It is suitable for symptoms such as lung heat type cough, yellow phlegm, dry throat and tongue.

6. Millet and Lily Porridge

Method: appropriate amount of fresh lily, millet and a little rock sugar. Peel and wash the lilies, and wash the millet lightly; put water in a pot, add the millet and cook for 30 minutes, then add the washed lilies and continue to cook for 5 minutes; add appropriate amount of rock sugar and it is ready to eat after turning off the heat.

Efficacy: Lily is slightly cold in nature and enters the heart meridian. It has the effect of moisturizing dryness and clearing away heat. It is often effective in traditional Chinese medicine to treat symptoms such as lung dryness or lung heat and cough. Millet and lily porridge nourishes yin and moistens dryness, clears away heat and detoxifies. It is also rich in various nutrients and is the best porridge for clearing heat.

In short, children should be fed more vegetables and fruits, and should not be fed spicy foods and should eat less greasy foods. The main thing for children with lung heat and cough is to regulate their bodies and let them get enough sleep. Children should be taken out for exercise more often. Children can do some simple exercises, which will enhance their physical fitness and be of great help in disease prevention.