7 herbs to help prevent and treat respiratory diseases

Cough, asthma, sore throat, bronchitis,... are common respiratory diseases in hot, rainy weather conditions.

In some cases, using natural herbs instead of antibiotics or cough medicines will be a safe and effective solution.

1. Kumquat

Kumquat, also known as kumquat, has long been considered a fruit with high nutritional value. Because kumquat contains many beneficial substances for the body, it helps reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. According to Oriental medicine, kumquat has the effect of reducing phlegm and gas, treating coughs caused by wind-cold, asthma, colds, runny nose, and coughs.

Kumquat can be processed into many forms to cure diseases:

Kumquats steamed with rock sugar or honey (very good for children): 2 ripe kumquats, cut in half, put in a bowl with a little rock sugar or honey, steam until cooked, crush, let cool and drink 3 times a day.

Candied kumquat with rock sugar is a very effective remedy for respiratory diseases.

Lime, ginger, and perilla leaves steamed with rock sugar or honey: 2 limes cut in half, about 10 chopped perilla leaves, add 3 thin slices of ginger, steam with a spoonful of honey or a few grains of rock sugar, steam for 10 minutes. Drink the medicine while it is still warm, 2-3 times a day.

Kumquats soaked in sugar: About 1kg of kumquats, choose evenly yellow ones, wash, slice thinly, remove seeds, arrange in a jar. For each layer of kumquats, sprinkle a layer of rock sugar, then cover tightly until you get a syrup-like solution. Mix with warm water, stir well and drink, chewing the peel to help treat coughs and clear the lungs.

Salted kumquats: Wash the kumquats, dry them in the sun until the skin is slightly wilted, put them in a large earthenware or glass jar. For every 1 cup of kumquats, cover with 1/2 cup of clean salt, continue layer by layer until the jar is full, close the lid, and dry in the sun. When the kumquat juice is golden yellow and the kumquats turn golden brown, they are ready to use. It is better to add 50g of licorice. Salted kumquats are very effective in treating coughs, asthma, and wheezing.

2. Thick-leafed mint

Also known as hairy herbs, often used to season sour soup. Leaves can be harvested year-round, usually used fresh, picked as needed, should be picked when the weather is dry. Spinach contains carvacrola essential oil and a red substance called colein, both of which have very strong antibiotic effects against some bacteria, especially in the throat and nose.

According to traditional medicine, watercress has the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, benefiting the lungs, eliminating phlegm, relieving colds, and inducing sweating. Use fresh (5-10 leaves) every day, can be used alone or combined with other ingredients such as ginger, mint, cajeput, perilla, lemongrass...

More simply, chew it raw with a little salt, pound it to get the juice to drink or steep it in boiling water; can be steamed with kumquat, tangerine peel, ginger, rock sugar, to treat cough, sore throat, hoarseness, flu, runny nose. Children with cough due to sore throat in cold weather should take 4-5 leaves, chop them, put them in a bowl to steam with a few grains of rock sugar, then take the juice for the child to drink little by little, divided into many times during the day.

3. Maggot plant

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4. Perilla

Use 10g of perilla leaves or seeds to make a drink to treat coughs and wheezing in children.

5. Ginger

When you have uncomfortable symptoms such as sore throat, severe cough and chest pain, try drinking 1-2 cups of warm ginger tea mixed with a little lemon juice and honey. The cold will quickly disappear thanks to the anti-inflammatory, cough-relieving, throat-clearing and body-warming effects of ginger.

6. Melaleuca

Melaleuca leaves have a spicy, warm taste, pleasant aroma, and the effect of inducing sweating, reducing cough, eliminating dampness, and relieving pain. Fresh branches and leaves are often used to make a decoction or steep in boiling water to drink at a dose of 20g per 1 liter. This is effective in treating runny nose, sneezing, stuffy nose, headache, fever, body aches, cough with phlegm, and indigestion.

7. Lemongrass

Folk remedies often mention the use of lemongrass tea, which is effective in treating colds and coughs by combining young lemongrass leaves, honey, pepper, cinnamon, lemon juice and mint leaves. This mixed lemongrass tea clears the nose and throat, making it easier for the patient to breathe, keeps the whole body warm and soothes coughs very effectively.

According to Alobacsi.vn