Winter is the high incidence season of chronic respiratory diseases, and people are prone to symptoms such as dry mouth, cleft lip, stuffy nose, sore throat and dry cough, but at the same time, winter is also a good time to nourish the lungs. Winter is dominated by cold, and the cold stagnates, and cold pathogens are most likely to damage the yang of the human body, so it is very important to nourish the lungs in winter.

Chinese medicine pays attention to the five colors corresponding to the five internal organs, and white enters the lungs. Therefore, eating more white food in winter can moisten and nourish the lungs, and can also effectively prevent symptoms such as cough, asthma and pharyngitis. For example, lily, white lotus seeds, tremella, lotus roots and other foods are the first choice for moistening the lungs. Lotus root can be eaten raw and cooked, raw food can cool the lungs, cooked food and ribs stew can strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, nourish and preserve health; Lily can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, clear the heart and soothe the nerves, and can be fried with celery or cooked with glutinous rice; Almonds can moisten the lungs and relieve cough. They can be cooked with barley or stewed with pig lungs.

Nourishing the lungs should be based on warming and tonifying. According to the principle of "deficiency can supplement it, cold can warm it" in traditional Chinese medicine, warm food with the function of tonifying lung and kidney can be added to the diet in cold winter. Such as mutton, beef and other meat, black rice, soybeans and other cereals, walnuts, peanuts, longan, red dates and other dried fruits.

If you choose drugs to nourish your lungs, you can choose some traditional Chinese medicines that promote fluid production and moisten your lungs. Radix Panacis Quinquefolii, Radix Pseudostellariae, Radix Adenophorae, Radix Ophiopogonis, Dendrobium, Polygonatum odoratum, Lily, Almond, Trichosanthis Radix, Rhizoma Phragmitis, Auricularia auricula, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, Carapax Trionycis and Rehmannia glutinosa are all drugs for nourishing lung yin. But when taking it, you should follow the doctor's advice and prescribe the right medicine.

In addition, moderate exercise can enhance lung function and human immunity. When choosing an exercise mode, you can choose one that suits you according to your own physique. Yao Yong emphasized that the principle of "collecting lung qi" should be observed during exercise, and the amount of exercise should not be too large and the intensity of exercise should not be too high, so as to ensure even breathing during exercise and prevent Yang Qi from being lost due to excessive sweating. In addition, proper breathing has a great effect on clearing lung. Laughter can also clear the respiratory tract, let more oxygen enter the human body and ensure the health of the lungs.