There is no such thing as a quick fix for a cold or flu. The most effective treatment is the one that recognizes the patient’s symptoms and treats him properly. There are two types of clinical colds: wind-cold and wind-heat, which should be treated with pungent warmth and pungent coolness to relieve the epidermis.
1. Wind-cold cold: the patient suffers from wind-cold and becomes ill, with obvious coldness (fear of cold), clear runny nose, itchy and sore throat, body aches and pains, and a floating and tight pulse. The treatment is based on pungent and warming to relieve the symptoms, such as Jing, Fang, Da, and Yuan Tang, or warm moxibustion can also be used to dissipate the cold.
2. Wind-heat cold: the patient feels the wind-heat evil or the wind-cold turns into heat and catches a cold, with obvious body heat, thick and yellow nasal mucus, sore throat and floating pulse. The treatment should be pungent and cool to relieve the surface, you can use Yin Qiao San plus reduction treatment, you can also acupuncture to dissipate the heat. Daily attention should be paid to hydration.
The above mentioned medicines are prohibited for allergy. For those with internal injuries, deficiency and colds without superficial symptoms, use with caution. During the period of illness, pay attention to the adjustment of diet and work and rest.
After catching a cold, it is recommended to have a professional doctor to guide the treatment to prevent the misuse of drugs from aggravating the condition.