Rhinitis is a disease that is easy to relapse. Sometimes when the weather is cold, rhinitis will attack, causing different types of sneezing and runny nose. There are many aspects that need to be paid attention to in the treatment of rhinitis. It is necessary to improve the body's immunity. Some foods also have To help relieve the symptoms of rhinitis, what are the dietary treatments for rhinitis? What are the medicinal foods for treating rhinitis? Let me introduce it to you below.
1. Dietary therapy for rhinitis
1. Shenqi porridge
Ingredients: 15 grams each of Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus, 10 grams of ginger, 6 grams of Angelica dahurica, 0.1 of rice Kilogram.
Method: Soak Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, ginger, and Angelica dahurica for 30 minutes, then decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice and cook until porridge is formed.
Efficacy: This porridge is mainly suitable for patients with lung-qi deficiency syndrome, which mainly manifests as nasal congestion, sneezing, mucopurulent rhinorrhea, and loss of smell. The symptoms are aggravated by the slightest stimulation of wind and cold.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the lungs govern the body's qi, promote hair and calm down, regulate water channels", and the lungs are externally connected to the fur. Whether lung qi is sufficient or not and whether its functions are normal or not are closely related to the health of a person's entire respiratory tract. If the lung qi is deficient, the fur and fur will become loose, which may lead to the invasion of external evils and repeated colds. The important thing is that after experiencing external evils, you should take the method of dispersing the external evils to treat it. You should not clear away the heat, which will lead to "keeping enemies behind closed doors" and form chronic diseases such as rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, and asthma.
Shenqi porridge is suitable for patients with long course and protracted disease. Rhinitis patients with weak lung qi syndrome have a long course of disease. Such people are usually weak and have poor body resistance. Codonopsis pilosula focuses on replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen and lungs. It is used for weak spleen and lungs, shortness of breath, palpitations, and loose stools after eating less. , patients with symptoms such as asthma and cough, internal heat and thirst. Astragalus has the effects of beneficial Qi and solidifying the surface, astringing sweat and stabilizing prolapse, supporting sores and promoting muscle growth, diluting water and reducing swelling. It is used to treat patients with qi deficiency, fatigue, and depression of qi. Angelica dahurica can dispel wind and cold, and has the effects of relieving pain and clearing the nasal passages.
2. Stewed lean pork with loofah and vine
Ingredients: loofah, lean pork.
Method: Wash 3-5 grams of luffa vine near the root, cut 60 grams of lean pork into pieces, put it in the pot and cook the soup until it is cooked, add a little salt to taste, drink the soup and eat the meat, five One course of treatment is required, and 1-3 courses of treatment are required for self-healing.
Efficacy: It is mainly used to treat acute attacks of chronic rhinitis, atrophic rhinitis, purulent nasal discharge, and severe headache.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that loofah is cool in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, dredging meridians, promoting blood circulation, beautifying, and anti-cancer. It can also treat phlegm, asthma, cough, lactation obstruction, etc. Symptoms such as fever, polydipsia, muscle and bone aches, and blood in the stool. Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, cools blood and detoxifies. Mainly used for heat-related diseases such as body heat, polydipsia, phlegm and cough, intestinal wind, hemorrhoidal bleeding, bloody stranguria, metrorrhagia, carbuncle, ulcer, nameless swelling and poison, and edema.
Luffa is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of relieving heat and relieving intestinal heat, removing wind and phlegm, cooling blood and detoxifying, stimulating menstruation and activating collaterals, promoting qi and removing blood stasis. It can also treat blood in the stool and help mothers to release breast milk. , but eating too much can also cause slippery intestinal diarrhea. People who are weak due to long-term illness, weak spleen and stomach, and have indigestion are better to eat less.
3. Yellow croaker head soup
Ingredients: 100 grams of bighead carp (also known as fat-headed fish), 15 grams of jujube, 30 grams of day lily, 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 10 grams of cocklebur seed grams, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 3 slices of ginger.
Method: Peel and wash 15 grams of jujube, 30 grams of day lily, 15 grams of Atractylodes, 10 grams of Xanthium, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 3 slices of ginger and put them in a casserole with fish Fry the soup together with the head, and eat the meat and drink the juice when it is cooked.
Efficacy: This medicinal diet has the effects of strengthening the body, dispelling evil, clearing the orifices and reducing inflammation. It is suitable for those who are weak and prone to recurrence of chronic atrophic rhinitis.
4. Cypress Leaf Pig Nose Soup
Ingredients: 15 grams of raw Platycladus orientalis leaves, 6 grams of Dendrobium nobile, 10 grams of Bupleurum, 50 grams each of pig snout meat, honey, 20 grams of rice wine ml.
Method: Scrape and clean the pig snout meat, put it in a casserole with Platycladus orientalis leaves, Dendrobium nobile, and Bupleurum ***, add 500ml of water, simmer for 60 minutes, and filter out the medicinal residue. , pour into the honey rice wine, mix well and drink it. This is a daily dose, drink it in 2 servings. A course of treatment lasts for 2-4 days, and is taken continuously for 3-4 courses.
Efficacy: This medicinal diet has the effects of strengthening the body, nourishing yin, reducing inflammation and clearing the orifices. It is suitable for chronic sinusitis, runny nose and other symptoms.
5. Lentil and Gorgon porridge
Ingredients: 30 grams each of lentils, yam, and Gorgon, and 60 grams of rice.
Method: Boil 30 grams each of lentils, yam, and gorgon seeds, and 60 grams of rice together before eating.
Efficacy: Mainly suitable for patients with rhinitis and spleen and stomach weakness, manifested by nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, loss of smell, fatigue, less food, abdominal distension, pale complexion, loose stools, etc.
Lentil, gorge and yam are mainly used to remove dampness and are suitable for rhinitis patients with heavy dampness. In addition to symptoms of nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, and hyposmia, these patients also have obvious symptoms of dampness in the body, such as Little food, fatigue, pale complexion, loose stools, etc. This porridge can replenish qi and blood, remove dampness and diuresis, and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Among them, yam nourishes essence and strengthens the kidneys calmly and powerfully, while gorgon fruit not only stops sperm but also produces sperm. Therefore, the combination of yam and gorgon fruit is an excellent choice for replenishing kidney essence.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lentils can relieve dampness and harmonize the body, while rhizome can dissolve dampness and facilitate urination. It is often used for patients with dampness and turbidity, spleen and stomach disharmony, vomiting and diarrhea.
2. How to prevent rhinitis
1. Nasal hygiene
If you want to prevent rhinitis, you must first pay attention to nasal hygiene and develop a good habit of washing your nose in the morning and evening. Hygiene habits.
2. Stop picking your nose
Did you know? Thirty percent of rhinitis patients are caused by nose picking. If you want to prevent chronic rhinitis, you must get rid of the habit of picking your nose.
3. Prevention of Chinese herbal medicines
During cold epidemics, Chinese medicines prepared from Schizonepeta, Fangfeng, Isatis root, and raw licorice can be taken to reduce the chance of illness. During the cold winter season or during cold epidemics, you must wear a mask when going out, avoid public gatherings, go to public places as little as possible, and isolate those who are sick. For polluted rooms, white vinegar can be used to fumigate the air to disinfect it.
4. Exercise
The most effective way to prevent rhinitis is to exercise. Morning jogging is generally chosen for exercise, and swimming is also a good choice. Keep running in the morning to enhance the body's disease resistance and avoid rhinitis.
5. Pay attention to the blowing method
For those with nasal congestion and excessive runny nose, it is advisable to plug one nostril and blow it out with a little force. Then blow alternately. If the nasal mucus is too thick, rinse the nose with salt water to avoid damaging the nasal mucosa.
6. Diet taboos
To prevent rhinitis, you must first quit smoking and drinking, and finally eat less spicy food.