It is said that "the whole country has a sore throat"？Autumn moistening dryness nourishing lung is the key!

Recently, the topic of "the whole country is in pharyngitis" rushed to the hot search, and many netizens doubted whether they were "two Yang" and "three Yang".

Some experts also pointed out that the recent season is changing, when the temperature difference is large, the human respiratory mucosa will be stimulated to a certain extent, and the throat as the first line of defense, it is more likely to appear symptoms of pharyngitis。

In any case, after autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, the climate is dry, the human respiratory system is inevitably vulnerable to infringement, then pay attention to moistening the lung is always right。

Moistening dryness and nourishing lung

Preventing autumn dryness is the key

Autumn dryness has a great impact on the respiratory system, which is easy to injure the lung。In addition, chronic diseases of the respiratory system also recur in autumn and winter, and if there is no good lung qi in autumn, various diseases are more likely to occur in winter。

If you find yourself with the following symptoms, it is necessary to be vigilant that "autumn dryness" hurts the body:

· Dry, itchy and sore throat, often coughing, but unable to produce phlegm;

· Wheezing, chest tightness, nasal dryness, and nosebleeds if not careful;

· Fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite, constipation。

Daily to eat more "moistening lung anti-dryness" food to help the lungs improve the ability to resist autumn dryness。

Today, I recommend a very suitable for autumn to eat anti-autumn dryness, nourishing lung food - lotus root。

1. Clearing heat and resolving dryness, generating fluid and moistening lung

Lotus root, known as the "water spirit root", in traditional Chinese medicine, has a very good effect of promoting moisture, invigorating the spleen and nourishing the stomach, suitable for summer and autumn health。

2. Helps to lower blood pressure

Lotus root contains high potassium, potassium has the effect of dilating blood vessels in patients with hypertension。

3. Prevent constipation

Rich mucus protein and dietary fiber can promote intestinal motility。

4. Aid digestion

Lotus root is rich in trace elements such as copper, iron, potassium, zinc, magnesium and manganese, which can promote gastrointestinal secretion of digestive enzymes。

In addition, eating lotus root raw and cooked, but also has different effects:

1. Eat raw lotus root

Can clear heat and eliminate phlegm, relieve throat swelling and pain (note: people with weak spleen and stomach are best not to eat raw)。

2. Eat lotus root

It can help digestion, strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieve cough and phlegm, moisten the lung and relieve dryness, suitable for autumn soup。

You can choose the right way to eat according to your own needs, and you can also add "one thing" to double the efficacy of lotus root!

Lotus root + jade bamboo

功效

Cooked lotus root can strengthen spleen appetizer, cough and expectorant;Jade bamboo can nourish lung moistening dryness, produce fluid and quench thirst。

Recommended recipe

Lotus root and jade bamboo Sparerib soup, lotus root 300g, jade bamboo 20g, sparerib 500g, ginger 5g, a little salt。

做法

Wash the lotus root, peel and cut into pieces, wash the jade bamboo, cut the ginger, blanch the ribs to remove the fat;

Add 1000ml water to the casserole, boil over high heat, turn to low heat, boil for 40-60 minutes, add salt to taste。

Lotus root + pear

功效

Fresh lotus root can relieve throat swelling and pain, clear heat and eliminate phlegm;Pear has the function of producing fluid to quench thirst, moistening bowel。

食材

100g duck pear, 100g fresh lotus root。

做法

Wash and peel pear and fresh lotus root, cut into pieces, juice and drink;Add 100ml room temperature water when juicing。

When stewing soup with lotus root and juicing, Xiao Bian would like to recommend a convenient and healthy good thing: cold and hot drinking water purifier under the kitchen, which sets purification and heating in one, and produces hot water with a key, so that we can enjoy clean water at any time at a variety of temperatures。

Just press the tap, you can choose 100℃, 80℃, 60℃, 45℃ and normal temperature five kinds of water, pot lotus root soup can be directly used hot water, pressing lotus root juice can be directly added to normal temperature water, no need to repeatedly wait for water to boil, such as water to cool, healthy and convenient, happiness is greatly improved ~