Whether or not you can take Lianhua Qingdian capsule for influenza should be decided according to the specific type of cold. Wind-heat cold can be appropriate to take the drug; wind-cold cold is not recommended to take, we should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use the drug, to ensure the safety of the drug. Influenza usually includes wind-cold cold and wind-heat cold, in which the treatment of fever and cold is mainly based on clearing heat and removing toxins, pungent and cool to remove the surface. Lianhua Qingdian Capsule has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, promoting the lungs and draining heat, and is mainly suitable for the treatment of wind-heat colds and flu symptoms caused by heat and toxins attacking the lungs, for example, fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, cough, headache, and dry pharynx and sore throat. Therefore, Lianhua Qingdian Capsule can be used to treat wind-heat cold. For patients with wind-cold cold taking Lianhua Qingdian Capsule is not effective, usually to the pungent and warm antidote to the surface of the main medicine. It is recommended not to blindly use medication during a cold, but to consult a doctor first, to implement evidence-based treatment, to ensure the safety of treatment.