How to treat wind-heat cold? Three methods to help you cure it

Cold is a very common disease. Many people need to understand its types in order to recover as soon as possible after catching a cold. Wind-heat cold is one of them. So, how to treat wind-heat cold?

(1) Mint porridge

Boil the mint juice and wait for it to cool down, then add rice and water to cook porridge. When the porridge is almost done, add the mint juice and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Take it when it is slightly warm, it is best to sweat. Mint is an important medicine for dispersing wind and heat. Adding mint to porridge with rice and rock sugar can promote sweating and protect the stomach.

This soup is most suitable for those who have just caught wind-heat.

(2) Mulberry, Chrysanthemum and Mint Drink

Add a small amount of mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, mint, bitter bamboo leaves and honey to appropriate amount of water, boil, and drink frequently instead of tea.

Mulberry leaves can clear lung heat, while chrysanthemums can dispel wind-heat, improve eyesight and soothe the liver.

Mint is an important medicine for dispersing wind-heat and can quickly relieve symptoms such as fever and headache.

It is also suitable for patients with high blood pressure, headache, or blurred vision.

(3) Steamed pear with Fritillaria and Adenophora

Peel and core a pear, add appropriate amounts of Fritillaria, Adenophora, mint and rock sugar, put them in a bowl, add water and steam until cooked, eat in the morning and evening for several days.

This soup can moisten dryness and relieve cough, resolve phlegm and clear the lungs. It is especially suitable for the elderly and children who have colds, fever that damages the yin and causes dry throat and cough, lung heat and yellow phlegm, or loss of body fluid, thirst, and dry and hard stools.