Delicious Dietary Therapy for Autumn and Winter Ailments
Autumn and winter are characterized by dry and cold weather, leading to various discomforts such as peeling palms, dry throat and bitter taste in mouth, and skin itching. These minor issues cause much inconvenience. To address these different symptoms, we present several effective dietary remedies for your reference:
Effective Remedy for Peeling Palms
First, wash and dry both hands with soap. Then directly pour the vitamin C injection into the palms, rub them together as if washing hands, continue rubbing until the skin turns white and dry, then wash off with soap. Perform this rubbing three times daily. For mild cases, improvement occurs after 5 days; for severe cases, complete recovery within 7 to 8 days.
Sweet Pomegranate Juice for Soothing Throat
Use 2 sweet pomegranates. Remove outer peel, mash the pulp, soak in hot water, filter, and drink the juice. This beverage helps generate saliva, quench thirst, moisturize dryness, and relieve sore throat.
Chili and Tangerine Peel for Arthritis
Take 10 grams of small red chili and 10 grams of tangerine peel. Soak in 500 ml of baijiu (Chinese liquor) for 7 days. Filter and take 2 ml twice or thrice daily. For those who cannot drink alcohol, apply the medicinal wine to painful areas, rub repeatedly, then cover with Xiangxiao Pain-relieving Plaster.
Sugar Ginger Tea for Wind-Cold Cough
Cough may result from wind-cold invasion. The main feature is no pain in upper respiratory tract but itchy throat triggering cough. Try drinking sugar ginger tea. Preparation is simple: use old green onions (with skin and roots) and ginger (with skin), in a 1:1 ratio. Place in a small clay pot, add one bowl of cold water, boil for 3–5 minutes, then add sugar according to condition. Use brown sugar for wind-cold type; white or rock sugar for wind-heat type. Cool before drinking. Sugar ginger tea is suitable for all ages and highly effective for treating wind-cold cough.
Letuce Leaves for Skin Itching
Use 1–2 liang (about 50–100g) of letuce leaves. Wash thoroughly, boil in a pot for about 3 minutes after boiling, then stop heating. Let the decoction cool to a suitable temperature and use to wipe affected areas. Apply once or twice daily; symptoms will disappear quickly.