Winter brings chilly winds and significant temperature differences. If one is not careful about staying warm, it's easy to catch a cold or sneeze, and allergic rhinitis is prone to recur. Below, we introduce two types of health teas.

Two Health Tea Drinks for Anti-Allergic Rhinitis

1. Huangqi Guizhi Allergy-Reducing Tea

Ingredients: Astragalus root (2 qian), Cinnamon twigs (1 qian), American ginseng (1 qian), Xanthium fruit (1 qian), Ginger slices (3 pieces)

Method: Wash the herbs, place them in a filter bag, put it into a thermos cup, pour in 600 ml of boiling water, steep for 20 minutes, then drink as tea.

Benefits: Enhances resistance, warms and tonifies the spleen and lungs, dispels wind-cold, and warms and opens the nasal passages.

Suitable for: Rhinitis due to spleen and lung deficiency with cold, nasal itching, continuous sneezing, clear runny nose, usual aversion to wind and cold, fatigue, and reluctance to speak.

Drink Two Types of Health Teas in Winter to Prevent Allergic Rhinitis

2. Fenguang Maidong Allergy-Protecting Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 1 chicken leg with bone, American ginseng (2 qian), Ophiopogon root (2 qian), Wolfberry (3 qian), Black dates (5 qian), Lily bulb (3 qian), A little salt.

Method: First, wash and cut the chicken leg into pieces. Put the herbs into a medicine bag. Place the herbs and chicken pieces into a pot with 1000 ml of water. Cook in a rice cooker with 2 cups of water in the outer pot. Once the cooker switches off, add salt to taste, then serve.

Benefits: Tonifies qi and strengthens the foundation, nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, improves allergic constitution, boosts immunity, and alleviates allergy symptoms. (Editor: Xinqin)