Wind-heat colds can be identified by taking Chinese medicines such as wind-heat cold granules and Yin Qiao Xie Du Tablet, which are recommended to be used according to the doctor’s instructions.
Wind-heat and cold granules are composed of Panax quinquefolium, forsythia, mint, Thornybush, mulberry leaf, rehmannia glutinosa, burdock, chrysanthemum, bitter almonds, mulberry branches, and hexachlorophyllum, which have the effect of dispersing wind and clearing away heat, relieving the pharynx and removing toxins, and are used for wind-heat colds, fever, sweating, nasal congestion, headache, sore throat, coughing, and excessive phlegm.
Yin Qiao Detoxification Tablet is composed of honeysuckle, forsythia, mint, thorn mustard, tempeh, burdock, platycodon, tamarind, licorice, with the efficacy of clearing away heat and detoxification, wind-dispersing, used for wind-heat colds, fever and headache, cough and dry mouth, sore throat.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of the above drugs are not clear. Avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy, cold and greasy food during the medication. It is not advisable to take tonic Chinese patent medicines at the same time. If there is a need for medication, it is recommended that it be used under the guidance of a professional physician, not blindly self-medication.