What kind of tea is good for pharyngitis? 4 kinds of medicinal teas should be drunk more often

In recent years, with the improvement of people's living standards, many people have become tired of drinking boiled water. They think boiled water has no taste and is not as delicious as tea and drinks. However, when suffering from pharyngitis, doctors will tell you to drink more water. So what kind of tea is good for pharyngitis? In fact, drinking more of these four kinds of tea, monk fruit tea, honeysuckle tea, raw licorice tea and puffed tamarind tea, is very beneficial for the treatment of pharyngitis.

1. Monk Fruit Tea

It tastes sweet and cool in nature, can clear the lungs and eliminate phlegm, quench thirst and moisten the throat. Take 1 monk fruit, chop it into pieces, brew it with boiling water and drink it frequently to relieve dry throat discomfort.

2. Honeysuckle tea

It has strong effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and relieving sore throat. It has obvious therapeutic effects on redness, swelling, heat and pain in the throat. You can add rock sugar or honey as appropriate, or drink it with chrysanthemum or bamboo leaves instead of tea.

3. Raw Licorice Tea

It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving cough and relieving pain. When licorice is used raw, its effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving pain, moistening the lungs and relieving cough are more prominent. It is particularly suitable for patients with pharyngitis who have phlegm-heat cough and sore throat. It can be decocted alone or used together with Platycodon grandiflorum to increase the effects of clearing the lungs and removing phlegm, relieving sore throat and relieving pain.

4. Sterculia lychnophora tea

It has the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs, relieving sore throat and detoxifying, and moistening the intestines and promoting bowel movements. It can relieve symptoms such as sore throat, itchy throat, hoarseness, etc. caused by excessive heat in the lungs and stomach, with obvious effects. You can take 1-3 pieces of Sterculia lychnophora and soak them in boiling water to drink, or you can soak it with chrysanthemum, lotus seed core and black plum and drink it together.

5 dietary considerations for patients with pharyngitis

1. Avoid greasy, fried and other hot foods and picky eating.

Some people are partial to various meats and fried foods and do not eat vegetables. Some people are afraid of gaining weight and only eat vegetables and a small amount of grains and pasta. In the long run, this may lead to an imbalance of nutrition in the body, resulting in a deficiency of vitamins, protein and other ingredients, and a deterioration of physical fitness.

2. Avoid eating too cold or too hot food or eating too fast.

Swallowing food without chewing it thoroughly will increase the burden on the pharynx, making it difficult to eliminate the inflammation. The mucosa can also be pierced by foreign objects mixed in the food (such as grass sticks and fish bones), aggravating the inflammation.

3. Avoid overeating.

Uncertain food intake, overeating, and failure to ensure the time and quality of meals can easily lead to gastrointestinal dysfunction, affect digestion and absorption, cause physical weakness, make people prone to colds, and aggravate pharyngitis.

4. Do not eat sour or sweet foods.

Eating acidic foods will make it difficult to cough up phlegm and aggravate inflammation; overly sweet foods will also irritate the throat mucosa, making it difficult to heal inflammation.

5. Avoid spicy food.

Avoid tobacco, alcohol, strong tea, coffee, cocoa, and dry, spicy and irritating foods such as onions, garlic, ginger, peppers, chili peppers, and cinnamon. Smoking is extremely harmful to the pharynx, so people with chronic pharyngitis must quit smoking. Spicy and irritating foods often cause the pharyngeal mucosa to be in a state of congestion, aggravating the symptoms of pharyngeal discomfort.