5 effective foods to treat allergic rhinitis
The cause of allergic rhinitis can be pollen, house dust; biochemical agents, or changes in hot and cold weather, cold head, cold feet, damp living conditions or stress, hormonal disorders... According to traditional medicine, allergic rhinitis is mainly caused by toxic wind when the body's resistance is weakened.
In addition to being able to treat allergic rhinitis with medication, it can also be treated with easy-to-make dishes using available foods.
1. Beef porridge
Beef porridge with nutritious beef helps improve resistance along with garlic which is spicy, warm, a natural antibiotic that helps fight inflammation, kill bacteria, and clear the nose effectively.
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Beef porridge is a nutritious dish that effectively treats allergic rhinitis. |
Ingredient:100g beef, 60g fresh garlic, 60g rice, herbs and spices to taste.
Making:Wash and slice the beef, peel and crush the garlic, and chop the herbs. Wash the rice and cook it into porridge. When cooked, add the beef and garlic, bring to a boil, add herbs and spices, and eat hot during the day.
Uses:Garlic has a sweet and spicy taste, warm properties, and contains acillin, a natural antibiotic with effective anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. Therefore, this dish has the effect of dispelling wind, eliminating cold, clearing the nose, and is very good for people with rhinitis and sinusitis due to cold and dampness.
2. Brown rice and red bean porridge
Brown rice contains many vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B6, vitamin E, magnesium, manganese, iron... In which vitamin B1 and fiber in brown rice are many times higher than in white rice, so it is considered a high-quality nutritional food with very effective healing effects.
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Ingredient: Brown rice 80g, red beans 50g, corn 50g.
Making: Wash rice and clean ingredients, cook into porridge. Eat once a day when hungry.
UsesThis porridge is delicious, easy to eat, helps stimulate digestion and diuretic, lowers blood pressure, detoxifies, reduces phlegm, very suitable for people being treated for rhinitis, sinusitis and high blood pressure.
3. Pigeon stewed with Chinese herbs
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A nutritious dish with very effective medicinal effects is stewed pigeon with Chinese herbs. |
Ingredient: 1 pigeon, 60g astragalus, 9g Chinese clematis, 9g white atractylodes, 12g jujube, fresh ginger and spices to taste
Making: Clean and gut the pigeon, cut into pieces; wrap the Chinese yam in a cloth bag; remove the seeds from the jujubes; wash and chop the remaining ingredients. Put all ingredients in a pot and simmer well, add seasoning, and eat hot during the day.
UsesThis dish uses oriental medicine to help replenish energy, dispel cold, clear the nostrils, and is very good for people with rhinitis and sinusitis who have weak constitutions and are invading with wind evils.
4. Shrimp and white radish soup
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White radish shrimp soup helps nourish the lungs, detoxify, and effectively treat rhinitis. |
Ingredient: 150g white radish, 100g tofu, 100g shrimp, 50g bean sprouts, ginger, onion, garlic, cooking oil, spices to taste.
Making: Wash and cut the white radish into bite-sized pieces. Wash and prepare the shrimp. Wash the bean sprouts, cut the tofu into squares; peel and chop the ginger, onion, and garlic. Saute the onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant, then add water and boil with the white radish. Add the remaining ingredients to the pot and simmer. Eat once a day, both the radish and the water.
Uses:This dish has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, nourishing the lungs, and benefiting qi. It is suitable for people with rhinitis, sinusitis, and physical weakness due to lung deficiency.
5. Luffa soup with meat
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A rustic, familiar dish that is extremely effective in treating allergic rhinitis. |
Ingredient:2 winter melons, 200g lean pork, ginger, onion, spices to taste.
Making:Wash the meat and cut into bite-sized pieces; wash and chop the onion and ginger; peel, wash, and cut the squash into cubes. Fry the onion and ginger until fragrant, then add the meat and stir-fry for 5 minutes. Add the squash and stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Add water, bring to a boil, and season to taste.
Uses:According to Oriental medicine, squash is cool, sweet, and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and detoxifying. This dish is both nutritious and has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, promoting blood circulation, clearing meridians, eliminating phlegm, and effectively limiting the recurrence of rhinitis and sinusitis.
SOME NOTES FOR PEOPLE WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS
Currently, to treat allergic rhinitis, antibiotics, corticosteroids, anti-allergy drugs, etc., or surgery are often used. These drugs, when used, are effective quickly but can easily cause side effects that affect health. Therefore, when using them, patients need to be very careful and cautious. Along with that, there is awareness of maintaining health, a suitable lifestyle and avoiding contact with allergens.
Avoid exposure to allergens
- Avoid exposure to environments with lots of dust, pollution, pollen, animal hair, etc. Limit exposure to cold weather by wearing a mask and warm scarf when going out.
- Avoid eating foods that can easily cause allergies such as seafood, beef, pupae, eggs, milk, etc.
- Should clean living environment, create fresh air.
- Patients should not go swimming when suffering from allergic rhinitis or sinusitis.
Be careful when using drugs to treat allergic rhinitis
- Use medication as directed by your doctor, in the correct dosage and at the correct time. Do not stop taking the medication on your own.
- If using corticosteroids, it is best to use local spray or inhalation form, which is safer and has a faster effect.
- Patients should only use antibiotics to treat allergic rhinitis when there is a secondary infection. Do not use them indiscriminately because it will be harmful to health.
Build a reasonable diet and lifestyle
- According to advice, when suffering from allergic rhinitis, patients should regularly supplement foods containing lots of vitamins and minerals, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, which will be very good for supporting treatment, and drink plenty of water. At the same time, you should avoid eating spicy, greasy foods, and do not drink alcohol, carbonated drinks, etc.
- Regular exercise strengthens the body's health and immune system against external pathogens.
- Go to bed on time, don't stay up late or overwork.