Can you drink ginger soup for wind-heat感冒?
Disease description:
My daughter has a wind-heat type of cold. My mother-in-law said that drinking some ginger soup would help, but I don't quite agree with her opinion. I'd like to know whether it's appropriate to drink ginger soup for a wind-heat cold.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Shuwen
Patients with wind-heat感冒 should generally avoid drinking ginger soup, as wind-heat感冒 is caused by an invasion of wind and heat pathogens affecting the lungs and defensive system. Since ginger has strong warming properties, consuming ginger soup may increase internal heat, thereby worsening the condition and leading to more pronounced symptoms such as fever, red and swollen throat, and dryness of the throat. It is recommended to drink soups that have cooling, heat-clearing, lung-cleansing, and vision-brightening effects instead.
