Eliminate colds with home remedies
Fresh ginger
Cinnamon: A strong "shield" against viruses
Winter comes, cold winds blow, and the body is easily susceptible to colds, leading to flu, runny nose, dry cough...
HO CHI MINH, DISTRICT 7, VIETNAM, December 12, 2024 / EINPresswire.com / -- Don't worry! In addition to keeping your body warm and strengthening your immune system, you can proactively prevent colds with familiar, cheap, and easy-to-find spices right in your kitchen.
Let's explore the hidden power of 4
1. Fresh ginger (Sinh khuong): "Fire" to warm the body
Ginger is not only a familiar spice in Vietnamese cuisine, but also a "miracle drug" to prevent colds that has been passed down for thousands of years. The spicy, warm taste of ginger has the effect of dispersing wind and cold, warming the body, helping to dispel colds, and effectively preventing flu.
Scientific studies have shown that:
+ Ginger contains gingerol and shogaol: two compounds that have anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving effects and inhibit the growth of influenza viruses. (Source: Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
+ Effective in treating cold symptoms: A 2013 study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine showed that ginger can help reduce coughs, runny noses and sore throats.
How to use ginger to prevent colds:
+ Make ginger tea: 5g of sliced or crushed fresh ginger, steep with 200ml of hot water for 5-7 minutes, add rock sugar (if desired) and enjoy. Drinking hot ginger tea every day, especially when the weather turns cold, will help the body prevent colds effectively.
+ Add ginger to dishes: 5-10g of chopped fresh ginger, add to soups, stews, etc. to enhance flavor and maximize the benefits of ginger.
Note: People with gastroesophageal reflux disease and stomach ulcers should limit the use of ginger.
2. Cinnamon: A strong "shield" against viruses
Cinnamon, with its characteristic aroma and sweet and spicy taste, is not only a spice that creates a special flavor for dishes, but also a "treasure" that helps strengthen resistance and fight colds.
Uses of cinnamon:
+ Warming the meridians, dispelling wind and cold: Cinnamon has the effect of warming the body, stimulating blood circulation, helping the body to fight the cold of winter.
+ Inhibiting influenza viruses: Studies have shown that cinnamon essential oil has the ability to inhibit the growth of influenza viruses, helping to effectively prevent influenza. (Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
How to use cinnamon to prevent colds:
+ Make cinnamon tea: 4g cinnamon soaked in 200ml hot water for 5-7 minutes, can add rock sugar. Drinking hot cinnamon tea helps the body prevent colds and strengthen resistance.
+ Combine cinnamon with other spices: Adding cinnamon to dishes such as pho, Hue beef noodle soup, sweet soup... not only enhances the flavor but also takes advantage of cinnamon's disease prevention properties.
Note: Pregnant women, people with high blood pressure, and people with internal heat should not use cinnamon.
3. Perilla: A folk "medicine" for treating colds
Perilla is a familiar herb in the daily meals of Vietnamese people. Not only adding flavor to dishes, perilla is also considered a valuable "medicine" in treating colds, coughs, and runny noses.
Effects of perilla:
+ Dispersing wind-cold, relieving colds: Perilla is warm, spicy, has the effect of causing sweating, helping to relieve colds, reduce fever.
+ Anti-inflammatory, antibacterial: The essential oil in perilla leaves contains active ingredients with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effects, helping to reduce symptoms of respiratory tract inflammation.
How to use perilla to prevent colds:
+ Eat raw: 6-10g of perilla leaves, wash, eat with daily dishes.
+ Make tea: 6g of dried perilla steeped in 200ml of hot water, drink while still warm.
+ Cook soup: 15-30g of fresh perilla, cook soup with minced meat, eggs... both delicious and disease-preventing.
Note: People who often sweat at night and have loose stools should not use perilla. - Listen to more audio
4. Kinh gioi: "Companion" in the cold season
Kinh gioi is a type of herb commonly used in Vietnamese cuisine. Few people know that kinh gioi also has the effect of preventing and supporting the treatment of colds, thanks to its warm, spicy taste and ability to disperse wind and cold.
Benefits of kinh gioi:
+ Reduce cold symptoms: Kinh gioi helps relieve symptoms such as headache, runny nose, stuffy nose.
+ Increase resistance: Kinh gioi contains many vitamins and minerals, helping to increase the body's resistance.
How to use kinh gioi to prevent colds:
+ Eat raw: 5-10g fresh kinh gioi, wash, eat with dishes.
+ Make tea: Dried kinh gioi steeped in hot water, drink instead of tea.
+ Steam: Boil fresh kinh gioi with water, steam to reduce stuffy nose, runny nose.
Trieu Dong Y notes: People with epilepsy, wind-heat flu should not use kinh gioi.
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