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respiratory system
influenza
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
eat as little as possible
increase foods rich in Vitamin C
short fast
eat foods that are easy to digest: barley gruel or barley juice
drink plenty of liquids: water, water and honey
support the Middle Warmer, nourish Wei (Protective) Righteous Qi
therapeutic foods:
lemon, orange, watercress
fresh juices:
watercress and apple with 1/4 tsp. pure cream of tartar (Jensen, p. 50)
lemon
orange
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 143)
carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 143)
horseradish and lemon (Walker, p. 143)
therapeutic foods:
» Wind-Cold:
ginger, garlic, mustard greens, grapefruit peel, cilantro, parsnip, scallions, cinnamon, basil, soupy rice porridge (Ni, p. 116)
specific remedies:
boil for 5 minutes garlic, ginger, green onion, basil, mustard or cinnamon, drink and go to bed (Ni, p. 116)
cilantro and ginger tea (Ni, p. 116)
scallion and basil tea (Ni, p. 116)
tea from mustard greens, cilantro, and green onion (Ni, p. 116)
tea from parsnip and ginger (Ni, p. 116)
miso soup with ginger and scallions
eat 2 or 3 cloves of raw garlic two to three times daily (Shefi)
therapeutic foods:
» Wind-Heat:
mint, cabbage, chrysanthemum flowers, burdock root, cilantro, dandelion, apples, pears (Ni, p. 117)
specific remedies:
cabbage broth (Ni, p. 117)
cilantro and mint tea (Ni, p. 117)
mint, chrysanthemum, and dandelion tea (Ni, p. 117)
mint, dandelion, and licorice tea (Ni, p. 117)
avoid:
heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, sugar and sweets, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, ice cream, shellfish
supplements
general immune support
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
footnotes