What should we do when the air is dry and the throat is sore and swollen in winter?
1. Drink water frequently: Water is the best humectant to moisturize your throat. It is natural and pure. Don’t let yourself think of drinking water only when you feel thirsty. You should develop a good habit of drinking water regularly. , which is very important to protect the throat.
2. Place a humidifier: Placing a humidifier in the bedroom can help relieve sore throat symptoms. A humidifier moisturizes the surrounding air.
3. Gargling with salt water to expel bacteria: Gargling with "warm salt water" several times a day can effectively relieve throat redness and swelling, release mucus, and expel irritants and bacteria.
4. The diet should be light and easy to digest: The diet should be light and easy to digest. Eat more fruits and vegetables, such as water chestnuts, cucumbers, loofah, bitter melon, pears, etc., which can clear away heat and detoxify, promote body fluids and soothe the throat, and do not damage Yang Qi; appropriately add lilies, rock sugar, yam, barley, japonica rice, etc. that are both medicinal and edible. Nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness, clears the throat and soothes the throat. When the seasons change, cook more porridge, such as vegetable porridge; eat more sour foods, such as black plums and hawthorns, which can also be helpful for dry and sore throats.
Extended information:
Sore throat can present as pain, roughness, and tingling in the throat (throat), which is often caused by infection or local irritation. According to traditional Chinese medicine, sore throat can be divided into deficiency and excess. The excess syndrome is mostly caused by wind evil invading the lungs, or excess heat in the lungs and stomach; deficiency syndrome is often related to deficiency of yin, excess fire, and deficiency of qi and blood. Among them, excess heat in the lungs and stomach and excessive fire due to yin deficiency are what everyone calls "heat", so sore throats are indeed partly caused by heat.
The typical characteristics of sore throat caused by internal heat are mainly pharyngeal symptoms. At the beginning of the disease, the pharynx is dry, itchy, burning, and gradually becomes painful. It worsens when swallowing, with increased saliva, and even difficulty in swallowing. If the cord is involved, there will be obvious earache.
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