October 9, 2018
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【古方止咳】吃燉橙前分辨自己是哪種咳
加鹽燉橙治熱咳
咳臣：「從小聽長輩說有咳不能吃橙，但聽說燉橙加鹽可以止咳，是真的嗎？」
CheckCheckCin：橙，性涼味甘酸，具和胃寬胸、化痰潤肺功效，但由於屬性寒涼，有風寒感冒、寒咳的人都忌吃，所以長輩說「有咳不能吃橙」是有其根據的。
然而燉煮過程可以改變食物屬性，經燉煮後的橙酸性大減，而且一般人會加鹽一起燉煮，鹽有清熱消炎作用，所以所謂「燉燈可以止咳」，指的是熱咳（風熱型咳嗽），伴隨症狀為喉嚨乾痛、痰色黃、黃色鼻涕、口渴及頭痛等，燉燈止咳的方法對於新咳比較有效，要注意寒咳食用的話有機會加重症狀。
咳嗽其實細分很多種，再加上各種痰的特質又有不同療法，想對症下藥，建議於食用前諮詢醫師專業意見。
燉橙療法
材料：橙1個、鹽少許
做法：將橙洗淨切半，在橙肉上用刀?幾刀，然後撒上少許鹽，將兩半橙合起來放在碗裡，置於鍋中隔水燉煮15分鐘，用匙羹刮出果肉及果衣食用。
Add salt to stewed orange to relieve heat-related cough
People always say you can’t eat orange when you are coughing, but others say you can add salt onto stewed orange to relieve cough, is it true?
CheckCheckCin: Orange is cool in nature with a sweet and sour flavour. It can calm the stomach, relieve phlegm and moisten the lungs. But as it is cool in nature, those with wind-cold flu, or cold coughs should avoid. So there is some truth to the idea that you should not have oranges when coughing.
The cooking processing of stewing does change the nature of the ingredient and the sour flavour of orange decrease after stewing. Some people will add salt to it to stew as salt can clear heat and relieve infection. This idea that salted stew orange can relieve cough is targeted at hot cough (hot-wind related coughing), and usually accompanied by dry and sore throat, yellowish phlegm, yellowish mucus, thirst and headache. Stewed oranges can more effective relieve newer cough but those with a cold cough may get worse if they eat it. Coughing can be separated into different groups and coupled with differences in phlegm can result in different treatment plans. It is important to seek professional medical opinion to seek the right treatment.
Stewed Orange
Ingredients: 1 orange, a bit of salt
Preparation: cut orange in half and make a few cuts on the orange meat then sprinkle on salt. Put the two halves together into a bowl and stew in a wok with water underneath for 15 minutes. Use a spoon to scoop out meat and pith for consumption.
