The benefits of mint porridge

I believe many people know the benefits of mint porridge. Let me give you a detailed explanation below.

The benefits of mint porridge

Mint porridge can assist in the treatment of wind-heat cold

Brown sugar ginger water and scallion boiled water, which are considered good remedies for colds, may not be effective against spring colds and may even make the condition worse the more you drink them.

Brown sugar ginger water and scallion water are the "holy products" for treating colds, especially when a cold first occurs and people feel cold and afraid of the cold, drinking a cup of hot brown sugar ginger water or scallion water can drive away the symptoms. However, the same prescription may not work for spring colds, and may even make the condition worse.

At present, people are still in the "handover period" after a long vacation and busy work, which is also a period of low immunity. In addition, the temperature changes greatly this spring, and people are prone to catching a cold if they are not careful in dressing and covering themselves with blankets. According to different symptoms, Chinese medicine divides colds into three categories: "wind-heat syndrome", "wind-cold syndrome" and "summer dampness syndrome". The most common cold in spring is "wind-heat cold", which belongs to the "wind-heat syndrome" of colds. Drinking hot ginger water at this time is "adding heat to heat", which is very unfavorable for treating colds.

Patients with "wind-heat cold" often have severe fever, mild aversion to cold, cough with yellow sputum, dry mouth and red throat, yellow and turbid nasal discharge, red tongue, etc. This obvious "wind-heat syndrome" cannot be treated with "warm medicine" to make the patient even hotter. On the contrary, "wind-heat cold" should be treated with "cold medicine", such as mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum, mint and other Chinese medicines with pungent and cool ingredients, which can achieve the effect of "extinguishing heat". Below are some dietary prescriptions recommended for patients with "wind-heat cold" in spring:

Mint porridge recipe:

Chrysanthemum Drink

Preparation method: Put 10 grams of white chrysanthemum and 10 grams of white sugar in a teacup, pour in boiling water, cover and soak for a while before drinking.

Mulberry leaf water

Preparation method: Go to a Chinese medicine store and buy about 10 grams of mulberry leaves, put them in a casserole, add water and boil for 15 minutes, then drink after cooling.