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Fan Letter】Hello dear doctor! I am your loyal fan Xiao Wang, recently the autumn is crisp and the climate is dry, I can always feel **tight, dry and itchy throat, sometimes accompanied by a slight cough. My friend told me that I should eat more foods that nourish my lungs in autumn, such as pears, white fungus, lilies, etc. I also tried to stew some soup to tone my body, but the effect didn't seem to be obvious. I would like to ask you how to properly moisten your lungs and prevent illness through diet in autumn. Are there any ancient Chinese medicine prescriptions that can be referenced? Looking forward to hearing from you!
Popular science answers] Xiao Wang fans, hello! It was a great pleasure to hear from you. Autumn is indeed a good time to moisten the lungs and maintain health, because the dry weather in autumn can easily lead to a lack of lung yin, resulting in symptoms such as dryness, dry and itchy throat, and cough. The foods you mentioned, such as pears, white fungus, and lilies, are all good products for moisturizing the lungs in autumn, and they have the effect of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and quenching thirst.
First of all, let me recommend you a few soups suitable for moistening the lungs and health in autumn, which are based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, combined with the research of modern nutrition, to help you better moisten your lungs and maintain health in autumn:
1.Lily lotus seed soup.
Composition] 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of lotus seeds, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Preparation and usage] Wash the lily and lotus seeds, put them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook until the lotus seeds are ripe, and add rock sugar to taste. Drink every night before bedtime.
Efficacy] nourish yin and moisten the lungs, nourish the heart and calm the nerves. It is suitable for dry cough, palpitations, insomnia, etc. caused by insufficient lung yin.
2.White fungus pear soup.
Composition] 20 grams of white fungus, 1 pear, appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Preparation and usage] Soak the white fungus, wash it, put it in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook until the white fungus is cooked and rotten. At the same time, wash the pears, peel them, slice them, put them in a pot and cook them with the white fungus. When the pears are ripe, add rock sugar to taste. Serve in divided portions.
Efficacy] nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, clears away heat and generates energy. It is suitable for dry cough, thirst and constipation.
3.Sand cucumber wheat soup.
Composition] 15 grams of sea cucumber, 15 grams of wheat winter, 10 grams of jade bamboo, 10 grams of wolfberry, 200 grams of pig lungs, appropriate amount of salt.
Preparation and usage] Wash the sand cucumber, wheat winter, jade bamboo, and wolfberry, put them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, boil over high heat, turn to low heat and cook for 30 minutes. Wash the pork lungs, cut them into pieces, put them in a pot, skim off the foam after boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and cook until the pork lungs are cooked and rotten. Add salt to taste. Serve in divided portions.
Efficacy] nourish yin and moisten the lungs, nourish yin and nourish the body. It is suitable for dry cough, less phlegm, thirst and so on caused by insufficient lung yin.
In addition to the above soups, you can also eat more foods that moisturize the lungs in autumn, such as honey, sesame, walnuts, glutinous rice, glutinous rice, glutinous rice porridge, etc. These foods have the effect of nourishing yin and moisturizing the lungs, nourishing the blood and calming the nerves, helping to enhance the body's resistance and prevent diseases.
Finally, I would like to remind you that the autumn lung health regimen should not only focus on diet, but also maintain good living habits. It is recommended that you:
1.Keep indoor air moist and use humidifiers or place greenery to increase air humidity.
2.Drink plenty of fluids and maintain adequate hydration every day.
3.Maintaining a good sleep schedule and getting enough sleep can help the body recover and regulate.
4.Appropriate outdoor exercise to enhance physical fitness and improve resistance.
I hope the above advice can be helpful to you and I wish you good health and a happy life!
References: 1Wang Huanran. Traditional Chinese medicine health preservation[M].Beijing: China Publishing House of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2017
2.Li Ruibin, Zhang Yanbin. Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy and Health Preservation[M].Beijing: Health Press, 2015
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