Cold is one of the most common external diseases that occur all year round, most often in winter and spring, and there are almost no people who don’t have a cold, especially in kindergartens, where many children are unable to come to school one after another when they have a cold. However, some people get colds often, some people get a cold only once in a year or two, some people sneeze and runny nose at most and get better in a few days, while some people have fever, headache, cough and have to lie in bed for days. There are many types of cold and flu medications on the market, and many families always have a variety of cold and flu medications on hand, such as cold and flu fever, cold and flu, silver forsythia tablets, etc., but they usually don’t know how to choose. Cold is not a big disease, sometimes it does not affect the normal work, but it is a small disease, sometimes it is very serious, some people also need to be hospitalized, and even life-threatening. Since ancient times, Chinese herbal medicine has rich experience and good efficacy in treating colds, especially in the early stage of colds, the earlier you receive treatment and conditioning from Chinese medicine, the faster you will get well. The same cold, the mystery is very different When you go to the hospital, you can always hear the doctor say, “You have a wind-cold cold, you have a wind-heat cold, how can a cold be divided into so many types? In fact, there is a mystery in it. According to Chinese medicine, a cold is when the human body feels evil. It sounds a bit scary, but in fact, Chinese medicine talks about “evil qi” as various disease-causing factors, including wind, cold, heat, humidity, dryness and fire, and we often call it “six evil qi”. Then the body feels different kinds of evil qi, the cold will naturally be different. First of all, the most common is the “wind-cold cold”, as the name implies, the body feels the wind and cold two “evil qi” caused by, for example, the winter and spring change of season too little wear cold, or rainy days wet wade, or sweat and then catch the wind, the main symptoms to The main symptoms are sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose, fear of cold and wind, headache, fever (usually not too high, usually not more than 38.5℃) without sweating, sometimes accompanied by stiff neck, muscle aches, and possibly coughing with sore throat and white sputum. Then there is “wind-heat cold”, which is characterized by high fever (usually above 38.5℃), headache, general muscle and joint pain, no sweating or except for a small amount of sweating, blocked nose, dry nose, sometimes yellow nasal mucus, dry mouth, always wanting to drink water, red, swollen and painful throat, coughing, spitting yellow sputum, severe weakness, panic, and having to lie in bed for several days. You have to lie in bed for several days. This type of cold is the most common, because modern people live and work under too much pressure, people’s diet is fatty, sweet, thick, spicy and stimulating, coupled with a rich nightlife, can not sleep on time, often stay up late, usually have a large internal fire, so after feeling the wind and cold “evil”, into the body quickly heat, there is the so-called “fire” symptoms. The symptoms of “fire” appear. This kind of cold is relatively serious, and most people suffer from this kind of cold during the flu season, which can be very serious and even life-threatening for those who are not in good health. There is also a special type of cold that occurs only in the summer heat and humidity season, called “heat and humidity cold”, the symptoms are more similar to heat stroke, you will feel like a big towel wrapped around your head, your head is cloudy, drowsy, and there is nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, usually with stomach pain and diarrhea performance. There are many cold and flu medications, choose the right one. The medicine box of every household must be equipped with a wide variety of cold and flu medications, but most people are not very good at choosing them, they always take one at random and eat it first, and if it works, they will be lucky, but if it doesn’t work, they will hurry to change another one. In fact, the choice of Chinese medicine after the cold is not difficult, the following will teach you a “with the evidence of the choice of medicine” method, clever selection of cold medicine. We have talked about the classification of cold and flu, which mainly relies on the performance of symptoms. Different symptoms, Chinese medicine will have different types of evidence, then we can choose Chinese medicine according to this evidence. For example, if you have sneezing, runny nose, blocked nose, fear of cold and wind, headache, fever, cough and sore throat, and white sputum, you should choose Chinese medicines with “pungent and warming” effect. If the fever is heavy, choose Zheng Chai Hu Drink, and if the headache or body pain is heavy, choose Jiu Wei Qiang Wu Wan. Then is the kind of heavy cold, with high fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, throat redness and pain, nose blockage, dry nose, sometimes yellow nasal discharge, cough, coughing, spitting yellow phlegm and other signs of “fire”, we can choose a “pungent cooling and relieving the symptoms We can choose Chinese medicines with “pungent and cooling effect”, such as Yin Qiao detoxification tablets, Shuang Huang Lian oral liquid, Sang Ju cold tablets, Jin Hua Qing Shen granules, etc. These drugs have herbs to relieve the symptoms and dispel fire, which are very suitable for this kind of cold. Of course there is an old medicine that we can’t live without in the summer and wet season, we must have used it, and most people feel that this medicine is really too difficult to drink, it feels like this medicine is really to verify that “good medicine is good for the disease” and born. This medicine is the famous – Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui, really hard to drink, but the curative effect is very good. It is the “unique technique” for treating summer cold and humidity and the essential medicine for summer home, so it is recommended to be prepared in the medicine box of every household, whether it is summer cold and humidity, heat stroke or acute gastroenteritis in summer, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui is very effective. After using the medicine, you must pay attention to a light diet, not to crave cold, but also to avoid excessive heat and sunlight. Note: During the flu season, some patients are very sick after catching a cold, so they must go to the hospital in time and not delay their illness. Why every wave of cold, I can not escape There are such a part of people, very easy to catch a cold, the office or home only people catch a cold, the second infected is certainly him; most people generally cold 7 to 10 days to get well, but he is always good or just good some will be repeated; others cold basically does not affect the normal work, he had to lie in bed for several days. …… What is going on here? How to prevent it in normal times? We introduce a new term “internal injuries based on external illnesses”. The term “internal injury” is familiar and unfamiliar to everyone. Isn’t “internal injury” always the result of a fight by someone with strong martial arts skills in a martial arts novel, where the internal organs are injured? What does this have to do with the flu? In fact, the “internal injury” we are talking about here refers to poor health, or some basic diseases. This group of people is not only easy to catch a cold, but also once they catch a cold, they will have complicated symptoms and a long course of illness, which will not only not heal easily, but also lead to the aggravation of the original underlying disease. For example, patients with chronic lung diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or interstitial lung disease, are especially afraid of catching a cold, and once they catch a cold, the symptoms that existed before will be significantly aggravated, such as wheezing after the original activity, but now sitting there will also wheeze, the original cough and sputum is not much, but now cough and sputum heavy, leading to the aggravation of the original condition. So how should this type of patients pay attention to the prevention of colds in general? First of all, we should pay attention to keeping warm, especially during the change of season and the time when the heating in the north will come or just stop. The elderly should pay attention to the back to keep warm, Chinese medicine said that the Governor’s vein in the back of the body, extended crest column from top to bottom, is the main body of Yang Qi, the elderly and chronic disease patients will mostly have a lack of Yang Qi performance, usually afraid of cold ah, afraid of wind ah, so we must pay attention to the back to keep warm, it is recommended that this type of people go out or cold weather to wear an undershirt. Secondly, patients with coronary heart disease, whistling system disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases, usually pay attention to the control of blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar, medication on time, regular check-ups, and strive to control the indicators at the desired level. For people with biased physique, it is recommended to go to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine or the Department of Physiology for regular physique identification and conditioning to improve the physique and body condition, and then the occurrence of external illnesses can be effectively reduced. Finally, during the flu season, try to avoid going to crowded places, and if someone has a cold at home or in a crowded environment such as an office or school, pay attention to relative isolation and wear a mask. In general, when the flu outbreak, local Chinese medicine institutions will come up with a flu prevention and control program, according to the program to choose the right tea substitute for yourself to drink in moderation, can help reduce the possibility of suffering from the flu. Note: Patients with this type of flu should not panic too much if they experience an aggravation of their original illness, and it is recommended that they go to the hospital as soon as possible. Are you afraid of having a fever? An important symptom that accompanies most people’s colds is a fever. Fever is a manifestation of the body’s struggle against evil and is a self-protective mechanism of the body. Generally speaking, body temperature (axillary temperature) over 37.5℃ is defined as fever, 37.5℃～38℃ as low fever, 38.1℃～39℃ as moderate fever, 39.1℃～40℃ as high fever, and ultra-high fever as over 40℃. If the common cold has fever, it is usually low fever to high fever, and ultra-high fever is relatively rare, but influenza mostly starts with high fever, and the disease is relatively serious. If the common cold is accompanied by fever and the body temperature is below moderate fever, you do not need to use antipyretic medicine alone, just choose one or two kinds of Chinese medicine for cold according to the symptoms and drink more warm water according to the method of choosing medicine described before. Generally speaking, after taking the medicine, there will be slight sweating on the body, and the fever will be reduced. If the body temperature exceeds 39℃, you need to use antipyretic drugs and physical cooling methods to control the body temperature. The following is a brief introduction to several commonly used physical cooling methods: 1, using a towel dipped in about 23 ℃ cool water, repeatedly wipe the forehead, armpits and the root of the thighs; 2, patchouli water dipped in cotton balls, external application of the umbilicus; 3, cotton balls dipped in ginger juice wipe the soles of the feet. The latter two methods are more effective for reducing fever in children, in addition to the traditional alcohol bath or ice cubes are also available. Caution If the temperature exceeds 40℃ (39℃ for children), it may cause dizziness, convulsions, shock, and even serious sequelae, so you should always seek medical attention.