Cold is a common disease. After catching a cold, many people will have symptoms of runny nose, which is a stress reaction when catching a cold. A runny nose affects the normal activities of the human body, and there will be nasal congestion, which is very uncomfortable. Diet can help ease. So what can be done to relieve the cold and runny nose? What are the remedies for treating cold and runny nose?

1, the treatment prescription for cold and runny nose

1, ginger tea

Take appropriate amount of ginger and tea, and make tea or soup. Taking it for 3 days can relieve cold symptoms and shorten the course of disease. If you add brown sugar, the effect is better.

2. Mint porridge

Clean and chop fresh mint, then add appropriate amount of water and mash it to remove the juice. Put the japonica rice into the pot to cook porridge, and add mint juice after cooking. This prescription can effectively treat wind-heat cold.

3, warm water temperature drinks

Drinking more warm drinks can make patients' sticky phlegm thinner, relieve the tension of respiratory mucosa and promote sputum excretion. It is best to drink warm boiled water or warm milk, rice soup, etc. And you can also drink some warm juice in moderation. Choose less irritating apple juice, pear juice, etc. And don't drink orange juice, grapefruit juice and other citrus juices.

4. Chicken soup

In the United States where there is no cold granule, once people catch a cold, chicken soup and rice are often their first choice before seeking the help of doctors, but the curative effect can bring surprises. Doctors and nutritionists have found that chicken and chicken soup contain a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, which can effectively enhance the body's resistance to cold viruses. Therefore, drinking chicken soup at the beginning of a cold can eliminate the virus in the respiratory tract and alleviate the condition.

5. Cabbage soup

Take 3 Chinese cabbage roots, clean and slice them, add 3 onion roots, boil 500 ml of soup, and add a little sugar to take it while it is hot. Or take 250 grams of cabbage heart, add 60 grams of white radish, add appropriate amount of brown sugar after decocting in water, eat vegetables and drink soup.

6.fresh lemon juice

Lemon juice, add sugar or honey, then add warm water. When you have a cold, drink 500 ~ 1000 ml every day, the runny nose will be reduced, and the cold will recover quickly. Especially in the early stage of a cold, drinking lemon juice can even be cured without drugs.

7. Ginger and radish soup

Slice 25g shredded ginger and 50g radish, add 500ml water, cook for 15min, and add appropriate amount of brown sugar. 200ml each time, 1-2 times a day.

8. Wushen decoction

Take Herba Schizonepetae 10g, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens 10g, Folium Perillae 10g, 30g of brown sugar and 6g of tea, cut Herba Schizonepetae, Folium Perillae and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens into coarse powder, put them together with tea in a porcelain jar, brew with boiling water, and cover tightly. Put the brown sugar into another bowl, pour the liquid medicine soaked in boiling water while it is hot, mix it with the brown sugar, boil it with slow fire and drink it while it is hot. After drinking, lie down with a quilt and sweat a little to reduce the fever. The rest of the liquid medicine is boiled and used to make tea.

2. How to relieve a runny nose quickly?

1. Hot compress: Wet the towel with hot water and apply it to the nose. If the towel is cold, then exchange heat and rotate it several times. Due to the thermal contraction of nasal mucosa, the nasal cavity will be smoother, and sticky snot will be easier to hydrate and flow out. Keep your movements gentle when applying heat. If you find booger in your nostrils, you can first wash it with a cotton swab dipped in water. You can also massage your nose or nose wings slowly.

2, soak your feet, drink more warm water: soak your feet with warm water before going to bed, or add a few slices of ginger to keep out the cold. But be careful not to let the water overheat or burn. After water cooling, you can constantly change the water until the child has sweat on his forehead, and drink more warm water. Helps blood circulation in the body, helps the nose to become thinner, is easy to clean, and has an early rest.

3, steaming face, moisturizing: If there is a face steamer at home, turn on the face steamer, let the face steamer face the face and let him contact with moisture and hot air. Steam can moisten the nasal cavity and expel a lot of nasal mucus quickly and naturally. One use time should not be too long, just about 3 minutes.

4. Cushion pillow: Cushion pillow can effectively relieve cold and runny nose, because it can effectively discharge mucus from nasal cavity. However, it should be noted that if this method is used, it must not be too high, otherwise it will easily hurt our cervical spine.

5, more rest: sleep, especially deep sleep, can effectively restore our body, which also improves the body's immune function. In this way, even if you don't take medicine or injections, your body can recover quickly.

6. Vinegar fumigation: Take 200-400 ml of vinegar, put it on the stove, close the doors and windows, and fumigate for half an hour to 1 hour, which can effectively prevent and treat colds.

7, hot air blowing method: use a hair dryer to aim at the temples on both sides alternately for 3-5 minutes, three times a day, which can quickly relieve symptoms such as runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing and headache.

8, zinc-containing foods improve respiratory defense: eat more zinc-containing foods. When zinc is deficient, the respiratory defense function decreases, and pregnant women need to eat more zinc-containing food than usual. Seafood, lean meat, peanuts, sunflower seeds and beans are all rich in zinc.

9. Vitamin C and respiratory ciliary movement: Vitamin C is a scavenger of harmful substances in the body, and has the function of improving respiratory ciliary movement and defense. It is recommended to eat more foods rich in vitamin C or vitamin C tablets, such as tomatoes, cauliflower, green peppers, oranges, strawberries, kiwifruit, watermelons and grapes. Vitamin c will be lost during heating, so pay attention to protection when cooking.