How to relieve a persistent cough

　　Cough is a common cold symptom, so what should you do if you cough? What are the causes of cough? What is good to eat for cough? Let’s learn about the causes of cough and dietary treatments.

　　Do you understand coughing?

　　There are two types of cough: acute cough and chronic cough. Acute cough is mainly caused by upper respiratory tract infection, allergic rhinitis, inhalation of irritating substances, etc. Therefore, acute cough usually improves as the causing factors are cured. Compared with acute cough, there are many factors that cause chronic cough, such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, nasal discharge, bronchiectasis, etc., as well as tumors, heart disease, and lung infection, which may cause chronic cough.

　　These medicinal foods can help treat coughs

　　Many people use dietary therapy to deal with coughs. Here are some meals suitable for cough patients:

　　herbal tea

　　Sangju drink: Fry 5 grams each of mulberry leaves and white chrysanthemum in a pot for about half an hour, then add 3 grams of mint and fry for a while, then add honey. This tea is very effective in treating symptoms such as cough, fever, cold and headache.

　　Tangerine peel tea: Use tangerine peel (preferably fresh orange peel) and appropriate amount of sugar. Wash the tangerine peel with water, tear it into small pieces, put it in a cup, brew it with boiling water, and simmer it; pour out the simmered tangerine peel juice, add sugar to the juice, stir well, and drink it instead of tea. This tea can smooth the qi, relieve cough, resolve phlegm, strengthen the stomach, relieve heat, and remove body temperature. It is suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach, cough and asthma, and it can also make the skin toned. It is most suitable for young girls to drink.

　　Healthy medicated diet

　　Radish tea: use 100 grams of white radish and 5 grams of tea leaves. Brew the tea in boiling water for 5 minutes and extract the juice; wash the white radish, slice it, boil it in a pot, and pour in the tea juice. Take 2 doses a day, taken warm at any time. It has the effects of clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, regulating qi and appetizing. It is suitable for coughs with excessive phlegm and poor appetite, etc. The raw materials of this tea are easy to obtain and the preparation is simple. It is suitable for those who cough due to lung heat and have a lot of phlegm.

　　Apricot pear tea: Use 10 grams of bitter almonds, 1 large pear, and a little rock sugar. Peel and break the tips of the almonds; remove the cores of the pear and cut into pieces; add an appropriate amount of water and cook until the rock sugar dissolves. Drink instead of tea at any time. This tea can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Suitable for dry-heat acute bronchitis and cough.

　　Tremella and rock sugar soup: use 10 grams of tremella and 20 grams of rock sugar. First remove the stems of the white fungus, pick out the impurities, and soak it in cold boiled water until it swells and becomes soft. Then put the white fungus and rock sugar in a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 90 minutes, until the white fungus is loose and the soup is thick. Take it at night, once every night. It can nourish yin and moisturize dryness, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It is suitable for dry cough caused by insufficient lung yin, less phlegm, difficulty in coughing up, and blood in the phlegm.

　　Yam and almond porridge: use 100 grams each of yam and corn, 20 grams of almonds, and appropriate amount of ghee. Boil the yam, stir-fry the corn into powder; stir-fry the almonds, peel and sharpen them, and pound them into powder. Mix 10 grams of ground almonds with boiled water, appropriate amounts of yam and corn flour on an empty stomach every day, and take it with ghee. It can replenish the vital energy, warm the lungs and moisten the lungs. It is suitable for diseases such as spleen deficiency, weak lungs and chronic cough.