Four Treasures to Prevent Autumn Cough
Recently, while out and about, I often hear people coughing. Even though the weather is still hot, as autumn begins, many people still succumb to coughs caused by autumn dryness. Autumn is associated with the metal element and corresponds to the lungs, so the focus of health preservation is to moisten the lungs. If lung qi is not unobstructed, it can easily lead to coughing or even asthma as the seasons change from autumn to winter.
As autumn arrives, the body's fluids are depleted, leading to dryness and dehydration from the internal organs to the skin and lips. The characteristic of an autumn cough is a dry throat and nasal passages, where the throat remains dry no matter how much water is drunk. Initially, there is no phlegm, but coughing begins after two or three days.
To prevent autumn coughs, you can use the four treasures for autumn dryness: two slices of dried pear, two figs, 3 grams of lily bulb, and 3 grams of Solomon's seal. After washing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes. This tea is suitable for all ages, can promote fluid production and relieve dryness, clear heat and resolve phlegm, and prevent and alleviate early coughs caused by lung dryness in autumn. If preparing for the whole family, you can increase the amount and boil it directly in a pot.
1. Snow pear: Sweet, slightly sour, cool in nature; enters the lung and stomach meridians; can clear heat and promote fluid production, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, quench thirst and dry mouth, and can alleviate coughs caused by lung heat or phlegm-heat. Fresh snow pear is cool in nature, so it is recommended to use dried snow pear when making tea or soup, as it is processed by baking, making it moist but not cool, and without the sourness of fresh snow pear.
2. Fig: Sweet, neutral in nature; enters the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians; can tonify the spleen and stomach, clear the lungs and moisten dryness, reduce swelling and detoxify, and moisten the intestines for bowel movement.
3. Lily bulb: Sweet, slightly cool in nature; enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians; can moisten the lungs and stop cough, clear the heart and calm the mind, clear heat and promote urination, and harmonize the stomach and detoxify.
4. Solomon's seal: Sweet, slightly cool in nature; enters the lung and stomach meridians; can nourish yin, moisten dryness, relieve vexation, and quench thirst; can alleviate cough, vexing thirst, and fever due to asthenia.
As autumn arrives, the body's fluids are depleted, leading to dryness and dehydration from the internal organs to the skin and lips. The characteristic of an autumn cough is a dry throat and nasal passages, where the throat remains dry no matter how much water is drunk. Initially, there is no phlegm, but coughing begins after two or three days.
To prevent autumn coughs, you can use the four treasures for autumn dryness: two slices of dried pear, two figs, 3 grams of lily bulb, and 3 grams of Solomon's seal. After washing the ingredients, place them in a thermos, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes. This tea is suitable for all ages, can promote fluid production and relieve dryness, clear heat and resolve phlegm, and prevent and alleviate early coughs caused by lung dryness in autumn. If preparing for the whole family, you can increase the amount and boil it directly in a pot.
1. Snow pear: Sweet, slightly sour, cool in nature; enters the lung and stomach meridians; can clear heat and promote fluid production, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, quench thirst and dry mouth, and can alleviate coughs caused by lung heat or phlegm-heat. Fresh snow pear is cool in nature, so it is recommended to use dried snow pear when making tea or soup, as it is processed by baking, making it moist but not cool, and without the sourness of fresh snow pear.
2. Fig: Sweet, neutral in nature; enters the lung, spleen, and large intestine meridians; can tonify the spleen and stomach, clear the lungs and moisten dryness, reduce swelling and detoxify, and moisten the intestines for bowel movement.
3. Lily bulb: Sweet, slightly cool in nature; enters the heart, lung, and stomach meridians; can moisten the lungs and stop cough, clear the heart and calm the mind, clear heat and promote urination, and harmonize the stomach and detoxify.
4. Solomon's seal: Sweet, slightly cool in nature; enters the lung and stomach meridians; can nourish yin, moisten dryness, relieve vexation, and quench thirst; can alleviate cough, vexing thirst, and fever due to asthenia.