What should I eat for chronic pharyngitis and dry cough?

Chronic pharyngitis refers to diffuse pharyngeal lesions caused by chronic infection. People who smoke frequently are prone to chronic pharyngitis, so the editor urges everyone to smoke less or quit smoking as much as possible. So what should you eat for pharyngitis and dry cough?

Foods to eat for pharyngitis and dry cough

1. Contains raw garlic:

If you suffer from chronic pharyngitis, try to hold raw garlic in your mouth for several months, and the pharyngitis can be eradicated. It is best to choose purple-skinned single-headed garlic. It will be so spicy that tears will flow at first, and the oral mucosa will also hurt. You can hold it in your mouth and spit it out from time to time, and do not bite the smooth surface of the garlic. After you get used to it, you can hold it in your mouth and bite it at the same time. This method is also effective for oral problems such as toothache and hoarseness.

2. Burdock porridge:

The main ingredients are 60g of polished rice, 30g of burdock root, and 30g of white sugar. Boil the burdock root and remove the residue to get 100ml of juice. Then wash the polished rice and pour it into the pot. Add 500ml of water, bring it to a boil over high heat, and then cook it over low heat until it becomes a thin porridge. Add burdock juice and white sugar, mix well, and it is ready to eat.

3. Walnuts

Take 10 walnuts, remove the hard shells but not the skin, and take them twice a day, morning and evening. A course of treatment is 15 days. Walnuts have anti-inflammatory, lung-moistening, phlegm-resolving, and cough-relieving effects. They can treat sore throats, coughs, and other diseases.

4. Water spinach and water chestnut soup:

The main ingredients are 250 grams of water spinach and 50 grams of water caltrop, and the seasoning is 10 grams of rock sugar. Wash and peel the water caltrop, wash and chop the water spinach, then put the water spinach and water caltrop in a soup pot, add appropriate amount of water; boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, add sugar and it is ready to eat.

5. Tremella, Almond and Quail Soup:

The main ingredients are 25g of dried Tremella, 25g of bitter almonds, 25g of sweet almonds, 400g of quail meat, 50g of pork (lean), 10g of figs, and the seasonings are 3g of ginger and 4g of salt. Soak the Tremella in clean water and wash it, and wash the rest as well. Cut the lean meat into thick slices and blanch it in boiling water. First, boil the Tremella, bitter almonds, sweet almonds, figs, and ginger in a pot of clean water, then add the quail and lean meat, simmer on low heat for about 3 hours, and add salt to taste.

Daily precautions for chronic pharyngitis

1. In terms of diet, drink more refreshing drinks; eat more fruits, such as sugar cane, pears, water chestnuts, pomegranates, etc.; eat more light vegetables, such as eating radish raw or cooking with radish. Try to eat less spicy foods such as chili peppers, hot pot, cold drinks, etc.

2. Quit smoking and drinking. Tobacco and alcohol can irritate the throat and damage the body's functions, so they should be resolutely quit.

3. Avoid overusing your voice or shouting, especially when your voice is uncomfortable. Do not speak loudly or sing too loudly, otherwise it will make recovery difficult.

4. Pay attention to oral hygiene, brush your teeth every morning, evening and after meals, correct the bad habit of mouth breathing, and rinse your mouth with salt water every morning.

5. Remember to wear a mask when going out in cold or windy weather to prevent cold air from irritating the throat and avoid oral contamination from dust in the air.

6. Keep the air in the room moist and clean, do not smoke indoors, and do not place items with pungent odors indoors. When using a heater to keep warm, be careful not to let the room be too dry. You can use a humidifier or place a wet towel on the heater before going to bed to keep the air moist.

7. Use a thermos cup to brew hot water with honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, raw hay, Scrophularia, Ophiopogon japonicus, Sterculia lychnophora, etc. as tea and drink at irregular times every day. It is best to take the medicine sold on the market under the guidance of a doctor. Often hold green fruit in your mouth, chew slowly and swallow the juice; slice pears with skin, add three green fruits and decoct them, which have a certain effect on pharyngitis.

8. Participate in sports activities appropriately to strengthen your physical fitness and improve your body's resistance.