Usually, you can distinguish between wind-cold and wind-heat colds according to the clinical symptoms.
1. Wind-cold cold: the main clinical manifestations are severe cold (fear of cold), mild fever, heavy nasal congestion, runny nose, thin sputum, body aches and pains.
2. Wind-heat cold: the main clinical manifestations are fever, sore throat, thirst, yellow nasal discharge, yellow and thick sputum, headache and fatigue.
Patients are advised to identify the symptoms under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. For wind-cold cold, patients are advised to take medicines such as Jingpeng granules and wind-cold granules as prescribed by the doctor; for wind-heat cold, patients are advised to take medicines such as Sangju Cold and Flu Tablets and Yinqiao Xiexu Pills as prescribed by the doctor.
If there is any discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor and use medication under the doctor’s guidance, do not use your own medication, so as not to damage the organism.