The information spread online about the use of
foods such as ginger, lemongrass, lemon mixed with warm water to prevent nCoV
has no scientific basis. There are currently no studies that show that these
foods or mixtures have the ability to inhibit viruses, regardless of virus
type, especially nCoV.
More dangerously, when folk remedies are widely
circulated, they may confuse people as effective in preventing Covid-19, so
they do not apply or ignore 5K preventive measures such as wearing masks, wash hands
often, limit crowds; When coming into contact with a person with a fever or
cough, there must be protection.
In Eastern medicine, it is undeniable that fruits
such as oranges, tangerines, grapefruits, lemons... contain a lot of vitamin C,
which helps to strengthen resistance. Lemons have a sour taste, cool
properties, heat-clearing effects, cough and digestive benefits. Both the peel
and seeds of the lemon can be used as medicine. The peel has a bitter taste,
the aroma, the coldness, the ventilation effect, the expectoration of phlegm,
and the treatment of cough with phlegm.
Traditionally, Vietnamese people use ginger to eat
with bird meat, fish, and tortoiseshell for cold relief and ease of digestion;
make spices to eat daily to prevent disease. Ginger contains 2-3% essential
oil, 5% oleoresin, 3.7% grease, starch, spicy substances (Zingeron, Zingerol,
Sogal). These substances are all effective in medicinal remedies from ginger,
contributing to increasing resistance.
Lemongrass is also known as citronella grass,
lemongrass, lemongrass leaves, incense, has a spicy taste, warm properties have
the effect of making sweat, warm the abdomen, help with digestion, from
vomiting, ventilation, antiseptic, disinfecting, and digestion. phlegm.
Lemongrass is often used to treat colds, stomachaches, headaches...
Honey is both a food and a medicine, widely used in
life and medicine. Honey is sweet, neutral, non-toxic, has the function of
detoxifying, laxative, and other medicinal herbs. According to medical
documents, honey is known for its use in nourishing the spleen and stomach,
treating chronic coughs, coughing up blood, clearing toxic heat, detoxifying...
Honey has high antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. , has the
ability to prevent respiratory infections, cough, sore throat.
The above foods can still be used to improve health, help strengthen resistance, but only as indicated. Absolutely do not arbitrarily combine, especially to make a remedy to prevent Covid-19. The use of folk remedies on a bluff, drinking instead of filtered water also affects health.
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