Dry nose and throat pain when breathing

Many people always feel dry and painful nose and throat when breathing. This is a common symptom in winter. It often occurs in people who don’t like to drink water and have dry and dehydrated bodies. In normal times, you can eat more pears and white fungus to moisten the lungs first, then the throat and nostrils, because the triangular area of ​​the respiratory system needs to be moisturized by the lungs.

1. Sydney

Snow pear is a very common fruit and is cheap. It has the effects of promoting salivation and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and reducing phlegm, and is especially suitable for consumption in the dry autumn and winter seasons.

Lung moistening index: ★★★★★

Dietary usage: Can be eaten directly.

Lung-clearing pear: hollow out the inside of the pear, put in Fritillaria cirrhosa, rock sugar, etc., boil or steam it in a pot, then add honey after it cools down slightly.

Rock sugar and snow pear soup: first peel the pear, grind it into a paste or cut it into several pieces, add a little rock sugar and an appropriate amount of water, and steam it on low heat for half an hour. This is still a very delicious dessert.

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2. Tremella

Tremella is mild and non-toxic, contains a variety of amino acids, can relieve dry and itchy skin, and is known as the "poor man's bird's nest." "Chinese Materia Medica" describes the effects of Tremella fuciformis as follows: "It nourishes and produces body fluid, moistens the lungs and nourishes the stomach. It treats consumptive cough, blood in sputum, thirst due to lack of body fluid, physical weakness after illness, shortness of breath and fatigue." Eating more Tremella fuciformis in autumn can play an excellent role in maintaining the lungs, and has a good regulating effect on the symptoms of lung dryness and lung heat.

Lung moistening index: ★★★★★

Dietary usage: Tremella porridge: first soak the tremella, remove the roots and chop it into small pieces, then add it to the rice porridge after it boils, and cook for about twenty minutes. It is best when it is in a semi-melted and sticky state. It can also be stewed with snow pear to make Tremella and Snow Pear Soup.

Tremella

3. Honey

Ancient doctors proposed that the best dietary therapy for dealing with autumn dryness is "salt water in the morning and honey soup in the evening." "Compendium of Materia Medica" also says: "Honey has five medicinal effects: clearing heat, tonifying the middle, detoxifying, moistening dryness, and relieving pain. Honey has the effects of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs, moistening the intestines and relieving constipation, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It is often used to treat abdominal pain, dry cough, dry intestinal constipation, red eyes and mouth sores, and ulcers that do not heal.

Lung moistening index: ★★★★☆

Dietary therapy usage: Take with warm or cool water to clear away heat. When you wake up every morning, pour 1 to 2 spoons, mix it with warm or cold water, and drink it on an empty stomach. It can not only moisturize the lungs, but also detoxify and beautify the skin.

Honey

4. Yam

Yam is neither dry nor greasy, and it nourishes the spleen and lungs, so it is good for treating chronic cough caused by lung deficiency. The "Yaoyao Huayi" says: "Yam is warm and nourishing without being harsh, slightly fragrant without being dry, and has the function of regulating the lungs. It can cure chronic cough caused by lung deficiency. How reliable is it?"

Lung moistening index: ★★★★

Dietary usage: yam and barley porridge. Cook 50 grams each of coix seed, which strengthens the spleen and removes dampness, and yam, which nourishes the lungs and nourishes the essence, into porridge every day. It can nourish the lungs for both men and women, and balance the coldness of coix seed and the stickiness of yam.

5. Lily

Lily is cool in nature and has the effects of stopping bleeding and activating blood circulation, clearing the lungs and moistening dryness, nourishing yin and clearing heat, strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach. It is especially suitable for people who want to nourish the lungs and stomach, such as patients with chronic cough, tuberculosis, mouth sores, dry mouth and bad breath. Lily has a fragrant taste and can be used to make soups, porridge, and dishes, etc. People with cold cough, cold bleeding, and poor spleen and stomach should avoid eating it.

Lung moistening index: ★★★★

Dietary usage: Be sure to choose fresh lilies rather than dried ones, as they have the best lung-clearing effect.

Lily porridge: Take 60 grams of lily and 60 grams of polished rice. Wash the lily and polished rice separately, put them in the pot, add appropriate amount of water, and simmer over low heat. When the lily and rice are cooked, add 6 grams of sugar and it is ready to eat. It is more suitable for middle-aged and elderly people who are weak and suffer from restlessness, insomnia, low fever and irritability. In addition, adding Tremella fuciformis to lily porridge has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs.

Stir-fried lily: Take 60 grams of lily and 60 grams of pork tenderloin, mix with salt, egg white and wet starch, add to the oil pan and stir-fry until cooked, then add seasoning as appropriate. It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat, and tonifying the five internal organs. It can increase appetite for those with poor appetite or decreased appetite. Lily soup: Wash the lilies, add appropriate amount of water, put them into the pot and cook them until they are soft, add a small amount of sugar, and eat them with the soup. It can be used as a good food therapy for tuberculosis patients.