Can "salt steamed orange" really stop coughing? Expert: There is no need to add salt.

Original title: Can "Salt steamed oranges" really stop coughing? Expert: There is no need to
the turn of spring and summer, the weather is cold and hot, many people have cough symptoms. There is a cough side circulating on the Internet, that is, "salt steamed oranges". So, can salt-steamed oranges really stop coughing? What's the effect?
, let's take a look at what salt steamed oranges are. When making salt-steamed oranges, first slice the top of the oranges flat, poke a few holes in the flesh with chopsticks, then sprinkle a little salt on the exposed flesh, then cover the sliced oranges on top, put them in a bowl and simmer them in the pan for ten minutes.
the salt-steamed oranges have a cough-stopping effect? Li Fang, director of respiratory medicine at Nanjing Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, said that from the point of view of Chinese medicine, oranges into the lungs, with the effect of quenching thirst, spleen and stomach, some cough patients eat a moderate amount of oranges do have the effect of alleviating symptoms. However, Li Fang pointed out that there is no need to add salt when eating oranges, salt itself does not have the effect of wheezing cough, too much salt intake is easy to cause bronchopulptination, resulting in increased cough.
At the same time, Wuhan Central Hospital respiratory medicine chief physician Chen Hong reminded that cough is also cold and hot, orange gas, sputum, lung, sexual taste cool, the hot cough caused by lung dryness has a certain effect, but for patients with cold cough, eat neutral, warm orange is more appropriate. As for how to judge whether they are cold cough or hot cough, Chen Hong pointed out that if there is thick sputum, sore throat, dry mouth and other symptoms, mostly hot and cold cough;
it is worth mentioning that whether oranges or oranges can only play a complementary role in the treatment, the effect is limited and varies from person to person, can not be used as the main method of cough treatment. For patients with more coughs and severe symptoms, they should visit the hospital in time.
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