Is it effective to drink ginger soup for wind-heat感冒?
Disease description:
I caught a wind-heat type of cold the other day and haven't gotten better. My mom said drinking ginger soup would be effective— is that true?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Shuwen
Drinking ginger soup is usually ineffective for wind-heat type colds. Wind-heat colds are typically caused by excessive internal heat that cannot be expelled from the body. Ginger is a warming food, and consuming ginger soup may worsen symptoms of wind-heat colds such as sore throat, nasal congestion, and fever. Therefore, ginger soup is not recommended. Instead, it's advisable to drink beverages that help clear internal heat, such as chrysanthemum tea or cassia seed tea.
