Don’t worry about sore throat, these tips can help you relieve it

When the weather is cold in winter, many people often feel sore throats, which can make their throats hoarse and they may even have frequent symptoms of dry throats. In fact, sore throats are mostly caused by climate and environmental factors. You can usually get rid of them by drinking more water, eating a light diet, drinking a small amount of scented tea, and ensuring the humidity in the room. If there is a relatively dry environment with heating, be sure to turn on the humidifier to prevent excessive dryness.

Drink salt water

If the throat pain is not severe and the local inflammation is mild, drinking or gargling with light salt water in moderation can have a mild bactericidal effect and relieve pain. However, it should be emphasized that the best saline concentration is close to normal saline, and it is best to use warm water. Too concentrated water will aggravate the pain.

Eat light and easy-to-digest food

The diet should be light and easy to digest. Eating more vegetables and fruits, such as water chestnuts, cucumbers, loofahs, bitter melons, pears, etc., can clear away heat and detoxify, promote salivation and relieve sore throat without hurting the yang energy; adding appropriate amounts of lilies, rock sugar, yam, coix seeds, glutinous rice, etc., which can be used as both medicine and food, can also nourish yin and moisten dryness, clear the throat and relieve sore throat. When the seasons change, cook more porridge, such as vegetable porridge; eat more sour foods, such as black plum, hawthorn, etc., which can also help with dry and sore throat.

Drinking scented tea

Honeysuckle is sweet and cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, soothing the throat, relieving heat and relieving restlessness. Jasmine is bitter, sweet and cool in nature. It has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It has a certain effect on sore throat caused by yin deficiency and excessive fire, and liver fire. It should be noted that tea should not be consumed excessively or for a long time, as it can easily cause stomach discomfort. In addition, herbal teas such as rose, chrysanthemum, etc., and medicinal teas such as monk fruit, sterculia lychnophora, imperata root, and ophiopogon japonicus are all good choices.

Increase room humidity

People who work or study in a dry environment for a long time are more likely to experience symptoms such as nasal congestion, sore throat, dizziness, and headache. Increasing the relative humidity in the room can help relieve sore throat. In daily life, you should open windows frequently for ventilation, because the humidity of outdoor air is relatively higher than that of indoor air, and air convection can effectively increase the humidity of indoor air. Planting green plants can also help maintain proper humidity in the room. To improve dry throat, you should also pay attention to drinking enough water. Water is the best moisturizer for our throat.

Tremella and Rock Sugar Drink

1 piece of white fungus and 10 pieces of rock sugar. Soak the white fungus for one night, take it out, add 500cc of water and cook over low heat until it is soft, then add rock sugar. Eat it on the same day and can be eaten every day. White fungus can nourish yin and moisten the intestines, while rock sugar can relieve cough and reduce phlegm.

Applicable symptoms: Suitable for cough caused by excessive fire in the large intestine, cough with phlegm that is yellowish in color, dry mouth and tongue, and high body temperature.

Mulberry Leaf Licorice Tea

20 grams of mulberry leaves, 14 grams each of honeysuckle and chrysanthemum, 4 grams each of lotus leaves and licorice. Put all the above ingredients in a teacup, brew with boiling water for 15 minutes, and drink as tea.