Drinking honey water can cure cough, this is the best way to drink it!

Honey is a common "prescription" among many dietary therapy recipes. Honey has excellent health-care effects. Drinking honey can effectively improve certain diseases or even cure them. Coughing is a common phenomenon in life and will affect all aspects of daily life. So can you drink honey when you have a cough? How should I drink it?

Can drinking honey water relieve cough?

Coughs are divided into exogenous coughs and endogenous coughs in traditional Chinese medicine. According to the pathogenic factors, it can also be divided into wind-cold cough, dryness-induced cough, dryness-heat cough, phlegm-fluid cough, wind-heat cough, etc. Experts say that honey can moisten the lungs and has a certain cough-relieving effect, and is often used as an auxiliary treatment for tuberculosis and tracheitis. People who are weak and cough frequently can eat honey often. Honey water can be used as an auxiliary treatment for rhinitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, pharyngitis and asthma. Among them, loquat honey has an outstanding cough-relieving effect. But honey is sweet and mild in nature, and is suitable for treating dry cough. Coughing with phlegm and fluid is not only inappropriate, but it may also trap evil inside and worsen the condition.

Specific way to drink honey water to relieve cough:

1. Although honey water alone can relieve coughs, adding some other ingredients to the honey water can make its cough-relieving effect even better. Honey, Fritillaria and Pear water is a good choice. Chuanbei is a traditional Chinese medicine that can relieve cough and moisten the lungs. It has obvious therapeutic effects on lung cough. Pear, a fruit, also has a cough-relieving effect. Putting the three together and cooking them into honey, Chuanbei and pear water can have an excellent cough-relieving effect.

2. Honey radish soup is also an excellent cough-relieving drink. When making this drink, you can prepare five slices of white radish and 30 grams of honey, then three slices of ginger and a few dates. Put all the ingredients together and cook for 30 minutes, then remove the residue and drink it. It is also very effective in treating coughs.

Drinking honey water has many effects such as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, promoting tissue cell regeneration, promoting digestion, improving sleep, and enhancing immunity. However, there are also some taboos on drinking honey water. If you drink it incorrectly, you may get sick and hurt your body. Let’s take a look at the precautions for drinking honey water.

Notes on drinking honey water:

1. Do not use boiling water to rinse or high temperature to cook honey, otherwise the nutrients will be destroyed. Therefore, it is best to dilute honey with warm or cold boiled water below 40°C before consumption.

2. The time to consume honey is very particular. It is generally more appropriate to consume it 1-1.5 hours before meals or 2-3 hours after meals. However, for patients with gastrointestinal diseases, the time of consumption should be determined according to their condition in order to facilitate its medical effects.

3. The best dosage is 25-50 grams each time, and generally should not exceed 100 grams. Otherwise, the human body will not be able to absorb too much nutrients and may cause mild diarrhea.

4. Pregnant women should not eat raw honey (unrefined honey), and they should not eat too much ordinary honey. If you feel unwell, seek medical treatment promptly and receive symptomatic treatment.

5. Eating honey and rice together will cause stomach pain.

6. Eating honey and crucian carp together will cause poisoning, which can be detoxified with black beans and licorice.

7. Soy milk and honey should not be taken together.

8. Honey should not be mixed with boiling water.