TCM experts believe that eating more porridge will help people prevent and treat colds and flu.

Porridge helps the body sweat, clears the heat, and dispels the cold. Also, porridge is easy to digest and can protect the stomach from the side effects of drugs.

When cooking porridge, TCM experts suggest adding some special ingredients to enhance its curable effects. Click to learn Chinese herb Fructus Lycii (Gouqizi).

10 grams of perilla leaves and three slices of ginger: relieves the symptoms of fever, coughing and sneezing, as well as dispels the wind and cold

20 pieces of almonds, 50 grams of rice, a little sugar or salt: relieves coughing and asthma, dispelling phlegm

15 grams of Fang Feng (herb that protects the body from the ill effects of wind), two pieces of shallot, three slices of ginger, 50 grams of rice: clears the heat, stops the pain and dispels the wind and cold. Suitable for people with wind-cold type of cold and flu, who experience a high fever, aching joints, congested nose, and diarrhoea.

Article source: chinadaily