Three herbal dishes help prevent flu effectively

According to MSc Le Ngo Minh Nhu, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital – Facility 3, the flu disease according to traditional medicine is considered to be invaded by foreign body when the body is weakened. Therefore, the prevention focuses on the methods of improving the main gas, balancing the body and yang.

Some easy -to -make dishes at home containing herbs are one of the effective and safe measures to prevent this disease.

Porridge onion, perilla

Ingredient

Bion rice 50 g, perilla leaves 10 g, scallions 10 g, fresh ginger 5 g.

Use

Help sweat, relieve, reduce nasal congestion.

Making

– Clean the rice, put in the pot with 500 ml of water, cook until the porridge is tender.

– Fresh ginger shaved, sliced ​​or crushed; Scallions and perilla washed, finely chopped. When the porridge is cooked, add ginger first, stir.

– Next, turn off the heat, add scallions and perilla in, cover for about 3 minutes to keep the taste.

– Scoop porridge into a bowl, eat while warm to help sweat, effectively relieve.

Ginger soup, onion, garlic

Ingredient

Fresh ginger 10 g, onion 5 g, garlic 5 g.

Use

Warm, increase resistance, antiviral.

Making

– Ginger shaved, sliced; Onions and garlic peeled, pounded.

– Boil 300 ml of water, then add ginger, onions, garlic and cook for 5-7 minutes.

– When the water boils, turn off the heat, let it cool down and then drink warm.

Chicken soup tonic

Ingredient

Evil chicken 100 g, Hoai Son 20 g, Ky Tu 10 g, red apples 5 fruits.

Use

Tonic blood, enhance resistance.

Making

– Evil chicken cleans, chopped small pieces; Soak Hoai Son, goji berries, red apples in warm water for about 10 minutes to soften.

– Put all ingredients in the pot, pour about 500 ml of water, simmer for 1-1.5 hours.

– Seasoning to taste, can add a little ginger to increase the flavor.

In addition, when the flu, ginger – honey can be used to keep the body warm, reduce cough and antibacterial. Additional food enhances the immune system. Do not eat cold foods, welding foods such as ice cream, ice because it increases stagnation, difficult to detox. Foods are greasy, fried also should be avoided by increasing toxic heat in the body, causing more inflammation. Do not drink alcoholic and caffeine drinks because it will cause the body to dehydration, weaken the immune system.