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Can you eat peaches when you have a heat-induced cold?

Sep 30, 2022 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Guo Xiheng
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Patients can moderately eat fresh peaches during a cold. When suffering from a cold, the body's resistance and immune function are relatively low, and various clinical symptoms may be present. Peaches are rich in vitamin C and electrolytes, which can aid in recovery from a cold and help eliminate the virus. It is recommended to rinse the mouth with physiological saline after eating peaches to maintain oral hygiene.

Patients can moderately consume fresh peaches during a cold. Peach flesh contains various nutrients such as fructose, organic acids, and dietary fiber, as well as multiple vitamins including carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin B. It also provides essential minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Heat-type colds are mostly caused by exposure to wind-heat pathogens leading to impaired lung function. Therefore, moderate consumption of peaches during a cold may help nourish qi and blood, enrich yin, and promote the production of body fluids, thereby facilitating recovery from heat-type colds.

During a cold, the patient's resistance and immune function are generally weakened, accompanied by various clinical symptoms. Peaches are rich in vitamin C and electrolytes, which can aid in recovery and help eliminate viruses. However, patients should be cautious when eating peaches, especially since colds often involve upper respiratory symptoms such as sore throat. After eating peaches, it is recommended to rinse the mouth with normal saline to maintain oral hygiene and prevent bacterial growth in the throat due to residual sugar.

For heat-type colds, foods such as Andrographis (Chuanxinlian), mung bean soup, and bitter melon are suitable. Andrographis has effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, cooling blood, and relieving dampness, helping alleviate symptoms associated with wind-heat colds. Mung bean soup helps clear heat, detoxify, quench thirst, and relieve summer heat, offering certain therapeutic benefits for fever. Bitter melon is rich in vitamin B, vitamin C, and trace elements such as calcium and iron, and has functions including benefiting the kidneys, promoting urination, and clearing heat and toxins.

It is recommended that patients experiencing discomfort from a heat-type cold seek medical evaluation to determine the underlying cause and receive professional guidance on appropriate medication. Timely treatment is essential to prevent serious complications.

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