Relieves sore throat
I received messages from two friends whose families have successively tested positive for COVID-19 after self-testing. Aside from taking painkillers and fever reducers daily, they have no other relief methods. They said that in addition to fever and discomfort, their throats felt like they were on fire, causing extreme pain and making them feel miserable. Patients with sore throats can alleviate symptoms by drinking the following herbal teas, depending on their body constitution.
People with a "hot" constitution easily experience dry mouth, flushed face, acne, and yellowish urine. They can brew tea with a quarter of a monk fruit, 5 grams of honeysuckle, and 5 grams of chrysanthemum.
Monk fruit is sweet and cool in nature, acting on the lung and spleen meridians. It clears lung heat, benefits the throat, moisturizes, and relieves cough.
Honeysuckle is sweet and cool in nature, acting on the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It is effective in clearing heat and detoxifying, with a more pronounced effect on red and swollen throats.
Chrysanthemum is slightly cool in nature, sweet with a bitter taste, acting on the liver and lung meridians. It calms the liver, dispels wind, detoxifies, reduces inflammation, lowers blood pressure, and alleviates headaches.
People with a "cold" constitution generally experience cold hands and feet and a pale complexion. They can prepare 10 grams of cassia twig and 5 grams of roasted licorice. After washing the ingredients, put them into a thermos cup, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes before drinking. It can be steeped 2-3 times, or even better, boiled directly.
Cassia twig is pungent and sweet in taste, warm in nature, acting on the heart, lung, and bladder meridians. It harmonizes qi and blood, induces sweating to relieve muscle pain, warms meridians, unblocks vessels, and promotes yang to transform qi. It relieves sore throat symptoms by promoting blood circulation.
Licorice is sweet and neutral in nature, acting on the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It tonifies the spleen and boosts qi, clears heat and detoxifies, expels phlegm and stops cough, relieves urgency and pain, and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
People with a "hot" constitution easily experience dry mouth, flushed face, acne, and yellowish urine. They can brew tea with a quarter of a monk fruit, 5 grams of honeysuckle, and 5 grams of chrysanthemum.
Monk fruit is sweet and cool in nature, acting on the lung and spleen meridians. It clears lung heat, benefits the throat, moisturizes, and relieves cough.
Honeysuckle is sweet and cool in nature, acting on the heart, lung, and stomach meridians. It is effective in clearing heat and detoxifying, with a more pronounced effect on red and swollen throats.
Chrysanthemum is slightly cool in nature, sweet with a bitter taste, acting on the liver and lung meridians. It calms the liver, dispels wind, detoxifies, reduces inflammation, lowers blood pressure, and alleviates headaches.
People with a "cold" constitution generally experience cold hands and feet and a pale complexion. They can prepare 10 grams of cassia twig and 5 grams of roasted licorice. After washing the ingredients, put them into a thermos cup, add hot water, and steep for 20 minutes before drinking. It can be steeped 2-3 times, or even better, boiled directly.
Cassia twig is pungent and sweet in taste, warm in nature, acting on the heart, lung, and bladder meridians. It harmonizes qi and blood, induces sweating to relieve muscle pain, warms meridians, unblocks vessels, and promotes yang to transform qi. It relieves sore throat symptoms by promoting blood circulation.
Licorice is sweet and neutral in nature, acting on the heart, lung, spleen, and stomach meridians. It tonifies the spleen and boosts qi, clears heat and detoxifies, expels phlegm and stops cough, relieves urgency and pain, and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.