I have a cough with phlegm. What can I eat to get better quickly?

If you have cough and phlegm, you can alleviate the condition through dietary adjustment. Foods like steamed pear with Fritillaria cirrhosa and rock sugar, white radish water, pear porridge, water chestnut water, and tangerine peel water are all very effective.

1. Steamed pear with Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs and Rock Sugar: Cut the pear in half, remove the core, add 2-3 pieces of rock sugar, 5-6 pieces of crushed Sichuan Fritillary Bulbs, put the pear halves in a bowl, and steam for 30 minutes. It has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.

2. White radish water: Wash the white radish, cut into 4-5 slices, put it in a small pot, add half a bowl of water, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Give it to your baby after it cools down a little. The effect is better for babies under two years old. This prescription is very effective in treating wind-heat cough, dry nose and throat, and dry cough with little sputum.

3. Pear porridge: Chop three duck pears, add water and boil for half an hour, remove the residue and take the juice, cook porridge with appropriate amount of rice, do not let it cool before eating.

4. Water chestnut water: Peel 3 to 4 water chestnuts and cut into thin slices. Add a bowl of water and cook for about 5 minutes. Give your baby water to drink and he can also eat water chestnuts. It can clear away lung heat, and has the effect of promoting fluid production, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm.

5. Tangerine peel water: 3 to 5 slices each of tangerine peel, hawthorn and licorice, add 3 to 4 bowls of water and boil. When it boils and becomes warm, add a spoonful of honey. It can be used for any type of cough. For babies under 1 year old, use white sugar instead of honey.

6. Pear + rock sugar + Fritillaria cirrhosa: Cut the pear in half horizontally along the stem, remove the core and add 2-3 rock sugars and 5-6 Fritillaria cirrhosa (the Fritillaria cirrhosa should be crushed into powder), put the pear in half and put them in a bowl, steam it for about 30 minutes and feed it to your baby in two portions. This recipe has the effects of moistening the lungs, relieving cough and resolving phlegm.