Simple cough remedies using natural fruits.

Coughing is a common symptom of colds caused by changes in weather. It is also a symptom of many respiratory illnesses or diseases of other organs in the body that affect respiratory function.

When you have a cough, your body feels uncomfortable, you lose sleep, and your throat feels sore... Besides commonly used antibiotics, you should explore some fruits that are not only effective in reducing coughs but also safe, minimizing the side effects caused by antibiotics.

Here are some fruits that can help relieve coughs:

Kumquat

Kumquats have a sweet and sour taste, a cooling nature, and are effective in stimulating digestion, reducing coughs, and clearing phlegm. They are often used to treat ailments such as bloating, loss of appetite, hiccups, excessive phlegm, and other coughs. Modern research shows that kumquats contain a lot of pectin, essential oils, sugar, and vitamins, which have anti-inflammatory, expectorant, cough-reducing, asthma-relieving, antibacterial, and antiviral effects. Therefore, using kumquats to loosen phlegm is a highly effective treatment method.

Kumquats can be soaked in a little salt and used as a lozenge or drink; steaming kumquats with rock sugar to make a syrup is very good for treating coughs… You can also steam kumquats with honey (for children under 1 year old, use rock sugar instead of honey): Wash one kumquat, put it in a bowl, mash it, add a little honey, then steam it for 15-20 minutes. After that, let it cool, add a little warm water (if needed), and drink it several times a day.

To enhance its effectiveness, you can steam kumquats and honey together with 5g of white rose petals, 5g of lemon seeds, 5g of chives, 3g of crushed Fritillaria bulbs, or 8g of male papaya flowers.

Pink lemons

Pink lemons are very effective in preventing and treating coughs and sore throats.

There are many ways to use pink lemons to treat coughs, such as: slicing the lemons and soaking them in salt water to suck on, or mixing pink lemons with honey or rock sugar and steaming them (or steaming them in a rice cooker when the water has almost evaporated)...

The most effective and simple traditional Chinese medicine remedy for coughs, widely used by the people, is steamed pink lemons with honey and rock sugar. The method is very easy, the ingredients are readily available, and anyone can make and use it.

Lemon seeds

Take 10g each of lemon seeds, kumquat seeds, and calamus leaves, along with one black chicken's gallbladder. All ingredients should be fresh, crushed, and mixed with sugar. Steam the mixture with rice until cooked, then drink in 2-3 portions throughout the day. Alternatively, take 10g of lemon seeds, 15g of chives, 15g of male papaya flowers, and 20ml of water. Crush the herbs, mix with water, add honey or sugar, and drink in 3 portions throughout the day for several days.

Buddha's hand citron

This fruit is an effective cough remedy, especially for children, but it's not widely known among childcare providers. Soak the Buddha's hand fruit in salt water, rinse the outer peel thoroughly, and slice it thinly from the peel to the core. Mix the slices with malt syrup and steam (or cook in a rice cooker) for 30 to 45 minutes. Let it cool and refrigerate for later use. Every evening before bedtime, take 10ml into a small bowl, warm it in a bowl of hot water, and give it to the child to drink. You can add a little filtered water to make it easier for the child to drink.

Plum

Crush the raisins, then mix with a little water and sugar, then heat the mixture and let it cool. Using this mixture before bed is also very effective in treating coughs.

Strawberry

Squeeze strawberries to extract the juice, then give the juice to your child to drink. Strawberries not only help to loosen phlegm, but also relieve dryness and itching in the throat. Therefore, if your child is older, you can instruct them to hold the strawberry juice in their throat for a while to soothe a sore throat.

Monk fruit

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that monk fruit is sweet, cool in nature, non-toxic, and enters the lung and large intestine meridians (the Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine Journal states it enters the lung and spleen meridians). Its functions include moistening the lungs, benefiting the throat, dissolving phlegm and relieving thirst, and lubricating the intestines to promote bowel movements. Therefore, it is used to treat coughs caused by lung heat and internal phlegm-fire accumulation, pharyngitis, and constipation (treating phlegm-fire coughs, whooping cough, blood dryness, etc.). Specifically, it is used in upper respiratory tract infections such as pharyngitis and tonsillitis.

Furthermore, a decoction of monk fruit has been shown to have clear antitussive and expectorant effects, and it also has the ability to enhance the immune function of the body's cells.

Pear

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, pears have a sweet, slightly sour taste, a cooling nature, and act on the lung and stomach meridians. They have the effect of nourishing the lungs, clearing the heart, eliminating phlegm, relieving coughs, reducing fever, and quenching thirst. They are used to treat diseases related to heat, fever due to lung disease, excessive phlegm, sore throat, and bronchitis.

Take a pear weighing about 100g, cut it into small pieces, cook until soft, remove the pulp, and concentrate the juice into a thick paste. Add sugar to taste, mix well, and divide into 3-4 portions to drink throughout the day. When drinking, mix the paste with boiling water. This remedy is effective in treating coughs, expelling phlegm, and treating respiratory infections.

Take a pear, crush it, squeeze out the juice, and concentrate it. Add a little honey and stir well (some people also add ginger juice). Store in a sealed jar and use gradually. Each time, take two teaspoons with warm boiled water. This remedy helps to expel phlegm and relieve coughs, and is used to treat coughs caused by phlegm and heat, and chronic coughs.

Star fruit

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, star fruit, also known as "ngũ liễm tử," has a sour and astringent taste, is neutral in nature, non-toxic, and has the effect of dispelling wind, clearing heat, detoxifying, and helping to heal wounds. Star fruit is considered an effective cough remedy because its sour taste soothes the throat immediately without affecting the stomach like Western medicine.

How to use: Slice the starfruit, dip it in salt, and let it sit for a while before eating; Soak a little starfruit in honey and eat it; Take a jar of starfruit, soak it in ginger wine, and brew it into a tea.

Turmeric is a common spice used in cooking... In addition, turmeric is an effective remedy for coughs. Peel a fresh turmeric root and cut it into many thin slices. Peel a fresh lemon and cut it into thin slices, in an amount equal to the turmeric (about 6-7 slices). Wash a fresh ginger root and cut it into thin slices, but in an amount half that of the turmeric. Put these three ingredients into a bowl or cup with a little boiling water and 2 tablespoons of honey (or 2 tablespoons of rock sugar) and steam it in a double boiler. Use this steamed liquid to treat coughs very effectively. You can also use the solids if you like. Alternatively, you can mix 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder with a glass of hot milk and drink it every morning and evening to help reduce coughs and sore throats significantly.

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