What to eat if you have a dry fire cough: 10 days of hot topics on the Internet and dietary treatment plans
Recently, the discussion on "dry fire cough" has soared across the Internet, especially when the climate becomes dry after autumn, and related topics continue to occupy high positions in the health list. The following is data analysis and structured solutions based on the past 10 days (as of October 2023):
1. Network-wide popularity data statistics

| Platform | Amount of related topics | Search peak date | TOP3 related words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 287,000 items | October 15 | #AutumnZuoCough#, #Sore Throat Diet Therapy#, # cough-relieving tips# | |
| Douyin | 120 million views | October 18 | Tutorial on Rock Sugar Snow Pear, Nourishing Lung Soup, Luo Han Guo Soaking Water |
| Baidu | Average daily search volume: 93,000 | Continue to rise | What fruits to eat for dry fire cough, cough remedies, and traditional Chinese medicine conditioning |
| little red book | 46,000 notes | October 12 | Throat protection for workplace workers, children’s autumn cough, and medicated dietary formulas |
2. Symptomatic dietary therapy plan
For the five major symptoms that netizens are most concerned about, the following food combinations are recommended:
| Symptoms | Recommended food | Taboo | Effective cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dry cough without phlegm/burning throat | Sydney, Tremella, Lily | spicy fried | 3-5 days |
| Coughing yellow phlegm/bitter mouth | Loquat, white radish, Houttuynia cordata | Warming and tonic herbs | 5-7 days |
| Worsened at night/throat itching | Honey, almonds, Sichuan clams | cold drink | immediate relief |
| accompanied by fever | Water chestnut, lotus root, reed root | High protein | Need to cooperate with treatment |
| long term chronic cough | Yams, walnuts, black sesame seeds | Raw or cold | more than 2 weeks |
3. Top 3 popular recipes on the Internet
1.Five juice drinks(2.3 million likes on Douyin)
Recipe: 30ml pear juice + 20ml water chestnut juice + 15ml fresh reed root juice + 10ml Ophiopogon japonicus juice + 25ml lotus root juice
Production: 2 times a day for 3 consecutive days
2.Tremella and snow pear cup(Xiaohongshu has a collection of 86,000)
Steps: Scoop out the core of Sydney pear, fill it with soaked white fungus + 5 wolfberry + 3g rock sugar, steam for 20 minutes
3.three root soup(Weibo topic reading volume: 140 million)
Ingredients: 30g reed root + 20g grass root + 15g kudzu root, decoction in water instead of tea
4. Special reminder from nutritionists
1. During the diet therapy period, you need to drink 2000ml of warm water every day.
2. If symptoms persist for more than 1 week, you should seek medical attention to check for allergies or infections.
3. Diabetics need to replace sweet ingredients
4. The dosage for children should be halved, and formulas containing traditional Chinese medicine should be used with caution by pregnant women.
5. Answers to popular questions on the entire network
| question | Professional answer |
|---|---|
| Does eating oranges aggravate coughing? | Orange peel can relieve coughs, but the pulp generates heat. It is recommended to eat roasted oranges. |
| When is the best time to drink honey water? | Drink it 1 hour before going to bed to cover the throat mucosa better |
| What should I do if dietary therapy is ineffective? | It may be a "cold cough" or a "phlegm-damp cough" and requires TCM syndrome differentiation. |
| Does e-cigarette affect? | Nebulizers will aggravate mucous membrane dryness and are recommended to be avoided. |
Note: The statistical period of the above data is from October 5 to 15, 2023. The dietary treatment plan needs to be adjusted according to individual physique. If symptoms worsen or are accompanied by hemoptysis, chest pain, etc., you should seek medical attention immediately.
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