Colds & Breathing
Sore Throat & Fever (Wind-Heat)
Sore red throat, feeling hot, yellow mucus, thirst.
⚡ Quick & easy version · 2 min
Honey Lemon Water
Only a few things you probably already have at home.
You need
- ◆Honey
- ◆Lemon
Steps
- Mix a spoon of honey and juice of ½ lemon in warm (not boiling) water.
- Sip several times a day.
Honeysuckle & Chrysanthemum Tea
You need
- ◆10 g honeysuckle
- ◆5 g chrysanthemum
- ◆3 g licorice
- ◆500 ml water
How to make it
- 1
Steep or simmer gently 10 min.
- 2
Add a few mint leaves at the end.
- 3
Drink 2–3 cups a day for 3 days.
Helpful herbs
The TCM view
Wind-Heat invasion. Classic formula: Yin Qiao San (honeysuckle & forsythia).
Food tips
Eat / do
- Pear, watermelon
- Mung bean soup
Avoid
- Spicy, fried food
- Alcohol
Sources
- Bensky et al. – Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Eastland Press)
- Scheid, Bensky et al. – Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies (Eastland Press)
- NCCIH – Herbs at a Glance (US National Institutes of Health)
- NCCIH – Traditional Chinese Medicine: What You Need To Know
- Memorial Sloan Kettering – About Herbs database (interactions & safety)
- Thuisarts.nl – Dutch GP advice (when to see a doctor)
⚠ Safety
- Difficulty swallowing/breathing or fever > 3 days: see a doctor.
- Not a replacement for medical care. Ask a doctor before use if pregnant, breastfeeding or on medication.