Family Health Food Therapy

Author: Liu Zexuan, Xie Yingbiao
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
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1. Influenza
Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza viruses. For sudden onset, fever, general aches and fatigue, and mild respiratory symptoms, patients should follow a light diet, consuming thin porridge, noodles, fresh vegetables, and fruits, while drinking plenty of boiled water and vitamin-rich beverages. Avoid greasy and heavy foods, fried and smoked dishes, and refrain from smoking and alcohol.
For wind-heat type influenza with sore throat and swollen tonsils, a light and cooling diet is recommended, avoiding spicy ingredients like ginger and scallions. For wind-cold type influenza, consuming more ginger, scallions, and brown sugar tea is beneficial, while avoiding cold and raw foods.
【Recipe 1】 Mulberry Root and Forsythia Honey Drink
30g Mulberry Root, 15g Forsythia, 20g Honey
Pick impurities from the Mulberry Root, wash, dry in the sun or oven, and slice. Add it to the cleaned Forsythia in a sand pot. Boil in concentrated broth twice, 30 minutes each time. Combine the filtered juices, add honey while warm, mix well, and serve in the morning and evening. This dietary therapy is suitable for all types of influenza.
【Recipe 2】 Mulberry Root Juice
30g Mulberry Root
Pick impurities from the Mulberry Root, wash, dry, and slice. Add to a sand pot with adequate water. Boil in concentrated broth twice, 30 minutes each time. Combine the filtered juices and serve in the morning and evening. This dietary therapy is suitable for all types of influenza.
【Recipe 3】 Cudweed and Japanese Mulberry Tea
30g Cudweed, 30g Japanese Mulberry, 3g Green Tea
Pick impurities from the Cudweed and Japanese Mulberry, wash, and chop. Add them to the cleaned Green Tea in a sand pot. Soak for a moment, then boil over high heat, reduce to medium heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Filter with clean gauze to extract the juice. Serve in the morning and evening. This dietary therapy is suitable for all types of influenza.
【Recipe 4】 Coriander and White Mulberry Juice
60g Fresh Coriander, 60g Fresh White Mulberry
Wash the fresh Coriander and White Mulberry, place in a clean basin, soak in warm water for a moment, then remove, chop, mash, and squeeze to extract the juice. Mix the Coriander juice and White Mulberry juice thoroughly. Serve in the morning and evening. This dietary therapy is suitable for all types of influenza.
【Recipe 5】 Chrysanthemum and Coix Seed Tea
5g Sweet Chrysanthemum, 20g Fresh Coix Seed
First, wash the fresh Coix Seed, cut into small segments or slices. Then add the cleaned Sweet Chrysanthemum to a sand pot with ample water. Boil over medium heat for 20 minutes, filter the juice, and set aside. Serve in the morning and evening, or as a tea substitute, drinking frequently. This dietary therapy is suitable for wind-heat type influenza with symptoms of high fever, mild chills, little sweating, headache, sore throat or red swollen tonsils, coughing with yellow phlegm, and dry mouth with thin yellow coating.
【Recipe 6】 Forsythia, Coix Seed, and Water Chestnut Juice
20g Fresh Forsythia, 60g Fresh Coix Seed, 20 Fresh Water Chestnuts
Wash the fresh Forsythia, Coix Seed, and Water Chestnuts. Soak the Coix Seed and Forsythia in warm water for a moment, then remove, chop, mash, and squeeze to extract the juice. Chop the fresh Water Chestnuts with their skins, mash, and squeeze to extract the juice. Mix the juices with the Coix Seed and Forsythia juice, add a little rock sugar, dissolve, and serve in the morning and evening. This dietary therapy is suitable for wind-heat type influenza.
【Recipe 7】 Forsythia and Dandelion Juice
30g Fresh Forsythia, 100g Tender Dandelion
Wash the fresh Forsythia and tender Dandelion, soak in warm water for a moment, then mash and extract the juice.