Can you drink red wine when you have a cold? The answer is this

As we all know, you can't drink liquor and beer when you have a cold, but can you drink red wine, which is better for human health, when you have a cold? Most people don't really understand this. In fact, people can drink red wine when they have a cold, because grapes contain phenol compounds, which can relieve cold symptoms after drinking.

1. Wine can prevent and treat colds

So far, there is still no good strategy for fighting influenza in the world, because influenza viruses are resistant to most drugs. However, people have found that people who drink wine regularly rarely catch a cold. This phenomenon attracted their attention, so they added red and white wine and grape juice into virus culture medium for experiment. The results showed that common cold viruses such as herpes simplex virus and coxsackie virus lost their activity in both wine and juice, and the juice extracted from grape skin had the best effect. Scientists believe that this is because grapes contain "phenol" compounds, which can form a thin film on the surface of viruses, making it difficult for them to enter human cells, thereby achieving the effect of preventing and treating colds. Since "phenol" is mainly found on grape skins, drinking hot red wine when you have a cold can relieve cold symptoms and prevent colds.

2. Wine suitable for colds

1. Hot Toddy

Hot Toddy is an alcoholic distilled beverage that is very suitable for warming up the body. It is said to have originated in Scotland in the 18th century. It is a traditional local remedy for keeping warm and warming the body, especially suitable for women. First, prepare two ounces of brandy, whiskey or rum, 1 tablespoon of honey, a quarter of a lemon, a cup of hot water, and your favorite tea bag. Then fill the bottom of the cup with honey, add wine, squeeze the lemon juice into the cup, and finally pour the hot tea made with the tea bag into the cup. If you don’t like tea, you can use coffee instead or just add hot water. This drink is great for keeping warm and can be tried if you have cold symptoms such as chills all over the body.

2. Silver Tequila

Silver tequila is a wine that has not been stored in oak barrels or has been stored in oak barrels for only 2 months. The color of the wine is transparent or light yellow, and the aroma of the wine is relatively direct and refreshing. You may not be in the mood to drink tequila when you have a cold, but a sip of unaged silver tequila can make that nasty nasal congestion disappear instantly! When drinking tequila, first put a little salt on the base of your left hand, quickly lick the salt, pick up the slender cup in your right hand and drink it all, then grab a slice of lemon and suck it. The whole process is done in one go. This is the most authentic way to drink tequila. After drinking one cup, I felt refreshed all over.

3. Hot chocolate with mint liqueur

Some people think that milk will make the cold worse, but many people also think that milk can reduce phlegm and relieve cough. In fact, when you have a cold, you can add an ounce of peppermint liqueur to a cup of hot chocolate and drink it together. The warm chocolate accompanied by the refreshing mint flows smoothly through the throat and takes away the "disease" in the body.

4. Sangria

Sangria originated from Spanish wine punch (a mixed micro-alcoholic drink). It is mainly made of wine as the base wine, soaked in seasonal fruits, and then blended with some lemon soda or rum or brandy. If you have a cold with fever, chills and fever, there is nothing better than drinking a glass of sangria. It warms the body from the inside out.

5. White whiskey and orange juice

Whether it is the effect of vitamin C or a psychological effect, many people feel better after drinking orange juice when they have a cold. Pouring an ounce of whiskey into orange juice can offset the sour taste of the orange juice and make it taste sweeter.