Can I eat fruit when I have a cold? What fruits are good to eat when I have a cold?
1. Dark-colored fruits are more effective.
There are countless kinds of fruits, and they come in all shapes and sizes. As mentioned earlier, vitamin C is effective in treating colds. Dark-colored fruits have a higher vitamin C content than light-colored ones. Dark-colored fruits such as mangoes, apricots, and peaches have a relatively high vitamin C content, so you might as well try them.
II. Sour fruits have amazing effects
When it comes to sour fruits, citrus fruits like oranges and tangerines immediately come to mind. They are rich in Vitamin C, and citrus fruits generally have a cooling and detoxifying effect, enhancing the body's immune system. Furthermore, eating highly sour citrus fruits with honey, or juicing them, adding honey, and then diluting with hot water, is very effective in treating sore throats.
Third, common sense is correct.
Chinese people have a wonderful tradition of passing down valuable life wisdom from generation to generation, so everyone, regardless of age, possesses a wealth of life experience. Therefore, some age-old fruit remedies for colds are quite effective. For example, boiling pears with rock sugar and drinking the resulting water can treat coughs; boiling apples with vinegar can also be effective against colds. Thus, it seems that fruit plays a significant role in combating colds.
In addition, fruits that can be chosen during a cold include strawberries, papayas, mangoes, and grapes. These are selected because they are rich in vitamins C and A, which are effective in treating colds.
Notice
Having discussed so many fruits that are safe to eat, it's important to remind everyone that not all fruits are suitable during a cold. Fruits like watermelon, which are considered cooling, as well as some chilled fruit juices, can cause bronchoconstriction, thus exacerbating the cough that accompanies a cold and worsening the condition.
What fruits help you recover quickly from a cold and cough?
1. Pear
Pears are one of the most commonly used fruits for relieving coughs in traditional Chinese medicine, as they have the effects of quenching thirst, clearing heat, and relieving coughs. There are many ways to prepare them. They can be simmered with fritillaria cirrhosa, rock sugar, or honey; or the core can be removed, and rock sugar and fritillaria powder can be added before steaming and eating directly. Both methods are quite effective.
2. Apples
The usual way to prepare it is to boil it into a soup with soaked white fungus, goji berries, dates, etc., and drink it. This soup has the effect of moisturizing the lungs and relieving cough. Of course, you can also juice the apple and drink it. This can be effective in treating hoarseness and preventing colds and coughs.
3. Almonds
If you have a dry cough without phlegm, but also experience wheezing, eating some apricot flesh or apricot kernels can help, with apricot kernels being more effective. Apricots contain amygdalin, which has the effects of warming the lungs, dispelling cold, relieving cough, and eliminating phlegm.
4. Water chestnut
It can be eaten raw, boiled, or stir-fried, but it's best to steam or boil it first. You can also peel it and juice it, which can treat sore throat and has a certain auxiliary effect in treating colds and coughs.
Fruits you shouldn't eat when you have a cold
Pears: Sweet and slightly sour in taste, and cooling in nature. They can clear heat, generate fluids, moisten dryness, resolve phlegm, and detoxify alcohol. However, they should not be eaten raw during a cold. Many people mistakenly believe that eating raw pears also has the effect of relieving cough and resolving phlegm, and even buy a lot of pears to peel and eat raw, which actually makes more phlegm and the cough more severe. Raw pears are cold in nature, so patients with cold-type colds will naturally cough more severely. They must be stewed to remove the cold nature.
Watermelon: Whether it's a cold caused by wind-cold or wind-heat, in the early stages of a cold when the pathogenic factors are still on the surface, eating watermelon is equivalent to taking medicine to clear internal heat, which may draw the pathogenic factors deeper, worsening the cold or prolonging the recovery time. However, when the cold worsens and symptoms such as high fever, thirst, sore throat, and dark yellow urine appear, eating some watermelon while taking regular medication can help with recovery.
Oranges: Oranges are considered cooling in nature, and eating them can worsen a cough. If you have a cold and want to eat oranges, you can roast the whole orange before eating it.
Tomatoes: Tomatoes are cold in nature, so people with weak constitutions or those who have a cold should use them with caution. They can be made into tomato and egg soup.
Fruits that can be chosen during a cold include strawberries, papayas, mangoes, and grapes. These are selected because they are rich in vitamins C and A, which are effective in treating colds.
