Pear is a common fruit, while Sichuan pepper is a seasoning spice. Originally, these two couldn't be combined, but now someone has combined them to create a dietary remedy that has surprisingly produced an unexpected effect. So what is this effect?
Super awesome antitussive
Yes, pears and peppers can be stewed together to stop coughing. Many friends had drunk snow pear made with rock sugar by their mother when they were young. It's amazing that just a few bowls of it can relieve the cough symptoms.
So why can pears and Sichuan peppercorns have a cough relieving effect when stewed together?
Cough stopping principle
Traditional medical theory divides pears into cold foods, which have a sweet and sour taste and are flat in nature. They not only have no toxic ingredients, but also have the effects of promoting body fluids, benefiting the spleen, and harmonizing the stomach and reducing stress. Meridian Skills The official account indicates that Chinese prickly ash has a warm and pungent taste, which can warm and dissipate cold, and enhance the immunity of the human body.
When these two foods are stewed together, their effectiveness can enter the lungs and stomach meridians, effectively relieving cough symptoms and playing a role in clearing heat and resolving phlegm.
Applicable symptoms
External cough is mainly divided into wind cold cough and wind heat cough. The dietary remedies used for different types of cough are also different. Sichuan pepper stewed pear is mainly used for wind cold cough.
If suffering from a cold caused by wind, one should mainly use the method of relieving external symptoms with Xin Wen, while if suffering from a cold caused by wind heat, one should use the method of relieving external symptoms with Xin Liang.
Specific method of stewing pear with Sichuan pepper
Wash one pear, cut it horizontally to remove the middle core, add 20 Sichuan peppercorns and 2 rock sugar, then pair the pears and put them into a bowl. Steam in the pot for about half an hour. One pear can be eaten in two portions.
In addition, there is a small folk remedy that is also very effective for wind cold cough, which is garlic ice sugar water.
Children use 2-3 cloves of garlic, while adults use 7-8 cloves. First, crush the garlic and add a few pieces of rock sugar to a bowl of water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for a few minutes. Finally, take it in half a bowl and drink it three times a day.
Garlic ice sugar water is a dietary remedy mainly used to treat cold, cold, and cough, but not everyone can drink it. So, what are the contraindications and foods for garlic ice sugar water?
1. People with eye diseases or eye inflammations have the most spicy garlic flavor, which can clear the body and clear the eyes. The spicy taste can easily irritate the eyes and cause eye damage. Therefore, people with eye diseases or eye inflammations should avoid consuming foods containing garlic during treatment.
2. People with gastric ulcers and gastritis contain irritating volatile oils in garlic, which can easily irritate the gastric mucosa after consumption. Therefore, it is best for people with stomach diseases such as gastric ulcers and gastritis to avoid eating garlic ice sugar water to avoid causing stomach discomfort.
3. Garlic has a warm nature and a spicy and stimulating taste for those with strong liver fire and severe illness. After consumption, it may worsen liver fire and affect disease recovery. Therefore, those with strong liver fire and severe illness should pay attention.
4. The rock sugar in garlic ice sugar water of diabetes population mainly contains sucrose, which can be hydrolyzed into glucose and fructose in the human body. Eating garlic ice sugar water by diabetes patients is likely to lead to abnormal blood sugar rise, which may cause danger, so attention should be paid.
It is not recommended to eat cold food such as snow pear, crab, watermelon and ice cream when eating garlic ice sugar water. In fact, eating garlic ice sugar water together with these food will not cause physical discomfort. However, considering that garlic ice sugar water is generally used to assist in the treatment of cold, cold and cough, eating these cold food at this time is not conducive to the recovery of the disease, so it is listed as a taboo food.
In fact, pears can not only be used for cough caused by wind cold, but also for treating cough caused by wind heat.
Wind heat cough
Steamed Pear with Sichuan Scallops
Frequent coughing, thick breath or hoarse cough, dry throat, sore throat, uncomfortable sputum, sticky or yellow sputum, thin and yellow tongue coating. Symptomatic cough relief represents a folk remedy, such as steamed pear with Sichuan scallops.
Steamed Pear with Sichuan Scallops
Cut the pear horizontally on the stem, remove the middle core, and add 2-3 pieces of rock sugar and 5-6 pieces of Sichuan scallops (Sichuan scallops should be crushed and sold in pharmacies). Combine the pear pairs and put them into a bowl. Steam in the pot for about 30 minutes, then take them in two portions.
In the future, whether it's a cold or cough caused by wind or a hot cold, just one pear is enough. This is a common cough stopping trick that every household has. Keep it safe, it's really very practical!
Kind reminder: Everyone's physical condition is different. The formulas provided in the article should be adjusted according to the situation of the enthusiast. It is recommended to seek guidance from a professional doctor.
