Take good care of your lungs in summer, and suffer less in autumn and winter! These 2 tricks for nourishing the lungs in summer are enough...
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "lung" has a beautiful nickname: "canopy", which describes it as an umbrella to shield the internal organs from wind and rain.
The lungs are one of the most important organs, and they are also very delicate, and are often the first to collapse when cold weather arrives.
Therefore, in midsummer, the yang qi of the human body will reach the high point of the year, and the outside world is hot and scorching hot, and the cold evil and phlegm-damp hiding in the body are most likely to be driven out. Therefore, compared with the cold winter, patients with lung diseases feel the most comfortable in summer, which is the "golden season" for rehabilitation treatment in the stable period.
However, raising the lungs in summer also faces challenges. Blowing air conditioners and eating cold drinks will bring cold air, cause colds or aggravate lung diseases, further reduce lung function, and form a vicious circle. Therefore, it is very important to nourish the lungs in summer!
Perennial cough and phlegm
Bad breath is getting worse
The resistance is also particularly poor, and it is easy to catch a cold
When the weather turns cold, or in places with bad air, you will feel very uncomfortable in your throat
Often unexplained cough and poor breathing
The throat has been hoarse for a long time and always feels phlegm and the chest feels very stuffy
Throat discomfort, always feel that there is a foreign body that cannot be coughed up, dry cough
Wake up in the morning with dry mouth, dry lips, dry nose, dry throat, dry tongue and less fluid
Easy to catch colds, runny nose and sneeze
Suffocation, shortness of breath
If more than 2-3 symptoms appear frequently, it means that you should pay attention to the maintenance and care of your lungs in time.
For people who already have lung disease, if they don't get rid of the accumulated cold in summer, when the weather turns cold, it will bring back the root of the old disease. So, how to seize the golden period of summer to keep your lungs healthy?
【Eat three "whites"】
- white radish
Among the common radishes, white radish is long for nourishing the lungs, and has the functions of removing lung fire, smoothing qi and resolving phlegm. It is very suitable for people with cough and yellow phlegm to eat. And it also has interferon inducers, which help to improve the body's immunity.
In addition to the usual way of eating, people with a lot of cough and phlegm can try white radish with honey and boiled water.
- lotus root
The white lotus root enters the lungs, which can nourish the lungs, ventilate, and strengthen the spleen and stomach. It is very suitable for people with lung qi deficiency and poor breathing.
- Lily
Lily nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, nourishes yin and replenishes qi. It is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "the power of lily is beneficial to qi and qi, nourishing qi and eliminating evil". It is a very good food with the same origin of medicine and food. Beneficial in improving the immunity of the lungs.
Usually, we can eat porridge with fresh yam and lily. If you want better results, you can use dried yam and lily to soak in water as a substitute for tea.
【Drink three teas】
- Tangerine black tea
Jin Shiyuan, a 93-year-old master of traditional Chinese medicine, had symptoms of excessive phlegm and a sore throat in his early years, especially at night, when he coughed with excessive phlegm and could not sleep. Later, he found a treasure that "expels phlegm like a god" in "Compendium of Materia Medica" After soaking the drink, the symptoms of spitting are gradually reduced and relieved, and now it is basically gone.
This "expelling phlegm is like a god" baby is - turning orange red!
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Orange red is a good product, which can enhance qi, resolve phlegm, and relieve cough. It is twice as effective as other medicines." Tribute, ranked first in the Eight Great Lingnan Chinese herbal medicines, also known as "Southern Ginseng".
Method: Take 10~20g of orange red in a cup, add an appropriate amount of boiling water at about 60 ℃, stir for a while, you can enjoy the sweetness and relieve cough at the same time. It can also be used as a tangerine red paste, which is easy to store and use, and is suitable for all seasons.
- Luohanguo Yuzhu tea
Polygonatum japonica can nourish yin and moisten the lungs, promote body fluid and quench thirst, and the effect is particularly good. In addition, it can improve dry cough and less phlegm, dry throat, less fluid and thirst caused by lung yin deficiency.
Luo Han Guo has high medicinal value, which can disperse the lung, expel phlegm, soothe the throat, and expel pus, etc. Using it to soak in water is very beneficial for lung health.
The two are paired to form Luohanguo Yuzhu tea, which is a good choice for daily drinking, which can moisten the lungs and detoxify, reduce inflammation and relieve cough, promote body fluid and soothe the throat, and detoxify the smoke.
- Honeysuckle tea
Honeysuckle, entering the lung and stomach meridians, is good at removing lung fire, and can disperse wind-heat.
Practice: Take a small amount of honeysuckle and soak it in water instead of tea to help reduce fire in the lungs. It should be noted that honeysuckle is cold and not suitable for long-term drinking. It is only suitable for temporary drinking in hot summer.