新聞新知~鹽水漱口可舒緩感冒疼痛與症狀
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用鹽水漱口可舒緩感冒症狀
中文翻譯：
一般人得了感冒都會隨著時間慢慢好轉，但一杯簡單的鹽水就可舒緩疼痛。
一般感冒最常見的症狀為：喉嚨痛、癢，呼吸不順。鹽水漱口的理由，依據著名梅堯(Mayo)家庭醫學百科編輯Dr. Philip T. Hagen所言，生理食鹽水能從發炎喉嚨的組織中，帶走多餘的水分，以減輕疼痛。此外漱口可以減緩喉嚨中厚重的黏液，以除去喉嚨中過敏原、細菌、真菌等刺激物，最新版梅堯(Mayo)家庭醫學百科將在10月出版。
2005年The American Journal of Preventive Medicine有一篇隨機研究發表，研究者招募了400位健康的志願者，在寒冷、感冒的季節裡追蹤他們的狀況60天。並告訴一部分的人每天漱口三次。實驗結束後，有定期漱口的小組成員相較於沒有漱口的成員，減少了40%呼吸道感染的比率。對於感冒的人，漱口也可減緩支氣管的症狀。
其他研究也發現了漱口可以幫助對抗喉嚨痛與喉嚨不適。
跟據梅堯家庭醫學百科，最好的作法為，在一杯溫水中，加入半匙的鹽，含在嘴裡漱口幾秒後吐出。成年人若想要更好的方法舒緩咳嗽、喉嚨痛，可在溫水中加入檸檬和蜂蜜，漱口後吞下不吐出。
英文原文：
THE FACTS
Nothing but time can cure the common cold, but a simple cup of salt water might ease the misery this winter.
A sore, itchy throat and respiratory congestion are some of the more common symptoms of a cold, and gargling with salt water seems to help for several reasons. A saline solution can draw excess fluid from inflamed tissues in the throat, making them hurt less, said Dr. Philip T. Hagen, editor in chief of the “Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies,” which is due out in October. Dr. Hagen pointed out that gargling also loosens thick mucus, which can remove irritants like allergens, bacteria and fungi from the throat.
In a randomized study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 2005, researchers recruited almost 400 healthy volunteers and followed them for 60 days during cold and flu season. Some of the subjects were told to gargle three times a day. At the end of the study period, the group that regularly gargled had a nearly 40 percent decrease in upper respiratory tract infections compared with the control group, and when they did get sick, “gargling tended to attenuate bronchial symptoms,” the researchers wrote.
Other studies have also found gargling helpful against sore throats and congestion.
According to the Mayo Clinic, for best results, dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a full glass of warm water and gargle the solution for a few seconds before spitting it out. Adults who want a more palatable remedy against cough and sore throat can try mixing warm water with lemon and honey. No need to spit it out.
中文翻譯：
THE FACTS
Nothing but time can cure the common cold, but a simple cup of salt water might ease the misery this winter.
A sore, itchy throat and respiratory congestion are some of the more common symptoms of a cold, and gargling with salt water seems to help for several reasons. A saline solution can draw excess fluid from inflamed tissues in the throat, making them hurt less, said Dr. Philip T. Hagen, editor in chief of the “Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies,” which is due out in October. Dr. Hagen pointed out that gargling also loosens thick mucus, which can remove irritants like allergens, bacteria and fungi from the throat.
In a randomized study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine in 2005, researchers recruited almost 400 healthy volunteers and followed them for 60 days during cold and flu season. Some of the subjects were told to gargle three times a day. At the end of the study period, the group that regularly gargled had a nearly 40 percent decrease in upper respiratory tract infections compared with the control group, and when they did get sick, “gargling tended to attenuate bronchial symptoms,” the researchers wrote.
Other studies have also found gargling helpful against sore throats and congestion.
According to the Mayo Clinic, for best results, dissolve half a teaspoon of salt in a full glass of warm water and gargle the solution for a few seconds before spitting it out. Adults who want a more palatable remedy against cough and sore throat can try mixing warm water with lemon and honey. No need to spit it out.
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資料來源：
NEW YORK TIMES website：http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/health/28real.html?ref=health |
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