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respiratory system
pertussis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

eating principles:
• eat as little as possible
• increase foods rich in Vitamin C
• increase fluids
• short fast

therapeutic foods:
• garlic, onions, leeks, turnips, grapes, pineapple, honey, green leafy vegetables (Jensen, p. 61)

fresh juices:
• carrot (Walker, p. 133)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 133)
• carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 133)

specific remedies:
• take 3-15 g of pumpkin seeds and stir-fry until outer surface is black. Crush to a fine powder, take 1 g mixed with sugar and water. Serve three times daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 105)
• take a fresh lemon or orange, slice and add 15 g sugar. Steam in water until soft, mash and serve, including the skin, twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, pp. 64, 84)
• take 50 g of shelled peanuts, add water and boil, then mash. Drink the broth and eat the peanuts twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 97)
• take 120 g carrots and 12 Chinese red dates, add 6 cups water and simmer until reduced to 2 cups. Serve this in several small portions throughout the day for 10 days (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 13)
• take 30 g eggplant, discard the seeds simmer in water with a little brown sugar (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 61)
• infusion of crushed garlic sweetened with sugar (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 87)

avoid:
• cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, sugar and sweets, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish, heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars


supplements

• Vitamin A 100,000 IU per day (TOXIC DOSE)
• Vitamin C to bowel tolerance
• Zinc 90 mg per day


footnotes