Soup to clear lungs and moisten throat

If a person has lung qi stagnation, other disease symptoms will exist in the body. Moreover, excessive lung qi can cause a person's throat to be dry and itchy, and frequent coughing and mouth ulcers may occur. At this time, taking medicine alone is not enough, and you must also pay attention to your diet. It is very necessary to drink some medicinal food that can clear the lungs and moisten the throat appropriately, so what are the soups that can clear the lungs and moisten the throat?

1. Ham, mushroom and white radish soup

According to traditional Chinese medicine, white radish is white in color and belongs to the element of gold, which corresponds to the lung among the five internal organs. It is sweet and mild in nature and spicy in taste, and belongs to the lung and spleen meridians. It has the effects of lowering qi, digesting food, eliminating diseases and moistening the lungs, detoxifying and promoting body fluid, and being a diuretic and laxative. It is mainly used to treat pulmonary atrophy, lung heat, constipation, vomiting blood, bloating, food stagnation, indigestion, excessive phlegm, and obstructed urination and defecation. Ingredients: 150 grams of ham, 50 grams of mushrooms, 250 grams of white radish, and appropriate amounts of ginger, onion, salt, cooking oil, water, and sesame oil. Preparation: Cut the ham into thin slices, remove the stems of the mushrooms and wash them, make cross cuts on the mushroom surface, wash and peel the white radish, cut it into pieces with a rolling knife and set aside, slice the ginger, and chop the green onions into chopped green onions and set aside. Pour a small amount of cooking oil into the wok. When the oil is hot, add the ginger slices and ham slices and stir-fry quickly until fragrant. Then add one to one and a half bowls of water. After the water boils, add the mushrooms and white radish cubes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook for another quarter of an hour. Add a small amount of salt and sesame oil to season according to your taste. Turn off the heat, serve and sprinkle with a small amount of chopped green onions.

2. Monk fruit and pear soup

Luo Han Guo and Snow Pear Soup can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs, beautify and nourish the skin. Drinking more of it is extremely beneficial to the body. Pear is the "king of fruits" and is also known as "natural mineral water" because of its fresh, juicy, sweet and sour taste. Pears are rich in B vitamins, which can protect the heart, relieve fatigue, eliminate phlegm and cough, and nourish the throat. Ingredients: pear, monk fruit, red dates, wolfberry, rock sugar. Method: Wash the snow pear and cut it into pieces; wash the monk fruit, red dates and wolfberries, and poke a small hole in the monk fruit. Put all these ingredients and rock sugar into the pot, add water, and boil for half an hour.

3. Chinese cabbage and lean meat soup

This is a very sweet and nourishing soup. It uses candied dates and pakchoy and is slowly cooked over low heat. It has the effects of clearing away heat, purging fire, moistening the lungs and relieving coughs. It is especially suitable for people who have heat, colds, sore throats and coughs. Ingredients: lean meat, Chinese cabbage, jujubes, and ginger. Method: Prepare the ingredients. Cut off the old roots of the Chinese cabbage and clean it; wash the lean meat and cut it into small pieces; wash the candied dates; peel and slice the ginger. Pour enough water into the soup pot, bring it to a boil over high heat, then add all the ingredients and skim off the foam after boiling over high heat. Turn to low heat and simmer for about 1.5 hours. After turning off the heat, add appropriate amount of salt to taste.

4. Almond and pear lean meat soup

Snow pear is sweet and cold in nature. It has the effects of promoting fluid production and moistening dryness, clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, nourishing blood and regenerating muscles. It is especially suitable for consumption in winter. Rock sugar has the effects of nourishing the middle and replenishing qi, harmonizing the stomach and moistening the lungs. It is used for cough and asthma caused by lung dryness, lung deficiency, wind-cold and fatigue. It is a golden pair with snow pear and can enhance the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough. As for almonds, Chinese medicine believes that they are slightly warm in nature and bitter in taste. They can relieve cough and asthma, treat sore throat, and moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. When almonds are paired with pears, they not only taste sweet, but also have a better effect in moistening the lungs. Ingredients: 1 snow pear, 200 grams of lean pork, 10 almonds, 2 red dates, and appropriate amounts of salt and water. Method: Cut the pork into large pieces, put it into water, bring to a boil over high heat and cook for one or two minutes, then remove from the water, wash off the foam on the surface, drain and set aside. Peel and core the pear, then cut into pieces. Rinse the almonds. Wash the red dates, remove the core, and cut in half for later use. Place pears, pork shank, candied dates and almonds into a stewing pot, add about 1000 ml of water and cover the pot with a lid. Put it in the electric stew pot, add appropriate amount of water, cover the lid, and stew for about 2 hours before adding a little salt to season.

5. Braised radish with mushrooms and scallops

Main ingredients: 1 large white radish, peeled and sliced, 8 mushrooms, soaked until soft, 70 grams of scallops, soaked until soft and crushed, 30 grams of dried shrimp, soaked until soft and cut into cubes, 1 cup of rice noodles, soaked until soft, some oil, marinade: 1-2 teaspoons each of soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil. Method: 1. Remove the stems and slice the mushrooms, marinate with 1-2 teaspoons each of soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil for 10 minutes, add oil (about 1 tablespoon) on high heat, stir-fry the mushrooms, add dried shrimp and scallops and stir-fry until fragrant. 2. Add white radish and water to cover all the ingredients. Once the water boils, turn to medium heat, cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Add rice noodles and cook for 5 minutes. Add a little salt to taste and serve. Summary: You don’t need to take medicine to treat sore throat with medicated food. A simple bowl of delicious soup can cure sore throat. What are you waiting for? Make it and drink it now. Eating soup regularly can play a role in health care and prevention.