Using Chinese medicine to prevent the flu in autumn and winter

Influenza, known as influenza, is an acute respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus, and the pathogen is influenza A, B and C viruses. It occurs in winter and spring. It is usually spread by droplets from sneezing or coughing. When a person gets influenza, the symptoms will occur suddenly and worsen within a few hours, with a high fever, body temperature up to 39°C or more. There is swelling and pain in both eyes, pain in the limbs, fatigue, sometimes conjunctival congestion, nasal congestion, runny nose, and a dry and sore throat. Children often have digestive symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, vomiting, and even convulsions. The symptoms of influenza are even more life-threatening for infants and young children, the elderly and those with chronic diseases. I. How to prevent influenza? Lifestyle changes are the most important 1, false evil thief wind, avoid it: sometimes you can’t afford to mess with it and avoid it, stay away from the flu virus, go to less crowded places during the flu season: such as parties, shopping malls, theaters, etc., wash your hands regularly, don’t rub your nose, rub your eyes. 2, the righteousness of the internal, the evil can not dry: the body is not afraid of the shadow of the oblique, a disciplined life, appropriate exercise, early to bed, regular diet (not full, not diet, light diet), not to work, appropriate exercise. 3, the spirit within the guard, the disease is safe from: pay attention to but not fear, do not have to come to the hospital to prevent influenza, possible nosocomial infection. II. How to distinguish influenza from common cold Influenza: sudden onset, rapid progress, similar symptoms in the surrounding population, mostly high fever, sore throat, prominent systemic symptoms: body pain, headache, fatigue and sleepiness, etc. Common cold: epidemic, obvious upper respiratory symptoms: sneezing, nasal discharge, sore throat, itchy throat, etc. 3, the prevention of influenza recipe 1, light salt water gargle, wash the nose 2, tea drink: the body, drinking tea anti-influenza body solid, like meat, addicted to alcohol and tobacco recommended to use patchouli mint tea: patchouli, mint 5g, boiled dregs drinking tea, clear heat and damp, aroma and avoid obscenity; body weak sweating, repeated external sensation recommended to use: astragalus brown rice tea raw astragalus 6, brown rice 15g boiled water drink as tea, benefit qi solid table, strengthen the spleen and stomach. Or yupingfeng san Four, how to vinegar fumigation against influenza, pay attention to the method, fumigation environment rather than fumigation people Influenza virus in the outside world resistance is weak, quite sensitive to heat, 56 ℃ after 30min, 65 ℃ after 5min, 100 ℃ after 1min can inactivate the infectivity of the virus and enzyme activity. The virus is more stable in the low temperature environment, save 4 ℃ refrigerator, can survive 1 week to 1 month. -Below 70 ℃ can be stored for at least several years. Virus is not easy to survive in the condition of pH below 7.2 and temperature over 37 degrees Celsius, so fumigation vinegar method can create a low pH environment, and virus is not easy to survive. The traditional method of vinegar fumigation is very simple: the vinegar (white vinegar) in the kitchen at home is diluted with 5-6ml per square meter and twice the amount of water, and then put it on the stove and cook it on low heat to fumigate for about one hour each time. Vinegar fumigation is best when the doors and windows are closed and family members leave the room first. After the flow of fumigation must remember to keep good ventilation again. But it should be noted that do not blindly smoked vinegar. Smoked vinegar if the concentration is too high, too long, will not only cause people breathing difficulties and nausea and other symptoms, but also cause damage to the skin and respiratory mucosa. Especially it will lead to the attack or aggravation of bronchitis, emphysema, asthma and other patients. If you have influenza, what should you do to cooperate with the treatment? (1) Identify the seriousness of the disease and seek timely medical attention. 1. high fever, 38.5 degrees 2. coughing and phlegm, chest tightness and shortness of breath 3. poor mental health, especially in children, poor nausea, diarrhea, etc. (2) Self-isolation Wear a mask, do not spit, blow your nose, stay away from pregnant women, young children, the elderly, and seriously ill family members.