What to do if you have a sore throat due to a cold? Diet therapy can help you

Sore throat due to cold is very common, especially in autumn and winter when cold symptoms are very likely to appear. Don’t take medicine blindly for a cold. The best way is still diet therapy, drink plenty of water, get enough rest, don’t stay up late, eat a light diet, and increase physical exercise appropriately.

1. Diet therapy

1. Yin nourishing and heat clearing drink:

Use 12 grams of Asparagus cochinchinensis, 12 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 9 grams of Platycodon grandiflorum, 6 grams of Sophora flavescens, 30 grams of Rhizoma Cyperi, and 6 grams of Licorice each time, decocted in water and taken, 1 dose per day. It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat, detoxifying and relieving sore throat. Suitable for treating sore throat, acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis, etc.

2. Monk fruit and plum decoction

Use 1 snow pear or 30 grams of dried snow pear, half a monk fruit, and 20 grams of raspberry, decoct in water or drink instead of tea, 1 dose per day. It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat and detoxifying. It can treat acute and chronic pharyngitis.

3. Tremella, Adenophora and Egg Drink

Use 10 grams of Tremella fuciformis and 10 grams of Northern Adenophora each time, decoct in water to extract the juice, then beat in 1 to 2 eggs, and after the eggs are cooked, add appropriate amount of rock sugar and take it. It has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat, and moistening the lungs. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as dry throat, sore throat, thirst, etc. caused by yin deficiency and lung dryness.

4. Decoction of Adenophora, Polygonatum, and Radix Ophiopogonis

Use 15 grams of Adenophora sibiricum, 10 grams of Polygonatum odoratum, 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3 grams of Radix Trichosanthis, and 6 grams of Cortex Lycii each time, and take before water, 1 dose per day. It is very effective in relieving vocal cord fatigue and preventing and treating hoarseness; it is also effective for cough after illness, persistent fever due to yin deficiency, etc. Teachers, singing staff and those working night shifts can drink it instead of tea.

5. Plum Drink

Use 5 black plums each time, crush them, put them in a cup, soak them in appropriate amount of boiling water for 15 minutes, remove the residue, slowly swallow them, once a day. It has the effects of astringing yin and promoting body fluid. Suitable for treating chronic sore throat and hoarseness.

6. Peanut Soup

Use 100 grams of peanut kernels each time, peel them, add appropriate amount of water and cook them, season and eat with the soup, once a day. It has the effects of soothing the spleen and moistening the lungs. Suitable for people with chronic sore throat and hoarseness.

2. Precautions

1. Pay attention to adequate rest and avoid staying up late;

2. Pay attention to drink more water;

3. Pay attention to eating a light diet, avoid spicy food, avoid smoking and drinking, and avoid eating too cold or too hot food;

4. Pay attention to good air and environment, and try to avoid staying in an environment with poor air circulation for a long time;

5. Do appropriate physical exercise to enhance physical fitness and immunity.