Is it good for children to drink crucian carp soup?

Because children are young and their physical constitution is very poor, the weather is very cold in winter. If parents pay more attention to the care of their children, it will easily cause the children to catch a cold. If a child catches a cold, he needs to go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. During this period, you also need to pay more attention to the child’s diet. So is it good for children to drink crucian carp soup during a cold?

Carp is sweet and flat in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach, large intestine and other meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, promoting profit and relieving cough. In the medical book "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica", it is said that crucian carp head can cure cough.

Children's internal organs are delicate and cannot tolerate cold or heat. If they have spleen deficiency and liver hyperactivity, they will be affected by wind and cold, which will affect the lungs or cause spleen deficiency and loss of normal function. For children with long-term cough, crucian carp soup can be used for treatment. Carp is sweet and flat in nature, and enters the spleen, stomach, large intestine and other meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen, promoting profit and relieving cough. In the medical book "Supplement to Compendium of Materia Medica", it is said that crucian carp head can cure cough.

Take 150 grams of fresh crucian carp, remove the belly and internal organs, wash it, add appropriate amount of soybean oil and salt for seasoning, boil it in water, then add a scallion, a slice of ginger, 20 grams of fresh mint (available at Chinese medicine stores), boil the water, and serve the soup and meat together. Take one dose daily for 3 to 5 days.

The scallion and ginger in the soup are spicy and warm, which can relieve exterior symptoms, promote yang, dispel cold and harmonize the stomach. Mint can also dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms. The whole prescription has the functions of strengthening the body, eliminating evil, dispelling wind and cold, strengthening the spleen and relieving cough. It is used to treat weak body and long-term chronic cough.

During the period of a cold, whether it is a cold caused by wind or heat, avoid eating all nourishing, greasy, and sour foods, such as pork, duck, chicken, lamb, glutinous rice, astragalus, polygonatum, ophiopogon, ginseng, placenta, donkey-hide gelatin, various sea fish, shrimp, crab, longan meat, pomegranate, black plum, and various sticky desserts. People with a cold should also avoid eating the above-mentioned cold foods, such as persimmons, persimmon cakes, tofu, mung bean sprouts, snails, snails, clam meat, cockle meat, raw radish, raw lotus root, raw sweet potato, raw melon, raw pear, raw and cold water chestnuts, monk fruit, cold tea, chrysanthemum brain, mint, honeysuckle, white chrysanthemum, and puffed sea.

Although drinking crucian carp soup is very good for the body, try not to drink it when you have a cold. You can choose to give your child some cold medicine for treatment. A cold may seem to be a very minor disease, but if it is not treated in time, it will cause great harm to the child. During this period, try to let your child eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.