Can brown sugar ginger tea treat the common cold?
Disease description:
I’ve had a cold these past few days. My father boiled ginger tea with brown sugar for me, saying it can treat the common cold. Can ginger tea with brown sugar actually treat a cold?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yin Xiaohua
Brown sugar ginger tea can help treat the common cold. The common cold is predominantly an upper respiratory tract infection caused by viruses and, less commonly, bacteria. Symptoms typically include sore throat, runny nose, cough, and fever. Particularly for patients with cold-related fever, brown sugar ginger tea exerts a pungent-warm effect to release the exterior and promote sweating, thereby helping to reduce fever. Patients with the common cold often experience weakened immunity and fluid loss; brown sugar ginger tea effectively replenishes fluids and enhances the body’s resistance.
